Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings Proposed Course Description: including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in African American & Diaspora Studies not covered by Program courses. (None listed.) Prerequisite: Spring 2016 Proposed Term: Creation of this course would grant the ability to offer a 2000 level Topics course Rationale: and would give the ability to provide an extra course to be taught by shared faculty. Action: Approve MUSC 3315 TEACHING VIOLIN TO CHILDREN I, 2 hrs. This course covers knowledge and skills needed to guide Proposed Course Description: a young violinist’s progress through the beginning stages, including preparing students and parents for the first lesson, establishing foundational instrumental skills; developing pulse, pitch and rhythm reading; exploration of Suzuki philosophy and the pedagogy of Rolland; supplemental repertoire and more. Current enrollment as a Music Education or Music Performance Major Prerequisite: with violin or viola as the main instrument. Open to freshmen and sophomores with permission of the instructor. No. Enforce in Banner: Spring 2017 Proposed Term: Sherry Sinift is currently teaching this course under 4990 ''Topics". The goal Rationale: is to create a distinct course number. The course will be taught in the fall semester every other year. The course is geared toward students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Education and/or the Bachelor of Music Performance-Instrumental degrees as a means of equipping them with crucial teaching skills that are not addressed in other departmental courses. The course is especially crucial for music students who are currently (or who hope to be) teaching in the UW String Project. Action: Approve MUSC 3325 TEACHING VIOLIN TO CHILDREN II, 2 hrs. TVC 2 goes into more depth about the educational Proposed Course Description: process of the young violinist or violist. Particularly important is the introduction of
Proposed Course Description: Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in African American & Diaspora Studies not covered by Program courses. Prerequisite: (None listed.) Proposed Term: Spring 2016 Rationale: Creation of this course would grant the ability to offer a 2000 level Topics course and would give the ability to provide an extra course to be taught by shared faculty. Action: Approve MUSC 3315 TEACHING VIOLIN TO CHILDREN I, 2 hrs. Proposed Course Description: This course covers knowledge and skills needed to guide a young violinist’s progress through the beginning stages, including preparing students and parents for the first lesson, establishing foundational instrumental skills; developing pulse, pitch and rhythm reading; exploration of Suzuki philosophy and the pedagogy of Rolland; supplemental repertoire and more. Prerequisite: Current enrollment as a Music Education or Music Performance Major with violin or viola as the main instrument. Open to freshmen and sophomores with permission of the instructor. Enforce in Banner: No. Proposed Term: Spring 2017 Rationale: Sherry Sinift is currently teaching this course under 4990 ''Topics". The goal is to create a distinct course number. The course will be taught in the fall semester every other year. The course is geared toward students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Education and/or the Bachelor of Music Performance-Instrumental degrees as a means of equipping them with crucial teaching skills that are not addressed in other departmental courses. The course is especially crucial for music students who are currently (or who hope to be) teaching in the UW String Project. Action: Approve MUSC 3325 TEACHING VIOLIN TO CHILDREN II, 2 hrs. Proposed Course Description: TVC 2 goes into more depth about the educational process of the young violinist or violist. Particularly important is the introduction of
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