M U S I C graduate programs in music education
SUMMER 2025 COURSE CATALOG
Graduate Programs in Music Education College of Arts and Sciences
In our graduate programs, you will work closely with internationally recognized faculty – many of whom teach in elementary and secondary schools – to experience inspired teaching, collaborate in creating music and movement, and deepen your understanding of educational philosophies to reach all learners. You will energize your teaching by mastering new possibilities in music education, and you will have the foundation to earn a doctorate if you choose.
MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC EDUCATION Choral Instrumental Diverse Perspectives Orff Schulwerk Piano Pedagogy Kodály Collaborate, Innovate, Reflect, Grow BRING A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM TO MUSIC EDUCATION BY BECOMING PART OF A COMMITTED COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS AT ST. THOMAS.
CERTIFICATES IN • Teaching World Music • Piano Pedagogy • Eurhythmics
new Diverse Perspectives concentration
• 50+ non-degree courses/workshops to facilitate lifelong learning
NEW! Diverse Perspectives Concentration The Master of Arts in Music Education degree with a concentration in Diverse Perspectives features a broad range of music education core courses balanced by requirements specific to matters of diversity in repertoire, pedagogical mindsets and equity work. Unique to the MAME program is its emphasis on vocal and instrumental work for all participants, regardless of background, as well as a practical application of equity work in various educational settings, including classrooms and ensembles, from preschool through university levels, private studios, and community groups. The Diverse Perspectives concentration explores meaningful ways to deepen one’s confidence and skill sets in matters of power and privilege in ways that are musical, pedagogical, and critically responsive to the world around us.
The Jane Frazee Distinguished Scholar-Artist Series Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 1:00-4:30 p.m. Schoenecker Center Performance Hall
The 2025 Distinguished Scholar is Dr. Darrin Thornton
As we continue living post-pandemic, we are faced with unique opportunities to consider our musicking and music pedagogy through a 360-degree viewpoint of music engagement. Thus far, we have witnessed many musical organizations find ways to reach audiences in meaningful ways despite the many limitations the pandemic presented. School music groups, community music groups and professional musical organizations have become very intentional in their programming and purpose for each performance. These practices provide insights into the many possibilities of developing a praxis of engagement that challenges the outreach approaches in our teaching and performing and elicits greater collective joy within musical settings and beyond. Darrin Thornton believes music plays a universal role in our humanity and everyone has the ability to be musical throughout the course of life. His professional career has focused on teaching toward lifelong musical engagement in the public schools and providing leadership that fosters the musical engagement of adults, from college students to retirees. Dr. Thornton currently serves as associate dean for academic affairs and outreach for the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, and he is a teaching professor of music/music education. Thornton’s research interests include teacher preparation and continued professional development, educational access, retention and belonging, learning in ensemble settings, and lifelong music engagement. RE-SOUNDING JOY BY DESIGN: Moving Toward a 360 Music Engagement Praxis
GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN MUSIC EDUCATION (GPME) ESSENTIALS:
TUITION Our Summer 2025 tuition rate will be announced in late spring. For more information visit: cas.stthomas.edu/admissions/graduate How Do I Pay Tuition and Fees Tuition payments are handled through the St. Thomas website. You will receive more information once enrolled for classes. NEED HOUSING? Limited on-campus housing in shared apartments is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Indicate your interest on your application. If already enrolled at St. Thomas, email us for the 2025 Housing Request form. The 2025 rate for housing is $68 per night. CAMPUS See our campus map at link.stthomas.edu/map-music
COURSE REGISTRATION Course registration begins March 1 . Students register for courses via Murphy Online.
APPLICATION LINK https://link.stthomas.edu/applytogradmusic
Degree, Non-Degree, and Certificate Program applications can all be accessed using the QR code
There are NO application fees.
QUESTIONS ABOUT GPME OR COURSE REGISTRATION?
