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A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.
Overview of both administrative and instructor skills needed to teach instrumental music in schools and churches successfully. Course includes analysis of the instrumental learning experience, organization, curriculum and repertoire selection, rehearsal techniques, individual instrument and ensemble tone, band/orchestra methods, concert/tour preparation, library, booster clubs, and more. Fifteen (15) hours of approved observation required.
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of instrumental music education methods and literature as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
A Biblical Worldview treats music as a craft worth doing well — a way of engaging beauty, skill, and worship with the seriousness any vocation deserves.
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