Instrumental Music Education Comprehensive Major, 61-65 hours: B.M.E.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades K-12)

CIP: 131312

A comprehensive program that prepares individuals to teach music at the K-12 education level, especially instrumental music and elementary and secondary general music.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

COM 29102	Fundamentals of Oral Communication *	3
PSYC 08299	Educational Psychology	3

Directed Northwest Core Requirement: must achieve a grade of C or better in each.

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Music Core (28 hours)

MUS 19171	Aural Skills I	1
MUS 19172	Aural Skills II	1
MUS 19173	Music Theory I	3
MUS 19174	Music Theory II	3
MUS 19271	Aural Skills III	1
MUS 19272	Aural Skills IV	1
MUS 19273	Music Theory III	3
MUS 19274	Music Theory IV	3
MUS 19280	World Music *	3
MUS 19386	Music History I	3
MUS 19387	Music History II	3
MUS 19494	Instrumental Composition and Arranging	2
MUS 19499	Senior Recital and Seminar	1
MUS 19299	Music Recital Attendance	1

Recital Attendance Requirement: MUS 19299 must be taken for 6 semesters. This course is an activity credit and does not carry academic credit.

Required Courses (22 hours)

MUS 19180	Introduction to Music Education	2
MUS 19220	Brass Methods I	1
MUS 19223	Brass Methods II	1
MUS 19221	Percussion Methods I	1
MUS 19224	Percussion Methods II	1
MUS 19240	String Methods I	1
MUS 19260	Woodwind Methods I	1
MUS 19261	Woodwind Methods II	1
MUS 19391	Elements of Conducting	2
MUS 19410	Marching Band Techniques	2
	OR
MUS 19486	Approaches in Elementary General Music	2
MUS 19421	Instrumental Conducting	2
MUS 19482	Methods in Secondary School Instrumental Music	2
MUS 19483	General Music Methods	3
MUS 19485	Classroom Behavior & Management in Music Education	2

Applied Music (9-13 hours)

	Major Instruments	7 to 10
	Class Piano for Music Educators	2

For Piano as a Major Instrument:

	Piano (or other keyboard instrument)	8
	Instrumental	5

Vocal Methods (2 hours)

MUS 19275

Vocal Methods For Non-Vocal Majors

2

Instrumental ensembles taken for academic or activity credit selected from:

MUS 19110	Marching Band	1
	OR
MUS 19111	Marching Band Activity	1
MUS 19115	Symphonic Band *	1
	OR
MUS 19116	Symphonic Band Activity	1
MUS 19120	Concert Band	1
	OR
MUS 19121	Concert Band Activity	1
MUS 19209	Wind Symphony	1
	OR
MUS 19210	Wind Symphony Activity	1

Note: Instrumental ensembles should be taken each fall and spring semester of full-time enrollment for a total of 7 semesters minimum.

Professional Education Requirements

See Bachelor of Music Education Requirements

Students must take MUS 19483 General Music Methods and MUS 19482 Methods in Secondary School Instrumental Music as part of their professional education requirements.

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This major, when completed under the B.M.E. Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Instrumental Music grades K–12.