Bachelor of Music Education

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Students seeking Alabama teacher certification in choral or instrumental music should select the following courses AND the courses listed under either the choral or instrumental emphasis track below. Additionally, music education students should select education as a second major. Students should consult with their advisors concerning all certification requirements.*

General Studies Program: Specialized Requirements

All students are required to complete the Troy University General Studies Program requirements. The major requires the selection of certain courses within the General Studies Program. For all other General Studies requirements, students may select from courses approved within the General Studies Program.

Area II Requirements

MUS 2250 - Survey of Western Music History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2251 - Survey of Western Music History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1101 - Music Theory Fundamentals 3 Credit Hour(s) OR MUS 3332 Jazz/Popular Theory and Improvisation I 3 Credit Hour(s)
Take any 1000-2000 level course in Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)

Area IV Requirements

MUS 2240 - World Music Cultures 3 Credit Hour(s)
Take any 1000-2000 level course with a Primary Focus on History 3 Credit Hour(s)
Take any two 1000-2000 level courses with the following Social Sciences: Anthropology, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Human Services, Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management, Leadership, Interdisciplinary Studies, Nutrition, Nursing, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Social Work, Sociology, or other Social Science areas 6 Credit Hour(s)

Note: When selecting general studies courses in Area II and/or Area IV, you must complete a six-hour sequence in Literature or History.

Area V Requirements

MUS 1102 - Music Theory I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1103 - Music Theory II 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1107 - Aural Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1108 - Aural Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1105 - Class Piano I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1106 - Class Piano II 1 Credit Hour(s)

Professional Studies

EDU 3310 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3305 - Music Technologies 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 4471 - Curriculum and Instructional Delivery 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3346 - Educational Psychology & Classroom Assessment in Fine Arts 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4403 - Classroom Management for the Music Educator 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4460 - Music in Special Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
RED 4401 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4481 - Methods and Materials for the Secondary Music Teacher 3 Credit Hour(s)
IED 4454 - Internship Seminar for Interdisciplinary Education 3 Credit Hour(s) (Must be taken with Internship)
MUS 4472 - Internship in Music Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

Teaching Field

MUS 2202 - Music Theory III 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2203 - Music Theory IV 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2207 - Aural Skills III 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2208 - Fundamentals of Conducting 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3308 - Advanced Choral Conducting 2 Credit Hour(s) OR MUS 3309 Advanced Instrumental Conducting 2 Credit Hour(s) (course based on selected track)
MUS 4461 - Orchestration and Arranging 2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4471 - Music for ECE and Elementary School 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4499 - Senior Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2210-4428 - Private Instruction 7 Credit Hour(s)

Select 2 courses from the following for a total of two credits:

MUS 3385 - Symphony Band 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3386 - Jazz Ensembles 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3387 - Concert Chorale 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4436 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)

Notes

*Successful completion of MUS 4499 Senior Recital (7 hours)

MUS 4499 is the final course in the Applied Lesson sequence (2210-4428)

Students need to pass 2 semester hours of MUS 2XXX Applied Lessons, 2 semester hours of MUS 3XXX Applied Lessons, and 3 semester hours of MUS 4XXX (The final semester of MUS 4XXX is taken as a co-requisite with Senior Recital)

Minimum grade of “C” required and advancement will be given at jury examinations by faculty in each area (keyboard, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, strings)

Choral Emphasis Track *

MUS 1183 - Collegiate Singers 1 Credit Hour(s) * OR MUS 3387 Concert Chorale * 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3340 - Diction for Singers 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3341 - Vocal Pedagogy 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3360 - Wind and Percussion Methods 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3354 - Class Strings 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2214 - Private Instruction - Piano 1 Credit Hour(s) OR MUS 2216 - Private Instruction - Voice 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3382 - Choral Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)
* Repeat MUS 1183 or MUS 3387 for a total of seven credits

Instrumental Emphasis Track *

MUS 1181 - Band 1 Credit Hour(s) * OR MUS 3385 Symphony Band * 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3351 - Class Brass 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3352 - Class Woodwinds 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3353 - Class Percussion 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3354 - Class Strings 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3356 - Class Voice 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3384 - Band Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)
* Repeat MUS 1181 or MUS 3385 for a total of seven credits