DEGREE / NON-DEGREE / AUDIT – What’s the difference? Degree For students who have met all application requirements and are seeking a MAME degree in the Graduate Music Department. Non-Degree This option may be of interest to students with a desire to pursue graduate study but not necessarily obtain a degree. Non-Degree studies are also suitable for any educator seeking professional development (CEU) credits. Enrolling in one or more courses as a non-degree student will provide contact with faculty members and an opportunity to evaluate whether the program’s offerings match a student’s needs, interests and abilities. Up to six (6) credits taken as a non-degree student may be applied if a student decides to enroll in the full MAME program. Audit Auditing is allowed for 2- or 3-credit courses. Auditors pay reduced tuition rates based on a percentage formula. If a student audits a class, they cannot receive graduate credit Students who audit Kodály or Orff Schulwerk levels are still eligible to receive the certificate if they audit the courses.
Contact music@stthomas.edu or call 651-962-5870 . Visit our website at link.stthomas.edu/gradmusic
Details of all courses are subject to change. Courses may be canceled if under-enrolled.
$664 PER CREDIT for degree and non-degree students (estimated rate)
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COURSES FOR EVERYONE
DALCROZE MUSICIANSHIP GMUS 651 (3 credits) Kathy Thomsen, DMA June 23-27 | 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. CRN: 30482
movement and dance experiences; instrumental music; and contextualized cultural components. Participants will be guided through recordings and curricular materials from the Smithsonian Folkways archives that fit the needs of students in knowing music and knowing culture through music. Musical experiences will be tailored for use at various levels, including in classes for children, youth and adults in university and community settings, with occasional small group sessions to decipher and discuss applications for particular teaching contexts and aims. Enrolled participants will join together to share particular means of teaching world music and will receive documentation from the Smithsonian Institution that certifies their specialized study in world music pedagogy. REALIZING DIVERSITY IN This course is designed to introduce four domains of social justice in education, identity, diversity, justice and action. Considerations of engendering empathy, developing a critical consciousness, and crafting a more socially just education are central to this seminar. As a result of the course, students will: develop a working understanding and vocabulary of the social movements in education leading to the current state of diversity; draft a refurbished approach to selecting repertoire that is based on a reflective and inclusive definition of quality; and create meaningful teaching and learning experiences that embody the underlying tenets of identity, diversity, justice and action. MUSIC EDUCATION GMUS 606 (3 credits) Karen Howard, PhD July 7-11 | 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CRN: 30479
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM Music courses at the University of St. Thomas are designed for professional music educators who wish to strengthen their classroom teaching effectiveness by combining theoretical and applied study. Our work encourages a continual process of music education reform. We initiate programs that address practitioners’ musical, intellectual, and professional needs. We value classroom practice, theory and research equally in our quest to improve the quality of music education.
AFRICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE GMUS 671 (2 credits) Sowah Mensah June 16-20 | 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30486
Musicianship development based on the Dalcroze approach. Study of eurhythmics (training the body in rhythm and dynamics), solfege (training the ear, eye and voice in pitch, melody and harmony using fixed-do), improvisation (combining eurhythmics and solfege according to the students’ own invention – in movement, with the voice, or on an instrument) and methods (application tools for the classroom and studio). CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES IN MUSIC EDUCATION 544-01 (1 credit) Vanessa Cornett, DMA June 30-July 3 | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CRN: 30427 Students will investigate the research related to contemplative practices in education, and will study a wide variety of mindfulness techniques appropriate for music students of all ages. We will emphasize a secular form of vipassana mindfulness, defined by Jon Zabat-Kinn as “the deliberate focus of awareness, without judgment, on thoughts and events of the present moment.” Students will engage in various forms of stillness, movement, creative, and generative contemplative methods; they will also build confidence leading guided