Students learn the basics of guitar playing as well as how to teach guitar classes. Course topics include: learning to play guitar at a basic level; tuning and maintaining a guitar; common performance issues and possible solutions; best practices for teaching class guitar; materials, methods and assessments for teaching guitar classes; the guitar as a tool for composition; technology for teaching, learning or composing for guitar. Required for BM music education majors. Others may register if space allows. Offered annually in fall semester.
Music Education
Music Education
Music Education Classes are offered through two departments; Music and Education. Music related classes found in the education department are taught by the Music professors.
Music Education classes cover techniques classes as well as literature and pedagogical studies in music education.
Education Dept Classes in Music Education
As part of the education department these four classes are offered for our music education majors. All of these classes are taught by the music faculty and are for music education majors only. There are other education classes that are required for the music education degree these are the only four that are directly music related.
Music Education Faculty
Leigh Ann Garner (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Music - Music Education
Dale Kruse (he, him, his)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music - Voice
Dana Maeda
Visiting Instructor in Music - Oboe, Chamber Music, Music Education, Collegium Musicum