Music Education

Bachelor of Music

College	Arts and Sciences
Academic Awards	Bachelor of Music - Music Education
Credits Required	125 semester credits
Coordinator	Bill Owen

Overview

The Bachelor of Music in Music Education prepares students for Washington State Certification in teaching, and qualifies them to teach choral, instrumental, or general music in grades K-12. Graduates of this program will be qualified to teach music in either the public or private schools of Washington along with states that accept Washington certification on a reciprocal basis. Depending on the track(s) chosen, this will mean endorsement(s) in choral music, instrumental music, and/or general music. Specifically, graduates of this program should be able to:

Organize, recruit, rehearse, and direct performing ensembles in grades K-12, utilizing appropriate repertoire for elementary, middle, and high school.
Teach courses in general music, music history, music appreciation, or music theory.
Assist local schools in extra-curricular productions involving music, such as musicals, parent-teacher meetings, commencement, etc.;
Instruct or direct students to sources of private instruction in piano, band, orchestra instruments, and voice.
Involve students in festivals, honor groups, and other cooperative efforts with their peers within the school district and in remote locations.
Advise music students in the areas of college and career choices.

The baccalaureate degree is completed when the student finishes the required 125 academic credits. The Washington State Teacher Credential requirements are met when the Student Teaching post-baccalaureate work (15 credits) is successfully completed.

General Education Requirements (44 credits)

Humanities (11 credits)
- ENGL 1013 Expository Writing
- ENGL 1023 MLA Research Writing
- ENGL 3123 Adolescent Literature
- COMM 1212 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Science & Mathematics (7 credits)
- MATH xxx3 Select one of the following
  - MATH 1103 Math for Liberal Arts
  - MATH 1213 Pre-Calculus
  - MATH 2003 Introduction to Statistics
- SCIE xxxx Science course with Lab (4 credits)
Social Science (10 credits)
- HIST xxx3 Select one of the following
  - HIST 1503 History of Western Civilization I
  - HIST 1513 History of Western Civilization II
  - HIST 1523 History of Western Civilization III
  - HIST 2503 US History I:to 1877
  - HIST 2513 U.S. History II: 1877 to the 1970's
- PEDU 2421 Safety Seminar
- PSYC 2563 Lifespan Psychology
- SOCI 1113 Survey of Sociology
Biblical Studies (16 credits)
- BIBL 1103 OT History and Literature
- BIBL 1203 NT History and Literature
- BIBL 2553 Biblical Interpretation
- BIBL 4791 Faith Integration
- THEO 1213 Christian Thought
- THEO/BIBL xxx3 Theology or Bible elective

Music Core (46 credits)
Primary Subject Area Endorsment

- MUSI 1113 Written Theory I
- MUSI 1123 Written Theory II
- MUSI 1131 Ear Training and Sight-Singing I
- MUSI 1141 Ear Training and Sight-Singing II
- MUSI 2113 Written Theory III
- MUSI 2123 Written Theory IV
- MUSI 2131 Ear Training and Sight-Singing III
- MUSI 2141 Ear Training and Sight-Singing IV
- MUSI 3163 Composition I
- MUSI 3173 Composition II
- MUSI 3213 Music History I
- MUSI 3223 Music History II
- MUAP 2582 Basic Computer Notation
- MUAP 3312 Conducting I
- MUAP 3322 Conducting II
Select 6 courses of the following (0 credit)

(Ensemble courses must be passed to satisfy degree requirements. It is anticipated that one ensemble will be taken each enrolled semester.)
- MUAP 1020 Concert Choir
- MUAP 1030 Northwest Choralons
- MUAP 1050 Wind Ensemble
- MUAP 1060 Northwest Jazz Band
- MUAP 1070 Northwest Vocal Jazz
- MUAP 2040 Chamber Choir

Private Music Lesson Electives
If piano is not the student’s major instrument, MUAP 1111 & 2111 Class Piano I & II must also be taken

MUPL xxx1 Major Instrument – Select 4 credits from lessons on one instrument

Music Track - Select one track from the following (8 credits)

Choral Music Track
- MUSI 4742
- MUSI 4752
- MUAP 2141 Brass Methods
- MUAP 2151 Percussion Methods
- MUAP 2161 Strings Methods
- MUAP 2171 Woodwind Methods
General Music Track
- MUSI 4722 Elem Music Methods
- MUSI 4732
- MUAP 2141 Brass Methods
- MUAP 2151 Percussion Methods
- MUAP 2161 Strings Methods
- MUAP 2171 Woodwind Methods
Instrumental Music Track
- MUSI 4762
- MUSI 4772
- MUAP 2141 Brass Methods
- MUAP 2151 Percussion Methods
- MUAP 2161 Strings Methods
- MUAP 2171 Woodwind Methods

General Electives (3 credits)

Any college-level courses or MUSI 1033 (if required)

Secondary Education Professional Requirements (32 credits)

Phase I: Foundations (6 credits)
- EDUC 2012 Foundations of Education
- EDUC 2011 Foundations of Education Lab
- PSYC 2553 Educational Psychology
Before Phase II courses, the student must be formally admitted to the Education Program.

Phase II: Instructional Skills (16 credits)

EDUC 3002 Foundations of Multicultural Education
EDUC 3013 Instructional Design
EDUC 3022 Classroom Management
EDUC 4012 Special Needs in Education
Secondary Education Methods Block:
- EDUC 3032 Assessment of Learning
- EDUC 4701 Methods Practicum: Secondary
- EDUC 4712 Secondary Ed Methods for Majors Area
- XXXX 4712 Secondary Education Methods
  (2 additional credits of Methods are taken as part of the Major)
- EDUC 4772 Secondary Ed Methods: Reading/Writing

Phase III: Application in the Educational Setting (10 credits)
- EDUC 4971 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDUC 4989 Practicum III: Student Teaching