MTSU's School of Music offers an undergraduate major in Music leading to Bachelor
of Music (B.M.) degree in the following concentrations:
Undergraduate minors in Music, American Music Studies, and Music Industry are also
available.
For complete curriculum details, click on the REQUIREMENTS tab above.
Teacher Licensure
Students seeking a license to teach music in the public schools must complete (1)
a major in Music following the concentration in either Instrumental Music Education
or Vocal/General Music Education K–12, (2) minor in Secondary Education, (3) the General
Education Program, and (4) additional teacher licensure requirements.
Graduate programs offered by the School of Music include the Master of Music (M.M.)
degree with specializations in collaborative piano; conducting; jazz studies; music composition; music composition for contemporary media; music education; musicology; or performance.
There is a graduate minor in Music.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Vocal/General Music Education at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Students in this program complete the secondary education minor requirements of the MTSU College of Education, which is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and eligible for accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), to qualify for teacher licensure in the state of Tennessee. Students should be aware that licensure requirements vary from state to state and are subject to change. MTSU has not made a determination whether a specific program will meet all of the requirements of another US state or territory. MTSU recommends that students who plan to seek licensure outside the state of Tennessee contact the appropriate licensing agency and discuss their plans with their advisor. To obtain current information about each state’s and territory’s licensure requirements and any additional regulations, students should consult the US Department of Education’s website for state contacts at https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html.
Graduates of MTSU teacher education programs certified to teach in Tennessee are eligible for certification reciprocity in many states. Reciprocity is not an automatic or complete transfer of certification, thus individuals should consult the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) site at https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing.html and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) site at https://www.nasdtec.net/page/Interstate as well as the US Department of Education state contacts site for information about any additional state requirements.
Music, Vocal/General Music Education Concentration, B.M.
Music
615-4994-8714
Christopher Dye, program coordinator
Christopher.Dye@mtsu.edu
To be admitted into the Bachelor of Music degree program, all entering students must pass an audition before the faculty on their major instrument or voice. Students who do not pass the audition may be allowed, at the discretion of the faculty, to enroll in private music lessons or class instruction for one semester only. At the end of the semester the student must reaudition for admission into the program.
In addition, all prospective new or transfer undergraduate majors and minors are required to take the Music Theory and Aural Skills Diagnostic Exam to determine appropriate placement in the music theory program. For additional information and to schedule a time for the exam, contact the School of Music Office. Students may not enroll in any music theory course until the exam is taken.
NOTE: Students must earn a C- or higher in MUED 2000, MUED 3190, MUED 3200, and MUED 3220. Students must take and pass the Praxis I exam during their first thirty semester hours at MTSU if their ACT score is below 22 or SAT score is below 1080.
Teacher Licensure
Students seeking a license to teach music in the public schools must complete (1) a major in Music following the concentration in either Instrumental Music Education or Vocal/General Music Education K-12, (2) minor in Secondary Education, (3) the General Education Program, and (4) additional teacher licensure requirements. Students must contact a Secondary Education minor advisor for additional details and requirements relating to Teacher Licensure (see College of Education).
NOTE: Please see the Secondary Education Minor located in the Womack Educational Leadership Department for requirements.
Jury Examinations
All music majors and minors are required to participate in jury examinations in their primary performing areas. Non-music majors registered for private lessons may be required to perform a jury examination at the discretion of the instructor. Jury examinations are held to measure the student's progress at the conclusion of each semester. Those students who have presented and passed their senior recitals during the semester may be excused from jury examinations.
Undergraduate Music majors must pass an upper-division jury to qualify for applied music study at the MUAP 3000 level. A Music major must take his or her upper-division jury no later than the end of the sixth semester and if not passing must take an upper-division jury again the next semester. A third attempt must be accompanied by extraordinary circumstances and must carry the approval of the studio teacher and director of the School of Music.
Class Piano/Theory and Aural Skills
All undergraduate music majors (except keyboard principals) must take class piano every semester as indicated on the advising check sheets until the required piano proficiency exam is successfully completed. Concurrent enrollment in Class Piano I and Theory and Aural Skills I is required, with the following exceptions: (1) The student successfully passed either Class Piano I or Theory and Aural Skills I, but not both, or (2) the student successfully passed one or more levels of Class Piano by examination. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students wishing to continue piano after successfully completing the required class piano sequence may audition for piano applied lessons.
