Music Education, B.M.

Jonathan Kladder, undergraduate coordinator

Our degree is designed to help students pursue their passion for teaching music in a public or private school setting. Students will study instrumental, vocal and general music pedagogy for kindergarten through 12th grade, while gaining background in music theory, history, conducting and performance. Applied learning experience prepares students for a teaching career and qualifies them for the North Carolina Class A teaching license. Students learn best teaching practices, engage with PK-12 cooperating music educators, engage with outreach projects with community orgraniations, and desmonstrate leadership to the community, the classroom and professional organizations.

Oral Communication Requirement

To satisfy the oral communication requirement for the B.A. in Music and the B.M. in Music Education a student must successfully complete MUS 285 or MUS 496 .

Computer Requirement

To satisfy the computer requirement for the B.A. degree in Music and the B.M. in Music Education a student must successfully complete MUS 110 .

Applied Learning Requirement

To satisfy the applied learning requirement for the B.A. degree in Music and the B.M. degree in Music Education a student must successfully complete either EDN 409 or MUS 493 or MUS 496 .

Core Requirements Common to all Music Curricula (22 Credit Hours)

Core Music Ensemble

Music Education majors are required to be in at least one large music ensemble appropriate to the student’s concentration (MUS 180 , MUS 183 , MUS 184 , MUS 185 , MUS 186 , MUS 187 ) during each semester they are in residence, excepting the student teaching semester (7 hours). Keyboard and guitar students may substitute up to 4 hours from MUS 130 , MUS 182 . Only one large ensemble per semester may be credited toward the degree.

In addition, no credit toward music major requirements will be granted for MUS 105, MUS 106 and/or MUS 115.

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Music Core Requirements: 28 hours (see above).
Performance Core: 8 hours.
Concentration: 18-21 hours in music.
Watson College of Education: 19 hours.
FNA 101 and PSY 105 as University Studies electives.
MUS 284 Foundations of Music Education

Performance Core (7 Credit Hours)

7 hours (7 semesters) of applied music in the major applied instrument (MUS 196 , MUS 396 ) with not less than 3 hours (3 semesters) at the 300 level.

Concentrations

Wind and Percussion Majors (19 Credit Hours)

String Majors (19 Credit Hours)

Vocal Majors (21 Credit Hours)

Piano and Guitar Majors (18-19 Credit Hours)

MUS 272 - Italian and German Diction for Singers
MUS 273 - French and English Diction for Singers
MUS 286 - Conducting II
MUS 306 - Orchestration and Arranging
MUS 326 - General Music Methods
MUSL 326 - Field Experience in General Music
MUS 331 - Measurement and Evaluation in Music Education
MUS 375 - Secondary Music Methods
MUSL 375 - Secondary Music Methods Lab
MUS 393 - Junior Recital
MUS 146 - Class Voice I (If required, based on the singing placement results).
MUS 186 - University Chorale (This will be the large ensemble. Piano and guitar students must have a minimum of 4 semesters of MUS 186 but may substitute up to 4 hours from MUS 130 and MUS 182 ).

Watson College of Education Requirements (19 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 82-85

Additional Information

All music majors must pass the piano proficiency examination and the listening repertory examinations, as described in the latest edition of the Department of Music Student Handbook. All students are expected to make regular progress toward completion of those requirements. Students are required to enroll in, and successfully complete MUS 242 (1 credit hour) in order to pass the piano proficiency (piano majors may substitute a secondary applied in lieu of MUS 242 .)