Specific Requirements, Bachelor of Music in Music Education
- Admission to the Music Education Major requires completion of the Music-Theory, Aural-Skills, and Keyboard-Skills course sequences, a minimum GPA of 2.7, passing the level-change examination, and departmental approval. Admission to the Teacher Education program requires the completion of Core Areas A - F; a minimum GPA of 2.7, including courses in the Core Curriculum transferred from other institutions; proficiency in writing (demonstrated by writing samples and/or a grade of C or better in ENGL 1102, proficiency in oral communication, satisfactory completion of the Regents' Exam and the GACE Basic Skills Assessment; satisfactory completion of prerequisite courses and other departmental requirements; competency in music technology (demonstrated by a grade of C or better in MUSC 3230) ; and approval by the Department of Music. Successful completion of the Music education program requires that students must earn a grade of C or better in all professional education sequence courses and in supporting courses for the teaching field, including Area F of the core (see College of Education). Satisfactory completion of the GACE Content Assessments in Music is required for Georgia Teacher Certification.
- Ensemble Requirement
- Woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists pursuing the Music Education major must be in Marching Band or Symphony Band each term offered, with the exception of the semester of the teaching internship. One semester of Small Ensemble is also required.
- Voice students pursuing the Music Education major must be in Concert Choir each term offered, with the exception of the semester of the teaching internship.
- Keyboard, string, and guitar students pursuing the Music Education major must be in Marching Band, Symphony Band, or Concert Choir each term offered, with the exception of the semester of the teaching internship.
- Principal-Applied Requirements
- Students must register for MUSC 2600 Principal Applied (the principal performing instrument or voice) each term offered for a minimum of 6 credit hours and until passage of the level-change examination. Thereafter, the student must enroll in MUSC 4600 each term offered until a minimum of 6 credit hours has been earned. All credits earned in Principal Applied must be on a single instrument or in voice only.
- Students must attend Principal-Applied seminars, master classes, recitals, and studio classes as part of the MUSC 1000 requirement.
- Solo Public Performances in Principal-Applied area: Freshman year (1), Sophomore year (1), Junior year (1), and Senior year (1).
- The Performance major requires a Half Recital (20-30 minutes of music) during the junior year and a Full Recital (40-60 minutes of music) during the senior year, each based on studies in Principal Applied. Half Recitals exceeding 30 minutes of music must be approved by the hearing committee. Successful completion of MUSC 4941 Half Recital is a prerequisite for permission to enroll in MUSC 4942 Full Recital. Half and Full degree recitals must be auditioned for approval by a faculty committee. Principal-Applied voice recitals must collectively include works sung in English, French, German, and Italian.
