Music, Vocal Education, B.Mu.

General Education Curriculum:

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• First-Year Seminar
• Expository Writing
• IDS 200 - Encounter with Cultures
• One course in Mathematics
• Science I
• Cultural Heritage I and II - fulfilled by takingMUS 321andMUS 323
• Health Dynamics
• Basic Studies in Religion, plus one upper level course in Religion
• Second Language - one course at the second semester level
• Social Science, fulfilled by takingEDUC 220 - Educational Psychology,EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Field Placement
• Senior Seminar - IDS 400-level course
• Global Learning - fulfilled by completingIDS 200(GLD) andMUS 205(GLI)

Basic Musicianship:

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41 Credits

*Placement in Keyboard Skills Courses is by department exam.MUS 197,MUS 198andMUS 297are prerequisites forMUS 298. There is a separate departmental exam fee for each course. Please check with the Registrar’s Office for the current exam fee.

If you are placed inMUS 198, then, upon successful completion ofMUS 198and the payment of the departmental exam fee (for 1 course), you will also be awarded the official credit forMUS 197(1 credit) on your transcript.

If you are placed inMUS 297, then upon successful completion ofMUS 297and the payment of the departmental exam fees for bothMUS 197andMUS 198(fee for 2 courses), you will be awarded the official credit forMUS 197(1 credit) andMUS 297(1 credit) on your transcript.

If you are placed inMUS 298, then upon successful completion ofMUS 298and the payment of the departmental exam fees forMUS 197,MUS 198andMUS 297(fee for 3 courses), you will be awarded the official credit forMUS 197(1 credit),MUS 298(1 credit) andMUS 297(1 credit) on your transcript.

• MUS 080 - Concert AttendanceCredits:0 six semesters
• MUS 102 - Perspectives in MusicCredits:3
• MUS 110 - Introduction to TheoryCredits:1 Optional
• MUS 111 - Theory ICredits:3
• MUS 112 - Theory IICredits:3
• MUS 211 - Theory IIICredits:3
• MUS 212 - Theory IVCredits:3
• MUS 113 - Aural Skills ICredits:1
• MUS 114 - Aural Skills IICredits:1
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills IIICredits:1
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IVCredits:1
• MUS 201 - EurhythmicsCredits:0.5
• MUS 202 - Eurhythmics IICredits:0.5
• MUS 205 - Global MusicCredits:2
• MUS 298 - Keyboard Skills IVCredits:1 *
• MUS 311 - Form and AnalysisCredits:2
• MUS 321 - Music Literature Before 1750Credits:3
• MUS 323 - Music Literature After 1750Credits:3
• MUS 491 - Seminar in MusicCredits:2

Performance - Applied Studies:

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• 14 credits in one Applied Music instrument,MUS 161-MUS 182.
• Enroll in an ensemble in each of 7 semesters; minimum of 4 credits in ensembles
• At least four semesters of private studio voice
• In consultation with the music education advisors, Vocal Music Education majors will participate in a choral ensemble as a conducting practicum for at least one semester after successful completion of Advanced Conducting.
• 三年级或四年级的独奏演出，至少30分钟的音乐。Students should enroll inMUS 392orMUS 492(0 credit) concurrently with Applied Lessons for credit in the semester in which they intend to present a recital. Students should consult with their applied instructor and area head for their specific recital requirements.

Exceptions may be made on an individual basis and must be approved in advance by the head of the music education in consultation with the Department Chair and studio teacher. A student may not perform his/her recital during student teaching- no exceptions.

Music Education (Secondary certification, K-12 endorsement):

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• MUS 300 - Elementary Music and Classroom ManagementCredits:3
• MUS 301 - Elementary Music Methods Field PlacementCredits:1
• MUS 345 - Conducting TechniquesCredits:2
• MUS 355 - Advanced Choral ConductingCredits:2
• MUS 376 - Secondary Choral MethodsCredits:3
• MUS 377 - Secondary Choral Methods Field PlacementCredits:1
• MUS 382 - Teaching WoodwindsCredits:1

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• MUS 383 - Teaching BrassCredits:1
• MUS 386 - Teaching StringsCredits:1

Professional Education Courses (secondary certification):

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• EDUC 225 - The Exceptional Child and AdolescentCredits:3
• EDUC 226 - The Exceptional Child and Adolescent Clinical ExperienceCredits:1
• EDUC 270 - Foundations of EducationCredits:4 (when possible,EDUC 270should be taken concurrently with eitherEDUC 220/EDUC 221orEDUC 225/EDUC 226)
• EDUC 275 - Introduction to Secondary Education and Instruction DesignCredits:2 (EDUC 275must be taken concurrently with another Field Placement. If students takeEDUC 275concurrently with another field placement, students will not be required to register forEDUC 276. To fulfill the field placement requirement, when possible,EDUC 275should be taken concurrently with eitherMUS 300orEDUC 225/EDUC 226)
• EDUC 285 - Literacy in the Content AreaCredits:3
• EDUC 286 - Literacy in the Content Area Clinical ExperienceCredits:1
• EDUC 360 - Secondary PrinciplesCredits:2
• EDUC 361 - Secondary Principles Clinical ExperienceCredits:1
• EDUC 500 - Perspectives in EducationCredits:1
• EDUC 455 - Student Teaching SeminarCredits:1
• EDUC 485 - Student Teaching in the Elementary and Secondary Schools (K-12)Credits:5-10

Total Credits = 131-135 Credits

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