Keyboard principals must take MUS 2550, Keyboard Skills for Pianists I, and MUS 2560, Keyboard Skills for Pianists II, in lieu of class piano.
Academic Map
Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:
Music, Vocal/General Music Education, B.M., Academic Map
Degree Requirements
| General Education | 41 hours |
| Major Requirements | 60 hours |
| Major Core | 27 hours |
Vocal General Music
Education Concentration |
33 hours |
| Secondary Education Minor | 27 hours |
| TOTAL | 128 hours |
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.
Major Requirements (60 hours)
Music Core (27 hours)
All music majors must take class piano or private piano instruction until they pass the piano proficiency examination prescribed by their degree programs. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in MUTH 1110, MUTH 1120, MUTH 2110, MUTH 2120 (music theory sequence) and MUHL 1610, MUHL 3010, MUHL 3020 (music history sequence).
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MUS 1010 - Recital Attendance
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Attendance at a minimum number of recitals and concerts given by students, faculty, and guest artists. Six semesters required for undergraduate music majors (see School of Music handbook for details). May be repeated multiple times. Pass/Fail.
MUS 3140 - Basic Conducting
2 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUTH 2120. Interpretation of scores, fundamental diagrams with and without baton, terminology, and stage deportment.
MUTH 1110 - Theory and Aural Skills I
4 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 1000 with grade of C- or higher or satisfactory score on theory diagnostic exam. Harmonic tonality and fixed-do solfège through chorale analysis and harmonizations of given bass lines. Major and minor scales and harmonizations through secondary function. Meets for five hours per week.
MUTH 1120 - Theory and Aural Skills II
4 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 1110. Harmonic tonality and fixed-do solfège through chorale analysis and harmonizations of given bass lines. Modal scales, harmonization, and analysis through the augmented sixth. Meets for five hours per week.
MUTH 2110 - Theory and Aural Skills III
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 1120. Harmonic tonality and twentieth-century vocabularies. Nineteenth-century chromaticism. Meets for four hours per week.
MUTH 2120 - Theory and Aural Skills IV
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 2110. Continued study of harmonic tonality and twentieth-century vocabularies. Twentieth-century practices. Meets for four hours per week.
MUTH 4130 - Orchestration and Arranging
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 2120. Compass and tonal qualities of band and orchestra instruments; transposition. Fundamentals of arranging for various instrumental groupings.
MUHL 1610 - The World of Music
3 credit hours
A study of culture and music through a chronological survey of styles, genres, and composers of Western art music and through the comparative study of various non-Western musical practices.
MUHL 3010 - History of Western Art Music I
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUHL 1610 with grade of C- or better. Second required music history course for Music majors. A survey of Western art music from antiquity through the eighteenth century, including Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
MUHL 3020 - History of Western Art Music II
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUHL 1610 with grade of C- or better. Third required music history course for music majors. A survey of Western art music of the eighteenth through twenty-first century, including Classical, Romantic, Modern, and Postmodern periods.
Vocal/General Music Education Concentration (33 hours)
MUS 1530 - Class Piano I
1 credit hour
Acquaints beginning piano students with the keyboard. Includes such skills as note reading, basic chords for harmonization of melodies, improvisation, basic exercises for development of coordination and technique, transposition, repertory, and sight reading. TBR Common Course: MUS 1027
NOTE: All undergraduate music majors (except keyboard principals) must take class piano every semester as indicated on the advising check sheets until the required piano proficiency exam is successfully completed. Concurrent enrollment in Class Piano I and Theory and Aural Skills I is required with the following exceptions: (1) The student successfully passed either Class Piano I or Theory and Aural Skills I, but not both, or (2) the student successfully passed one or more levels of Class Piano by examination. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students wishing to continue piano after successfully completing the required class piano sequence may audition for piano applied lessons. Keyboard principals must take MUS 2550 and MUS 2560 in lieu of class piano.
