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2021-2022 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.
Choral/vocal majors typically choose an applied emphasis in voice or keyboard. Instrumental majors typically choose a standard band or orchestra instrument as their applied emphasis.
MUS Requirements: 69 to 73 credits (three are general education)
Certification Requirements: 39 credits (three are general education)
Requirements
Music Theory and Aural Perception
There are 19 credits required, including:
- 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)
AND one course from:
- MUS 330 - Instrumentation/Orchestration (3 credits)
- MUS 333 - Form and Analysis in Western Music (3 credits)
Music Literature and History
There are 12 credits required (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)
AND one of the following (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
There are three instrumental or four choral/vocal credits required. 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
There are 23 instrumental credits or 21 choral/vocal credits required, including:
- 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
There are seven to nine credits required.
Instrumental Music Majors
May be repeated for credit.
Students taking applied lessons in wind, brass, or percussion must also complete two semesters of MUS 107 - Marching Band.
- 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 one year.
- MUS 112 - Wind Symphony (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 Glee Club (1 credit)
Applied Music, Instrumental and Choral/Vocal
There are seven credits required, including:
- 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 (1 credit)
Certification Requirements
There are 39 credits required (three are general education), including:
- PSY 301 - Child Development (3 credits)
- EDI 338 - Teachers as Decision Makers: Instruction and Assessment in Elementary Schools (3 credits)
- EDF 315 - Diverse Perspectives on Education (3 credits)
- EDT 370 - Technology in Education (3 credits)
- EDI 310 - Building and Sustaining Positive Learning 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)