meditations, and will apply mindfulness practices to a wide variety of teaching contexts. Topics will include mindfulness for attentional focus, body awareness, peak performance, deep listening, mindful music practice, and anxiety management, with special attention to cultural considerations and trauma- sensitive practices. It is expected that students will engage in a regular meditation practice for the duration of this course. SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS CERTIFICATE COURSE IN WORLD MUSIC PEDAGOGY GMUS 536 (3 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 29 | 3:00-8:00 p.m. June 30-July 3 | 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CRN: 30426 Students in this intensive course will sample audio, video, print, electronic and human resources with the aim of learning as well as developing an understanding of ways to teach music of the world’s cultures. Attention will be given to learning culture through songs,
Study of traditional African music (Ghana, West Africa) through music performance. Performance of chants, songs, music for social and festive occasions, and other vocal and instrumental examples selected from a variety of styles. Classes will focus on learning the music so that students will be able to teach it to their own students. Instrumental music will include drumming, xylophone (gyil) music and adenkum (gourd stamping tube). All instruments provided for use in class. EAST ASIAN MUSIC CULTURES GMUS 670 (2 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 16-July 25 | Online, Asynchronous *Note: course content modules uploaded weekly with attendant assignments due by the end of each week CRN: 30485 This course explores traditional and contemporary music as a social and communal activity within multiple Asian cultures, including Japan, China and Korea. It employs an anthropological and ethnomusicological approach that analyzes music in a cultural context rather than solely as an object of art. Pedagogical strategies and curricular innovations will be developed with attention to avoiding appropriation and othering while aiming toward equity with a more socially just music education. Each student will select an additional music culture within East Asia to study across the semester.
DEGREE OFFERINGS
ED.D. IN LEADERSHIP WITH A CONCENTRATION IN MUSIC EDUCATION ADMISSION DEADLINES Early consideration: Nov. 15 July cohort: March 15 MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC EDUCATION • Choral concentration • Instrumental concentration • Diverse Perspectives concentration • Kodály concentration
• Orff Schulwerk concentration • Piano pedagogy concentration
If desired, a dual concentration is now possible. All requirements for each concentration must be completed for this option.
ADMISSION DEADLINES Summer term: April 1 Fall term: July 1 Spring term: Dec. 1 Applications accepted on a rolling basis stthomas.edu/music/graduate/application
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Kodály certificate program, OAKE-endorsed • Orff Schulwerk certificate program, AOSA-approved • Piano Pedagogy certificate • Teaching World Music certificate • Eurhythmics certificate • Non-degree studies – More than 50 courses and workshops are offered year-round to facilitate lifelong learning opportunities for music education practitioners.
Graduate Programs in Music Education
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INSTRUMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL MUSICIANSHIP PEDAGOGY GMUS 665 (3 credits) Douglas C. Orzolek, PhD July 7-18 | 9:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. CRN: 30484
INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING: CAPTURING THE VOICES OF STUDENTS GMUS 544-02 (2 credits) Robert Hugh July 14-18 | 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CRN: 30428 Do you ever hear your students hum a tune you don’t recognize? Perhaps they’re composing an original melody. This course will give participants the confidence and tools to create those magic musical moments. Connections of words and melody are explored. Participants will improve skills in finding the chords in the melodies, vocal arranging, and playing accompaniments. Also included are discussions and applications of digital tools for recording, mixing and sharing the music. Find your inner singer/songwriter to help your students find theirs. This course is designed for teachers working in K-12 settings, instrumental, vocal or general.
VOICE FUNDAMENTALS GMUS 676 (2 credits)
Angela Mitchell and Katelyn Sawatzke June 30-July 3 | 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CRN: 30488 Practical training for working with adolescent voices of all ranges while preserving and protecting your voice and your students’ voices for long-term use. Examination of literature and practice of appropriate techniques that foster vocal health. Various teaching approaches, from scientific to empirical, are presented and discussed.
