Vocal Music Education (K-12)
Co-Major
Co-major in Vocal Music Education (K-12) and a Co-major in K-12 Music Education.
Note: A Co-major cannot be a stand-alone major.
Blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4 as listed at the beginning of this section
Plus Block 3 curriculum and instruction special methods courses and field experience:
- 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)
- EDUC 418 Choral/Instrumental Music Methods (2 credits)
Plus the following for Vocal Concentrations:
- EDUC 176 Diction for Singers (2 credit)
- EDUC 324 Teaching Techniques for the String Family (2 credits)
- EDUC 362 Vocal Pedagogy for Singers (2 credits)
- MUSC 355 Advanced Conducting and Materials: Vocal 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 201 Piano Skills III (1 credit)
- MUSC 202 Piano Skills IV (1 credit)
- MUSC 230 Music of the United States: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
Students for whom piano or organ is the primary instrument will take the following courses in lieu of MUSC 101, 102, 201, and 202:
- MUSC 192 Technical Skills for Keyboard Majors (1 credit)
- MUSC 292 Functional Skills for Keyboard Majors I (1 credit)
- MUSC 293 Functional Skills Keyboard Majors II (1 credit)
- Piano Elective (1 credit) to be chosen from the following: MUSP 121, 131 (organ majors only), 135 (piano majors only), 153, MUSN 171, 172, 182, or MUSW 501
Plus:
- 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 142 or 160 Ensemble (6 semesters) (0 credits each semester)*
- MUSP 3xx Performance studies (6 semesters) (1 credits each semester)
- Aural-Skills Proficiency I (0 credits)
- Piano Proficiency (0 credits)
- Aural-Skills Proficiency II (0 credits)
- Level I Recital (0 credits)
- Level II Recital (0 credits)
*Guidelines for choosing an ensemble:
- Students must spend 6 semesters in a large choral ensemble.
- Voice majors must spend at least 4 semesters in MUSN 142 or MUSN 160.
Allied Requirements:
- PHYS 105 Musical Acoustics (4 credit hours)