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Majors Leading to Licensure


Vocal and/or Instrumental Music Education Teaching Major (K-12)

General Education Prerequisites
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology    4 credits 
KHS110  Dynamic Health and Human Movement   3 credits 
MUS120 Music and the Human Experience    2 credits 

Prerequisites: if determined in assessments by music department
MUS101  Basic Musicianship    2 credits 
MUS111  Class Piano I     2 credits
MUS112  Class Piano II    2 credits 
MUS115  Beginning Guitar I    1 credits 

K-12 Music Teaching Major - required courses
Complete content major with 2.75 GPA
MUS201  Musicianship I      4 credits 
MUS202  Musicianship II     4 credits 
MUS301  Musicianship III    4 credits
MUS302  Musicianship IV    4 credits 
MUS321  Music History I     3 credits (offered Fall 2006 and then Spring 2009)
MUS322  Music History II    3 credits (offered Fall 2006, Spring 2009, Fall 2009)
MUS323 Music History III    3 credits (offered Spring 2007, then Fall 2008)
MUS261  Beginning Conducting    2 credits
MUS360  String Techniques and Pedagogy   1 credit 
MUS361  Woodwind Techniques and Pedagogy  1 credit 
MUS362  Brass Techniques and Pedagogy   1 credits 
MUS365  Electronic Media Techniques and Pedagogy    2 credits 
MUS366  Vocal Techniques and Pedagogy   1 credits 
MUS367  Percussion Techniques and Pedagogy    1 credit 
MUS444  Instrumental Arranging    1 credit 
MUS445  Choral Arranging  1 credit 
MUS840 2 semesters of private piano  1 credit
Recital Attendance: 4 programs in portfolio per yearerformance audition in Febraury of second year.
Submit music Portfolio Progress Report to Music Department Nov 1 each year.
Document in portfolio 4 public performances, including small ensemble.
Pass Keyboard  Proficiency Exam before student teaching (document in portfolio).


Tracks: Choose one 

Vocal and Classroom K-12 Track:
MUS369  Art of Accompanying  1 credit
MUS425  Choral Literature   2 credits 
MUS456  Choral Conducting and Methods    2 credits 
MUS713/714:  7 semesters choral ensemble required    0-7 credits
MUS860:  7 semesters private voice lessons @ 1 credit each   7 credits 
Instrumental and Classroom K-12 Track
MUS368  Jazz Improvisation     credit1
MUS426  Instrumental (Band) Literature   2 credits 
MUS457  Instrumental Conducting and Methods   2 credits 
MUS720/730:  7 semesters instrumental ensemble required  2 credits  
MUS800:  7 semesters private instrumental lessons @1 credit each   0-7 credits

Prerequisites to Admission to Teacher Education
ED200  Introduction to Teaching (+ 25 hours HR Activity)    1 credit 
Choose either: PSY210 Child Psychology     4 credit 
                        and
PSY220  Adolescent Psychology     4 credits 
                         or
PSY215  Child and Adolescent Development    4 credits 
ED336  Educational Psychology (+ 25 hours HR Activity)    2 credits 
Minimum of 48 earned credits
Minimum 2.50 CPGA

Prerequisites to Student Teaching
Complete all four Human Relations Activity Reports
ED330  Human Diversity and Relations (+ 25 hours HR Activity)    2 credits 
ED346  The Effective Middle School Teacher    2 credits 
ED347  The Effective Secondary Teacher     2 credits 
MUS356  K-12 General Music Teaching Methods    4 credits 
ED439  The Inclusive Classroom (+ 25 hours HR Activity)    2 credits 
ED385  Foundations of Education    3 credits 
ED487  Reading Across the Content Areas    2 credits 
KHS470 Health Education for Teachers   2 credits

Student Teaching
ED472.07  Student Teaching K-12 Music   16 credits 

 

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