Instrumental Music Education (K-12)

Instrumental Music Education

A major in Instrumental Music Education leads to a degree and teaching license. Students will with this major to be qualified to teach K-12 Instrumental Music.

To complete a B.S.M. in Music, additional coursework is required.

Declaring your major: To declare this major, you should start with K-12 Music Education (ESME) and then find Instrumental Music Ed (K-12).

Majors must complete the following

Core Education

Block 1

EDUC 210 Education: Issues and Policies (4 credits)

Block 2

EDUC 329 Diversity and Cultural Competence (4 credits)
EDUC 330 Psychology for Teaching and Learning (4 credits)
EDUC 332 Field Experience II: Learning & Teaching (0 credit – 30 hours of fieldwork)

Block 3

EDUC 207 Early Elementary Music Methods (Pre K-2) (2 credits)
EDUC 307 Intermediate Elementary Music Methods (Grades 3-5) (2 credits)
EDUC 314 Secondary Music Methods (Grades 6-12) (3 credits)
EDUC 342 Field Experience III: Music (0 credit – 40 hours of fieldwork))
EDUC 418 Choral/Instrumental Music Methods (2 credits)

Block 4

EDUC 431 Use of Technology for Instruction (4 credits) or EDUC 432 Learning Design with Technology in International Contexts (4 credits)
EDUC 460 Clinical Practice: Student Teaching and Seminar (10 credits)

Plus the following Instrumental Concentrations:

EDUC 218 Teaching Techniques for the Brass Family (2 credits)
EDUC 220 Teaching Techniques for the Percussion Family (2 credits)
EDUC 221 Teaching Techniques for the Woodwind Family (2 credits)
EDUC 324 Teaching Techniques for the String Family (2 credits)
EDUC 362 Vocal Pedagogy (1 credit)
MUSC 354 Advanced Conducting and Materials: Instrumental Concentration (2 credits)

Plus:

MUSC 001 Student Convocation Hour (0 credits) (6 semesters)
MUSC 101 Piano Skills I (1 credit)
MUSC 102 Piano Skills II (1 credit)
MUSC 113 Musicianship and Theory I (4 credits)
MUSC 117 Historical Survey of Music in Western Culture (2 credits)
MUSC 230 Music of the United States: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
MUSC 201 Piano Skills III (1 credit)
MUSC 202 Piano Skills IV (1 credit)
MUSC 212 Musicianship and Theory II (4 credits)
MUSC 213 Musicianship and Theory III (4 credits)
MUSC 231 Introduction to Conducting I (1 credit)
MUSC 233 Music of the World: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
MUSC 412 Music History and Literature of the Western European Concert Tradition, Classical to Current Era (4 credits)
MUSN 181, 185 or 186 Ensemble (6 semesters) (1 credits each semester)
MUSP 3xx Performance studies (6 semesters) (1 credits each semester)
Aural-Skills Proficiency I (0 credits)
Piano Proficiency (0 credit)
Aural-Skills Proficiency II (0 credits)
Level I Recital (0 credit)
Level II Recital (0 credit)
Students must spend 6 semesters in a large instrumental ensemble.
Instrumental majors must spend at least 6 semesters in MUSN 181, 185 or MUSN 186.

Allied Requirements:

PHYS 105 Musical Acoustics (4 credits)