Music Education - Combined General Choral and Instrumental
Requirements for the major can be found at Music - Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
This is a nine-semester program. Acceptance into this selective program is determined after a student has been admitted in the department of music performance and has approval of the adviser.
Majors in this degree program are required to complete class instrument courses as listed below. Academic electives will include courses in the natural and behavioral sciences and the humanities.
To graduate, piano principals must complete, at a minimum, Piano Level VIII. See below for requirements.
MUS 147, MUS 148, MUS 170, MUS 172, MUS 173, MUS 174, MUS 323, MUS 337, MUS 455, MUS 456, and MUS 457 are offered on a rotational basis, and students may take these courses out of the sequence listed, if necessary.
Music Education majors are required to consult the "Music Education Handbook" and the "Student Teacher Guidelines" for details related to teacher certification and internship matters.
Music education majors are required to take the Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests (PCASET) (formerly Praxis I) during their freshman year. They must pass the test before being permitted to enroll in MUS 453, MUS 454, MUS 455, or MUS 456. Music Education majors must consult with their adviser for current Praxis I score requirements.
Students must register each semester for MUS 150 (Field Experiences in Music Education) until they acquire 100 hours of field experience.
Music elective credits, when used as substitutes for music course credits, may be satisfied by either MUS or MUPI. In order for MUPI credits to count toward the degree, a jury is required.
Undergraduate Levels of Piano Study
Each level normally represents one year of study. Students may audition to advance at their own pace. Initial placement is designated at entrance.
Semester Jury = 20 minutes Level Jury = 20 minutes
Assignment of level is made by jury hearing audition and is not based solely on repertoire presented. Each level requires either a public performance appropriate to that level or, where no public performance is designated, 60 minutes of prepared repertoire.
To graduate, music education piano principals must complete a minimum Level of VIII; piano performance majors must complete Level X; piano pedagogy majors must complete Level VIII; collaborative piano majors must complete Level IX; composition majors whose principal instrument is piano must complete Level VI; and piano concentrators in the Bachelor of Arts (Performance emphasis) degree program must complete Level VIII.
| Level |
Representative Repertoire (Solo and Collaborative) |
| X |
Bach-E Minor Partita
Beethoven-Sonatas, Op. 53 or Op. 57
Chopin-Ballades
Franck-Violin Sonata
Brahms-Piano Trios |
| IX |
Bach-Toccatas
Chopin-Fantasy, Op. 49
Debussy-Images
Beethoven-Piano Trios
Brahms-Songs |
| VIII |
Scales-144, arpeggios, plus a virtuoso etude
Beethoven-Sonata, Op. 28
Debussy-Pour le piano
Chopin-Scherzos
Bach-The Well-Tempered Clavier
Schubert-Songs, Sonata"Arpeggione" D. 821
Mozart-Piano Trios |
| VII |
Scales-120, broken chords and arpeggios
Mozart-Piano Sonatas
Schumann-Papillons
Debussy-Preludes
Bach-English Suites
Beethoven-Songs
Schubert-Violin Sonatinas |
| VI |
Scales-96
Bach-French Suites
Mozart-D Minor Fantasy
Debussy-Arabesques
Mozart-Violin Sonata in E Minor K 300c
Tosti-Songs |
| V |
Scales-80
Bach-Three-Part Inventions
Beethoven-Sonata, Op. 49
Schumann-Scenes from Childhood |
| IV |
Method Books Level IV |
| III |
Method Books Level III |
| II |
Remedial Study |
| I |
Remedial Study |