Music Education (Instrumental) - Sub-Plan Option

This major is offered through the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art.

The major is no longer open to new students. Students should consult the Announcements from the term in which they declared the major for information about degree requirements.

 

Instrumental music education majors are required to complete class instrument courses as listed below. A student who principally performs on a woodwind, brass, percussion, or string instrument normally will replace one class in the category of his or her principal instrument with guitar class (by advisement). Academic electives will include courses in the natural and behavioral sciences and the humanities.

Piano principals may be accepted into this degree program provided they possess sufficient experience and/or aptitude for learning band and orchestral instruments. To graduate, piano principals must complete, at a minimum, Piano Level VIII.

MUS 170, MUS 172, MUS 173, MUS 174, MUS 147, and MUS 117 are offered on a rotating basis. Students may take these courses out of the sequence listed, if necessary. History of Music I, II, and III (MUS 325, MUS 326, MUS 327) may be taken in any order.

Music education majors are required to take the Praxis^® Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) Tests during their freshman or sophomore year.

Students must register each semester for MUS 150 (Field Experiences in Music Education) until they acquire 100 hours of field experience.