Teaching Goals

  1. Central Goal: continue diversifying UNT’s non-major Core course offerings so that students are exposed to a variety of perspectives, musics, and intellectual theories

  2. Central Goal: continue experimenting with Team-Based Learning (TBL) pedagogical strategies

  3. Fall, 2021: incorporate regular TBL techniques across all of my classes. (Completed)

  4. Fall, 2021: revise content in MUMH1610 and update online modules (In Progress)

  5. Academic Year, 2022: launch new graduate course in music history pedagogy (Completed)

  6. Spring, 2023: attend TBL national conference; complete additional modules for fundamentals certification (Completed)

  7. Spring, 2024: begin TBL practitioner certification

  8. Spring, 2026: revise and develop an open-access model for our large-enrolling MUMH2050, Sounds and Cinema

  9. Spring, 2025: have at least four online, rotating Core courses for non-music majors

    1. MUMH2040, Music Appreciation

    2. MUMH1610, Music as Communication

    3. MUMH2050, Sounds and Cinema

    4. MUMH3200, Music as Politics