The class is designed for all students, regardless of musical background.
Have you ever wondered why music moves you and why it has so much power over us? “How Music Works” is a fine arts class on the exploration of the function of musical composition and expression. Students will examine the internal workings of music to uncover how and why music impacts the human psyche. They will study musical examples from a variety of cultures and time periods, make music in class and read about the techniques of musical creation and its importance in society.
The course is appropriate for all students with a love of music and a curiosity about how it functions. Prior experience is welcome but not required, and students do not need to have music reading ability in order to participate.
MUT 1011 (Section 4C32) is a 3-credit general education humanities course, meeting Monday through Friday, 2nd period, during the Summer B semester. Dr. Richards may be reached at 352-273-3180 or prichards@arts.ufl.edu.
Dr. Russell Robinson, Professor and Head of Music Education, is completing a ten-day US State Department sponsored tour of American Schools in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico. Robinson is evaluating and working with school music programs for music and school improvement. He worked with each school two full days, meeting with administrators and performing arts teachers and working with school music groups for staff development to develop basic and advanced music teaching techniques.
A group of 17 students participating in this year’s UF in Salzburg summer study abroad program for music, European studies and business started their educational adventures last Thursday with their first stop in Munich, Germany.
The group spent three days in the famous Bavarian city and visited sites such as the 1972 Olympic Park, BMW World, BMW Museum and the famous Glockenspiel at Marienplatz. They also spent a day at Nuremberg, where the famous Nuremberg Trials took place in 1945 and 1946.
The students are currently in Salzburg attending their regular classes, which resumed on Monday.
The University of Florida is now accepting applications for a new 100 percent online master’s degree in music education adapted from its campus counterpart.
The Master of Music in Music Education is intended for students with a bachelor’s degree in music education and experience teaching in a K-12 classroom. However, candidates with a bachelor’s in music will also be considered, provided they have a strong professional background in teaching. Potential students should be aware that this program does not lead to state teaching certification.
Taught by a nationally and internationally recognized faculty of music authors, presenters, conductors and educators, this online, advanced degree is designed to prepare music educators with the most current knowledge and approaches for effective music teaching. Some of the topics that will be explored in the program include music from throughout the world, the role of technology, assessment and instructional design in education.
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UF School of Music horn student, Laura Weiss, has won a position in the Disney All American College Band for the summer in Disneyland, California. Auditions were held throughout the nation (12 locations including some of the largest schools of music in the country) and they selected 2 hornists (she auditioned at Juilliard). This fall
the UF horn studio will have 20 students - becoming one of the largest horn studios in the country.
UF alum Michael Nelson (B.M., Horn Studio ’08) has won the principal horn position with the Great Falls Symphony in Montana. Usually there are around 50-70 hornists at such auditions. Michael has recently been at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music working on his doctorate in horn performance and conducting.
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The University of Florida is now offering the Master of Music in Music Education program in a 100% online learning environment. Adapted from its campus counterpart, this comprehensive program will begin accepting applications immediately.
Program information
The Master of Music in Music Education degree is intended primarily for those who hold a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and have experience in a K-12 classroom. However, candidates with a Bachelor’s in Music will also be considered provided they have a strong professional background in teaching, such as in a private setting. Potential students should be aware that this program does not lead to state teaching certification.
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Pictured here is UF alum and TTU President Bob Bell with UF alum Carolyn Livingston
Six Tennessee Tech University alumni were recognized earlier this year for their significant impact on their career fields and their personal accomplishments.
Carolyn Livingston, professor emeritus of music at the University of Rhode Island, was one of those honored.
As a young child, Livingston knew she wanted to study at Tennessee Tech. She never expected to find her life’s work there.
An Algood, Tenn., native, Livingston got her bachelor’s degree in the late 1950s from TTU and went on to get her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Florida. On the lookout for a topic for her dissertation, she stumbled across an article in The Tennessean about Charles Faulkner Bryan, the composer responsible for getting TTU’s music program on its feet.
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