Music Education B.M.
Program Coordinator: D. Glaze
Serving students who seek a professional degree in music with an emphasis in music education, the B.M. in Music Education provides a thorough music foundation with specialized coursework in instrumental and vocal methods, conducting, rehearsal techniques, orchestration, and literature. Students train to become music teachers in the K-12 setting and choose between our choral and instrumental music education tracks. Students successfully completing the B.M. in Music Education will have gained the necessary skills to pursue graduate teacher certification and placement as a music teacher in the public school system.
Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the professional music degree (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) must complete the following courses:
Courses
Mup 190 | Applied Music | 3 |
Mup 290 | Applied Music | 3 |
Mup 390 or 490 | Applied Music | 6 |
MuEd 045 | Music Education Degree Entry Portfolio | 0 |
Mus 046 | Piano Proficiency Exam | 0 |
Mus 047 or 048 | Final Project or Junior Recital | 0 |
| (30 minutes minimum) | |
Mus 111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
Mus 112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
Mus 113 | Music Theory III | 3 |
Mus 114 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I | 1 |
Mus 115 | Sight Singing/Ear Training II | 1 |
Mus 116 | Sight Singing/Ear Training III | 1 |
Mus 188 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| (9 terms required) | |
Mus 195, 196, 197, or 198 | Large Ensemble: Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band | 6 |
Mus 205 | Listening I | 1 |
Mus 206 | Listening II | 1 |
Mus 211 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
Mus 212 | Music Theory V | 3 |
Mus 213 | Music Theory VI | 3 |
Mus 214 | Sight Singing/Ear Training IV | 1 |
Mus 215 | Sight Singing/ Ear Training V | 1 |
Mus 216 | Sight Singing/Ear Training VI | 1 |
Mus 291 | Advanced Class Piano I | 2 |
Mus 292 | Advanced Class Piano II | 2 |
Mus 293 | Advanced Class Piano III | 2 |
Mus 304 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque | 4 |
Mus 305 | Music History: Classical and Romantic | 4 |
Mus 306 | Music History: 20th Century | 4 |
Mus 312 | Orchestration | 3 |
Mus 320 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
Mus 321 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
Mus 322 | Choral Conducting | 2 |
MuEd 328 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
MuEd 332 | String Techniques | 1 |
MuEd 333 | Guitar Techniques | 1 |
MuEd 334 | Vocal Techniques K-12 | 1 |
MuEd 335 | Percussion Techniques | 1 |
Mus 395, 396, 397, or 398 | Large Ensemble: Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band | 6 |
Mus 409 | Practicum | 2 |
Mus 411 | Topics in Music History | 2 |
Mus 474 | Midi Applications | 2 |
MuEd 484 | Music with Children | 3 |
One of the following:
Mus 114 – Mus 116: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 111, Mus 112, Mus 113 required)
Mus 214 – Mus 216: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 211, Mus 212, Mus 213 required)
Music majors must enroll in Applied Music and the related Large Ensemble each term. Students must earn 3 credits at each level of Applied Music. With School approval, the distribution of Applied Music credits may be altered; however, a minimum of 6 of the 12 must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of 6 of the 12 Large Ensemble credits must be completed at the upper-division level.
Additionally, students need to choose a teaching sub-speciality and complete the following courses in the appropriate track:
Instrumental Track
Choral/General Track
Total Teaching Sub-Specialty Credits: 27
Total Credit Hours: 123