Music Education, Elementary Music or Choral Music Emphasis, B.M.

All music majors include:

• MUS-051 Freshman Music Colloquium
• MUS-111 Basic Musicianship I
• MUS-112 Basic Musicianship II
• MUS-120 Introductory Music Literature
• MUS-211 Basic Musicianship III
• MUS-212 Basic Musicianship IV
• MUS-220 World Music
• MUS-221 Music History I
• MUS-320 Music History II
• MUS-321 Music History III
• MUS-352 Basic Conducting
• two credits of performance topics

Music education majors planning for teacher licensure must complete:

• EDU-111 Perspectives on American Education
• EDU-120 Human Development
• EDU-221 Students with Exceptionalities
• EDU-434 Content Literacy Strategies and Modifications for Diverse Learners
• EDU-505 Teaching Internship
• MUS-312 Orchestration

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• MUS-353 Instrumental Conducting or
• MUS-354 Choral Conducting

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• MUS-431 Vocal and Choral Methods
• at least one course in a natural science discipline (BIO, CHM, EES, PHY, or SCI) with a laboratory experience.

A student with an elementary music or choral music emphasis must also complete:

• MUS-334 Guitar Methods
• MUS-423 Survey of Choral Literature
• MUS-433 Music Education Methods
• MUS-434 Elementary Music Methods
• MUS-450 Vocal Pedagogy
• at least 14 credits of performance studies consistent with the chosen emphasis (vocal majors with at least 14 credits of voice and piano majors with at least six credits of voice)

Further considerations

Except for the semester when they are teaching interns, music education majors must enroll in performance study courses every semester.

Each music education major will also present a thirty-minute recital in the designated performance studies area during their junior or senior year.

Students completing the course requirements for the degree in Bachelor of Music with a major in music education will be prepared for South Carolina teacher licensure in PK-12 instrumental music or PK-12 choral music dependent on emphasis.