Degree Information
Undergraduate & Transfer
In the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree, you will acquire skills and knowledge to teach and direct band, orchestra, choir, and general music while engaging with techniques that embrace progressive approaches and ensembles that include, but are not limited to, digital music making, mariachi, pop/rock ensembles, steel drum, and hip-hop.
Sample sequences of Music Education coursework in Bachelor of Music Degree
In addition to the Bachelor of Music Degree and University General Education (GE) Graduation requirements, Music Education coursework includes the following:
Undergraduate Sample Sequence
Fall
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 125E: Strings
Spring
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 125H: Voice
- MUS 126A: Choir Lab
Fall
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 125D: Percussion
- MUS 273A: Diction
Spring
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 125B: Woodwinds
- MUS 125C: Brass
- MUS 126B: Band Lab
- Piano Proficiency Exam
Fall
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 125F: Digital & Electronic Instruments
- MUS 387: General Music Approaches & Literature I
- MUS 325A: Conducting for Music Education Majors—Choral
- MUS 325B: Conducting for Music Education Majors—Instrumental
- EDSS 300N: Introduction to Teaching Music
Spring
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 388: General Music Approaches & Literature II
- MUS 484: Arranging
- MUS 422: Advanced Choral Conducting
- MUS 322: Beginning Jazz Techniques
- MUS 425: Advanced Instrumental Conducting
- EDP 301: Child Development
*OR* - EDP 302: Adolescent Development
*OR* - EDP 305: Educational Psychology
Fall
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 487: Emerging Practices in Music Education I
- MUS 382A: Choral Methods & Literature I
- MUS 321: Marching Band Techniques
- MUS 382B: Instrumental Methods & Literature I
- EDSE 436: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, & Classroom Management
Spring
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 486B: Emerging Practices in Music Education II
- MUS 440D: Practical Piano for Music Education Majors
- MUS 482A: Choral Methods & Literature II
- MUS 482B: Instrumental Methods & Literature II
- EDSE 458: Reading and Writing in Secondary Schools for Humanities
Transfer Sample Sequence
Fall
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 125C: Brass
- MUS 125F: Digital & Electronic Instruments
- MUS 387: General Music Approaches & Literature I
- MUS 325A: Conducting for Music Education Majors—Choral
- MUS 325B: Conducting for Music Education Majors—Instrumental
- EDSS 300N: Introduction to Teaching Music
Spring
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 126B: Band Lab
- MUS 484: Arranging
- MUS 388: General Music Approaches & Literature II
- MUS 422: Advanced Choral Conducting
- MUS 322: Beginning Jazz Techniques
- MUS 425: Advanced Instrumental Conducting
- EDP 301: Child Development
*OR* - EDP 302: Adolescent Development
*OR* - EDP 305: Educational Psychology
Fall
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 487: Emerging Practices in Music Education I
- MUS 382A: Choral Methods & Literature I
- MUS 321: Marching Band Techniques
- MUS 382B: Instrumental Methods & Literature I
- EDSE 436: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, & Classroom Management
Spring
Core Music Education Courses
- MUS 488: Emerging Practices in Music Education II
- MUS 440D: Practical Piano for Music Education Majors
- MUS 482A: Choral Methods & Literature II
- MUS 482B: Instrumental Methods & Literature II
- EDSE 458: Reading and Writing in Secondary Schools for Humanities