During Internship I, interns spend two days per week in classrooms in area schools. Approximately seven weeks are spent in an elementary school setting, and seven weeks in a secondary school setting. The interns have the opportunity to observe teaching and to work with students in order to gain an experiential background in how schools operate. Clinical Educators observe the interns working with students in various capacities (e.g., micro-teaching, leading sectional rehearsals and warm-ups, teaching full lessons if the intern is capable) and provide meaningful feedback (written and verbal) to them. By the end of Internship I, interns should have a good understanding of school operations and the role of a teacher.

Interns are to be placed in schools assume the work schedule of a full-time teacher, all day, five days a week, for a full semester (fifteen weeks). Interns practice to develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the teaching profession as described in the UCF Music Teaching Competencies and as measured by the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs). Particular emphasis is placed on planning, in which interns practice long-range, intermediate, and daily planning for student performance based on planned instruction; and using time management and classroom management skills that are essential to student achievement.

Basic Conducting (MUG 3104) is an introductory class in the techniques and craft of conducting. Goals of the course include the development of basic gestural and baton techniques for application in a wide range of vocal and instrumental music ensemble contexts, developing basic non-verbal communication skills, and exploring and cultivating an initial understanding of score study and preparation, including how that understanding might manifest itself in eventual professional & pedagogical pursuits.

MUG6306 is intended for students in the Department of Music’s Instrumental Conducting Emphasis, within the Masterof Arts in Music degree program. It is comprised of both individual applied lessons in conducting and an intensive andcomprehensive group seminar. The seminar examines the history and development of literature and conducting philosophy and pedagogy, primarily connected to the various ensembles of mixed wind and percussion instruments, beginning with the earliest designated wind ensembles of the turn of the 17th century, and progressing to the present day, and beyond, over a four-semester graduated sequence. Research and discussion will also center on the craft of instrumental conducting and pedagogy, itself.

The UCF Wind Ensemble is a select, member-auditioned performing ensemble comprised of many of the university’s most accomplished undergraduate and graduate instrumentalists. The Wind Ensemble presents multiple concerts each semester and performs a variety of literature, both for traditional concert band instrumentation and for various smaller, flexible (chamber) ensembles of mixed winds & percussion, exploring both much of the most important core repertoire for wind band/ensemble and the finest new works by the world’s most prominent emerging composers. Participation in the UCF Wind Ensemble allows for the continued growth and development of both individual and ensemble performance skills. Opportunities are also provided for the study of music through varied cultural and historical contexts.

The UCF Wind Ensemble is a select, member-auditioned performing ensemble comprised of many of the university’s most accomplished undergraduate and graduate instrumentalists. The Wind Ensemble presents multiple concerts each semester and performs a variety of literature, both for traditional concert band instrumentation and for various smaller, flexible (chamber) ensembles of mixed winds &amp; percussion, exploring both much of the most important core repertoire for wind band/ensemble and the finest new works by the world’s most prominent emerging composers. Participation in the UCF Wind Ensemble allows for the continued growth and development of both individual and ensemble performance skills. Opportunities are also provided for the study of music through varied cultural and historical contexts.</p>

The UCF Wind Ensemble is a select, member-auditioned performing ensemble comprised of many of the university’s most accomplished undergraduate and graduate instrumentalists. The Wind Ensemble presents multiple concerts each semester and performs a variety of literature, both for traditional concert band instrumentation and for various smaller, flexible (chamber) ensembles of mixed winds & percussion, exploring both much of the most important core repertoire for wind band/ensemble and the finest new works by the world’s most prominent emerging composers. Participation in the UCF Wind Ensemble allows for the continued growth and development of both individual and ensemble performance skills. Opportunities are also provided for the study of music through varied cultural and historical contexts.