MUS 1540 - Class Piano II
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 1530. Continuation of skills and concepts taught in MUS 1530. Emphasis on standard piano repertory in addition to sight reading and functional piano skills. TBR Common Course: MUS 1127
NOTE: All undergraduate music majors (except keyboard principals) must take class piano every semester as indicated on the advising check sheets until the required piano proficiency exam is successfully completed. Concurrent enrollment in Class Piano I and Theory and Aural Skills I is required with the following exceptions: (1) The student successfully passed either Class Piano I or Theory and Aural Skills I, but not both, or (2) the student successfully passed one or more levels of Class Piano by examination. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students wishing to continue piano after successfully completing the required class piano sequence may audition for piano applied lessons. Keyboard principals must take MUS 2550 and MUS 2560 in lieu of class piano.
MUED 2000 - Philosophy and Introduction to Music Education
2 credit hours
First course in the music education curriculum for students working toward vocal-general or instrumental K-12 teacher licensure. Organization and curriculum of American music education as well as the place of music education in the total program of the school explored.
MUED 2210 - Instrumental Techniques for Music Classroom
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Learning to play the recorder, guitar, autoharp, and basic mallet and other percussion instruments with teaching application to school music.
MUED 2310 - Choral Music Lab
1 credit hour
One semester of Choral Music Lab required of all Vocal/General Education majors. Study and rehearsal of public school materials and repertoire not covered in other music classes. Provides opportunities to explore various methodologies and apply pedagogical skills in a clinical environment. Also provides upper-division music education students opportunities to conduct and teach in an experimental/laboratory setting.
MUEN 3150 - Choral Music Lab
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MUEN 3150 - Choral Music Lab
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Two semesters of Choral Music Lab required for the Vocal/General Education concentration. Study and rehearsal of public school materials and repertoire not covered in other music classes. Provides upper-division music education students opportunities to conduct and teach in an experimental/laboratory setting.
MUPD 2180 - Diction for Singers I (English and Latin)
2 credit hours
Lecture demonstration course for familiarization of the International Phonetic Alphabet and correct pronunciation of texts in English and Latin.
MUPD 2190 - Diction for Singers II (Italian)
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUPD 2180. Lecture demonstration course for familiarization of the International Phonetic Alphabet and correct pronunciation of texts in Italian.
MUPD 2200 - Diction for Singers III (German)
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUPD 2180. Lecture demonstration course for the familiarization of the International Phonetic Alphabet and correct pronunciation of texts in German.
MUPD 2210 - Diction for Singers IV (French)
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUPD 2180. Lecture demonstration course for familiarization of the International Phonetic Alphabet and correct pronunciation of texts in French.
MUS 2530 - Class Piano III
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 1540. Continuation of skills and concepts taught in MUS 1540. Emphasis on standard piano repertory in addition to sight reading and functional piano skills.
MUS 2540 - Class Piano IV
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 2530. Continuation of skills and concepts taught in MUS 2530. Emphasis on standard piano repertory in addition to sight reading and functional piano skills.
MUED 3190 - General Music in the Middle and Senior High School
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Required for students working toward vocal-general or instrumental K-12 teacher licensure. Introduces vocal/general music education majors to methods and materials available for teaching general music to students in grades 6-12.
MUED 3200 - Music in the Elementary Grades for Music Majors
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Focuses on the need for music in the classroom, provides experiences in current methods of music education, and seeks to establish a logical framework of the structure and nature of music as a discipline and an art.
MUED 3220 - Choral Music in the Middle and Senior High School
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUED 3200 and MUS 3140. Rehearsal techniques, choral materials, organization of ensembles, classification of voices including changing voice, general music methods, and materials.
MUS 3160 - Advanced Choral Conducting
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: Two semesters of MUED 2310; MUS 3140. Further development of conducting techniques relative to the choral area. Emphasis on choral style and literature, scope and sequence of the historical perspective, and major developments in the choral art.
MUTH 4110 - Form and Analysis
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 2120. Binary and tenary forms, simple rondos and sonatinas progressing to sonata form, large rondos, theme and variations, art song, and free forms. Stylistic analysis and study of devices and materials from early to contemporary periods.
- MUEN 3- - - - Ensembles (9 hrs. participation required) **
- MUAP 2- - - - Private Instruction 4 credit hours
- MUAP 4- - - - Private Instruction 3 credit hours
MUAP 4800 - Partial Senior Recital
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MUAP 4800 - Partial Senior Recital
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Prerequisite: Two semesters of upper-division private study. Corequisite: Private lesson in major area of performance. Required of all Bachelor of Music majors with a concentration in Vocal/General Music Education, Instrumental Music Education, and Music Industry. Constitutes approximately 30 minutes of music with appropriate repertoire as assigned by the private instructor. Students must receive permission to present a partial senior recital by giving a pre-recital hearing before the faculty at least two weeks before the scheduled recital. Recital performance graded by a faculty committee; must be passed with a grade of C or better.
