Music Education, BSEd

Total hours required for the program: 126.

To major in music education, students must pass an audition in the principal performance area and take a music aptitude examination. Based on the audition and examination, MUS 105, 108, and 118 may be required. These courses do not count toward degree requirements. If a student fails MUS 108 or MUS 118 twice, the student shall be ineligible to continue in a music program.

A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for admission, continuation, and graduation in the music BS Ed.

All music majors must pass a public recital in the last semester of principal applied lessons before a degree will be granted.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Teacher Education Program

Teacher Education Program Policies and Procedures

Professional Education Sequence for Music Education (26 hours)

During the sophomore year, Music Education students must apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 and SPED 240 are the only courses in the professional education sequence that may be taken before admission to teacher education. A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for admission, continuation, and graduation in the Music Education program. Students must earn a C or better in all the Professional Education Sequence courses listed below.

Core Courses
EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
EDCI 430 - Responsive Classroom Management Credits: 3
MUS 323 - Music in Childhood Credits: 2
MUS 324 - Music in Adolescence Credits: 2
SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: 3
Intern I (1 hour required)
EDSE 484 - Supervised Internship I Credits: 1-3
Intern II
EDSE 485 - Internship II Credits: 6
EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: 3
MUS 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Music, K-12 Credits: 3
Note: You must be fully admitted into the Teacher Education program and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA to enroll in all courses in this Professional Education Sequence except for EDCI 201 and SPED 240.

Major Requirements (41 hours)

Note that MUS 303 also satisfies the Liberal Studies P6 requirement but may not serve as the the upper-level perspective course. The major requires 41 hours as follows:

MUS 107 - Applied Major Credits: 2, R6
(a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
MUS 148 - Piano Class I Credits: 1
MUS 149 - Piano Class II Credits: 1
MUS 207 - Applied Major Credits: 2, R6
(a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
MUS 208 - Aural Skills II Credits: 1
MUS 218 - Music Theory II Credits: 3
MUS 248 - Piano Class III Credits: 1
MUS 249 - Piano Class IV Credits: 1
MUS 303 - The World of Music Credits: 3
MUS 305 - Junior Recital Credits: 0
MUS 308 - Aural Skills III Credits: 1
MUS 309 - Aural Skills IV Credits: 1
MUS 318 - Music Theory III Credits: 3
MUS 319 - Music Theory IV Credits: 3
MUS 329 - Fundamentals of Conducting Credits: 2
MUS 358 - Concert Attendance Credits: 0
(six semesters are required)
MUS 418 - Music History I Credits: 3
Six semesters of ensemble are required, including four semesters of ensemble appropriate to the primary performance area chosen in consultation with the studio professor and two additional semesters selected from any School of Music ensemble. All ensembles used to meet this requirement are subject to approval by the music education coordinator. Only two semesters of marching band and/or Catamount Singers may be used to meet this requirement. Credits / Units: 6
MUS 419 - Music History II Credits: 3

Music Education Courses (7 hours)

A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses taken from the requirements below.

Required Courses (7 hours)
MUS 283 - Music Technology Applications Credits: 1
MUS 307 - Applied Major Credits: 2, R6
(a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
MUS 428 - Choral Conducting Credits: 2
or
MUS 429 - Instrumental Conducting Credits: 2

Methods and Materials Courses (4 hours)

Select 4 hours from the list below:

MUS 314 - Jazz Methods and Materials Credits: 2
MUS 315 - Popular Music Methods and Materials Credits: 2
MUS 326 - Instrumental Methods and Materials Credits: 2
MUS 327 - Choral Methods and Materials Credits: 2

Techniques Courses (9 hours)

Select 9 hours from the list below:

MUS 168 - String Pedagogy Credits: 2
MUS 169 - Guitar Pedagogy Credits: 2
MUS 258 - Diction for Singers I Credits: 1
MUS 259 - Diction for Singers II Credits: 2
MUS 272 - Percussion Pedagogy Credits: 2
MUS 311 - Brass Pedagogy Credits: 2
MUS 312 - Woodwind Pedagogy Credits: 2
MUS 403 - Marching Band Techniques Credits: 1, R4
MUS 411 - Advanced Vocal Pedagogy Credits: 3

General Electives

Additional general electives may be needed to meet the minimum 126 hours required for the B.S.Ed. Music Education degree.