Music Education P-12, Instrumental, BMU

In partnership with the Hope College Education Department, the Music Department offers a P-12 instrumental music teaching major for certification through the Michigan Department of Education. The major consists of 74 credits.

In addition, students must also declare the 44-credit secondary education (no grade band) major, Secondary Education, BA . P-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.
BMU students take one Social Science course, instead of two.

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

Instrumental Music Education

MUS 192 - Beginning Voice Class Credits: 1-3
MUS 356 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting Credits: 2
MUS 370 - Teaching Instrumental Music in Secondary Schools Credits: 3
MUS 371 - Teaching Instrumental Music in Secondary Schools Clinical Experience Credits: 1
MUS 382 - Teaching Woodwinds Credits: 1
MUS 383 - Teaching Brass Credits: 1
MUS 385 - Teaching Percussion Credits: 1

Ensembles (4 credits and 7 courses)

Ensembles must include 1 credit of vocal ensembles and 3 credits of instrumental ensembles. Students must take an ensemble each semester on their primary instrument. Ensemble placements are by audition for appropriate placement. Keyboard students may audition for large ensemble placement on their primary or secondary instrument per their applied teacher and appropriate ensemble director for all 7 semesters.

Vocal Ensembles (1 credit)

MUSE 115 - Chapel Choir Credits: 0-1
MUSE 116 - College Chorus Credits: 0-1
MUSE 117 - Spera Credits: 0-1
MUSE 118 - Veritas Credits: 0-1
MUSE 155 - Opera Workshop Credits: 0-1

Instrumental Ensembles (3 credits)

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 160 - Chamber Ensembles Credits: 0-0.5

Private Instruction (14 credits)

Any MUSA course, but all 14 credits must be taken in the same instrument.