Examination of issues related to teaching instrumental music, such as application of music learning theory to instrumental rehearsals for all levels, comprehensive musicianship, pedagogical development of the ensemble, demonstrated rehearsal techniques, long-term and short- term lesson planning, and literature review. ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING GMUS 690 (3 credits) Matthew George, DMA June 16-27 | 9:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30489 Intensive, laboratory seminar of conducting concepts and mechanics. Instruction in advanced score analysis as it relates to physical gesture and rehearsal/perfor- mance application, stylistic interpretation, rehearsal pacing and podium communication. Daily opportunity to conduct an instrumental ensemble during the second week of the course.
ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING GMUS 727 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz July 7-18 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30491
DALCROZE
The St. Thomas Master of Arts in Music Education curriculum features high quality education in eurhythmics, solfege, improvisation, materials and methods. Dalcroze study at St. Thomas introduces students to music education that trains the body in rhythm and dynamics; trains the ear, eye and voice in pitch, melody and harmony using fixed-do; and combines eurhythmics and solfege according to the students’ own invention, while providing application tools for classroom and studio. DALCROZE MUSICIANSHIP
For the advanced choral conductor. Laboratory course with in-depth study of conducting gesture and its effect on choral sound. Individual lessons in the choral lab setting constitute a major component of this course. Challenging SATB and treble choir pieces and choral/ orchestral repertoire. Score study, rehearsal techniques and performance practice issues. Prerequisite: Intermediate Choral Conducting (GMUS 726) Additional course fee: $45 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING LAB GMUS 728 (1 credit) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 7-18 | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30492 During this course, advanced choral conducting students will extend their skills by choosing, analyzing, teaching, rehearsing and conducting a choral octavo in a conducting lab setting. Prerequisite: Advanced Choral Conducting (GMUS 727) Additional course fee: $45. CHORAL LITERATURE AND ANALYSIS I GMUS 673 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz June 16-26 | 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30487 Study of choral literature representing the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque style periods. Survey of historical and style evolution of major choral genres and analysis of representative works from each era.
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GLOBAL TRADITIONS FOR CHOIR GMUS 652 (2 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 16-26 | 1:15-4:30 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30483
GMUS 651 (3 credits) Kathy Thomsen, DMA June 23-27 | 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. CRN: 30482
Prerequisite: Advanced Instrumental Score Study and Literature (GMUS 687).
Participants will experience singing and choral traditions from a wide variety of musical cultures. Emphasis will be placed on musical characteristics and healthy vocal techniques to achieve culturally specific timbres and styles. The music will hail from a variety of countries including (but not limited to) Bulgaria, Macedonia, Tahiti, Ghana and Tanzania. This course is appropriate for singers and choral directors with a particular focus on upper elementary through secondary choral settings. INTERMEDIATE CHORAL CONDUCTING GMUS 726 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz July 7-18 | Noon-3 p.m. CRN: 30490 Designed for the intermediate choral conductor. Laboratory course with in-depth study of conducting gesture and its effect on choral sound. Individual lessons in the choral lab setting constitute a major component of this course. Score study, rehearsal techniques and performance practice issues.
Musicianship development based on the Dalcroze approach. Introduction to the three branches of the Dalcroze approach – eurhythmics, solfege, improvisation – through moving and active music- making. Challenging course materials designed for adult musicians are coupled with pedagogical work to discover appropriate levels of challenge for students of varying ages and experience.
AFRICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE GMUS 671 (2 credits) Sowah Mensah June 16-20 | 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30486
Study of traditional African music (Ghana, West Africa) through music performance. Performance of chants, songs, music for social and festive occasions, and other vocal and instrumental examples selected from a variety of styles. Classes will focus on learning the music so that students will be able to teach it to their own students. Instrumental music will include drumming, xylophone (gyil) music and adenkum (gourd stamping tube). All instruments provided for use in class.
