BM in Music Education: K–12 Instrumental Emphasis
(92 hours, including licensure hours)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this emphasis.

A degree in music education prepares the student for K-12 licensure as a public school music teacher with a instrumental emphasis. The degree program is a composite of music and education. Graduates may obtain a teaching position, pursue graduate work, or use the degree as professional preparation for other fields of endeavor.

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1. See the college advisement center and enroll in Music 176 winter semester or summer term. This course is prerequisite to official acceptance into music education.
2. Proficiency requirements: All professional education courses (below) and Music 260R, and 360R requirements in a woodwind, brass, string, pr percussion instrument must be completed before student teaching (Sc Ed 476R). Twenty minutes of solo performance time and ten minutes of chamber music performance time are required, which may be accomplished through master classes, recitals, juries, or in-class performances in Sc Ed 276R and 476R. Students opting for a juried recital must register for Music 349R.
3. Complete the following lower-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 195, 197.
   DESCRIPTION:	Development of aural skills through melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation.
   
   
   MUSIC 194 : Dictation 2. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 194 : Dictation 2. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 198, 196.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 193.
   
   
   MUSIC 195 : Music Theory 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 195 : Music Theory 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 197.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing and analysis in diatonic harmony.
   
   
   MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in 194, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing and analysis in diatonic and chromatic harmony.
   
   
   MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 195.
   DESCRIPTION:	Rhythm and pitch-reading skills using two systems of counting and melodic solfeggio singing with hand signs.
   
   
   MUSIC 198 : Sight Singing 2. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 198 : Sight Singing 2. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 194, 196.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 197.
   
   
   MUSIC 221 : Functional Piano Skills 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 221 : Functional Piano Skills 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Piano skills determined by entrance diagnostic exam; music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Provides music majors with basic keyboarding ability in such areas as sight reading, technique, harmonization, and score reading.
   
   
   MUSIC 235 : Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 235 : Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	music major status, C- or higher in Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical techniques and musical understanding required to conduct a performance ensemble.
   
   
   MUSIC 293 : Dictation 3. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 293 : Dictation 3. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 295, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 194.
   
   
   MUSIC 294 : Dictation 4. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 294 : Dictation 4. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 293.
   
   
   MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Extended chromatic techniques and introduction to twentieth-century concepts.
   
   
   MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Set theory, serialism, and late twentieth-century concepts.
   
   
   MUSIC 297 : Sight Singing 3. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 297 : Sight Singing 3. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293 and 295.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 198.
   
   
   MUSIC 298 : Sight Singing 4. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 298 : Sight Singing 4. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 296.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 297.
   
   
4. Complete eight hours of the following:
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
   NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.
   
                : Performance Instruction: Bassoon.
                : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion.
                : Performance Instruction: Cello.
                : Performance Instruction: Clarinet.
                : Performance Instruction: Euphonium.
                : Performance Instruction: Flute.
                : Performance Instruction: Guitar.
                : Performance Instruction: Harp.
                : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord.
                : Performance Instruction: Horn.
                : Performance Instruction: Oboe.
                : Performance Instruction: Organ.
                : Performance Instruction: Percussion.
                : Performance Instruction: Piano.
                : Performance Instruction: Recorder.
                : Performance Instruction: Saxophone.
                : Performance Instruction: String Bass.
                : Performance Instruction: Strings.
                : Performance Instruction: Synthesizer.
                : Performance Instruction: Trombone.
                : Performance Instruction: Trumpet.
                : Performance Instruction: Tuba.
                : Performance Instruction: Viola.
                : Performance Instruction: Violin.
                : Performance Instruction: Voice.
                : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds.
   
   
5. Complete four hours of the following:
   MUSIC 360R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   Performance Instruction.
   MUSIC 360R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   Performance Instruction.

   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; jury approval.
   DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
   NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.

6. Music education majors must enroll in at least one hour of large ensemble each semester for seven semesters. Those who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments must enroll in one semester of marching band, which may be counted toward the 7-hour large ensemble requirement if it is completed after the student has been officially accepted as a degree candidate in instrumental music education (after freshman year).
7. Complete the following upper-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 301 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 301 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from antiquity through the sixteenth century.
   
   
   MUSIC 302 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 302 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the baroque through the early classic.
   
   
   MUSIC 303 : Survey of Music Literature 3. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 303 : Survey of Music Literature 3. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 294, 296, 298; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of music genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the high classic through the romantic.
   
   
   MUSIC 304 : Survey of Music Literature 4. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 304 : Survey of Music Literature 4. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 294, 296, 298; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices of the twentieth century.
   
