The major in
music education is offered by the Department of Education in collaboration with
the Department of Performing Arts. Students majoring in music education take a
minimum of 30 courses (71 credits).
Required
education courses:
- Admissions Portfolio
- Introduction to American Education
- Adolescent Development, Learning and
Teaching: Theories and Applications
- Methods Portfolio
- Teaching Reading in the Content Area
- Practicum in Secondary Education
- Classroom Management
- Student Teaching Seminar
- Secondary Student Teaching
- Introduction to the
Characteristics of Students with Exceptionalities
- Tutoring and Mentoring in a
Multicultural Society I and II
Required music courses:
- Vocal Methods
- Woodwind Methods
- String Methods
- Brass Methods
- Percussion Methods
- Choral Methods
- Instrumental Methods
- Theory I, II and III
- History of Music Through 1750
- Bach to Rock: Music From 1750
to the Present
- Analysis
- Elementary Methods
- Instrumental Conducting
- Choral Conducting
- Major Recital
Students also take 12 credits of individual music lessons in their
principal instrument or in voice and six credits in performance ensembles. All
majors are required to pass comprehensive examinations in music history and
theory and in piano and guitar proficiency prior to graduation.