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KODÁLY INSTITUTE
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AFRICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE GMUS 671 (2 credits) Sowah Mensah June 16-20 | 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30486 Study of traditional African music (Ghana, West Africa) through music performance. Performance of chants, songs, music for social and festive occasions, and other vocal and instrumental examples selected from a variety of styles. Classes will focus on learning the music so that students will be able to teach it to their own students. Instrumental music will include drumming, xylophone (gyil) music and adenkum (gourd stamping tube). All instruments provided for use in class. GLOBAL MUSIC TRADITIONS FOR CHOIR
ORFF SCHULWERK LEVEL I GMUS 731 (3 credits) July 21 | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. July 22-August 1 | 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. CRN: 30493 Basic Orff Schulwerk elemental musicianship, including study of pentatonic melodies, ostinati, bordun accompaniments and elemental forms; soprano recorder technique; classroom application, technique and improvisation; basic movement skills, classroom application and folkdance. ORFF SCHULWERK LEVEL II GMUS 732 (3 credits) July 21 | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. July 22-August 1 | 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. CRN: 30495 Study of pentatonic, diatonic and modal melodies; melodic ostinato, bordun and shifting chord accompaniments; irregular and changing meters; alto recorder and classroom applications and improvisation; and sequential teaching of dance forms and folk dances. Prerequisite: GMUS 731 or equivalent AOSA-approved course. ORFF SCHULWERK LEVEL III GMUS 733 (3 credits) July 21 | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. July 22-August 1 | 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. CRN: 30497 Improvisation in diatonic modes, asymmetric meters and harmonic accompaniments; ensemble performance of all recorder voices; and choreography and improvisation relative to movement and music. Prerequisite: GMUS 732 or equivalent AOSA approved course. ORFF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GMUS 735 (2 credits) Diana Hawley August 4-8 | 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CRN: 30498 Classroom application of basic Orff Schulwerk vocabulary, theory, sequential skills and concepts to the classroom. Implementation of typical Orff activities in learning experiences designed for elementary students. In-depth objectives for each grade; development of supporting teaching strategies and lesson plans; and skills and concepts curriculum grid. Emphasis on application of studies through small-group and peer teaching. Prerequisite: Orff Levels I and II from any AOSA- approved course.
The Kodály Institute at the University of St. Thomas offers a certificate program endorsed by the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE). Coursework provides: high quality, intensive studies in musicianship, conducting and ensemble to enable personal growth in musicianship; materials, analysis, classification and retrieval systems to assist students in gathering and systematizing repertoire for their personal teaching situations; and curriculum, pedagogy and instructional techniques to further students’ understanding of and practical experience in designing spiral curricula for literacy-based music education programs using inquiry- based teaching techniques. KODÁLY LEVELS I-III Faculty: Casey Barker, Becca Buck, Dan LeJeune and Leigh Ann Garner, Ed.D. KODÁLY LEVEL I GMUS 741 (3 credits) July 7-18 | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. CRN: 30499 Kodály Level I study in musicianship and choral ensemble; materials, analysis, classification and retrieval systems; and curriculum, pedagogy and instructional techniques. Emphasis is placed on teaching grades K and 1. KODÁLY LEVEL II GMUS 742 (3 credits) July 7-18 | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. CRN: 30500 Kodály Level II study in musicianship and choral ensemble; materials, analysis, classification and retrieval systems; and curriculum, pedagogy and instructional techniques. Emphasis is placed on teaching grades 2 and 3. Prerequisite: Kodály Level I or equivalent. KODÁLY LEVEL III GMUS 743 (3 credits) July 7-18 | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. CRN: 30502 Kodály Level III study in musicianship and choral ensemble; materials, analysis, classification and retrieval systems; and curriculum, pedagogy and instructional techniques. Emphasis is placed on teaching grades 4 and 5. Prerequisite: Kodály Level II or equivalent.
