Music Education, Grades K-12, B. MUS.

General Education Requirements - 41 Credit Hours

Music and Fine Arts majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

• Fine Art Requirement: Music and Fine Arts majors fulfill the two-hour Fine Arts elective through major study.
• Global Studies Requirement: MUS 3003 - World Music  is required as the Global Elective.
• Science Requirement: PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music  is required as the Science Elective.

Required Bachelor of Music Core - 32 Credit Hours

• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s) (every semester with Applied Study)
• MUS 1021 - Introduction to Music Listening 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1113 - Tonal Harmony I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1123 - Tonal Harmony II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1131 - Musicianship Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1141 - Musicianship Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2113 - Advanced Harmony & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2131 - Advanced Musicianship Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2133 - Form & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2141 - Musicianship IV 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2480 - Studio Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3253 - Music History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3263 - Music History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3273 - Music History III 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3490 - Graduating Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation 0 Credit Hour(s)

Major Courses - 21 Credit Hours

• MUS 1221 - Introduction to Music Education 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3063 - Teaching Music in the Elementary School 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• MUS 3561 - Choral Conducting 1 Credit Hour(s) (choral track) or
• MUS 3571 - Instrumental Conducting 1 Credit Hour(s) (instrumental track)

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• MUS 3711 - Brass Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3721 - Strings Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3731 - Percussion Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3741 - Woodwinds Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4063 - Teaching Music in the Middle & High School 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• MUS 4333 - Vocal Pedagogy 3 Credit Hour(s) (choral track) or
• MUS 4023 - Secondary Instrumental Methods 3 Credit Hour(s) (instrumental track)

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• MUS 4613 - Studio Arranging 3 Credit Hour(s) or
• MUS 4553 - Arranging for Choral and Instrumental Ensembles 3 Credit Hour(s)

Performance Requirements - 21 Credit Hours

• Applied Principal Area (7 Credit Hours)
• Class Piano or Applied Secondary Area (2 Credit Hours, minimum) Continuous piano study required until the piano proficiency exam is passed.
• Major Ensemble (7 Credit Hours, minimum) Oratorio Chorus, PBA Symphony, or Symphonic Band.
• Second Ensemble (5 Credit Hours, minimum) In addition to Oratorio Chorus, all Voice Principals are required to take Concert Choir; when space is not available, Women’s Chorale or an appropriate ensemble for male singers is to be substituted. In addition to PBA Symphony or Symphonic Band, all Instrument Principals are required to take an appropriate chamber music ensemble during 3 semesters of full-time enrollment. Instrument Principals must also take two semesters of Oratorio Chorus (one complete year). Keyboard Principals are required to take an appropriate combination of instrumental chamber ensembles. Music Education majors will normally not enroll in ensemble courses during the student teaching semester.

Professional Education Courses - 28 Credit Hours

• EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio 1 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4353 - Foundations of Language, Cognition, and Research-Based Practices 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 43210 - Student Teaching - Music K-12 Classroom 10 Credit Hour(s)

Sample Degree Plan

Music Education B.Mus. Degree Plan