Secondary Education Music Major

Bachelor of Music Education

Completion of the music courses as well as the professional education sequence lead to secondary certification, which enables the holder to teach music at the K-12 level.

Students majoring in secondary education music must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or greater with no grade below a “B-” in the professional education sequence, the major and/or minors and required cognates combined.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Music department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm

Total Credits Required

128

Liberal Studies	30-40
Health Promotion Requirements	2

Required Courses in Major	43

Music Core Courses	31
MU 101 Theory 1	2
MU 102 Aural Skills 1	2
MU 104 Theory 2	2
MU 105 Aural Skills 2	2
MU 125 Music in Society [Div IV]	4
MU 201 Theory 3 - Arranging	3
MU 202 Aural Skills 3	2
MU 204 Theory 4 - Arranging	3
MU 210 Aural Skills 4	2
MU 301 Music History 1	2
MU 302 Music History 2	2
MU 303 Music History 3	2
MU 304 Form and Analysis	2
MU 490 Senior Recital	1

Performance Lessons	7

Ensembles	5
See large and small ensemble requirements.

Choral or instrumental. Each course is worth one half credit per semester.

Choral
Large Ensembles	3.5
Elective Ensembles	1.5

Instrumental
Large Ensembles	2.5
Small Ensembles	1.0
Elective Ensemble	1.5

MU 001 Music Forum/Concert Attendance *	0


Area of Specialization (Choose either Choral or Instrumental)

Choral	20
MU 142 Class Piano 4	2
MU 146 Classroom Instruments	1
MU 150 Percussion Class	2
MU 172 Diction for Singers	2
MU 208 Conducting 1	2
MU 212 Choral Methods	2
MU 230H High Brass Class or	1
MU 230L Low Brass Class (1 cr.)
MU 260U Upper Strings Class or	1
MU 260L Lower Strings Class (1 cr.)
MU 280S Single Reeds Class	1
MU 349 Methods and Materials in Music Education/Elementary	2
MU 350 Methods and Materials in Music Education/Secondary	2
Music Electives	2

Instrumental	22
MU 111 University Choir	0.5
MU 140 Class Piano 3	2
MU 150 Percussion Class	2
MU 170 Class Voice or	1
MU 171 Performance 1 - Vocal (1 cr.)
MU 208 Conducting 1	2
MU 230H High Brass Class	1
MU 230L Low Brass Class	1
MU 260U Upper Strings Class	1
MU 260L Lower Strings Class	1
MU 280D Double Reeds Class	1
MU 280F Flute Class	1
MU 280S Single Reeds Class	1
MU 345A Marching Band Practicum	1
MU 349 Methods and Materials in Music Education/Elementary	2
MU 350 Methods and Materials in Music Education/Secondary	2
Music Electives	2.5


Professional Education	29
ED 201 Introduction to Education	2
ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom	4
ED 301 Dimensions of American Education	2
ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers	3
ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher	2
ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School	2
ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School	11
ED 450 Seminar in Teaching	1
ED 483 Educational Media Technology	2

The major does not require a minor.

*Additional Degree Requirement: Majors must attend weekly departmental events held on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and attend a specified number of concerts each semester. All attendance is administered through mandatory enrollment in MU 001, a zero credit course. Details are found in the Student Music Major Handbook.

Bulletin Year: 2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.