GMUS 652 (2 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 16-26 | 1:15-4:30 p.m. (No Class June 19) CRN: 30483
ORFF SCHULWERK The Orff Schulwerk program is a model of innovation for Orff Schulwerk certification courses offered in the United States. The University of St. Thomas curriculum features education in subjects required by the American Orff Schulwerk Association: technique and improvisation, analysis and arranging, pedagogy, movement and recorder- all of which are highlighted in individual classes and integrated through literature study. A distinctive feature of the St. Thomas program is the opportunity for students to engage in practical application of ensemble work in a daily pedagogy hour at each level of study. ORFF SCHULWERK LEVELS I-III Faculty: Mary Beth Alexander, Jay Broeker, Michael Vasquez, Mona Mann and Megan Tietz
Participants will experience singing and choral traditions from a wide variety of musical cultures. Emphasis will be placed on musical characteristics and healthy vocal techniques to achieve culturally specific timbres and styles. The music will hail from a variety of countries including (but not limited to) Bulgaria, Macedonia, Tahiti, Ghana and Tanzania. This course is appropriate for singers and choral directors with a particular focus on upper elementary through secondary choral settings.
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MASTER OF ARTS CORE COURSES
EAST ASIAN MUSIC CULTURES GMUS 670 (2 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 16-July 25 | Online, Asynchronous *Note: course content modules uploaded weekly with attendant assignments due by the end of each week CRN: 30485 This course explores traditional and contemporary music as a social and communal activity within multiple Asian cultures, including Japan, China and Korea. It employs an anthropological and ethnomusicological approach that analyzes music in a cultural context rather than solely as an object of art. Pedagogical strategies and curricular innovations will be developed with attention to avoiding appropriation and othering while aiming toward equity with a more socially just music education. Each student will select an additional music culture within East Asia to study across the semester. SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS CERTIFICATE COURSE IN WORLD MUSIC PEDAGOGY GMUS 536 (3 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 29 | 3:00-8:00 p.m. June 30-July 3 | 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CRN: 30426 Students in this intensive course will sample audio, video, print, electronic and human resources with the aim of learning as well as developing an understanding of ways to teach music of the world’s cultures. Attention will be given to learning culture through songs, movement and dance experiences, instrumental music, and contextualized cultural components. Participants will be guided through recordings and curricular materials from the Smithsonian Folkways archives that fit the needs of students in knowing music and knowing culture through music. Musical experiences will be tailored for use at various levels, including in classes for children, youth and adults in university and community settings, with occasional small group sessions to decipher and discuss applications for particular teaching contexts and aims. Enrolled participants will join together to share particular means of teaching world music and will receive documentation from the Smithsonian Institution that certifies their specialized study in world music pedagogy.
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS GMUS 600 (3 credits) Karen Howard, PhD June 16-July 25 | Online, Asynchronous *Note: course content modules uploaded weekly with attendant assignments due by the end of each week CRN: 30477 This course presents a survey of current and past research trends in music education, while also developing applied engagement with techniques of design and data analysis. The aim is to provide points of connection between possible practice and previous research, as well as to develop an understanding of how creative, innovative and competent teaching and learning is based on inquiry and research. TEACHING AND LEARNING GMUS 601 (3 credits) Douglas C. Orzolek, PhD June 23-August 1 | 6:00-9:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday CRN: 30478 Comprehensive overview of learning theories, instructional theories and implications for the teaching of music to students in grades K-12. Applications of principles and concepts inherent in these theories to the teaching and learning of music. FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC EDUCATION GMUS 608 (3 credits) Bruce Gleason, PhD June 23-August 1 | 6:00-9:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday CRN: 30480 Consideration of cultural, philosophical and historical contexts of music education through reading assignments and student presentations.
REALIZING DIVERSITY IN MUSIC EDUCATION GMUS 606 (3 credits) Karen Howard, PhD July 7-11 | 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CRN: 30479
This course is designed to introduce four domains of social justice in education; identity, diversity, justice and action. Considerations of engendering empathy, developing a critical consciousness, and crafting a more socially just education are central to this seminar. As a result of the course, students will: develop a working understanding and vocabulary of the social movements in education leading to the current state of diversity; draft a refurbished approach to selecting repertoire that is based on a reflective and inclusive definition of quality; and create meaningful teaching and learning experiences that embody the underlying tenets of identity, diversity, justice and action.
