B.M.E. DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN CHORAL MUSIC

Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog)

42 semester hours

Area F

18 semester hours

1.

MUSC 1500/1501

Elementary Music Theory I / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)

MUSC 1510/1511

Elementary Music Theory II / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)

MUSC 2500/2501

Advanced Theory I / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)

MUSC 2510 / 2511

Advanced Theory II / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)

2.

MUEN 1000 level Major Ensemble (two courses - 2 hours)

Major Requirements

24 semester hours

MUSC 2700

Diction for Singers I (1 hour)

MUSC 2710

Diction for Singers II (1 hour)

MUSC 3600

Music History Survey I (3 hours)

MUSC 3610

Music History Survey II (3 hours)

MUSC 3400

Introduction to Conducting (2 hours)

MUSC 3470

Advanced Choral Conducting (3 hours)

MUSC 3550

Intro to Instrumental and Choral Arranging (2 hours)

MUSC 4430

Vocal Pedagogy (2 hours)

 

MUED 3800

Introduction to Music Education (2 hours)

MUED 3000-4000 level Music Education elective (2 hours) (Middle School Methods recommended)

 

Choose two from the following Instrumental Methods Courses:

MUED2050, MUED 2060, MUED 2070, MUED 3080 (2 hours)

Professional/Education Requirements

24 semester hours

EDUC 2110

Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues In Education (3 hours)

EDUC 2120

Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives (3 hours)

EDUC 2130

Exploring Learning and Teaching (3 hours)

MUST 4210

Music For The Exceptional Child (3 hours)

MUED 3909

Elementary Music Classroom Methods (2 hours)

MUED 3910

Elementary Music Practicum (1 hour)

MUED 3919

Secondary Choral Methods (2 hours)

MUED 3920

Secondary Choral Practicum (1 hour)

MUED 4909

Student Teacher Seminar (1 hour)

MUED 4910

Student Teaching (11 hours)

Cognate Area

11 semester hours

MUAP 1100

Applied Study (four courses - 4 hours)

MUAP 3100

Applied Study (three courses - 3 hours)

MUEN 1000 level Major Ensemble (two courses - 2 hours)

MUEN 3000 level Major Ensemble (3 hours)

Foreign Language

3-6 semester hours

Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the second university course (1002). (3-6 semester hours.)

Other Requirements

  1. A minimum of 39 semester hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
  2. See the section below the degree and minor listings for details on requirements pertaining to ensemble (MUEN) and applied music (MUAP), and the functional keyboard and sight-singing proficiencies.
  3. Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a satisfactory grade. Students who transfer to GCSU are exempt from this requirement.
  4. The student must pass the PRAXIS I test.
  5. The student must pass the GACE Teacher certification exam.
  6. MUSC 1200 Intro to Music Literature will be taken in Core Area B in place of MUSC 1105.
  7. MUSC 1990 Recital Attendance is to be taken every semester of enrollment except the semester of student teaching (maximum of 7).

Electives

3-6 semester hours

Students are strongly recommended to take technology courses and additional keyboard study.

Total

128 semester hours


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