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On-Campus Courses
Dates for on-campus courses
vary; please check each
course page for specific dates.
Registration for all
on-campus courses closes
two weeks prior to the
course start date.
General hours for all
on-campus courses
Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
unless otherwise indicated or established
by the course instructor.
PLEASE NOTE: All on-campus courses will have a required online component. Each course will require students to engage in one pre-course discussion, at least one post-course discussion, and a capstone project due two weeks after the course. Online credentials will be available three weeks prior to the start of each course.
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Questions?
Visit our MECA FAQs page.
Drop, withdraw or change using
the Add/Drop Form.
For other MECA-related questions,
contact us at meca@vandercook.edu
or 312.788.1139.
All online MECA courses
conclude on May 3, 2020.
Questions?
Visit our MECA FAQs page.
Drop, withdraw or change using
the Add/Drop Form.
For other MECA-related questions,
contact us at meca@vandercook.edu
or 312.788.1139.
Sound Decisions About Quality Concert Band Repertoire:
Music Grades 1–3
ONLINE
February 3–May 4, 2020
Selection of middle level music of the highest quality for young, developing musicians should be of paramount interest. The middle level band is blessed with a vast repertoire that can present challenges to both the veteran teacher and those who are just beginning their careers. This course identifies meritorious middle-level repertoire (grade .5 to grade 3). Primary activities include listening to quality repertoire included in the beginning and middle level volumes of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, discussing and sharing information about additional quality repertoire in the form of annotated bibliographies, and creating a curriculum of music that is based on the menu principle and tailored specifically to the needs of your program.
Outcomes:
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Know, recognize and identify significant middle level repertoire in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series.
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Recognize good performances of literature, providing a means to develop a sense of acceptable ensemble performance.
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Evaluate music according to criteria of musical/educational merit.
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Apply all of the above to the creation of a core list of repertoires suitable for their individual programs and needs.
Instructor: Dr. Jay Gilbert
Dr. Jay W. Gilbert has enjoyed the longest tenure (22 years) in the 120-year history of the band program at Doane University in Nebraska. He is the Director of Instrumental Music and Chair of the Music Department where he conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Community/Concert Band. He has been a guest conductor throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has also served as a presenter for numerous state conventions as well as the Midwest International Band/Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. He also is an active composer and arranger with several published compositions for band. Every summer, he is honored to conduct the middle-level band at the Kansas State University Band Camp.
Dr. Gilbert conducted a study of quality wind band literature that is often cited in current research. He is also a contributing scholar to the series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band and a contributing author to the book The Art of Band Interpretation. Dr. Gilbert has received several awards including two Distinguished Service Awards from the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association, three Citations of Excellence from the National Band Association, an Artist’s Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council, and the Zenon Hansen Leadership Award for his outstanding contributions to Doane. He was recognized by Doane as Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the college’s student congress, and was inducted into the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Band Hall of Fame.
Course Details
Sound Decisions About Quality Concert Band Repertoire
Course Code 7690
Instructor
Dr. Jay Gilbert
3 Graduate Credits
Tuition
$1,050, due in full with registration
Online Chat Sessions
TBD
Prerequisites
None
Required Text(s)
Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band, Vol. 1 (G-5337)
Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band, Vol. 2 (G-7264)
Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle Level Band, Vol. 1 (G-8871)
Students are responsible for purchasing all required materials.
Software/Hardware Requirements
Internet access is required.
MECA Online Course Details
VanderCook Online is powered by Schoology (www.schoology.com). Through this learning management system, you'll be able to interact directly with your instructor, students in your classes, and members of the greater VanderCook Online community.
Fall 2020 MECA courses officially begin on Monday, Sept. 21. Soon after you register, you'll be added as a new Schoology user. Be on the lookout for an email from Schoology with log-in instructions. Once you are given credentials, simply visit www.online.vandercook.edu to login. On the morning of Sept. 21, you'll have access to your classroom and course material.
Some courses have specific online chat meeting times (please see course descriptions), while others have a flexible meeting schedule. You can expect all courses to meet together in a live online chat. If a live meeting time doesn’t work, you can work with your instructor to make other arrangements.
You’ll have the opportunity to work at your own pace each week while completing assignments and posting responses to discussion questions. You’ll constantly be interacting with your instructor and classmates online, and working through new material each week. We know how crazy school schedules can get, so our instructors try to make everything as flexible as possible!
Online grades will be reported by mid-October. If you are in need of a transcript please visit the online transcript request page. If you are in need a quick turn around time for your transcript please submit the transcript request to the registrar prior to the end of your course(s).