PERSPECTIVES IN MUSIC THEORY GMUS 611 (3 credits) Shersten Johnson, PhD June 23-August 1 | 6:00-9:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday CRN: 30481
Creative construction of conceptual frameworks that blend traditional analytical techniques with recent trends in music theory scholarship. Development of methodology for the perceptual and reflective study of musical processes, style and meaning. Critical listening, score reading, composing and writing about music. MUSICIANSHIP GMUS 750 (1 credit) Kathy Thomsen, DMA June 30-July 3 | 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. CRN: 30503 Studies in musicianship, including systematic sight-reading, aural transcription and analytical skill development.
PIANO PEDAGOGY SUPERVISED TEACHING
GMUS 800 (2 credits) Vanessa Cornett, DMA CRN: 30504
Faculty direction and observation of each student’s teaching. Students will videotape their own piano students for the basis of the class.
Prerequisite: completion of pedagogy courses
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PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ARTS EDUCATION GMUS 840 (3 credits) Douglas C. Orzolek, PhD June 23-August 1 | 6:00-9:15 p.m. Online, Synchronous Monday and Wednesday CRN: 30505 Application of philosophical theory to practical issues and problems facing the field of arts education. One of the primary goals of the course is the development of a personal philosophy of arts education. Topics include art and feeling, the creative process, aesthetic meaning, aesthetic experience, musical meaning, and experiences in arts education. Please note that the primary artistic area explored will be music. DIRECTED RESEARCH GMUS 876 (0 credits) Graduate Music Education Faculty Occasions students register for GMUS 876 are when: 1. They have selected Designs Four or Five and are in the first semester of the process (see individual Design Four or Design Five Guidelines), or 2. When they are in a “hold” mode of not working with their advisors for a term and thus are registered for GMUS 876-99. a. Students will not be assessed the 1 credit tuition fee for a semester in which they are not working with their advisor but instead will register for GMUS 876-99 ($75 fee assessed) during these terms.
APPLIED PERFORMANCE
APPLIED PERFORMANCE STUDIES GMUS 570-593 (1 credit) Please change this top bit to read: Twelve 50-minute individual lessons, 1 credit — lesson tuition: $1,602 plus $400 course fee. Twelve 30-minute individual lessons, 1 credit — lesson tuition: $801, plus $200 course fee. Arrange individual lessons with the instructor BEFORE registering. Specify the instructor and duration of lessons on the course registration form or send an email to music@stthomas.edu to inquire about instructor availability and contact information.
b. GMUS 876-99 terms are limited to one per student.
c. For students completing Designs Four or Five, GMUS 876 and GMUS 890 cannot be interspersed with a section 99 without approval from the advisor and director of GPME. Students enroll in the section of GMUS 876 matching the project advisor’s name. If not working with an advisor, register for section 99.
GMUS 570 Harpsichord GMUS 571 Piano GMUS 573 Recorder GMUS 574 Voice GMUS 575 Organ GMUS 576 Flute GMUS 577 Oboe GMUS 578 Clarinet GMUS 579 Bassoon GMUS 580 Saxophone GMUS 581 Trumpet GMUS 582 French Horn
GMUS 583 Trombone GMUS 584 Euphonium GMUS 585 Tuba GMUS 586 Percussion GMUS 587 Violin GMUS 588 Viola GMUS 589 Cello GMUS 590 Double Bass GMUS 591 Guitar GMUS 592 Harp GMUS 593 Composition
MA FINAL PROJECT GMUS 890 (1 credit) Graduate Music Education Faculty
Students enroll in the section of GMUS 890 matching the project advisor’s name during the semester they write and complete their projects.
