Music Education B.S.

Major Check Sheet

A Bachelor of Science with a major in Music Education requires the following courses:

MUS 111	THE MATERIALS OF MUSIC I	3 sh
MUS 112	THE MATERIALS OF MUSIC II	3 sh
MUS 113	AURAL SKILLS I	1 sh
MUS 114	AURAL SKILLS II	1 sh
MUS 211	THE MATERIALS OF MUSIC III	3 sh
MUS 212	THE MATERIALS OF MUSIC IV	3 sh
MUS 213	AURAL SKILLS III	1 sh
MUS 214	AURAL SKILLS IV	1 sh
MUS 354	MUSIC EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY	4 sh
MUS 251	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC EDUCATION	2 sh
MUS 313	FORM AND ANALYSIS	2 sh
MUS 315	THE MUSIC OF ANCIENT TIMES THROUGH BAROQUE	4 sh
MUS 316	CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC MUSIC	4 sh
MUS 360	CHORAL METHODS AND LITERATURE	2 sh
MUS 361	INSTRUMENTAL METHODS I	2 sh
MUS 362	INSTRUMENTAL METHODS II	2 sh
MUS 366	CONDUCTING	2 sh
MUS 413	20th CENTURY TECHNIQUES	2 sh
MUS 461	MUSIC EDUCATION K-12 METHODS	4 sh

In addition, each Music Education major must complete the following:

(a) 2 semester hours in the primary (principal) applied music area each semester for a minimum of 10 semester hours (one semester at the 300 level is required) 10 sh

(b) successful completion of the adjudicated degree recital (MUS 030)

(c) ensemble from MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 103, MUS 105 and MUS 109 7 sh

• All majors must complete one of these ensembles outside of the primary instrument
• All music education majors must take three semester hours of MUS 102, University Chorale, and one of these hours must be a concurrent enrollment in MUS 360, choral Methods and Literature, or MUS 366, Conducting
• In addition, students whose primary instrument is wind or percussion must complete two semesters of MUS 109 (Wind and percussion majors must complete two semesters of MUS 109; all majors must complete one of these ensembles outside of major instrument/voice)

(d) Keyboard proficiency

• MUS 010 Departmental Recital each semester of residency as a Music Education major

Total Credit Hours: 62

• In addition, vocal majors must take MUS 258 Diction for Singers I and MUS 259 Diction for Singers II.
• The music education student must also complete the required professional education courses and observe the requirements for the teacher education program as outlined under Education.

An audition is required for acceptance into this program.