2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Music Education
Students will be required to select one of two emphases: Choral/vocal emphasis or instrumental emphasis. Students must earn a minimum of 77 hours in music and 39 hours in professional education.
Vocal/choral majors normally will choose an applied emphasis in voice or keyboard. Instrumental majors normally will choose a standard band or orchestra instrument as their applied emphasis.
MUS Requirements Credits: 69 to 73 (three are general education)
Certification Requirements Credits: 39 (three are general education)
Requirements for Music, B.M.E
Music Theory and Aural Perception (credits: 18-19)
- MUS 130 - Music Theory I (3 credits)
- MUS 131 - Music Theory II (3 credits)
- MUS 133 - Aural Perception and Sight-Singing I (1 credit)
- MUS 134 - Aural Perception and Sight-Singing II (1 credit)
- MUS 230 - Music Theory III (3 credits)
- MUS 231 - Music Theory IV (3 credits)
- MUS 233 - Aural Perception and Sight-Singing III (1 credit)
- MUS 234 - Aural Perception and Sight-Singing IV (1 credit)
One course from:
- MUS 330 - Instrumentation/Orchestration (3 credits)
- MUS 333 - Form and Analysis in Western Music (3 credits)
- MUS 337 - Jazz Theory (2 credits)
Music Literature and History (credits: 12, three are general education)
- MUS 119 - Survey of Music Literature I (3 credits)
- MUS 120 - Survey of Music Literature II (3 credits)
- MUS 218 - World Music (3 credits)
One course from:
All count as SWS general education.
- MUS 302 - Music: Medieval and Renaissance Eras (3 credits)
- MUS 303 - Music: Baroque Era (3 credits)
- MUS 304 - Music: Classical Era (3 credits)
- MUS 305 - Music: 19th Century (3 credits)
- MUS 306 - Music from 1900-1960 (3 credits)
- MUS 307 - Music Since 1960 (3 credits)
- MUS 308 - Music History Seminar (3 credits)
Keyboard Musicianship (credits: instrumental 3, choral/vocal 4)
Piano majors are exempt from this requirement.
- MUS 263 - Keyboard Musicianship I (1 credit)
- MUS 264 - Keyboard Musicianship II (1 credit)
- MUS 283 - Keyboard Musicianship III (1 credit)
- MUS 284 - Keyboard Musicianship IV (1 credit) (Choral/Vocal only)
- MUS 285 - Advanced Keyboard Musicianship (1 credit)
Music Education (Professional) Courses: (credits: instrumental 23, choral/vocal 21):
- MUS 200 - Introduction to Music Education (1 credit)
- MUS 253 - Woodwind Techniques (2 credits)
- MUS 255 - Brass Techniques (2 credits)
- MUS 257 - Class Percussion (1 credit)
- MUS 258 - String Techniques (2 credits)
- MUS 320 - Introduction to Conducting (2 credits)
- MUS 338 - Techniques of Jazz Instruction (1 credit)
- MUS 354 - Teaching the Developing Voice (2 credits) (Choral/Vocal Majors only)
- MUS 362 - Marching Band Techniques (2 credits) (Instrumental Majors only)
- MUS 370 - Performance Pedagogy (2 credits)
- MUS 456 - Teaching Music in the Elementary School (2 credits)
- MUS 461 - Instrumental Music Methods and Materials (2 credits)
- MUS 465 - Choral/General Music in the Secondary School (2 credits)
Ensembles (credits: 7-9)
Instrumental Music Majors
May be repeated for credit.
Students taking applied lessons in wind, brass, or percussion must also take MUS 107 - Marching Band for 2 semesters.
- MUS 102 - Concert Band (1 credit)
- MUS 103 - Grand Valley Symphony Orchestra (1 credit)
- MUS 105 - Grand Valley Jazz Ensemble (1 credit) (only counts as major ensemble for 1 year)
- MUS 112 - Symphonic Band (1 credit)
Choral/Vocal Majors
May be repeated for credit.
- MUS 101 - University Singers (1 credit)
- MUS 117 - Grand Valley University Arts Chorale (1 credit)
- MUS 118 - Varsity Men (1 credit)
Applied Music, Instrumental and Choral/Vocal (credits: 7)
- MUS 141 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments - Freshman (1 credit)
- MUS 142 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments - Freshman (1 credit)
- MUS 241 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments - Sophomore (1 credit)
- MUS 242 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments - Sophomore (1 credit)
- MUS 341 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments - Junior (1 credit)
- MUS 342 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments - Junior (1 credit)
- MUS 441 - Private Instruction in Voice and Instruments Senior Credits: 1
Certification Requirements (credits: 39, three are general education)
- PSY 301 - Child Development (3 credits)
- EDI 337 - Introduction to Learning and Assessment (3 credits)
- EDF 315 - Diverse Perspectives on Education (3 credits)
- EDT 370 - Technology in Education (3 credits)
- EDI 310 - Organizing and Managing Classroom Environments (3 credits)
- EDR 321 - Content Area Literacy (3 credits)
- EDS 379 - Universal Design for Learning: Secondary (3 credits)
- EDI 331 - Methods and Strategies of Secondary Teaching (5 credits)
- EDI 431 - Student Teaching, Secondary (8 credits)
- EDI 432 - Student Teaching, Secondary Content Practicum (2 credits)
- EDF 485 - The Context of Educational Issues (3 credits)