Music - Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E)

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Bachelor of Music Education

College of Arts and Media

Degree Specific Credits: 72

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Catalog Year: 2019-2020

Note: Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. Students apply for admission during their second year. See the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Human Sciences for more information.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Technique Courses		9
Music Theory, Methods, and History		45
Marching Band		1
Applied Study		7
Concert Attendance See requirement		0
Ensemble Requirements		7
Writing Requirement for Music Education		3
Secondary Teaching Licensure
Total Hours		72

Technique Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete all of the following courses:
MUSE 120	Techs: String Inst in Class I	1
MUSE 121	Techs: String Inst in Class II	1
MUSE 274	Techniques: Upper Brass	1
MUSE 275	Techniques: Lower Brass	1
MUSE 123	Techniques: Voice	1
MUSE 272	Techniqus: Flute & Single Reed	1
MUSE 273	Techniques: Double Reed	1
MUSE 126	Techs: Percussn Instruments I	1
MUSE 127	Techs: Percussn Instruments II	1
Total Hours		9

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Music Theory, Methods, and History

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete all of the following courses:
Music Theory:
MUSI 105	Music Theory I	2
MUSI 106	Music Theory II	2
MUSI 205	Music Theory III	2
MUSI 206	Music Theory IV	2
Keyboard Skills:
MUSI 135A	Keyboard Skills I (MUSI 332 should be taken by keyboard principals)	1
or MUSI 332	Advanced Functional Piano
MUSI 136A	Keyboard Skills II (MUSI 435 should be taken by keyboard principals)	1
or MUSI 435	Piano Methods & Materials I
MUSI 235	Keyboard Skills III	1
MUSI 236	Keyboard Skills IV	1
MUSI 296	Piano Prof Assessment (must be completed prior to moving on to upper-division courses)	0
Aural Perception:
MUSI 140	Aural Perception I	2
MUSI 141	Aural Perception II	2
MUSI 240	Aural Perception III	2
MUSI 241	Aural Perception IV	2
Methods and Literature:
MUSE 333	Gen Music Methods & Materls I	2
MUSE 334	Gen Music Methods & Materls II	2
MUSI 440	Orchestration	2
MUSE 425	Technology and Materials	2
MUSE 497	Methods (Taken twice: Choral and Instrumental)	4
Conducting:
MUSI 335	Instrumental Conducting	2
MUSI 336	Choral Conducting	2
Music History:
MUSI 202L	Intro to Music Literature	3
MUSI 301H	Music History I	3
MUSI 302H	Music History II (This course satisfies the Intermediate Writing Requirement)	3
Total Hours		45

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Marching Band

Note: String, Voice, and Keyboard principals required to take only 1 credit of MUSI 155A. Wind/percussion principals must take 2.

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete the following course:
MUSI 155A	Marching: Grizzly Marchng Band	1-2

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Applied Study

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete all of the following courses:
MUSI 102A	Performance Study (Taken for 1 credit each in the Spring of the third year and Fall of the fourth year)	2
MUSI 195	Applied Study I (1 credit each semester in the first year of study)	2
MUSI 295	Applied Study II (1 credit each semester in the second year of study)	2
MUSI 395	Applied Study III (Taken in Fall of third year)	1
Total Hours		7

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Concert Attendance

Note: All students majoring in Music are required to attend in a minimum of 100 approved recitals/concerts prior to graduation. During the 4th year in an undergraduate degree program and upon completion of this requirement, students should register for the following course:

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete the following course:
MUSI 388	Concert Attendance UM	0

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Ensemble Requirements

Lower-Division Ensemble Requirement

Note: All majors seeking an undergraduate degree in music and who are registered for 5 or more credits must participate in an ensemble specified by their degree curriculum each semester of residence of the regular school year. (See specific curricula for maximum ensemble credits applicable toward minimum degree requirements.) One credit must be taken each semester for two credits each year.

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete 4 credits in one of the following courses:		4
MUSI 108A	Orchestra: UMSO (String principals)
MUSI 112A	Choir (Voice principals)
or MUSI 110A	Opera Theatre I
MUSI 114A	Band: UM Concert Band (Instrumental Principals)
MUSI 162A	Chamber Ensembles I (Piano and Guitar principals)
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Ensemble Requirement

Note: These are to be taken for 1 credit each semester for a total of two credits during the the third year and for 1 credit during the Fall semester of the 4th year.

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete 3 credits in the following courses:		3
MUSI 308	Orchestras II: UM (String principals)
MUSI 312	Choir III (Voice Principals)
or MUSI 310	Opera Theatre II
MUSI 314	Band III: UM Concert Band (Instrumental principals)
MUSI 362	Chmbr Ens III: UM (Piano and Guitar principals )
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Writing Requirement for Music Education

Advanced Writing Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Course List
Complete one of the following courses:		3
MUSI 415	Music 20th Century to Present
MUSI 416	Topics in Music History
MUSI 417	Cultural Studies in Music
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach Music, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.