Psychology of Music Teaching

2 Credits.

This course introduces major learning theories, such as behaviorism, social cognitivism, information processing, cognitive learning, and constructivism. It explores the application of selected theories to music in elementary and secondary schools, as well as private lesson environments. It covers motivation, reinforcement, and self-regulation strategies that support constructive behavior change in the music classroom. Students begin to identify their philosophy of music teaching and learning in various contexts. Students produce lesson plans that apply various learning theories appropriate for music instruction. 2.0 credits