GRMUS 653E — The Art of Teaching in the Music Studio

2 credits per semester
Fall or Spring
Audrey Axinn

After years of having themselves been a student, advanced musicians have amassed a wealth of intuitive expertise in studio instruction. In this course, students will augment that experience with up-to-date research and analysis of effective studio pedagogy, including approaches to practicing and mastery; recognizing and dealing with implicit bias; and assembling repertoire and materials. Students will learn strategies for managing a studio efficiently and benefit from expert advice in using digital marketing to create a successful studio. Students will gain hands-on teaching experience working with one another in class as well as taking on a student outside of class and reporting on their own teaching challenges and successes. Open to fourth-year undergraduate students by permission of the Registrar.