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2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook

Music Education, Bachelor of Music

Requirements for major in Music Education:

In addition to the course requirements below, students must successfully complete a recital requirement and the Marietta College piano and aural skills proficiency examination. For complete details of these requirements the students should refer to the Marietta College Music Handbook available from the Music Office, Hermann Fine Arts Building.

Music required courses (34 hours)

MUSC 111Music Theory I

3
MUSC 112Music Theory II

3
MUSC 141Keyboard Skills I

1
MUSC 142Keyboard Skills II

1
MUSC 171Aural Skills I

1
MUSC 172Aural Skills II

1
MUSC 211Music Theory III

3
MUSC 212Music Theory IV

3
MUSC 241Keyboard Skills III

1
MUSC 242Keyboard Skills IV

1
MUSC 271Advanced Aural Skills III

1
MUSC 272Aural Skills IV

1
MUSC 303Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 304Advanced Instrumental Conducting

2
MUSC 305Advanced Choral Conducting

2
MUSC 312Orchestration & Arranging

2
MUSC 330Music History I

3
MUSC 331Music History II

3

Music Education required courses (22 hours)

MUED 110Music Education Foundations

3
MUED 202Teaching Music with Technology

3
MUED 206String Methods

1
MUED 207Percussion Methods

1
MUED 208Brass Methods

1
MUED 209Woodwind Methods

1
MUED 321Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy

2
MUED 401Secondary Instrumental Methods

3
MUED 402Secondary Choral Methods

3
MUED 403Music for Early & Middle Childhood Education

3
MUED 457Special Seminar in Music Education

1

Education required courses (12 hours)

EDUC 202Educational Psychology

3
EDUC 253Diverse Learners

3
EDUC 350Assessment

3
EDUC 360Teaching Reading in the Content Area

3
EDUC 452Culture & Language in the Classroom

3

Psychology required course (3 hours)

PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology

3

MUSC 105 Recital Attendance (7 semesters)

Ensemble (8 hours)

7 HOURS OF APPROVED ENSEMBLE

1 HOUR OF APPROVED SMALL ENSEMBLE

CNAfME (8 semesters)

Applied (7 hours)

MUSC 151Applied Music

1
MUSC 151Applied Music

1
MUSC 251Applied Music

1
MUSC 251Applied Music

1
MUSC 351Applied Music

1
MUSC 351Applied Music

1
MUSC 451Applied Music

1

Music electives (select one track) ( 4 hours)

Secondary Choral Track:

MUSC 121English & Italian Diction

1
MUSC 122French & German Diction

1
MUED 325Advanced Vocal Pedagogy

2

Secondary Instructor Track:

MUED 322Introduction to Instrumental Pedagogy

2
MUED 323Marching Band Techniques

2

Elementary Track:

MUED 324Music in Elementary School

2
  
MUED 322Introduction to Instrumental Pedagogy

2
Or
MUED 325Advanced Vocal Pedagogy

2

Junior Core & Capstone (15 Hours)

MUSC 301Ethics in Music

3
MUED 490Student Teaching: Multi-Age Music

12

Total Credit Hours: 102

NOTE: All MUSC and MUED courses must be completed with a C or better.