Music Education (Choral/K-12 General Music) Concentration

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General Education Core

Credit Hours
see Common Core	41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement	1

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education

MUS 2030 - World Music 3

Major Core Requirements

Lower Division Courses

MUS 1060 - Recital Attendance 0
MUS 1057 - Music Theory I 3
MUS 1058 - Ear Training I 1
MUS 1155 - Music Theory II 3
MUS 1156 - Ear Training II 1
MUS 2055 - Music Theory III 3
MUS 2056 - Ear Training III 1
MUS 2155 - Music Theory IV 3
MUS 2156 - Ear Training IV 1
Select one (1) course from the list below
MUS 1027 - Class Piano I 1
MUS 1100 - Applied Piano LD 1
MUS 1109 - Applied Piano 1/2 Hour 1
MUS 1127 - Class Piano II 1

Total Hours 17

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Courses

MUS 1XXX - Applied Music/Individual Instruction 4 (four semesters of one credit lessons)
MUS 1XXX - Ensemble 4 (four semesters of one credit major ensemble as appropriate to applied area of study)
MUS 2240 - Introduction to Music Education 2

Total Hours 10

Upper Division Courses

MUS 3XXX - Applied Music/Individual Instruction 3 (three semesters of one credit lessons)
MUS 3XXX- Ensemble 3 (three semesters of one credit major enselble as appropriate to applied area of study)
MUS 3070 - Instructional Strategies for the Music Classroom 3
MUS 3255 - Elementary Music Methods 3
MUS 3810 - Choral Conducting 2
MUS 4380 - Choral Methods 3
MUS 4500 - Music Curriculum and Assessment 3
MUS 4525 - Latin/English Diction for Singers 1
MUS 4950 - Senior Recital 1
MUS 4780 - Instrumental Methods for Vocalists 1
Select one (1) course from the list below
MUS 4310 - Survey of Piano Literature 3
MUS 4390 - Choral Literature 3
Select one (1) course from the list below
MUS 1489 - Applied Guitar 1/2 Hour 1
MUS 1725 - Vocal Ease 1
MUS 1940 - Opera Workshop 1
MUS 3725 - Vocal Ease 1
MUS 3940 - Opera Workshop 1
MUS 4251 - Alexander Technique 1
MUS 4522 - Italian Diction for Singers 1
MUS 4523 - German Diction for Singers 1
MUS 4524 - French Diction for Singers 1
Select one (1) course from the list below:
MUS 4270 - Vocal Pedagogy 3
MUS 4280 - Piano Pedagogy 3

Total Hours 30

Additional Courses for Licensure

Total Hours 9

Clinical Teaching Requirements

EDUC 4410 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades K-3 5
or

EDUC 4510 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 4-5 5
EDUC 4610 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 6-8 5
or

EDUC 4710 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 9-12 5
EDUC 4950 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Seminar 2
Note: Successful completion of Transition I, II, III and edTPA are required for teacher licensure programs. Transition assessment criteria is available at www.apsu.edu/edu.

Music Education (Choral/K-12 General Music) Concentration

General Education Core

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education

Major Core Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 17

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 10

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 30

Additional Courses for Licensure

Total Hours 9

Clinical Teaching Requirements

Total Hours 12

Total Program Hours 132