Music Education, B.A.

All music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, must pass the piano proficiency requirement in Piedmont Class IV MUSC 1174. MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, and MUSC 1173 may be required prior to the semester MUSC 1174 is taken, based on piano playing ability. 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.

Music Education Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Music Education Major

Total Credit Hours:

96-99

Music Theory

MUSC 1100	Music Theory I	3
MUSC 1110	Aural Skills I	1
MUSC 1120	Music Theory II	3
MUSC 1130	Aural Skills II	1
MUSC 2100	Music Theory III	3
MUSC 2110	Aural Skills III	1
MUSC 2120	Music Theory IV	3
MUSC 2130	Aural Skills IV	1
MUSC 3240	Arranging	2
Total Credit Hours:		18

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

MUSC 3210	Music History I	3
MUSC 3220	Music History II	3
MUSC 3230	Music History III	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Applied Music Lessons - Primary Instrument

Students must choose at least five of the following courses:

MUSC 1910	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 1920	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 2910	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 2920	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 3910	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 3920	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 4910	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSC 4920	Applied Music Lessons	2
Total Credit Hours:		10

Pedagogy

MUSC 3440	Diction I	2
MUSC 3450	Diction II	2
MUSC 3480	Beginning Conducting	2
MUSC 4480	Advanced Conducting	2
MUSC 4500	Applied Pedagogy	3
Total Credit Hours:		11

Piano Class

MUSC 1171	Piano Class I	1
MUSC 1172	Piano Class II	1
MUSC 1173	Piano Class III	1
MUSC 1174	Piano Class IV	1
MUSC 1175	Piano Class V	1
Total Credit Hours:		1-4

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

Recital Attendance

0

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

MUED 3500	Instrumental Techniques	2
MUED 4100	Music Education Methods I	3
MUED 4200	Music Education Methods II	3
MUED 4400	Music Education Internship I	3
Total Credit Hours:		11

Education

EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDUC 3307	Learning and Cognition	3
EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 4401	The Multicultural Classroom	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Professional Semester

EDUC 2000	Introduction to Professional Practice	3
EDUC 4497	Classroom Management	3
EDUC 4498	Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application	3
EDUC 4499	Internship III	6
Total Credit Hours:		15

General Electives

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101	Intro to University 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 University must meet this University 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.