2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Performance, B.M.: Emphasis in Pedagogy

The Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance with an Emphasis in Pedagogy is a rigorous professional program that prepares students for careers in performance and private studio music teaching. The program seeks to provide students with a course of study that is as thorough as possible in music performance and musicianship, as well as a strong foundation in private studio pedagogy. Students will be prepared to perform at a high level of competence and to teach in the area of their primary instrument.

Comments:

Students must first pass an audition in order to pursue a music major at Kean University.

Students may be required, as deemed necessary by department faculty, to complete additional semesters of repertory, lessons, and ensembles, for the purposes of remediation.

A minimum GPA of 2.5 must be maintained.

General Education 32

Foundation Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403:GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
 
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Theater

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Foreign Languages: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters.

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

 
Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select One GE Approved Lab Science course from areas below:
Biology

4

Chemistry or Physics

4

Environmental Sciences

4

Earth Science

4

Additional Required Courses 3

MUS 2220MUSIC IN WORLD CULTURE

3

Academic Major 86

All Major courses require a grade of C or better.

Required Foundation Core 86

MUS 1101MUSIC THEORY I

2

MUS 2102MUSIC THEORY II

2

MUS 3103MUSIC THEORY III

2

MUS 4104MUSIC THEORY IV

2

MUS 1111SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN I

1.5

MUS 2112SIGHT SINGING AND EAR TRAINING II

1.5

MUS 3113SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN III

1.5

MUS 4114SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN IV

1.5

MUS 3111FORM AND ANALYSIS-WE

2

MUS 3120ELEMENTARY CONDUCTING

2

 

MUS 3137COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR MUSIC

2

OR

MUS 3138MUSIC NOTATION ON COMPUTERS

2

OR

Music Technology Course 2

 

MUS 30--Private Studio Lessons (2x8)

16

MUS 38--Major Music Ensembles (1x8)

8

MUS 28-- or 38-- Secondary Music Ensembles (1x6)

6

MUS 2201MUSIC HISTORY I

3

Music Technology requirement = MUS 3137 or MUS 3138 or other 2-credit Music Technology course approved by department.

Select one of the following three tracks:

1. Piano Performance Track 18

MUS 3710PIANO REPERTORY

0.5

MUS 2710ACCOMPANYING

1

MUS 3131ORCHESTRATION

2

MUS 3122INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING

2

Music Electives 4

MUS 3710: take 6 times for 3 credits

MUS 2710: take 7 times for 7 credits

2. Instrumental Performance Track 18

MUS 1511CLASS PIANO I

1.5

MUS 1512CLASS PIANO II

1.5

MUS 1513CLASS PIANO III

1.5

MUS 1514CLASS PIANO IV

1.5

MUS 37--Instrumental or Guitar Repertory (.5x6)

3

MUS 3131ORCHESTRATION

2

MUS 3122INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING

2

Music Electives 5

3. Vocal Performance Track 18

MUS 1511CLASS PIANO I

1.5

MUS 1512CLASS PIANO II

1.5

MUS 1513CLASS PIANO III

1.5

MUS 1514CLASS PIANO IV

1.5

MUS 2001ENGLISH DICTION FOR SINGERS

1

MUS 2002ITALIAN DICTION FOR SINGERS

1

MUS 2003GERMAN DICTION FOR SINGERS

1

MUS 2004FRENCH DICTION FOR SINGERS

1

MUS 20--Italian for Singers

1

MUS 2006SONG LITERATURE II - FRENCH

1

MUS 20--German for Singers

1

MUS 2005SONG LITERATURE I - GERMAN

1

MUS 3700VOICE REPERTORY

0.5

MUS3121CHORAL CONDUCTING

2

MUS 3700: take 4 times for 2 credits

Music Pedagogy Studies 12

(Select the appropriate pair of pedagogy courses I and II, plus Music Pedagogy Practicum I & II)

MUS 2312WOODWIND PEDAGOGY I

3

MUS 3312WOODWIND PEDAGOGY II

3

MUS 2412BRASS PEDAGOGY I

3

MUS 3412BRASS PEDAGOGY 2

3

MUS 2512PERCUSSION PEDAGOGY 1

3

MUS 3512PERCUSSION PEDAGOGY 2

3

MUS 2612STRING PEDAGOGY I

3

MUS 3612STRING PEDAGOGY II

3

MUS 2712PIANO PEDAGOGY I

3

MUS 3712PIANO PEDAGOGY

3

MUS 2812GUITAR PEDAGOGY 1

3

MUS 3812GUITAR PEDAGOGY 2

3

MUS 2912VOICE PEDAGOGY 1

3

MUS 3912VOICE PEDAGOGY 2

3

MUS 4401MUSIC PEDAGOGY PRACTIUM I

3

MUS 4402MUSIC PEDAGOGY PRACTIUM II

3

Major Capstone Course 3

MUS 4105: Writing Emphasis (WE) course required by Major. A Grade of C or better is required.

MUS 4105MUSIC HISTORY II - WE

3

Music Elective 1-2

MUS 1996 Optional Freshmen Research: Freshmen may partner with faculty to earn one credit as a Music Elective, which may be taken up to two times.

Total Credit Hours: 120-122