Music Education, B.A.
All music education majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, are required to enroll in class piano every semester (MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, MUSC 1173, MUSC 1174) until they have satisfied the departmental piano proficiency requirement. All keyboard majors must enroll in Piano Class V MUSC 1175 and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. Majors are also required to attend recitals and concerts and satisfactorily complete a recital previously approved by the music faculty. Further information may be found in the Conservatory of Music Handbook.
In addition, all music majors must take the music theory placement exam. Contact the Conservatory of Music for more information.
Music Education Curriculum Outline
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Music Education Major
Music Theory
Prerequisite for
MUSC 1100:
MUSC 1050 Music Fundamentals (3 hours), AP credit in Music Theory, or minimum score on the Theory Placement Exam.
Music History
Applied Music Lessons - Primary Instrument
Students must choose at least five of the following courses:
Pedagogy
Piano Class
MUSC 1175: required for keyboard majors (Keyboard majors are exempt from MUSC 1171, 1172, 1173, and 1174)
All music education majors must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam.
Recital Attendance
MUSC 1900: Required every semester. Students must pass a minimum number of semesters of Recital Attendance to graduate. See the Conservatory of Music Handbook for more information.
Junior Recital
| MUSC 3990 | Junior Recital | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Music Education
Education
Professional Semester
| EDUC 4497 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDUC 4498 | Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application | 3 |
| MUED 4410 | Music Education Internship II | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
General Electives
General Education
Piedmont College Requirement
| PDMT 1101 | Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.
Total Credit Hours: 128-131
EDUC 3307, EDUC 4401, MUSC 3210, MUSC 3220, MUSC 3230: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, music education majors may have up to 1 additional hour to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on which concentration they select and on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.
Notice: All music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, are required to enroll in class piano MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, MUSC 1173, MUSC 1174 every semester until they have satisfied the departmental piano proficiency requirement. All keyboard majors must enroll in MUSC 1175 – Piano Class V and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. Majors are also required to attend recitals and concerts and satisfactorily complete a recital previously approved by the music faculty. Further information may be found in the Conservatory of Music Handbook.
It is strongly suggested that students pursuing the performance concentration take a minimum of 12 hours of applied music lessons prior to taking MUSC 3990.
All music education majors must present a junior level recital on their primary instrument of approximately thirty minutes in length. Contact the Conservatory of Music for more information.