Music Education, B.S. (Certifiable for PK-12 teaching)

Requirements

Core

MUS 114	Introduction to Music Technology	1
MUS 115	Aural Skills I	1
MUS 116	Aural Skills II	1
MUS 121	Music Theory I	2
MUS 122	Music Theory II	2
MUS 211	Ethnomusicology	3
MUS 215	Aural Skills III	1
MUS 216	Aural Skills IV	1
MUS 221	Music Theory III	2
MUS 222	Music Theory IV	2
MUS 235	Music History I	3
MUS 236	Music History II	3
MUS 335	Music History III	3
Total Credit Hours:		25

Required

MUS 269	Technology in Music Education	1
MUS 367	Choral Conducting	2
MUS 368	Instrumental Conducting	2
MUS 390	Orchestration	2
Total Credit Hours:		32

Six semesters of:

MUS 141	Chorus	1
	or
MUS 142A	Band: Wind Symphony	1
	or
MUS 143	Sinfonietta	1

Five of the six following:

MUS 259	Vocal Methods	1
MUS 261	Woodwind Methods	1
MUS 262	Brass Methods	1
MUS 263	Percussion Methods	1
MUS 267	String Methods: Violin and Viola	1
MUS 268	String Methods: Cello and Double Bass	1

Seven semesters of:

MUS 178	Applied Music for Majors	2
MUS 278	Applied Music for Majors II	2
MUS 378	Applied Music for Majors III	2
MUS 478	Applied Music for Majors IV	2

Professional Education Requirements

MUS 101	Practicum in Music Education	2
MUS 310	General Music Education, Part I (Grades PK-4)	3
MUS 311	General Music Education, Part II (Grades 5-12)	3

MUS 315	Choral Music Methods	4
	or
MUS 316	Instrumental Music Methods	4

MUS 402	Student Teaching Seminar	1
EDF 415	Educational Foundations	3
EDSC 420	Student Teaching - Elementary Music Education	4.5
EDSC 421	Student Teaching - Secondary Music Education	4.5
EDSC 425	Multicultural, Interdisciplinary Teaching at the Secondary Level	3
EDTE 314	Applying Learning Theories in Diverse Settings (K-12 Programs)	3
SPED 315	Introduction to Educating Learners with Exceptionalities	3
Total Credit Hours:		34

General Education Requirements

Students in this program must take the following as part of their general education requirements:

HIST 161	American History to 1877	3
	or
HIST 162	American History from 1877 to present	3

PSY 236	Life-Span Development	3
ENG 110	Introduction to College Writing	3

Total Credit Hours: 66

Note: This major does not require a minor.

Note: Students enrolled in MUS 177 must pay an extra fee of $300 each semester. Students enrolled in MUS 178, MUS 278, MUS 378, or MUS 478 must pay an extra fee of $400 each semester. This fee is non-refundable and subject to change. All students enrolled in MUS 178, MUS 278, MUS 378, or MUS 478 must perform in one student recital per year.

All music majors are required to enroll in MUS 090 every semester except while enrolled in either EDSC 420/EDSC 421 or MUS 400.

All students must be enrolled in a major ensemble every semester in which they are enrolled as full-time music majors except the semester they student teach. All part-time students must be enrolled in a major ensemble for six semesters. The Department of Music reserves the right to assign students to major ensembles.

All music majors (BA and BS candidates) must successfully complete all portions of the sophomore review, which includes a written theory test, sight-singing, and piano proficiency. No student will be allowed to proceed to a 300-level music course until the sophomore review has been successfully completed.

The piano proficiency exam may be taken a total of four times, and students must demonstrate a minimum of proficiency in each category to pass. Most students should begin taking this exam during their sophomore year. Three categories of the exam must be passed before acceptance into the professional program. All of the exam must be passed before beginning student teaching.

The piano proficiency exam consists of the following:

Playing major and harmonic minor scales (up to 4 sharps and flats), two octaves, hands together;
Playing three intermediate-level pieces from the recommended list, including a chorale and a memorized piece;
Harmonizing a simple melody;
Transposing the same melody up or down a major/minor second; and
Sight-reading a simple piano piece and an accompaniment.