MUAG 1125 - Flute and Saxophone Methods

1 hour (0;3)

Development of pedagogical skills and knowledge for teaching flute and saxophone in school music settings. Prepares undergraduate music education students to go into any beginner to intermediate woodwind class setting and successfully teach flute and saxophone. Skills include, but are not limited to, instruction on instrument selection, teaching posture, breathing, instrument parts, instrument assembly, embouchure, tone production, articulation, range, fingerings, transpositions, and care and maintenance for each woodwind instrument. In addition, students learn how to incorporate other elements of teaching a beginner band class, such as creating objective sheets, rhythmic reading, basic music theory, and creating a timeline for a beginning band class.

Prerequisite(s): None.