Music Education Major: K-12 Comprehensive, BME

Program Requirements

Students must choose a principal area of performance: voice, keyboard (piano or organ), or instrument (woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion) and complete seven semesters of study in the principal area. The BME approval jury and half recital must be presented in the student’s principal area of performance. Changes to a student’s principal area of performance must be approved by the music education coordinator and include a BME approval jury in the new area.

• MUSC 101 - Introduction to the Musical World
• MUSC 108 - Music Theory I
• MUSC 195 - String Methods
• MUSC 196 - Brass Methods
• MUSC 197 - Percussion Methods
• MUSC 198 - Woodwind Methods
• MUSC 205 - Music History and Analysis I
• MUSC 206 - Music History and Analysis II
• MUSC 207 - Music Theory II
• MUSC 208 - Music Theory III
• MUSC 213 - Aural Perception
• MUSC 237 - Conducting
• MUSC 239 - Teaching General Music
• MUSC 305 - Music History and Analysis III
• MUSC 337 - Advanced Conducting
• MUSC 339 - Curriculum and Instruction in Music Education
• MUSC 341 - Vocal-Choral Pedagogy
• MUSC 351 - Choral Literature and Materials
• MUSC 352 - Instrumental Literature and Materials
• MUSC 359 - Seminar in Music Methods
• private lessons (60-minute lessons; 7 semesters)
• MUSC 180 - Recital Hour (take 7 times)
• MUSC 020 Piano I (0 semester hours): take 2 times OR pass level-1 and level-2 piano proficiency
• BME approval jury
• half recital

Ensembles

Music education majors register for ensembles according to their principal area of performance.

Total Semester Hours: 66