Music Education: Instrumental (B.Mus.)

NOTE: For registration in upper-division courses in education, students must have been admitted to the teacher education program and maintain a GPA of 2.75. For admission criteria, refer to "Admission to the Teacher Education Program" in the College of Education section.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:

Comm 101	Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)
EDCI 201	Contexts of Education (2 cr)
EDCI 301	Learning, Development, and Assessment (3 cr)
EDCI 453	Phonics, Phonological Awareness, Fluency, and Assessment (1 cr)
EDCI 463	Literacy Methods for Content Learning (3 cr)
EDSP 300	Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr)
MusA 115	Studio Instruction (2 cr)
MusA 124	Studio Instruction (6 cr)
MusA 145 and MusA 245	Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors (2 cr)
MusA 146 and MusA 246	Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors (2 cr)
MusA 387, MusA 487	Conducting I, II (4 cr)
MusA 324	Studio Instruction (6 cr)
MusA 490	Half Recital (0 cr)
MusC 139, MusC 140, MusC 239, MusC 240	Aural Skills (6 cr)
MusC 141, MusC 142, MusC 241, MusC 242	Theory of Music (10 cr)
MusC 328	Instrumental and Choral Arranging (3 cr)
MusH 111	Introduction to Music Literature (3 cr)
MusH 321, MusH 322, MusH 323	Music in Western Civilization (9 cr)
MusT 251, MusT 253, MusT 254, MusT 255, MusT 352	Instrumental Techniques (5 cr)
MusT 256	String Techniques and Orchestral Literature (1 cr)
MusT 382	General Music Methods (3 cr)
MusT 383	Principles of Music Teaching (3 cr)
MusT 386	Instrumental Music in the Secondary School (3 cr)
MusT 432	Practicum: Music Teaching (14 cr)
MusT 445	Proseminar in Music Teaching (1 cr)
MusT 465	Jazz Band Rehearsal Techniques (2 cr)
MusT 466	Marching Band Techniques (1 cr)
MusX 101	Orientation for Music Majors (0 cr)
MusX 140	Convocation (seven semesters) (0 cr)
Psyc 101	Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)

Major ensembles (six different semesters) ( 6 cr)*

Other ensembles (two different semesters chosen from MusA 119/319 Marching Band, MusA 121/321 Concert Band, MusA 122/322 Orchestra, or MusA 320 Wind Ensemble, MusA 323 Jazz Ensemble, MusA 365 Chamber Ensemble, MusA 366 Orchestral Repertoire (maximum of one semester)) (students whose major applied medium is keyboard must select MusA 315 Collaborative Piano to satisfy this requirement) (2 cr)

Courses to total 128 credits for this degree

Students may also complete an optional Emphasis in Jazz Education by completing the following course work (15 cr):

MusA 210	Jazz Improvisation (2 cr)
MusC 204	Special Topics: Jazz Arranging (2 cr)
MusC 329	Theoretical Basis of Jazz (2 cr)
MusH 410	Studies in Jazz History (3 cr)
MusT 465	Jazz Band Rehearsal Techniques (2 cr)

Electives in ensembles, combos, or applied study (5 cr)

* The major ensemble requirement must be completed in six different semesters; wind and percussion majors must register for three different semesters of MusA 119/319 Marching Band and three different semesters of MusA 121/321 Concert Band, or MusA 320 Wind Ensemble. Wind and percussion majors may, by audition, substitute two semesters of MusA 122/322 Orchestra for MusA 121/321 Concert Band, or MusA 320 Wind Ensemble. String majors must register for six different semesters of MusA 122/322 Orchestra and one semester of MusA 119/319 Marching Band. Keyboard and guitar majors must enroll in one semester of MusA 119/319 Marching Band. Keyboard and guitar majors may substitute one semester of MusA 323 Jazz Band or MusA 365 Jazz Combo, a prerequisite for MusT 465, for one semester of major ensemble. They may enroll in large vocal ensembles to satisfy the remaining major ensemble requirements. Wind, percussion, keyboard, and string majors must have a total of four semesters of major ensemble participation (as defined above) at UI.