Music Education B.Mus. Degree Plan

Semester 1

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience 1 Credit Hour(s)
• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D. 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1113 - Tonal Harmony I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1131 - Musicianship Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1221 - Introduction to Music Education 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 2

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio 1 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1021 - Introduction to Music Listening 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1123 - Tonal Harmony II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1141 - Musicianship Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• PHE 1061 - Lifetime Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s)

Semester 3

• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hour(s) (*)
• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MAT 1853 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s) (*)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours (4)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2113 - Advanced Harmony & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2131 - Advanced Musicianship Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

Semester 4

• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours (4)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam 0 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 3731 - Percussion Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s) (1)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 5 - Sophomore Review Passed

• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3063 - Teaching Music in the Elementary School 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3263 - Music History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3273 - Music History III 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3741 - Woodwinds Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s) (2)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 6

• EDU 4353 - Foundations of Language, Cognition, and Research-Based Practices 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3273 - Music History III 3 Credit Hour(s)

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

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• MUS 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3711 - Brass Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s) (1)
• MUS 4063 - Teaching Music in the Middle & High School 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music 3 Credit Hour(s) (science elective)

Semester 7

• BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith 3 Credit Hour(s)
• COM 1113 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education 3 Credit Hour(s) (3)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3490 - Graduating Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3721 - Strings Instrumental Methods 1 Credit Hour(s) (2)

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

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• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society 3 Credit Hour(s) (*)

Semester 8

• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 43110 - Student Teaching – Middle and/or High School Classroom 10 Credit Hour(s)

Note:

(1) These courses are offered in alternate years; sequence will be determined by yearly rotation.
(2) Vocal Pedagogy and Classroom Management are offered every year and may be taken in any order.
(3) If the piano proficiency is passed at the end of the 2nd semester, these courses are not required.
(*) Possible summer school options