BM in Music Education: K–12 Choral Emphasis
(87 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 choral 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, 262, 263, and 363 credits 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 349.
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 235B : Choral Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 235B : Choral 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 choral 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 the following:
   MUSIC 161 : Voice Technique. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 161 : Voice Technique. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance by audition to the School of Music.
   DESCRIPTION:	Class instruction in voice technique.
   
   
5. Complete six hours of the following in voice (students must be enrolled in 250R or 260R each semester in residence up to six semesters):
   MUSIC 250R : Performance Study: Voice. (.5-1:0.5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 250R : Performance Study: Voice. (.5-1:0.5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status (K-12 Choral Emphas or Elementary Music Specialist Emphasis only).
   DESCRIPTION:	Performance study, private instruction, and studio class. From one to three hours of daily practice required.
   
   
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction: Voice. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction: Voice. (.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.
   
   
6. Music education majors must enroll in at least one hour of large ensemble each semester for seven semesters within student's area of specialization. At least one hour must be the 311R Dr. Broomhead's section.
7. Complete the following upper-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 305 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 305 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 294, 296, 298; Music 201, 202 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from antiquity through the baroque.
   
   
   MUSIC 306 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 306 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 294, 296, 298; Music 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the classic through the present.
   
   
   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 one course from the following:
   MUSIC 307 : World Music. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 307 : World Music. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Sp or Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 194, 196, 198; Music 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Exploration of music making from a global perspective.
   
   
   MUSIC 308 : History of Jazz. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 308 : History of Jazz. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of jazz history, emphasizing periods, styles, and artists through the analysis of published transcriptions and arrangements.
   
   
9. 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 363 : Vocal Pedagogy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 363 : Vocal Pedagogy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Junior standing as vocal performance or choral music education major or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to physiology, acoustics, and pedagogy of singing.
   
   
   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: Instrumental.
              : Percussion Workshop: Choral.
   
   
   MUSIC 376A : Choral Practicum. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 376A : Choral 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 application of learning theory.
   
   
   MUSIC 376B : Choral Practicum. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 376B : Choral Practicum. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 221, 235, 276, 294, 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Curriculum design, score analysis and preparation, choral arranging, rehearsal techniques, survey of literature, and vocal pedagogy, including treble voice and changing voice; computers and computer-assisted instruction.
   
   
   MUSIC 482 : Choral Arranging. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 482 : Choral Arranging. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 294, 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Study of published choral arrangements, as well as techniques for adapting and arranging for choirs.
   
   
10. 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.
      
      
      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 375.

    • 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; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- in Sc Ed 377.
      DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.
      
                  : 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.
                  : Secondary Student Teaching Internship - Theatre and Media Arts.
      
      

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