MUED 4680 - Music Education Seminar
0 credit hours
Corequisite: YOED 4020. Synthesis of contemporary music education methods and observing/teaching experiences during the Residency I internship. Pass/Fail.
*MUS 2550 and MUS 2560 required if major instrument is piano.
**Ensembles
NOTE: Nine (9) hours of ensemble participation as approved by faculty are required; all may be taken for zero (0) credit. Ensembles may be based on audition and are selected with guidance from the faculty.
Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)
See Secondary Education Minor for further information.
Music
MUS 1010 - Recital Attendance
0 credit hours
Attendance at a minimum number of recitals and concerts given by students, faculty, and guest artists. Six semesters required for undergraduate music majors (see School of Music handbook for details). May be repeated multiple times. Pass/Fail.
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music
3 credit hours
Meets part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement. Perceptive listening to music of various styles and cultures including popular and world musics and Western classical concert music. TBR Common Course: MUS 1030
MUS 1500 - Introduction to Piano
1 credit hour
A beginning group piano class for non-music majors. Prior knowledge of the piano not assumed. Skills covered by the class include reading and playing of pieces, basic exercises for the development of technique, a variety of short examples based on five-finger positions, and basic music theory. Students work at a digital Roland keyboard in class; includes weighted keys and individual headphones.
MUS 1510 - Class Voice I
1 credit hour
Basic vocal techniques including posture, breath control, tone quality, and diction. Italian and English diction, Vaccai studies, and moderately easy song repertory.
MUS 1520 - Class Voice II
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 1510. A continuation of the vocal techniques in Class Voice I with addition of vocal flexibility, uniform tone quality in extending the voice range, interpretation of songs, and stage deportment in public performance. Further study of Vaccai, Italian art songs, and English songs.
MUS 1530 - Class Piano I
1 credit hour
Acquaints beginning piano students with the keyboard. Includes such skills as note reading, basic chords for harmonization of melodies, improvisation, basic exercises for development of coordination and technique, transposition, repertory, and sight reading. TBR Common Course: MUS 1027
NOTE: All undergraduate music majors (except keyboard principals) must take class piano every semester as indicated on the advising check sheets until the required piano proficiency exam is successfully completed. Concurrent enrollment in Class Piano I and Theory and Aural Skills I is required with the following exceptions: (1) The student successfully passed either Class Piano I or Theory and Aural Skills I, but not both, or (2) the student successfully passed one or more levels of Class Piano by examination. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students wishing to continue piano after successfully completing the required class piano sequence may audition for piano applied lessons. Keyboard principals must take MUS 2550 and MUS 2560 in lieu of class piano.
MUS 1540 - Class Piano II
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 1530. Continuation of skills and concepts taught in MUS 1530. Emphasis on standard piano repertory in addition to sight reading and functional piano skills. TBR Common Course: MUS 1127
NOTE: All undergraduate music majors (except keyboard principals) must take class piano every semester as indicated on the advising check sheets until the required piano proficiency exam is successfully completed. Concurrent enrollment in Class Piano I and Theory and Aural Skills I is required with the following exceptions: (1) The student successfully passed either Class Piano I or Theory and Aural Skills I, but not both, or (2) the student successfully passed one or more levels of Class Piano by examination. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students wishing to continue piano after successfully completing the required class piano sequence may audition for piano applied lessons. Keyboard principals must take MUS 2550 and MUS 2560 in lieu of class piano.
MUS 1550 - Class Guitar I
1 credit hour
Beginning guitar playing, teaching basic techniques through chording and melodic elements.
MUS 1560 - Class Guitar II
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 1550 . Continuation of skills and concepts sought in Class Guitar I with emphasis on more advanced playing and repertory study.
MUS 2530 - Class Piano III
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 1540. Continuation of skills and concepts taught in MUS 1540. Emphasis on standard piano repertory in addition to sight reading and functional piano skills.
