Level 2 Application

Early Childhood, Level 2 applicants must complete Early Childhood, Level 1 prior to applying to take Early Childhood, Level 2. When desiring to complete Early Childhood Level 2, applicants must register for the PDLC and send the following directly to the PDLC site manager when registering. The GIML EC PDLC faculty will review the application materials and contact the applicant regarding acceptance into the Early Childhood, Level 2 PDLC. Materials are due by May 1, 2024.

Early Childhood, Level 2 Required Application Materials

1. Link to an unlisted 15-minute video-recording of the applicant teaching children between the ages of birth through five in stages 1-5 of preparatory audiation is required. These will be reviewed with regard to the applicant’s music engagement leadership. The video-recording should include the following:

• Songs in Mixolydian and Dorian tonalities
• Rhythm Chants
• Unusual paired and unpaired meters
• Movement with flow
• Singing and chanting with appropriate pattern instruction

2. A one-page reflective statement about the candidate’s development as a practitioner using Music Learning Theory with young children.

Note: UD will not be offering university credit for this course.

If you would like to attend the course for graduate credit, please contact Olivia Tucker at otucker@unm.edu.  You will register through GIML and pay the $100 registration fee and the remaining tuition for UNM with Dr Tucker.