Existent music curricula in Illinois public junior colleges and effect upon student transfer / by Ray P. Moore.
| Author/creator | Moore, Ray Pribble, 1928- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Carbondale, IL] : Southern Illinois University, 1966 ; [Ann Arbor] : [University Microfilms], [1977] |
| Description | viii, 164 leaves : forms, plan |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. The American two-year college: an overview -- Survey of the literature -- Procedure for securing data -- A comparison of the undergraduate curricula in the state universities and the music curricula in the public junior colleges of Illinois. The first two years of undergraduate music curricula in the state universities ; General findings concerning the music curricula in the public junior colleges -- Guidelines for revision of music curricula in the public junior colleges of Illinois. Minimal standards for music curricula ; Pattern for music curricula ; Budget ; Teaching personnel ; Physical facilities and equipment -- Summary, conclusions and recommendations -- Appendices. Appendix A. Public junior colleges in Illinois ; Appendix B. William F. Lee III, study ; Appendix C. Curriculum guide, Southern Illinois University ; Appendix D. Guide sheet for interview ; Appendix E. Tabular chart ; Appendix F. Curriculum guide, Eastern Illinois University ; Appendix G. General requirements, Eastern Illinois University ; Appendix H. General studies, Southern Illinois University ; Appendix I. Budget ; Appendix J. Triton Junior College ; Appendix K. Rock Valley Junior College ; Appendix L. Morton Junior College plan. |
| Abstract | In 1961 the writer visited the four junior colleges located in Southern Illinois. It was observed that in proportion to other subject courses there was a surprisingly small number of music courses in the curricular offerings within these junior colleges. These visitations were followed by a close look at each of the four junior college catalogs where under the listing of aims and objectives the writer found a 'like' objective pertaining to transfer curricula--to enable each student to make a proper choice of a field of interest for senior college and to make adequate preparation therefor. From observation of the transfer curricula, the study of the four junior colleges in Southern Illinois caused the writer to conclude that in some subject areas their objective had been met, but not in the area of music. For example, in comparison to the offerings of a course in appreciation, theory and a performance group (instrumental and choral) in each of the four junior colleges, one college offered a maximum of thirty-nine semester hours in business courses, and twenty-two semester hours in mathematics. Another of the four colleges offered forty semester hours in biological sciences and twenty-seven semester hours in English. The writer further concluded that one of two conditions prevailed in the four junior colleges: (1) there were but few prospective music students who desired to secure the first two years of their college training in the junior college, or (2) the lack of music offerings in the junior colleges represented a negative influence on the part of the administration concerning the need of music in the curriculum. The primary reason for this study is two-fold: (1) the belief that students planning to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in music should not be unduly delayed in reaching toward that goal by attending a junior college instead of a state university, and (2) the importance of an impartial evaluation of what now exists for the prospective music student in the public junior colleges of Illinois. If changes in the curriculum of each junior college in the state are necessary to make transfer to a state university effective, and willingness to change exists, it could spell success in trying to meet one of the present educational crises of Illinois. |
| Dissertation note | Ph. D. Southern Illinois University 1966. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-146). |
| References | Dissertation abstracts, v. 27 (1967) no. 9, p. 2950A. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1977. 21 cm. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | MT18 .M66 1977 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |