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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Major, B.M. (Music Education: Instrumental/General Concentration) Suggested Four-Year Program of Study

Freshman Year

Piano proficiency exam must be taken after MUSC 1020 .

Fall Semester: 15 credits

Compass Core Cultivate Artistic Awareness Course - recommend MUSC 1035 - History of Jazz (3 credits)
ENGL 1010 - Foundations in Writing (3 credits)
MUSC 1000 - Symposium (1 credit)
MUSC 1010 - Class Piano I (1 credit)
MUSC 1101 - Music Major 101 (1 credit)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 1405 - Introduction to Aural Skills (3 credits)
MUSC 2100 - Introduction to the Profession of Music Education (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1206 - Chamber Orchestra (1 credit)
MUSC 1211 - Brass Choir (1 credit)
MUSC 1212 - Woodwind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1213 - String Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1214 - Percussion Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1271 - Instrumental Chamber Groups (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1510 - Applied Winds for Music Education Majors I (1 credit)
MUSC 1520 - Applied Strings for Music Education Majors I (1 credit)
MUSC 1540 - Applied Percussion for Music Education Majors I (1 credit)

Spring Semester: 16 credits

Compass Core Oral Communications Course (3 credits)
EDFN 2400 - Foundations for the Profession of Teaching (3 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Written Communication & Critical Thinking (3 credits)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 1020 - Class Piano II (1 credit)
MUSC 1410 - Theory and Analysis I (3 credits)
MUSC 1411 - Aural Skills I (1 credit)
Choose one course from the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)
Choose one from the following.
MUSC 1206 - Chamber Orchestra (1 credit)
MUSC 1211 - Brass Choir (1 credit)
MUSC 1212 - Woodwind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1213 - String Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1214 - Percussion Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1271 - Instrumental Chamber Groups (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1510 - Applied Winds for Music Education Majors I (1 credit)
MUSC 1520 - Applied Strings for Music Education Majors I (1 credit)
MUSC 1540 - Applied Percussion for Music Education Majors I (1 credit)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester: 17 credits

Compass Core Humanities Course (3 credits)
Compass Core Exploring Connections Course (3 credits)
Compass Core History Course (3 credits)
MUSC 1000 - Symposium (1 credit)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 1420 - Theory and Analysis II (3 credits)
MUSC 1421 - Aural Skills II (1 credit)
MUSC 2600 - Secondary String Methods and Materials (1-3 credits)
MUSC 3205 - Lab Ensemble (0-1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1206 - Chamber Orchestra (1 credit)
MUSC 1211 - Brass Choir (1 credit)
MUSC 1212 - Woodwind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1213 - String Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1214 - Percussion Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1271 - Instrumental Chamber Groups (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 2810 - Applied Winds for Music Education Majors II (1 credit)
MUSC 2820 - Applied Strings for Music Education Majors II (1 credit)
MUSC 2840 - Applied Percussion for Music Education Majors II (1 credit)

Spring Semester: 17-18 credits

Compass Core Critical Thinking Course (3 credits)
Compass Core Quantitative Reasoning Course (3 credits)
MUSC 1040 - Class Voice (1 credit)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 2410 - Theory and Analysis III (3 credits)
MUSC 2411 - Aural Skills III (1 credit)
MUSC 2650 - Secondary Woodwind Methods and Materials (1-3 credits)
MUSC 3205 - Lab Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 4400 - Elementary Music Methods and Materials (3 credits)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1206 - Chamber Orchestra (1 credit)
MUSC 1211 - Brass Choir (1 credit)
MUSC 1212 - Woodwind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1213 - String Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1214 - Percussion Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSC 1271 - Instrumental Chamber Groups (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 2810 - Applied Winds for Music Education Majors II (1 credit)
MUSC 2820 - Applied Strings for Music Education Majors II (1 credit)
MUSC 2840 - Applied Percussion for Music Education Majors II (1 credit)

Junior Year

Fall Semester: 17 credits

Compass Core Natural Science Course (4 credits)
MUSC 1000 - Symposium (1 credit)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 2540 - Music History I (3 credits)
MUSC 2660 - Secondary Brass Methods and Materials (1-3 credits)
MUSC 3205 - Lab Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 3570 - Introduction to Conducting (2 credits)
SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 3810 - Applied Winds for Music Education Majors III (1 credit)
MUSC 3820 - Applied Strings for Music Education Majors III (1 credit)
MUSC 3840 - Applied Percussion for Music Education Majors III (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 4568 - Orchestral Repertoire for Teaching (2 credits)
MUSC 4570 - Marching Band Methods (2 credits)

Spring Semester: 16-17 credits

Compass Core Growing as an Individual and Global Citizen Course (3 credits)
Compass Core Social and Behavioral Science Course (3 credits)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 2690 - Secondary Percussion Methods and Materials (1-3 credits)
MUSC 3205 - Lab Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 3540 - Music History II (3 credits)
MUSC 3590 - Instrumental Conducting (2 credits)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 3810 - Applied Winds for Music Education Majors III (1 credit)
MUSC 3820 - Applied Strings for Music Education Majors III (1 credit)
MUSC 3840 - Applied Percussion for Music Education Majors III (1 credit)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 4580 - Secondary Band Methods and Materials (3 credits)
MUSC 4581 - Secondary Orchestral Methods and Materials (3 credits)

Summer Semester

CUAI 4571 - Pre-Residency: Classroom and Instructional Management in Middle and Secondary Schools (1 credit)

Senior Year

Fall Semester: 13-14 credits

Compass Core Exploring Natural and Social Worlds Course (3-4 credits)
CUAI 4428 - K-12 or Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology Field Experience (3 credits)
MUSC 1000 - Symposium (1 credit)
MUSC 1111 - Recital Attendance (0 credit)
MUSC 3550 - Music History III (3 credits)
MUSC 4417 - Residency I: Teaching General Music (3 credits)
Choose one of the following.
MUSC 1202 - Wind Ensemble (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1203 - Concert Band (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1204 - Orchestra (0-1 credit)
MUSC 1207 - Symphonic Band (0-1 credit)

Spring Semester: 12 credits

CUAI 4580 - Residency II: Clinical Experience for Secondary/K-12 (9 credits)
CUAI 4581 - Residency II Seminar in Secondary/K-12 Education (3 credits)