Music Education (B.M.)

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Student Learning Outcomes for Music Education:

Students will be able to:

Perform proficiently with the creative and performance skills appropriate to the student’s principal instrument.
Identify and synthesize key components of western tonal music theory and music history.
Demonstrate mastery of aural skills including sight-reading and dictation (melodic and harmonic).
Demonstrate the ability to synthesize theoretical knowledge and practical skills in order to plan, teach, and assess classroom teaching in the PK–12 school environment.
Perform on secondary instruments including piano, guitar, voice, and classroom instruments at a level appropriate to teach in the PK–12 school setting.
Synthesize, integrate, and adapt past and current music teaching and learning theories in the context of varying teaching placements and situations.
Display attitudes and attributes that are consistent with the level of professionalism expected from public and private school teachers.

For music education (PK-12) majors, MU 211 and MU 212 together will satisfy the Western Cultural Heritage Area of Understanding for Core. Admission to the Music Education program is dependent upon meeting the general requirements for admission to the undergraduate program of the Department of Education . Please refer to the course catalog for the admission requirements for the undergraduate program of the Department of Education . Upon completion of this degree program, students are eligible to obtain the Pennsylvania Instructional I Teaching Certificate. The Music Education major is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This program can be completed in four years but may require additional summer coursework. Because of the requirements from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and National Association of Schools of Music, the Music Education curriculum requires one semester of overload in the spring semester of the junior year (19 credits).

PLEASE NOTE: A complete list of the foundational requirements (including a list of approved English Literature courses) can be found in the EDUCATION MANUAL.

FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

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FY___ SO___ JR___ SR___

Grade C or better in ED 105___ Grade C or better in ED 151___

PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE needed for 200-level ED courses:

Cumulative GPA at 27 credits, >= 2.80___

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FORMAL ACCEPTANCE needed for 300-Level ED courses:

Cumulative GPA at 54 credits, >= 3.00___

Passing scores on Basic Skills Assessment___

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Two Math: MA___ and MA___

Two English: EN 100 or EN 150 ___ and EN Literature___

Music Education requires:

MU 100 - Repertoire Class (seven semesters)
MU 101 - Theory I
MU 102 - Theory II
MU 103 - Aural Skills I
MU 104 - Aural Skills II
MU 111 - Voice Class or
MU 133 - Diction for Singers
MU 117 - Functional Keyboard Skills I
MU 118 - Functional Keyboard Skills II or
MU 268 - CE Voice
MU 119 - Guitar Class I
MU 130 - Survey of Music Education
MU 201 - Theory III
MU 202 - Theory IV
MU 203 - Aural Skills III
MU 204 - Aural Skills IV
MU 205 - NCH World Music
MU 211 - Music History: 1600-1850
MU 212 - Music History: 1850 to the Present
MU 217 - Functional Keyboard Skills III
MU 218 - Functional Keyboard Skills IV
MU 230 - Music Teaching and Learning
MU 231 - Brass Class
MU 232 - Woodwind Class
MU 234 - Percussion Class
MU 237 - String Class
MU 321 - Conducting I
MU 322 - Conducting II
MU 330 - General Music Methods and Materials
MU 331 - General Music Field Experience
MU 332 - Music Technology
MU 333 - Choral Music Techniques and Materials
MU 334 - Choral Music Field Experience
MU 433 - Instrumental Music Techniques and Materials
MU 434 - Instrumental Music Field Experience
MU 440 - Arranging
MU 471 - Professional Internship in Music Education
MU 495 - Seminar in Musicology
A minimum of eight additional credits of Applied Music study
Two semesters of MU 363 or MU 364
Seven semesters of participation in other Ensemble(s) with at least one term’s enrollment in MU 360 (Search Course Descriptions listing for MU 360)
A senior recital
Proficiency examinations in piano, voice and guitar
ED 105 - Foundations of Teaching and Learning
ED 151 - Early Adolescent/Adolescent Development
ED 341 - ELL: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
ED 497 - Senior Seminar for Secondary Education
SED 222 - Foundations of Inclusive Education (MSE 522)
Two English courses for Education certification, one literature and one writing (EN 100 or EN 150 )
Two math courses for Education certification

Additional Requirements for Music Education:

A Music Education major may not enroll in a course required for that major unless a grade of C- or better has been earned in all prerequisite courses. To graduate, a Music Education major must maintain the following standards:

A Music Education major must earn a grade of C- or better in all music and music education courses.

A Music Education major must satisfy the standards and requirements of the educational practicum and student-teaching experiences.

Provisional acceptance must be met as a prerequisite to all 200-level education courses.

Formal acceptance must be met as a prerequisite to all 300-level education and methods courses.

Suggested first year courses:

Fall semester:

ED 105 - Foundations of Teaching and Learning
EN 100 - PLE Writing and Language or
EN 150 - PLE Advanced Writing and Language
MU 100 - Repertoire Class B
MU 101 - Theory I
MU 103 - Aural Skills I
MU 117 - Functional Keyboard Skills I or
MU 119 - Guitar Class I
MU 133 - Diction for Singers
MU 130 - Survey of Music Education
Applied Music Lessons (MU 268 - MU 286)
Ensemble
MU 363 - CE Community Chorus or
MU 364 - CE Women’s Chorus

Spring semester:

ED 151 - Early Adolescent/Adolescent Development
English Literature or
Math Core
MU 100 - Repertoire Class A
MU 102 - Theory II
MU 104 - Aural Skills II
MU 118 - Functional Keyboard Skills II or
MU 269 - CE Piano
MU 119 - Guitar Class I
MU 231 - Brass Class or
MU 237 - String Class
Applied Music Lessons (MU 268 - MU 286)
Ensemble
MU 332 - Music Technology
MU 363 - CE Community Chorus or
MU 364 - CE Women’s Chorus

Notes:

Students whose primary instrument is not piano or organ must take MU 117A in the fall semester and MU 118 in the spring semester.

Given PDE regulations, two English and two Math courses must be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

English literature is recommended over math in the spring semester, because the sophomore curriculum is designed around the opportunity to complete the mathematics core. To ensure the English literature course is accepted by the PDE, students should refer to the Education Department Handbook.