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nafmeadminIn preparing to take this exam in July, I am feeling overwhelmed. Although I have completed a masters in music education and majored in music as an undergraduate, I never had courses in band or choral pedagogy (I’m a strings player), or in world music. The study guide I bought through ETS a few months ago is outdated and only contains content-based questions, plus a list of textbooks. I have started by reviewing undergraduate theory, but want to make the best use of my time. Any suggestions?
nafmeadminI hope you haven’t taken the test yet! There are a few mildly specific questions on this test about those areas. I would talk to any friends or colleagues in this area. Choral pedagogy – study choral warm-ups, conducting and repertoire selection. See the Choral boards for these topics. World Music would just involve instruments from other countries. Those have not changed much in the past 20 years. I remember guessing on a Japanese instrument question when I took this test. Basically anything which could be job-related will come up. Good luck!
nafmeadminThanks, Maria. Took the exam on Saturday. It was loaded with VERY specific music technology questions, and few on pedagogy. Ear training review would be useful for anyone taking this in the future, including complex, syncopated rhythms and chord progressions with different inversions. The ability to transpose band instruments quickly in an orchestral score was important, along with conducting in odd key signatures. I hope sharing this isn’t cheating, but I was thrown by the level of difficulty. Also, one needs to work through the multiple choice questions extremely quickly, to have time for the three long questions at the end. Again, thank you so much for responding!
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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