Music Degrees Online

Music-Music Education, B.A.
A.
General Education (48 sh)

Wellness 3 sh
ENGL100 Composition 3 sh
MATH102 Number Systems 3 sh
MATH215 Statistics and Geometry 3 sh
Speech 3 sh
Art/Music/Theatre/Dance
MUSI109 Group Piano I 1 sh
MUSI210 Group Piano II 1 sh
MUSI203 Music Theory I 2 sh
MUSI204 Music Theory II 2 sh
Literature 3 sh
Philosophy 3 sh
World History 3 sh
Political Science or Economics 3 sh
Psychology
PSYC102 Child Development 3 sh
PSYC103 Adolescent Development 3 sh
Sociology/Anthropology/Geography 3 sh
Lab Sciences 6 sh

B.
Music Theory (9 sh)

MUSI322 Music Theory III
3 sh
MUSI323 Music Theory IV 3 sh
MUSI340 Music Theory V/Orchestration 3 sh

C.  Music History Literature (6 sh)
MUSI312 Music Before 1750 3 sh
MUSI400 Music History after 1750 3 sh

D. MUSI328 Humanities Seminar: Ethnic Music Seminar 3 sh

E. Applied Instruction (MUSI121/122) 7 sh

F.  Methods Courses (13 sh)
MUSI106 Voice Methods and Foreign Diction
1 sh
MUSI118 String Methods - Lower Strings
1 sh
MUSI119 Woodwind Methods - Concert Winds
1 sh
MUSI124 Percussion Methods
1 sh
MUSI128 String Methods - Upper Strings
1 sh
MUSI129 Woodwind Methods - Transposing Winds
1 sh
MUSI300 Conducting
3 sh
MUSI303 Instrumental and Vocal Methods
2 sh
MUSI326 Brass Methods - Lower Brass
1 sh
MUSI336 Brass Methods - Upper Brass
1 sh

G. Required Supporting Courses (22 sh)
MUSI111-116 Ensembles (three semester hours at 1 credit ea; seven semester hours at 0 credit) 3 sh
MUSI200 Music for Children with Special Needs 2 sh
MUSI205 Music Technology 1 sh
MUSI302 Applied Instrumental and Choral Conducting 3 sh
MUSI317 Elementary Music Methods 3 sh
MUSI318 Secondary Music Methods 3 sh
MUSI305 Jazz Studies 3 sh
MUSI325 Classroom Measurements and Assessments 3 sh
MUSI330 Advanced Studies in Music 1 sh

H. Student Teaching (12 sh)
MUSI493 Student Teaching and Professional Practicum: Elementary Music Education 6 sh
MUSI494 Student Teaching and Professional Practicum: Secondary Music Education 6 sh

The department offers both a major and a minor in music. The Bachelor of Arts program begins with introductory courses on fundamentals and basic theory, history of Western and non-Western music, and composition using modern electronic technology.

A solid basis in music theory is provided by a sequence of courses that integrates the study of harmony, counterpoint, composition, and analysis.

You’ll receive one-on-one guidance from faculty. Being familiar with your interests and ability, instructors can precisely challenge your musicianship, whether it is through small or private classes or by creating a performance group that suits your instrument and level. Ensembles are ideal for developing and refining musical skills. Student composers often have their original pieces premiered by campus ensembles or played and critiqued by professional musicians-in-residence.

After achieving a solid grasp of traditional music concepts, many students examine an idea more carefully through independent study, advanced courses, or an honors thesis. Advanced courses touch on such topics as history, literature, orchestration, and arranging skills, with special seminars on particular composers, particular periods, or interdisciplinary topics such as poetry and music.

Both majors and minors are asked to demonstrate piano proficiency by examination. The department also encourages students to take courses in other subject areas that complement their principal area of interest in music.