2024-2025 University Catalog
Music Education, B.M.E.
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No more than four credits of D grades may be earned in required music classes. Students must earn a C or better in courses marked with ^, and must maintain a GPA of 2.8 in the Professional Education sequence, a 3.0 in the Music Education core, and 3.0 overall to student teach. Students are also required to adhere to the standards and expectations of the teacher education program in the School of Education as outlined in the Student Handbook (Education). See Music Education chairperson for further details.
Minimum Credits Required: 111
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Required Music Courses: (82 credit hours)
- MUC 001 - Performance Attendance, 0 credit hours (6 semesters)
- MUC 002 - Departmental Recital, 0 credit hours (7 semesters)
- MUA 101 - ICTUS (Introduction to Conservatory Training, Understanding, and Skills), 2 credit hours
- MUC 101 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUC 102 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUA 110 - Theory 1, 2 credit hours
- MUC 110 - Music Technology and Notation, 1 credit hour
- MUA 120 - Aural Skills 1, 2 credit hours
- MUC 133 - Keyboard Musicianship 1, 1 credit hour 2
- MUC 134 - Keyboard Musicianship 2, 1 credit hour 2
- MUC 135 - Voice Class, 1 credit hour [instrumentalists only]
- MUC 140 - Singers’ Phonetics, 1 credit hour [vocalists only]
- MUC 171X - Introduction to Music Education, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 201 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUC 202 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUC 205 - Major Ensembles, 1 credit hour 3
- MUA 210 - Theory 2, 2 credit hours
- MUA 220 - Aural Skills 2, 2 credit hours
- MUC 233 - Keyboard Musicianship 3, 1 credit hour 2
- MUC 234 - Keyboard Musicianship 4, 1 credit hour 2
- MUC 235 - Keyboard Musicianship for the Practitioner, 1 credit hour [keyboardists only] 5
- MUA 240I - Music History & Literature 1, 3 credit hours
- MUA 241I - Music History & Literature 2, 3 credit hours
- MUA 242 - Music History & Literature 3, 3 credit hours
- MUC 271D - Teaching Music in a Diverse Society, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 278 - Diverse Ensembles for the Music Classroom, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 291 - Conducting, 2 credit hours
- MUC 292 - Advanced Conducting, 2 credit hours
- MUC 301 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUC 302 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUC 309 - Entrepreneurship and Advocacy, 1 credit hour
- MUC 370 - General Music Methods I, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 371 - Choral Music Methods I, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 372 - Instrumental Music Methods I, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 375 - School Music Program Administration, 2 credit hours ^
- MUC 401 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours1
- MUC 403 - Partial Senior Recital, 0 credit hours
- Music Electives, 2 credit hours
- MUC 470 - General Music Methods II, 2 credit hours ^
OR - MUC 471 - Choral Music Methods II, 2 credit hours ^
OR - MUC 472 - Instrumental Music Methods II, 2 credit hours ^
Lower Level Methods:
Complete one of the following course paths based on career aspirations.
Vocalists & General Music Education Students-
Band Music Education Students-
String Music Education Students-
Upper Level Electives:
Choose 5 credit hours from the following-
- MUA 213 - Counterpoint, 2 credit hours
- MUA 216 - Pop Music Theory, 2 credit hours
- MUA 218 - Part-writing, 1 credit hour
- MUA 222 - Aural Skills & Theory for Music Theatre, 2 credit hours
- MUA 320 - Advanced Chromatic Aural Skills, 2 credit hours
- MUA 322 - Dalcroze Pedagogy and Applications, 3 credit hours
- MUA 330 - Chromatic Theory and Formal Analysis, 3 credit hours
- MUA 332 - Performance and Analysis, 1 credit hour
- MUA 338 - Linear Analysis, 1 credit hour
- MUA 410 - Theory of Music Since 1900, 2 credit hours
- MUA 420 - Post-Tonal Aural Skills, 2 credit hours
Required Psychology Courses: (6 credit hours)
Required Education Courses: (23 credit hours)
Notes:
1 Two credits per semester for 7 semesters.
2 Secondary instrument is piano until Proficiency 4 is achieved. Depending upon placement results, piano study may occur in classes, lessons, or a combination. If the requisite proficiency is achieved in fewer than 4 semesters, continued piano study or study on another instrument is required. Secondary study beyond 4 semesters requires an additional fee.
3 One credit per semester for 7 semesters.
4 Must be taken concurrently with Clinical Practice.
5 Replaces one semester of private instrument secondary study.
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