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

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Orchestral Performance includes the bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, French horn, harp, oboe, percussion, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola and violin. Degree requirements for guitar, piano and voice performance are listed separately and are not included on this page.

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: 135-136

First Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 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)
MEA 105 - High Brass Class 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental Performing Organization 1 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)

Semester 2 (17 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
MEA 101 - Voice Class 1 credit(s)
MEA 201 - Low Brass Class 1 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental Performing Organization 1 credit(s)
General academic 3 credit(s) *

Winterterm

MED 150 - Freshman School Partnership 0 credit(s)

Second Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
TH 210 - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
MEA 200 - Percussion Class 2 credit(s)
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
MEA 102 - Woodwinds I: Clarinet and Saxophone 2 credit(s)
MEA 303 - High-Strings Techniques 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (19 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
MED 200 - World Music in Education 3 credit(s)
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
MEA 300 - Woodwinds II: Flute, Oboe, and Bassoon 2 credit(s)
MEA 304 - Low-Strings Techniques 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Winterterm

MED 250 - Sophomore School Partnership 0 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
TH 320 - Advanced Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
MED 305 - Conducting Youth Ensembles 2 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)
MED 303 - Elementary Instrumental Methods 3 credit(s)
MED 340 - Elementary Vocal Methods N-2 3 credit(s) (or MED 341W in Semester 6, also 3 credits)
MED 413 - Improvisation for Music Education 2 credit(s)

Semester 2 (18 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
MED 306 - Conducting Advanced Ensembles 2 credit(s)
EDP 132 - Human Development 3 credit(s) OR
EDP 230 - Educational Psychology 3 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)
MED 304W - Secondary Instrumental Methods 3 credit(s)
MED 350 - Jazz Ensemble for Music Educators 1 credit(s)
EDH 220P - Psychology of Exceptionalities 3 credit(s)
General academic 3 credit(s) *

Fourth Year

(Semesters may be reversed.)

Semester 1 (17-18 credits)

EDR 335W - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners 2 credit(s)
Instrumental Study 2 credit(s)
General academic 3-4 credit(s) *
General academic 3 credit(s) *
General academic 3 credit(s) *
HE 112 - Modern Health Concepts 3 credit(s)
IPO Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s) ²

Semester 2 (12 credits)

MED 410P - Student Internship 9 credit(s) (Apprentice Teaching)
General academic 3 credit(s) *

*General Academics

Required general academics:

May be taken in any order.

UISA - Artistic and Creative Expression 3 credit(s)
UISS - Social Context and Change 3 credit(s)
UIST - Natural, Scientific, Technological Exploration 3-4 credit(s) (Must be chosen from UIST 115 , UIST 120 , or UIST 140D . Students who take any other UIST 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 , 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.

²Enrollment permitted during student-teaching semester only with the permission of Music Education Director.

Students in the program are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.67; and can have no more than one C+ or lower in a music education or education course.