   
   MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Analytical study of forms from the common-practice period, including baroque contrapuntal structures and instrumental forms, classical sonata cycle, and romantic part forms.
   
   
8. Complete the following:
   MUSIC 176 : Careers in Music Education. (1:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 176 : Careers in Music Education. (1:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Examining preschool through college teaching career options in music; seeking a good fit between personal aspirations, attributes, skills, and job requirements.
   NOTE:	Open to music majors and nonmajors.
   
   
   MUSIC 276 : General Music Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 276 : General Music Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198 or concurrent enrollment; ScEd 276R.
   DESCRIPTION:	Methods and materials for teaching general music, K--12. Cognitive development and learning styles as a basis for instructional strategies. Includes Dalcroze, Orff, and Kodaly.
   
   
   MUSIC 372A : Woodwind Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 372A : Woodwind Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Learning to play and to teach woodwind instruments; survey of instructional materials; emphasis on clarinet and saxophone.
   
   
   MUSIC 372B : Woodwind Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 372B : Woodwind Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 372A. Emphasis on flute, oboe, and bassoon.
   
   
   MUSIC 373A : Brass Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 373A : Brass Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Learning to play and to teach brass instruments; survey of instructional materials; emphasis on trumpet and French horn.
   
   
   MUSIC 373B : Brass Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 373B : Brass Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 373A. Emphasis on trombone, baritone, and tuba.
   
   
   MUSIC 374 : Percussion Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 374 : Percussion Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F (instrumental education), W (choral education)
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Learning to play and teach percussion instruments; survey of instructional materials.
   
               : Percussion Workshop: Choral.
               : Percussion Workshop: Instrumental.
   
   
   MUSIC 375A : String Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 375A : String Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Learning to play and teach string instruments; survey of instructional materials, emphasis on violin and viola.
   
   
   MUSIC 375B : String Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 375B : String Workshop. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 375A. Emphasis on cello and bass.
   
   
   MUSIC 377A : Instrumental Practicum. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 377A : Instrumental Practicum. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 221, 235, 276, 294, 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applied conducting technique, score analysis and preparation, evaluating solo performance, and applying learning theory.
   
   
   MUSIC 377B : Instrumental Practicum. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 377B : Instrumental Practicum. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 221, 235, 271, 276, 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Curriculum design, evaluating ensemble performance, advanced rehearsal techniques, administering secondary instrumental music programs; computers and computer-assisted instruction.
   
   
   
   Note: Percussionists complete Music 273A, B instead of 374.
9. Complete the Professional Education Component:
   • Complete the following:
     SC ED 276R : Exploration of Teaching. (3-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 276R : Exploration of Teaching. (3-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Major-area preadmission requirements.
     DESCRIPTION:	Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.
     
                  : Exploration of Teaching - Theatre and Media Arts.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: English.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Foreign Language.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Music.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Social Science.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Art.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Biological Sciences.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Dance.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Exercise Sciences.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Family and Consumer Sciences.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Health.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Mathematics.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Physical Science.
                  : Exploration of Teaching: Technology Teacher Education.
     
     
     SC ED 350 : Adolescent Development in an Education Context. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 350 : Adolescent Development in an Education Context. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     PREREQUISITE:	Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course.
     DESCRIPTION:	Adolescent development and its implications for integrated school culture, curriculum design, instructional practices, and assessment.
     
     
     SC ED 353 : Multicultural Education. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 353 : Multicultural Education. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     PREREQUISITE:	Sc Ed 350 or concurrent enrollment; Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course.
     DESCRIPTION:	Designing and adapting instruction for diverse learners, collaborating with families, cultures, and communities in promoting and sustaining learning.
     
     
     SC ED 375 : Theory and Methods of Secondary Education. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 375 : Theory and Methods of Secondary Education. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     PREREQUISITE:	ScEd 276R.
     DESCRIPTION:	Disciplines of education; analysis of educational practice and relationship between theories and research on education and the practice of teaching.
     
     

     Note: Fingerprinting and FBI clearance must be completed prior to enrollment in Sc Ed 276R.

   • Complete 12 hours of student teaching:
     SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship. (12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship. (12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Completion of all course work or departmental approval.
     DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.
     
                  : Secondary Student Teaching Internship - Theatre and Media Arts.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Art.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Biological Sciences.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Dance.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - English.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Foreign Language.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - French.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - German.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Health.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Home Economics.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Mathematics.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Music.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Science.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Social Science.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Spanish.
                  : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Technology Teacher Education.
     
     

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