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Music Education: Instrumental/General, B.M.

Music Education: Instrumental/General, B.M.

This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major.  University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates.  Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallHour
MUS APPL 1467 Piano Proficiency 0
MUS APPL 1470 Group Piano 0
MUS THEO 1110 Theory I 2
MUS THEO 1150 Aural Training I 1
MUS THEO 1250 Sight-Singing I 1
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 9
 Hours16
Spring
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
MUS ED 1100 Lab  
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 5
MUS APPL 1467 Piano Proficiency 0
MUS THEO 1120 Theory II 2
MUS THEO 1160 Aural Training II 1
MUS THEO 1260 Sight-Singing II 1
MUS ED 1100 Instrumental Techniques 1
TEACHING 2017 Level 1 Field Experience: Exploring Teaching 1
EDPSYCH 2030 Dynamics of Human Development 3
 Hours17
Sophomore
Fall
MUS ED 1100 Lab  
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 3
MUS APPL 1467 Piano Proficiency 0
MUS APPL 1470 Group Piano 0
MUS ED 1500 Introduction to Music Education 2
MUS THEO 2130 Theory III 2
MUS THEO 2170 Aural Training III 1
MUS THEO 2270 Sight-Singing III 1
MUS HIST 1010 History of Music I: Antiquity Through Renaissance 2
MUS ED 1100 Instrumental Techniques 1
 Hours15
Spring
MUS ED 1100 Lab  
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 6
MUS APPL 1470 Group Piano 0
MUS THEO 2140 Theory IV 2
MUS THEO 2180 Aural Training IV 1
MUS THEO 2280 Sight-Singing IV 1
MUS HIST 1020 History of Music II: Baroque and Classical 3
MUS ED 1100 Instrumental Techniques 1
 Hours17
Junior
Fall
MUS ED 1100 Lab  
MUS ED 4162 Instrumental Methods: Marching Band 1
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
TEACHING 3128 Level 2 Field Experience: Lesson Planning and Instruction 1
EDPSYCH 3148 Learning and Motivation in Classroom Contexts 3
MUS TECH 1170 Conducting I--Instrumental 2
MUS ED 1100 Instrumental Techniques 1
MUS ED 3410 Elementary/General Music Methods 3
MUS HIST 1030 History of Music III: Romantic, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Centuries 3
 Hours17
Spring
MUS ED 4161 Instrumental Methods: Strings 1
MUS ED 1100 Lab  
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 6
MUS TECH 1210 Conducting II--Instrumental 3
MUS ED 3640 Instrumental Methods: Jazz Band 1
MUS THEO 3100 Analysis of Music 2
MUS ED 1100 Instrumental Techniques 1
MUS ED 3670 Choral Methods for Instrumental Majors 1
 Hours18
Summer
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 3
 Hours3
Senior
Fall
MUS ED 1100 Lab  
MUS ENS Large Ensemble 1
MUS APPL Applied Music 2
MUS APPL 1086 Studies in Performance Seminar  
UNIFI/General Education or University Electives 5
SPED 3150 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Classrooms 2
SOCFOUND 3119 Schools and American Society 3
TEACHING 4170/5170 Human Relations: Awareness and Application 3
MUS ED 1100 Instrumental Techniques 1
MUS APPL 4890 Senior Recital 0
MUS ED 3660 Field Experience in Music Education 1
 Hours18
Spring
TEACHING 3140 Special Area Teaching: Art, ESL, Music, and Physical Education 12
 Hours12
 Total Hours133