Music Education (four-year)-Piano Emphasis, B.Mus.

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US 150 First Year Success Seminar

All incoming new students will be registered for US 150 - First Year Success Seminar during the first semester of the first year. The credit earned for this course does not count toward the completion of the degree.

Required Credits: 120

First Year

Semester 1 (13 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 120P - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
MED 110W - Foundations of Music Education 3 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s) ²
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
MEA 103 - Wind Instrument Class 1 credit(s)
MEA 204 - Percussion Class/Vocal 1 credit(s)
MEA 308 - String Class/Vocal 1 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)
General Academic 3 credit(s) *

Winterterm

MED 150 - Freshman School Partnership 0 credit(s)

Second Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
TH 210W - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
MEA 100 - Classroom Instruments 1 credit(s)
MED 413 - Improvisation for Music Education 2 credit(s)
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)
General Academic 3 credit(s) *

Semester 2 (14 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
MEA 101 - Voice Class 1 credit(s)
MED 200 - World Music in Education 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Winterterm

MED 250 - Sophomore School Partnership 0 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
TH 320 - Advanced Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
EDP 132 - Human Development 3 credits OR EDP 230 - Educational Psychology 3 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
MED 305 - Conducting Youth Ensembles 2 credit(s)
MED 340 - Elementary Vocal Methods N-2 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
MEA 101 - Voice Class 1 credit(s)
MEA 204 - Percussion Class/Vocal 1 credit(s)
MED 306 - Conducting Advanced Ensembles 2 credit(s)
MED 310W - School Choral Program 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)
MED 341W - Elementary Vocal Method 3-6 3 credit(s)
EDH 220P - Psychology of Exceptionalities 3 credit(s)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (17 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
CPO/IPO - Performing organization 1 credit(s)
EDR 335W - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners 2 credit(s)
HE 112 - Modern Health Concepts 3 credit(s)
General Academic 3 credits *
General Academic 3 credits *
General Academic 3 credits *

Semester 2 (12 credits)

MED 410P - Student Internship 9 credit(s) ³
General Academic 3 credits *

*General Academic

Required general academics:

May be taken in any order.
No more than one UIS course should be taken per semester.

UISA - Artistic and Creative Expression 3 credit(s)
UISS - Social Context and Change 3 credit(s)
UIST - Natural, Scienctific, Technological Exploration 3-4 credit(s) (Must be chosen from UIST 115 , UIST 120 , or UIST 140D . Students who take any other UIST course to meet this requirement must then ALSO take a 3-4 credits Science Elective.)
UISC - Cultural and Historical Expression 3 credit(s) (Must be chosen from UISC 210 , UISC 211D , or UISC 212D to satisfy the CT State American History requirement.)
Mathematics elective (M 116 recommended) 3 credit(s)
Academic elective 3 credit(s)

Note(s):

¹Enrollment dependent on placement exam.

²Prerequisite: Cumulative grade point average of 2.67 required; no more than one C in a music education or education course.

³Students who choose an essay as their senior project submit the title and outline of the essay to the department chair for approval. A faculty advisor will then be appointed.

In the Junior Year Students may select to complete the year-long methods sequence in either Choral (MED 307 and MED 310W ) or General methods (MED 340 and MED 341W ). Students must take one methods course in the alternate sequence (i.e., if a student elects to take the choral methods sequence, he or she must take one general method course).

Students in this program may elect to audition for either a CPO or IPO in any given academic year. The selection of a large performing ensemble experience will be based on a successful audition, student interest, and in consultation with the student’s Music Education academic advisor. Students may not switch ensembles mid-year.

Students must submit SAT, ACT, or Praxis I scores to the Music Education Division Coordinator. For the two-score SAT system (1,600 maximum, 800 per test), students must have a minimum combined score of 900 for (mathematics, combined reading and writing), with a minimum of 400 for each test. For the three-score SAT system (2,400 maximum, 800 per test), students must have a minimum combined score of 1,350 (mathematics, critical reading, writing), with a minimum of 400 for each test. For the ACT, students must have a minimum score of 19. For the Praxis I, students must have a minimum score of 140 on each of three portions-mathematics, critical reading, and writing. Students who do not meet these minimum scores will be offered remediation as appropriate on a case-by-case basis in order to meet Connecticut requirements for teacher certification.