MUS 2540 - Class Piano IV
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUS 2530. Continuation of skills and concepts taught in MUS 2530. Emphasis on standard piano repertory in addition to sight reading and functional piano skills.
MUS 2550 - Keyboard Skills for Pianists I
1 credit hour
Elementary-level sight-playing; three-voice, open-score reading; improvisation; harmonization using primary chords; transposition; and common patterns in two-octave range (scales, arpeggios, progressions).
MUS 2560 - Keyboard Skills for Pianists II
1 credit hour
Intermediate-level ensemble and solo sight-playing; harmonization using primary and secondary chords; improvisation; transposition; four-voice, open-score reading; and common patterns in four-octave range (scales, arpeggios, progressions).
MUS 2680 - Music Industry Seminar
0 credit hours
Introduces students to the real-world experiences and lessons learned by industry leaders working in the diverse music industry. Guests with backgrounds as artist-entrepreneurs and music business-entrepreneurs will be primary focus. Student attendance and active participation in question and answer sessions with featured guests will enable greater understanding and insight into the music industry.
MUS 2690 - Foundations in Music Industry
3 credit hours
First course in the Music Industry curriculum. The foundational exploration of how music performance, commerce, and entrepreneurship come together to help you project, plan, and implement a future career in the music industry. Additional focus on developing awareness of music industry career paths and promoting relevant soft skills to promote a lifetime of success after school. For Music majors only.
MUS 3130 - Conducting in the Industry
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 2120. Fundamental conducting patterns with and without a baton, terminology, stage deportment, advanced mixed meter patterns, and introduction to score study and reading. For Music Industry majors, Theory/Composition majors, B.A. in Music students.
MUS 3140 - Basic Conducting
2 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUTH 2120. Interpretation of scores, fundamental diagrams with and without baton, terminology, and stage deportment.
MUS 3150 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting
2 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUED 2320 and MUS 3140. Further development of techniques, especially those relevant to choral and instrumental conducting. Laboratory experiences with large musical groups; conducting with records to develop awareness of musical texture, form, and general musicianship in all areas as related to conducting.
MUS 3160 - Advanced Choral Conducting
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: Two semesters of MUED 2310; MUS 3140. Further development of conducting techniques relative to the choral area. Emphasis on choral style and literature, scope and sequence of the historical perspective, and major developments in the choral art.
MUS 3170 - Guitar Skills I
2 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUTH 1110, MUTH 1120, and two semesters of private study. A skills course for improving reading skills and applying music theory concepts to the guitar. Topics will include arranging, harmonization of melody, reading from lead sheet format, improvisation, and standard repertoire suitable for a variety of performance situations.
MUS 4000 - Special Topics in Music
1 to 3 credit hours
Study of a topic in music. Topic and prerequisites to be announced.
MUS 4100 - Independent Study in Music
1 to 3 credit hours
Intensive study of a chosen subject. An indication of reasonable skill and knowledge of research techniques, writing, and creativity expected. Requires permission of the instructor and director of the music school.
MUS 4270 - Music Internship
3 to 6 credit hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Examination and experiences in music industry, music education, or instrumental or choral conducting. Music industry may include songwriting and the creative aspects of music, studio production, music publishing, and music merchandising. Music education may include public and private school settings, state board of education arts consulting, and music textbook consulting. Conducting may include school and church conducting, music publishing, and private or public orchestras and/or choirs. Pass/Fail.
MUS 4360 - The Music Industry Professional
3 credit hours
Creation, examination, and experience in developing and implementing a business plan in the selected areas of the music business. Areas include studio teaching, freelance musicianship, contracting, performing, producing, nonprofit organizations, and similar areas of music specialization.
MUS 4460 - Bachelors of Arts in Music Capstone
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of all MUHL and MUTH requirements; permission of department. Provides opportunity for students to complete a thesis, musical performance, composition, or some combination of these under faculty advisement and appropriate to the interests of the student. Must include written work in all cases.
MUS 4570 - The Body Intelligent: A Study of the Alexander Technique
3 credit hours
(Same as DANC 4570/THEA 4570.) For those interested in improving ease and freedom of movement, balance, support, flexibility, and coordination in daily activities.
Music Education
MUED 1310 - Woodwind Techniques I
1 credit hour
For music majors beginning the study of a minor instrument in woodwinds and open to general college students desiring to learn a musical instrument.
