Bachelor of Music, Major: Music Education
Music Education Major (48 Hrs)
MUSC 1000 Comprehensive Music Laboratory (see note 1) |
0 |
MUSC 2301 Music Theory III (see note 2) |
3 |
MUSC 2302 Music Theory IV (see note 2) |
3 |
MUSC 2401 Aural Skills III (see note 2) |
1 |
MUSC 2402 Aural Skills IV (see note 2) |
1 |
MUSC 2501 Keyboard Skills III (see note 3) |
1 |
MUSC 2502 Keyboard Skills IV (see note 3) |
1 |
MUSC 2600 Principal Applied |
2 |
(see "Specific Requirements" No. 3.) |
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MUSC 3230 Technology in Composition & Improvisation |
2 |
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MUSC 3601 Woodwind Techniques & Materials |
1 |
MUSC 3602 Brass Techniques & Materials |
1 |
MUSC 3603 Percussion Techniques & Materials |
1 |
MUSC 3604 String Techniques & Materials |
1 |
MUSC 3701 Western Music before 1825 |
3 |
MUSC 3702 Western Music after 1825 and World Music |
3 |
MUSC 3850 Conducting |
3 |
(Prerequisite: MUSC 2302, 2402, 2502, and 2600 level change) |
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MUSC 3900 Music in the Elementary Schools |
3 |
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MUSC 4000 Music in the Secondary Schools |
3 |
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MUSC 4200 Orchestration & Arranging |
2 |
(Prerequisite: MUSC 3230) |
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MUSC 4600 Principal Applied |
6 |
(see note 4 and "Specific Requirements" No. 3.) |
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Option: Woodwind, Brass, & Percussion
MUSC 3605 Voice Techniques & Materials |
1 |
(Prerequisite: MUSC 2402 or permission) |
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MUSC 4021 Instrumental Methods & Materials (see note 5 & 6) |
3 |
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or MUSC 4720 Marching Band |
3 |
(see "Specific Requirements" No. 2.A.) |
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MUSC 28XX or MUSC 48XX one semester of Small Ensemble is required |
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Option: Voice
MUSC 3606 Principles of Diction |
1 |
MUSC 4011 Choral Methods & Materials (see note 5 & 6) |
3 |
MUSC 4750 Concert Choir |
3 |
(see "Specific Requirements" No. 2.B.) |
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Option: Keyboard, String, & Guitar
MUSC 3605 Voice Techniques & Materials |
1 |
MUSC 4011 Choral Methods & Materials or |
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MUSC 4021 Instrumental Methods & Materials (see note 5 & 6) |
3 |
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3 |
(see "Specific Requirements" No. 2.C.)
- Six terms must be completed with the grade "S." Transfer students may transfer credit. (See Requirements Common to all Bachelor of Music Degrees.)
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of the preceding course in the Music-Theory and Aural-Skills course sequences. Any course in the Music-Theory course sequence can be taken for credit by examination. Credit by examination must be validated by the course's faculty and processed through the Music Office and the Office of the Registrar.
- Prerequisite: Admission to music degree program or successful completion of the preceding course in the sequence. May be taken for credit by examination. Passing the Keyboard-Skills course sequence (i.e., MUSC 1501, 1502, 2501, 2502) constitutes keyboard proficiency. Keyboard proficiency is a Prerequisite to MUSC 3850, 3900, 4171, 4172, 4181, 4182, 4311, 4400 and 4500. Students must enroll in Keyboard Skills each term offered for a minimum of four semesters and until successful completion. A course or courses in the sequence may receive credit by examination. Credit by examination for any course must be validated by the course's faculty and processed through the Music Office and the Office of the Registrar. The requirements for each proficiency level are included in the various Keyboard-Skills course syllabi.
- Admission to MUSC 4600 requires passing a "level-change" performance-jury examination after completion of MUSC 2600.
- Prerequisite: MUSC 4000 and admission to the Teacher Education program. Admission requires a GPA of at least 2.7 and passage of the GACE Basic Skills test.
- This course includes a field-based music teaching experience once per week.
Professional Education (24 Hrs)
CEPD 4101 Educational Psychology P-12** |
3 |
EDUC 2110 Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education |
3 |
EDUC 2120 Exploring Sociocultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts |
3 |
EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning and Teaching |
3 |
SPED 3715 Inclusive Classrooms** |
3 |
9 |
**Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education program. Admission requires a GPA of at least 2.7 and passage of GACE Basic Skills Assessment.
***Admission to the Teaching Internship requires the satisfactory completion of all coursework (see College of Education). Application must be made one calendar year prior to the internship semester.
TOTAL Degree Program |
132 |


