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MED 300 — ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL METHODS & LAB (CUR-388)

MED 300 — ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL METHODS & LAB is a DePaul University catalog course in School of Music. This course will serve to introduce students to the practical and philosophical aspects of teaching instrumental music at the elementary and middle school levels.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Music Education
  • College/School: School of Music
  • Curriculum section: School of Music
  • Catalog: MED 300
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

This course will serve to introduce students to the practical and philosophical aspects of teaching instrumental music at the elementary and middle school levels. Topics included will be: philosophies of teaching; comprehensive musicianship through performance (CMP); organization and administration of the instrumental music program; planning and curriculum; assessment; evaluation and measurement of teaching and learning; instructional and source materials; methods and techniques of instruction; observation of teaching situations. Students will review method books and literature, develop lesson and rehearsal plans, create assessments, and conduct visiting ensembles. (2 quarter hours)

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: MED 300.

Catalog context

  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms