Music Major Concentration in Teaching for Vocalists

HFA PEAK

48 credits (total does not include prerequisite courses)

Core Requirements


Music Core (32 credits)

MUS-001Concert/Recital Attendance

0 credits

MUS-101Aural Skills I

2 credits

MUS-102Aural Skills II

2 credits

MUS-103Music Theory I

3 credits

MUS-104Music Theory II

3 credits

MUS-202Music Theory III

3 credits

MUS-203Music Theory IV

3 credits

MUS-311Music History I

3 credits

MUS-312Music History II

3 credits

MUS-400Musicology Seminar

3 credits

MUS-001: Take during each semester of enrollment

Complete 6 credits from the following:

ENSEMBLE-(Chorale, Sinfonia, Instrumental Jazz)

6 credits

Students with music scholarships may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons and ensembles to maintain their scholarships which may not count toward the major.

Complete 1 credit from the following:

MUS-490Senior Recital

1-3 credits

MUS-494Independent Study

1-3 credits

MUS-497Internship

1-3 credits

48 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)

Applied Lessons and Music Education Courses (16 credits)

Music Core (32 credits)

Students in the Concentration in Teaching for Vocalists are required to take 6 credits of ensemble instead of the 8 in the Music Core.

Complete 8 semesters of the following:

MUSAP-130Applied Music I

0.5-1 credits

MUSAP-230Applied Music II

0.5-1 credits

MUSAP-330Applied Music III

0.5-1 credits

MUSAP-430Applied Music IV

0.5-1 credits

MUSAP-130, MUSAP-230, MUSAP-330, MUSAP-430: 2 Semesters


Students with music scholarships may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons and ensembles to maintain their scholarships which may not count toward the major.

Complete 12 credits from the following Music Education Courses:

MUS-138English and Italian Diction

1 credit

MUS-139French and German Diction

1 credit

MUS-231Piano Proficiency Exam

0 credit

MUS-341Beginning Conducting

2 credits

MUS-342Advanced Conducting

2 credits

MUS-345Teaching Band Instruments

2 credits

MUS-442Music Methods and Materials

3 credits

MUS-444Choral Pedagogy and Practicum

1 credit

Students desiring to pursue the study of music education should complete the music major core requirements and take additional courses as described above. Students desiring certification in secondary music education must complete this major, a minor in education, and a fifth-year internship after graduation. These students should also have an advisor in the Education Department.