Music Education - Instrumental Major (IMED), BME

Choose 2 courses from:

• MUS 3210 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 3220 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 3230 - Music History III Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

• Music major status requires a passing score of 80 percent or higher on the Theory Entrance Exam or MUS 1700  with a grade of B or higher; and satisfactory performance on the Theory, Keyboard, and Principal Applied Performance Evaluations.
• Leveling for MUS 1710 , if needed, increases total hours by 3.
• Wind and percussion players must participate in band every semester; string players must participate in orchestra every semester.

Principal Applied Study: 7 Hours

• BRS 1020-1029 - Private Brass Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• BRS 3020-3029 - Private Brass Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• GUI 1020-1029 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• GUI 3020-3029 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• PERC 1020-1029 - Private Percussion Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• PERC 3020-3029 - Private Percussion Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• STR 1020-1029 - Private String Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• STR 3020-3029 - Private String Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• WWND 1020-1029 - Private Woodwind Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
• WWND 3020-3029 - Private Woodwind Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2

Note(s):

Students are required to take applied study for seven semesters and until at least two semesters of 3020 have been successfully completed.

Secondary Applied Study: 2 Hours

Majors must take piano every semester for credit until they pass the Piano Proficiency Examination.

Based on a piano evaluation, some students may instead be enrolled in private lessons.

• PIA 1110 - Class Piano I Credit Hours: 1
• PIA 1120 - Class Piano II Credit Hours: 1

Music Education: 22 Hours

• MUS 3300 - Conducting Credit Hours: 1
• MUS 3720 - Orchestration and Arranging Credit Hours: 2
• MUED 2020 - Introduction to Music Education Credit Hours: 2
• MUED 2150 - Brass Methods Credit Hours: 1
• MUED 2160 - String Methods Credit Hours: 1
• MUED 2170 - Percussion Methods Credit Hours: 1
• MUED 2180 - Woodwind Methods Credit Hours: 1
• MUED 3160 - Music Literacy Credit Hours: 2
• MUED 3600 - Marching Band Methods Credit Hours: 2

• or MUED 3650 - String Repertoire and Pedagogy Credit Hours: 2   

• (Wind and Percussion majors must take MUED 3600. String majors must take MUED 3650.)

• MUED 4030 - Methods for Music Teachers Credit Hours: 3
• MUED 4230 - Conducting Methods and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
• MUED 4235 - Music Methods and Administration Credit Hours: 3

Education: 30 Hours

• EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 4400 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 4141 - Learning Environments and Experiences Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 4260 - Teaching Music Seminar Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 4310 - Residency I: Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3-6
• SEED 4610 - Residency II: Secondary Education K-12 Credit Hours: 3-9
• SEED 4800 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
• SPED 3180 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Note(s):

Students seeking licensure should consult the Cannon-Clary College of Education, Department of Teacher Preparation  catalog section, and must meet current Arkansas licensure and Cannon-Clary College of Education requirements in that teaching field as required by the Arkansas Department of Education- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The Arkansas Department of Education issues licensure in Instrumental Music Education and in Vocal Music Education. However, the same PRAXIS test is used for both areas. Consequently, an Instrumental Music Education major who passes the PRAXIS exam may also apply for vocal certification. For an Instrumental Music Education major who wishes to also teach choral music, we recommend, as a minimum, these additional courses: 6 hours of voice/vocal pedagogy and two additional semesters in a choral ensemble.