Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Music Education K-12
Entrance Requirements
New music majors and minors are required to complete an entrance audition for admittance to the Department of Music.
Placement Examinations
- Transfer and new students in music must take placement examinations as appropriate in applied music and music theory.
- Students who have not been enrolled in applied music or music theory for two or more years must reaudition for admittance into the Department of Music and take a theory placement exam.
1. Specific Courses Required for this degree
Completion of the general education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, which must include MUS 100, plus the K-12 teacher licensure requirements listed under the Department of Teacher Education.
Completion of the following required courses (55 hours):
- MUS 000: Recital Attendance (0 hours) 7 semesters
- MUS 106/FYS 101: Careers in the Music Industry (3 hours)
- MUS 103: Intro to Music Technology (1 hours)
- MUS 104: Music Theory I (3 hours)
- MUS 108: Aural Skills I (1 hours)
- MUS 140: Applied Music (2 hours)
- MUS 141: Applied Music (2 hours)
- MUS 204: Music Theory II (3 hours)
- MUS 208: Aural Skills II (1 hours)
- MUS 240: Applied Music (2 hours)
- MUS 241: Applied Music (2 hours)
- MUS 304: Advanced Theory (3 hours)
- MUS 308: Advanced Aural Skills (1 hours)
- MUS 320: Advanced Piano Class (1 hours)
- MUS 322: Percussion Methods (1 hours)
- MUS 323: Brass Methods (1 hours)
- MUS 324: Woodwind Methods (1 hours)
- MUS 325: String Methods (1 hours)
- MUS 326: Music History I (3 hours)
- MUS 327: Music History II (3 hours)
- MUS 333: Form and Analysis (2 hours)
- MUS 340: Applied Voice (2 hours)
- MUS 341: Applied Voice (2 hours)
- MUS 345: Junior Recital (1 hours)
- MUS 360: Conducting Techniques (2 hours)
- MUS 421: Elem School Music Methods (3 hours)
- MUS 422: Secondary School Music Methods (3 hours)
Completion of ONE of the following areas of specialization:
Choral:
- MUS 247/447: Concert Choir
- and/or
- MUS 257/457: Chamber Choir (7 sems. of any choir combination)
- MUS 460: Advanced Choral Conducting (2 hours)
- MUS 226: Lyrical Diction I (3 hours)
- MUS 227: Lyrical Diction II (3 hours)
Instrumental:
- MUS 245/451: Concert Band
- OR
- MUS 250/450 Orchestra (7 semesters in one Ensemble)
- MUS 321: Voice Methods (1 hours)
- MUS 461: Advanced Instr Conducting (2 hours)
- MUS 486: Marching Band Techniques (2 hours)