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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Dear Colleagues ~<BR>
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If you are ready to begin your graduate degree, now is the time to register for classes for the Texas A&M University-Commerce Music Education Cohort<B>.</B> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><UL><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>This 30-hour, summers-only Master of Music degree plan was created specifically for full-time elementary music teachers.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>No GRE is required for admittance.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>No diagnostic tests in theory or history are required for this program.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>You can earn up to 45 CPE hours for each graduate class you take.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>You can substitute your Orff/Kodaly levels course hours for pedagogy classes, even if you did not take them for graduate credit. The levels courses must be approved/accredited by AOSA or OAKE, and must not be over ten years old from the date of your graduation from TAMUC.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>All classes will be held at the Mesquite Metroplex Center, with the exception of three class sessions for the Research class.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>This is the last opportunity to join the program until the summer of 2016.</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></UL><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Take a look at the attachment, which outlines the entire process for admittance into the cohort. Feel free to contact me at any time if you need help or have questions. We are here to help you!<BR>
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Sincerely,<BR>
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Darla Meek, MM<BR>
Music Education Coordinator<BR>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<BR>
P.O. Box 3011<BR>
Commerce, TX 75429-3011<BR>
903-886-5294 <BR>
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WEBSITE: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://web.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/humanitiesSocialSciencesArts/departments/music/elementaryMusicEducation/default.aspx">http://web.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/humanitiesSocialSciencesArts/departments/music/elementaryMusicEducation/default.aspx</a></U></FONT></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><FONT FACE="Cambria"><BR>
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