MUED 1320 - Percussion Techniques
1 credit hour
Building performance ability on snare drum in all styles of playing. Introduces performance on principal percussion instruments, including ethnic percussion groups.
MUED 1330 - Brass Techniques
1 credit hour
Designed for music majors beginning the study of a minor instrument in brass and open to the general college student desiring to learn a musical instrument.
MUED 1410 - String Techniques
1 credit hour
Instruction in the elements of stringed instrument playing. The student will select one instrument of the string group and continue its study through one semester.
MUED 1500 - Beginning Band Methods
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Developing pedagogical tools for teaching beginning woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments with emphasis on beginning instruction in school settings.
MUED 2000 - Philosophy and Introduction to Music Education
2 credit hours
First course in the music education curriculum for students working toward vocal-general or instrumental K-12 teacher licensure. Organization and curriculum of American music education as well as the place of music education in the total program of the school explored.
MUED 2210 - Instrumental Techniques for Music Classroom
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Learning to play the recorder, guitar, autoharp, and basic mallet and other percussion instruments with teaching application to school music.
MUED 2310 - Choral Music Lab
1 credit hour
One semester of Choral Music Lab required of all Vocal/General Education majors. Study and rehearsal of public school materials and repertoire not covered in other music classes. Provides opportunities to explore various methodologies and apply pedagogical skills in a clinical environment. Also provides upper-division music education students opportunities to conduct and teach in an experimental/laboratory setting.
MUED 2320 - Instrumental Music Lab
1 credit hour
One semester of Instrumental Lab required of all Instrumental Music Education majors. Study and rehearsal of public school materials and repertoire not covered in other music classes. Provides opportunities to explore various methodologies and apply pedagogical skills in a clinical environment. Also provides upper-division music education students opportunities to conduct and teach in an experimental/laboratory setting.
MUED 3190 - General Music in the Middle and Senior High School
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Required for students working toward vocal-general or instrumental K-12 teacher licensure. Introduces vocal/general music education majors to methods and materials available for teaching general music to students in grades 6-12.
MUED 3200 - Music in the Elementary Grades for Music Majors
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000. Focuses on the need for music in the classroom, provides experiences in current methods of music education, and seeks to establish a logical framework of the structure and nature of music as a discipline and an art.
MUED 3210 - Music in the Elementary Grades for Non-Music Majors
3 credit hours
Materials and methods appropriate for elementary grade general music, including a comparison of available music series and recordings; care of the child voice; beginning experience in pitched and non-pitched percussion; and simple wind instruments. Pedagogical trends and methods; analysis for understanding and appreciation.
MUED 3220 - Choral Music in the Middle and Senior High School
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUED 3200 and MUS 3140. Rehearsal techniques, choral materials, organization of ensembles, classification of voices including changing voice, general music methods, and materials.
MUED 3230 - Instrumental Materials
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MUED 2000 and MUS 3140 and successful admission into upper division. Examines materials suitable for public school instrumental music programs. Practice in classifying, grading, and programming. Development of music education philosophy for the control of those procedures.
MUED 3250 - Band Organization and Marching Band Techniques
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000 and successful admission into upper division. Basic drill, principles of showmanship, and show planning for the band.
MUED 3260 - Orchestra Organization and Techniques
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUED 2000 or permission of instructor. Development of rehearsal management, score preparation, educational string arranging, and performance skills. Examines materials and resources suitable for public and private school strings and orchestra programs. Development of concert production skills and logistical/organizational skills necessary for contests, festivals, and tours.
MUED 3310 - Woodwind Techniques II
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: MUED 1310. Instruction in the principles and problems of teaching woodwind instruments. Emphasis on problems found in performance by school students.
MUED 4210 - General Music Program K-6
2 credit hours
Prerequisite: MUEN 3200. The role of music and music teaching in elementary education; its objectives, methods, materials, and procedures; innovative trends and exemplary practices; evaluative techniques.
MUED 4670 - Music for the Young Child
3 credit hours
Music fundamentals, materials, and methods appropriate for preschool through grade three; pantomime, role playing, improvisation, rhythm, movement, listening, and singing.
MUED 4680 - Music Education Seminar
0 credit hours
Corequisite: YOED 4020. Synthesis of contemporary music education methods and observing/teaching experiences during the Residency I internship. Pass/Fail.
