Music, Vocal Education, B.Mu.

General Education Curriculum:

• First-Year Seminar
• Expository Writing
• IDS 200 - Encounter with Cultures 
• One course in Mathematics
• Science I
• Cultural Heritage I and II - fulfilled by taking MUS 321  and MUS 323 
• Health Dynamics
• Basic Studies in Religion, plus one upper level course in Religion
• Second Language - one course at the second semester level
• Social Science, fulfilled by taking EDUC 220 - Educational Psychology , EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Field Placement 
• Senior Seminar - IDS 400-level course
• Global Learning - fulfilled by completing IDS 200  (GLD) and MUS 205  (GLI)

Basic Musicianship:

41 Credits

*Placement in Keyboard Skills Courses is by department exam. MUS 197 , MUS 198  and MUS 297  are prerequisites for MUS 298 . There is a separate departmental exam fee for each course. Please check with the Registrar’s Office for the current exam fee.

If you are placed in MUS 198 , then, upon successful completion of MUS 198  and the payment of the departmental exam fee (for 1 course), you will also be awarded the official credit for MUS 197  (1 credit) on your transcript.

If you are placed in MUS 297 , then upon successful completion of MUS 297  and the payment of the departmental exam fees for both MUS 197  and MUS 198  (fee for 2 courses), you will be awarded the official credit for MUS 197  (1 credit) and MUS 297  (1 credit) on your transcript.

If you are placed in MUS 298 , then upon successful completion of MUS 298  and the payment of the departmental exam fees for MUS 197 , MUS 198  and MUS 297  (fee for 3 courses), you will be awarded the official credit for MUS 197  (1 credit), MUS 298  (1 credit) and MUS 297  (1 credit) on your transcript.

• MUS 080 - Concert Attendance Credits: 0 six semesters
• MUS 102 - Perspectives in Music Credits: 3
• MUS 110 - Introduction to Theory Credits: 1 Optional
• MUS 111 - Theory I Credits: 3
• MUS 112 - Theory II Credits: 3
• MUS 211 - Theory III Credits: 3
• MUS 212 - Theory IV Credits: 3
• MUS 113 - Aural Skills I Credits: 1
• MUS 114 - Aural Skills II Credits: 1
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills III Credits: 1
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV Credits: 1
• MUS 201 - Eurhythmics Credits: 0.5
• MUS 202 - Eurhythmics II Credits: 0.5
• MUS 205 - Global Music Credits: 2
• MUS 298 - Keyboard Skills IV Credits: 1 *
• MUS 311 - Form and Analysis Credits: 2
• MUS 321 - Music Literature Before 1750 Credits: 3
• MUS 323 - Music Literature After 1750 Credits: 3
• MUS 341 - Orchestration Credits: 3
• MUS 491 - Seminar in Music Credits: 2

Performance - Applied Studies:

• 14 credits in one Applied Music instrument, MUS 161 -MUS 182 .
• Enroll in an ensemble in each of 7 semesters; minimum of 4 credits in ensembles
• At least four semesters of private studio voice
• In consultation with the music education advisors, Vocal Music Education majors will participate in a choral ensemble as a conducting practicum for at least one semester after successful completion of Advanced Conducting.
• Recital performance either in the junior or senior year with a minimum of 30 minutes of music. Students should enroll in MUS 392  or MUS 492  (0 credit) concurrently with Applied Lessons for credit in the semester in which they intend to present a recital. Students should consult with their applied instructor and area head for their specific recital requirements.

Exceptions may be made on an individual basis and must be approved in advance by the head of the music education in consultation with the Department Chair and studio teacher. A student may not perform his/her recital during student teaching- no exceptions.

Music Education (Secondary certification, K-12 endorsement):

• MUS 300 - Elementary Music and Classroom Management Credits: 3
• MUS 301 - Elementary Music Methods Field Placement Credits: 1
• MUS 345 - Conducting Techniques Credits: 2
• MUS 355 - Advanced Choral Conducting Credits: 2
• MUS 376 - Secondary Choral Methods Credits: 3
• MUS 377 - Secondary Choral Methods Field Placement Credits: 1

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• MUS 382 - Teaching Woodwinds Credits: 1

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• MUS 383 - Teaching Brass Credits: 1

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• MUS 386 - Teaching Strings Credits: 1

Professional Education Courses (secondary certification):

• EDUC 225 - The Exceptional Child and Adolescent Credits: 3
• EDUC 226 - The Exceptional Child and Adolescent Clinical Experience Credits: 1
• EDUC 270 - Foundations of Education Credits: 4 (when possible, EDUC 270  should be taken concurrently with either EDUC 220 /EDUC 221  or EDUC 225 /EDUC 226 )
• EDUC 275 - Introduction to Secondary Education and Instruction Design Credits: 2 (EDUC 275  must be taken concurrently with another Field Placement. If students take EDUC 275  concurrently with another field placement, students will not be required to register for EDUC 276 . To fulfill the field placement requirement, when possible, EDUC 275  should be taken concurrently with either MUS 300  or EDUC 225 /EDUC 226 )
• EDUC 285 - Literacy in the Content Area Credits: 3
• EDUC 286 - Literacy in the Content Area Clinical Experience Credits: 1
• EDUC 360 - Secondary Principles Credits: 2
• EDUC 361 - Secondary Principles Clinical Experience Credits: 1
• EDUC 500 - Perspectives in Education Credits: 1
• EDUC 455 - Student Teaching Seminar Credits: 1
• EDUC 485 - Student Teaching in the Elementary and Secondary Schools (K-12) Credits: 5-14

Total Credits = 131-135 Credits