School of Music

Dawn Upshaw ConcertBachelor of Music Education

        36 Units

General Education (9 units)

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School of Music (16.5 units)

Applied Concentration
         181, 183, 281, 283, 381, 383

3
Theory
         103, 104, 203, 204

4
Survey of Music History
         201, 202

1
Keyboard Basics (or proficiency)
         100A, 100B

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Functional Piano
         205, 206 or, if piano concentration, 207, 208

1
Music History & Literature
         choose from 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358

2
Upper Division Theory
         choose from 301, 302, 309

1
Conducting
         227, and 328 (Instrumental) or 329 (Choral)

1
Ensembles (7 semesters) *
         (Pianists must include 0.5 units of Accompanying,  MUS 031)
    *In addition to a major ensemble, all wind and percussion instrumental music education majors must participate in Titan Band (025X) for a minimum of two semesters.

1.75
Music 15X: Experiencing Live Performance of Concert Repertoire
         6 semesters

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Music Electives

1.75

Professional Education (10.5 units)

Instrumental and Vocal Techniques Courses:
        221, 222 A & B, 223, 224, 225

2.5
Foundation & Principles of Teaching Music 132

1
Teaching Elementary School Music 332

1
Teaching Secondary School Music 333

1
21st Century Techniques for Music Education 334

1
Student Teaching and Seminar 497A

4

Additional Requirements

Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for the degree, the student must make application to the Illinois State Certification Board in order that a certificate may be issued granting the holder authorization to teach music, grades K-12, in the public schools of the state of Illinois. In addition, the student must meet the minimum standards of the Illinois State Board of Education Certification Testing Program in basic skills knowledge in the areas of reading, writing, grammar, and mathematics and tests of content knowledge in music.

Students who contemplate teaching in another state should consult with the Educational Studies Department and the Music Education Supervisor concerning certification requirements and adjust the pattern of academic and professional studies accordingly.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Music Education Degree are required to complete a minimum of one-hundred clock hours of clinical experience by the end of the second semester of the junior year in approved sites selected by the Music Education Department.  Consult the Teacher Education Handbook for a complete listing of specific courses which will satisfy both State Certification and Illinois Wesleyan requirements.