Instrumental Music Education Curriculum
About the major: The concentration in instrumental music education provides students with coursework in pedagogy, best practices and field experience in preparation for a career as music educator in K-12 educational settings.
Career Opportunities: Students who pursue a major in music with a concentration in instrumental music education are primarily preparing for a career as a music educator. Continuing to graduate school is ideal for students who wish to further their career in the education field or conducting.
Requirements:
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | Music Cultures (to satisfy the Global Learning distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Other requirements (i.e. Basic Composition, Oral Communication, etc.) | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| MUP 1XX1 - 3XX3 Seven terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in principal instrument, one credit per term - total seven credits). See Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses for courses | 7 | |
| Select six terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 6 | |
| MUA 2800 | University Bands (6 req. for winds, brass, or percussion principals) | 1 |
| MUA 2810 | University Symphony Orchestra (6 req. for strings principals) | 1 |
| Select one secondary performance ensemble from the following: | 1 | |
| MUA 2820 | Jazz Big Band | 1 |
| MUA 2830 | Men's Glee Club | 1 |
| MUA 2840 | Choral Union | 1 |
| MUA 2870 | Women's Chorale | 1 |
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts (four terms) | 0 |
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 3000 | Orchestration | 2 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MED 5590 | Applications of Technology in Music Teaching (or MUA 2500 - Music Technology) | 2 |
| Instrumental Techniques and Conducting | ||
| MUA 1720 | Voice Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 1730 | String Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 1740 | Woodwind Techniques and Pedagogy (4 credits req.) | 2 |
| MUA 1750 | Brasswind Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 1760 | Percussion Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 3670 | Conducting Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 3680 | Conducting Techniques II | 2 |
| Music Education | ||
| MED 3500 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MED 3510 | Teaching General Music | 2 |
| MED 4540 | Instrumental Music in the Schools I | 3 |
| MED 4550 | Instrumental Music in the Schools II | 3 |
| MED 4560 | Practicum in Music Education | 2 |
| College of Education Required Courses | ||
| EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| RLL 6121 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| TED 5790 | Directed Teaching and Conference for Special Groups | 8 |
| Total Credits | 132 | |
NOTE: Music Education and the College of Education Joint Enrollment: All music education students must apply for admission to the College of Education (COE) at the end of their sophomore year. Students are then jointly enrolled in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts and the College of Education. Students should contact their music education advisor for information on applying to the COE. Students will not be allowed to register for the professional courses taught through the College of Education (EDP 3310, RLL 6121 and TED 5790) until they have been officially admitted to the COE.