Music Education K-12, Vocal, BMU

In partnership with the Hope College Education Department, the Music Department offers a K-12 vocal music teaching major for certification through the Michigan Department of Education. The major consists of 73 credits.

In addition, students must also declare one of the 44-credit secondary education teaching majors: Secondary Education, 5-9 Gr, 7-12 Gr, BA (for a middle school focus) or Secondary Education, 7-12 Gr, 5-9 Gr, BA (for a high school focus). K-12 music education students will earn a Bachelor of Music degree only.

Anchor Plan for K-12 Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music degree has a modified set of Anchor Plan requirements:

The Arts in Practice requirement will be met with courses required for the major.
BMU students take one Human Creative Perspectives course and one Historical Perspectives course (first course at the 100 level; second course at the 200-level). They do not need to take a Philosophical Perspectives course.
The Mathematics and Natural Science requirement is 6-7 credits: one Mathematics course, and one Natural Science with Lab course.

Core Music Education

MUS 080 - Concert Attendance Credits: 0 must be taken 6 times
MUS 102 - Perspectives in Music Credits: 3
MUS 111 - Theory I Credits: 3
MUS 112 - Theory II Credits: 3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I Credits: 1
MUS 114 - Aural Skills II Credits: 1
MUS 197 - Keyboard Skills I Credits: 1
MUS 198 - Keyboard Skills II Credits: 1
MUS 201 - Eurhythmics I Credits: 0.5
MUS 202 - Eurhythmics II Credits: 0.5
MUS 205 - Global Music Credits: 2
MUS 211 - Theory III Credits: 3
MUS 212 - Theory IV Credits: 3
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III Credits: 1
MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV Credits: 1
MUS 297 - Keyboard Skills III Credits: 1
MUS 298 - Keyboard Skills IV Credits: 1
MUS 300 - Elementary Music and Classroom Management Credits: 3
MUS 301 - Elementary Music Methods Field Placement 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 386 - Teaching Strings Credits: 1
MUS 491 - Seminar in Music Credits: 2

Counterpoint or Post-Tonal Theory (1 course)

MUS 315 - Counterpoint Credits: 2
MUS 410 - Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory Credits: 2

Recital (1 course)

MUS 392 - Junior Recital Credits: 0
MUS 492 - Senior Recital Credits: 0

Vocal Music Education

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

Teaching Woodwinds or Brass (1 course)

MUS 382 - Teaching Woodwinds Credits: 1
MUS 383 - Teaching Brass Credits: 1

Ensembles (4 credits and 7 courses)

MUSE 115 - Chapel Choir Credits: 0-1
MUSE 116 - College Chorus Credits: 0-1
MUSE 117 - Spera Credits: 0-1
MUSE 120 - Orchestra Credits: 0-1
MUSE 130 - Wind Ensemble Credits: 0-1
MUSE 133 - Concert Band Credits: 0-1
MUSE 135 - Jazz Arts Collective Credits: 0-1
MUSE 140 - Collegium Musicum - Vocal Credits: 0-1
MUSE 155 - Opera Workshop Credits: 0-1
MUSE 160 - Chamber Ensembles Credits: 0-.5

Private Instruction (14 credits)

Choose one of the three groups of courses, listed below: 14 credits of voice; 14 credits of piano and 4 semesters of voice; or 14 credits of organ and 4 semesters of voice.

Voice (14 credits)

MUSA 181 - Voice Credits: 1-3
MUSA 182 - Jazz and Contemporary Voice Credits: 1-3

Piano and Voice

Piano (14 credits)

MUSA 179 - Piano Credits: 1-3
MUSA 179J - Contemporary and Jazz Piano Credits: 1-3

Voice (4 semesters)

MUSA 181 - Voice Credits: 1-3
MUSA 182 - Jazz and Contemporary Voice Credits: 1-3

Organ and Voice

Organ (14 credits)

MUSA 177 - Organ Credits: 1-3
MUSA 177J - Jazz Organ Credits: 1-3

Voice (4 semesters)

MUSA 181 - Voice Credits: 1-3
MUSA 182 - Jazz and Contemporary Voice Credits: 1-3