Bachelor of Music (B.M.) - Instrumental Music Education Emphasis

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours = 121

University Core Curriculum (42 hrs.)

May be applied to core curriculum requirements:
MUSI 2308Music Literature [TCCN: MUSI 1307]

Musical Performance --21 hours

  1. Applied study in primary instrument (MUAP)--14 hrs. (8 lower-division, 6 upper-division)
  2. Major Ensembles (MUEN)--7 hrs. (4 lower-division, 3 upper-division)
  3. Required Course
    MUAP 3000 Junior Recital

Musicianship and Pedagogy--58 hours

(not including MUSI 2308, which is applied toward core curriculum requirements)

Lower-Division Courses (20 hrs.)

MUAP 1111Harmony and Keyboard I

MUAP 1112Harmony and Keyboard II

MUAP 2111Harmony and Keyboard III

MUAP 2112Harmony and Keyboard IV

MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions

MUSI 1116Aural Skills I [TCCN: MUSI 1116]

MUSI 1117Aural Skills II [TCCN: MUSI 1117]

MUSI 1311Music Theory I [TCCN: MUSI 1311]

MUSI 1312Music Theory II [TCCN: MUSI 1312]

MUSI 2116Aural Skills III [TCCN: MUSI 2116]

MUSI 2117Aural Skills IV [TCCN: MUSI 2117]

MUSI 2311Music Theory III [TCCN: MUSI 2311]

MUSI 2312Music Theory IV [TCCN: MUSI 2312]

MUSI 1000: 6 registrations

Upper-Division Courses (38 hrs.)

MUSI 3214Advanced Conducting and Score Reading

MUSI 3220Woodwind Methods

MUSI 3221Brass Methods

MUSI 3222Percussion Methods

MUSI 3223String Methods

MUSI 3229Vocal Seminar for Instrumental Majors

MUSI 3240Marching Band Procedures

MUSI 3311Conducting

MUSI 3319Music History I

MUSI 3320Music History II

MUSI 3325Teaching Music in the Elementary School

MUSI 3327Teaching Music in Secondary Schools

MUSI 4326Instrumental Materials and Band Administration

MUSI 4342Form and Analysis

MUSI 4345Arranging for Choral and Instrumental Ensembles