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SUMMER 2025 – WEEK BY WEEK SCHEDULE JUNE 16-20 (NO CLASS JUNE 19) • GMUS 690: Advanced Instrumental Conducting • GMUS 673: Choral Literature and Analysis I • GMUS 652: Global Traditions for Choir • GMUS 671: African Music Ensemble • GMUS 600: Introduction to Research Methods • GMUS 670: East Asian Music Cultures JUNE 23-27
HOW TO REGISTER FOR COURSES
Active students: All students with an active St. Thomas identification number register for courses through Murphy Online. Inactive UST student status/ID number: Please contact the Music Office at music@stthomas.edu to have your identification number and student account reactivated. New to the University of St. Thomas: Please complete an application to the Graduate Music program (as a degree- seeking or non-degree student) by scanning the QR code inside the back cover of the catalog.
• GMUS 600: Introduction to Research Methods (cont.) • GMUS 670: East Asian Music Cultures (cont.) • GMUS 601: Teaching and Learning (cont.) • GMUS 608: Foundations of Music Education (cont.) • GMUS 611: Perspectives in Music Theory (cont.) • GMUS 840: Philosophical Foundations of Arts Education (cont.) JULY 14-18 • GMUS 544-02: Introduction to Songwriting: Capturing the Voices of Students • GMUS 726: Intermediate Choral Conducting (cont.) • GMUS 727: Advanced Choral Conducting (cont.) • GMUS 728: Advanced Choral Conducting Lab (cont.) • GMUS 741-743: Kodály Levels I-III (cont.) • GMUS 600: Introduction to Research Methods (cont.) • GMUS 670: East Asian Music Cultures (cont.) • GMUS 601: Teaching and Learning (cont.) • GMUS 608: Foundations of Music Education (cont.) • GMUS 611: Perspectives in Music Theory (cont.) • GMUS 840: Philosophical Foundations of Arts Education (cont.) JULY 21-25 • GMUS 731-733: Orff Schulwerk Levels I-III • GMUS 600: Introduction to Research Methods (cont.) • GMUS 670: East Asian Music Cultures (cont.) • GMUS 601: Teaching and Learning (cont.) • GMUS 608: Foundations of Music Education (cont.) • GMUS 611: Perspectives in Music Theory (cont.) • GMUS 840: Philosophical Foundations of Arts Education (cont.) JULY 28-AUG. 1 • GMUS 731-733: Orff Schulwerk Levels I-II-III (cont.) • GMUS 601: Teaching and Learning (cont.) • GMUS 608: Foundations of Music Education (cont.) • GMUS 611: Perspectives in Music Theory (cont.) • GMUS 840: Philosophical Foundations of Arts Education (cont.) AUGUST 4-8 • GMUS 735: Orff Curriculum Development
• GMUS 651: Dalcroze Musicianship • GMUS 601: Teaching and Learning
• GMUS 608: Foundations of Music Education • GMUS 611: Perspectives in Music Theory • GMUS 840: Philosophical Foundations of Arts Education • GMUS 690: Advanced Instrumental Conducting (cont.) • GMUS 673: Choral Literature and Analysis I (cont.) • GMUS 652: Global Music Traditions for Choir (cont.) • GMUS 600: Introduction to Research Methods (cont.) • GMUS 670: East Asian Music Cultures (cont.) JUNE 30-JULY 3 • GMUS 536: Smithsonian Folkways Certificate Course in World Music Pedagogy (starts Sun. June 29) • GMUS 750: Musicianship I • GMUS 544-01: Contemplative Practices in Music Education • GMUS 676: Voice Fundamentals • GMUS 600: Introduction to Research Methods (cont.) • GMUS 670: East Asian Music Cultures (cont.) • GMUS 601: Teaching and Learning (cont.) • GMUS 608: Foundations of Music Education (cont.) • GMUS 611: Perspectives in Music Theory (cont.) • GMUS 840: Philosophical Foundations of Arts Education (cont.) JULY 7-11 • GMUS 606: Realizing Diversity in Music Education • GMUS 665: Instrumental Musicianship Pedagogy • GMUS 726: Intermediate Choral Conducting • GMUS 727: Advanced Choral Conducting • GMUS 728: Advanced Choral Conducting Lab • GMUS 741-743: Kodály Levels I-III
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Graduate Programs in Music Education
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