Music Major with a Concentration in Vocal/Choral Music, B.M.E.

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Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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Music Major (Vocal/Choral Music): 99 Credits

Education: 12 Credits

EDUC 200 - Foundations of Education (4)
EDUC 202 - Issues and Trends in Special Education (2)
EDUC 213 - Adolescent Development within the Educational Culture (2-4)
EDUC 323 - Overview of Child Development (2)
EDUC 414 - Reading, Writing, and Assessment across the Curriculum Areas (2)

Music: 87 Credits

MUSC 0999 - Music Seminar/Recital Attendance (0)
MUSC 1200 - Basic Conducting (2)
MUSC 1510 - Theory I: The Syntax of Music (3)
MUSC 1511 - Theory Lab I (1)
MUSC 1520 - Theory II: Diatonic Harmonic Idioms (3)
MUSC 1521 - Theory Lab II (1)
MUSC 2400 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)
MUSC 2412 - Musicology I: Music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (2)
MUSC 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology (2)
MUSC 2530 - Theory III: Formal and Chromatic Expansion (3)
MUSC 2531 - Theory Lab III (1)
MUSC 2540 - Theory IV: Analysis and Formal Structures (3)
MUSC 2541 - Theory Lab IV (1)
MUSC 2649 - Piano Proficiency (0) *
MUSC 3220 - Choral Conducting (2)
MUSC 3310 - Materials and Methods of Teaching Music in the Elementary Grades (3)
MUSC 3320 - Materials and Methods of Choral Music in the Secondary Grades (3)
MUSC 3331 - Instrumental Techniques I (1)
MUSC 3332 - Instrumental Techniques II (1)
MUSC 3390 - Music Education Practicum (1)
MUSC 3423 - Musicology II: Music of the Baroque and Classic Eras (3)
MUSC 3433 - Musicology III: Music of the 19th Century to the Present (3)
MUSC 3520 - Choral Arranging (2)
MUSC 3560 - Theory V: Post-Tonality to the Present (3)
MUSC 4399 - Student Teaching Grades P-12 (12)
MUSC 4620 - Vocal Pedagogy (2)
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)
Performance Area Principal: First Year (4), Second Year (4), Third Year (4), and Fourth Year (2) (14)
Secondary (4)*
Major Ensembles (Seven semesters participation required): First Year (2), Second Year (2), Third Year (2), and Fourth Year (1) (7)**

Diction for Singers or Keyboard Harmony: 2 Credits

(select one combo)

MUSC 1610 - Diction for Singers I (1) and
MUSC 1620 - Diction for Singers II (1)
or
MUSC 2551 - Keyboard Harmony I (1) and
MUSC 2552 - Keyboard Harmony II (1)

Total Required Credits: 138

* If the principal instrument is not piano, the student will register for class piano until proficiency requirements are completed.

** See Ensemble Requirements by Major in the Music Division section for more information.

Music Major with a Concentration in Vocal/Choral Music, B.M.E.

Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

General Education Requirements: 17 Credits

Natural and Computational Sciences: 8 Credits

Mathematics: 4 Credits

Physical Activity: 1 Credit

Music Major (Vocal/Choral Music): 99 Credits

Education: 12 Credits

Music: 87 Credits

Diction for Singers or Keyboard Harmony: 2 Credits

Total Required Credits: 138