Introduction to Graduate Study
Date
February 12-May 3, 2024
Course Code
562
Credits
2 Graduate Credits
Tuition
See student portal.
Course Description
An introduction to graduate-level scholarship as practiced in music education. Historical, philosophical, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies are examined and applied in a final research project. The overarching goal of this course is to develop a vision of one’s self as a thoughtful, principled Master of Music Education. To achieve this very broad vision, this class will help you to:
1. Differentiate the ways in which people come to understand knowledge and truth in music, education, and other domains of the human condition.
2. Understand the scope and sequence of formal, scholarly thinking in music education.
3. Identify questions in music education that are relevant to one’s life and work as a musician or prospective or practicing music educator.
4. Create an organized, curated catalog of articles, books, web sites and other material that is relevant to one’s life and work as a music educator.
5. Understand the scope and sequence of a research project in general, and a MMEd project in particular.
This course is for VanderCook MMEd candidates only.
Instructor
Dr. Roseanne Rosenthal is President Emeritus of VanderCook College of Music and Professor of Music Education. During her career at VanderCook, she served as president twice (1989-2004 and 2017 – 2024) and taught coursework in psychology, research methods, music technology, and methods of teaching. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Fredonia, and her Master of Science and Doctor of Education degrees from Syracuse University. She is past president of the Illinois Music Educators Association and has served on the editorial boards of both the Journal of Research in Music Education and the International Journal of Music Education. She has published and presented research articles pertaining to music teacher education and music learning, and has served as chair of the NAfME Music Education Research Council. Although retired from full-time work, she continues to teach in VanderCook’s graduate program and oversees masters’ research projects. Prior to her work at VanderCook she taught K-12 instrumental and general music in upstate New York. She is also an avid clarinetist and volunteers her time as president of the First Friday Club of Chicago.