Choral/General Music
Completion of the program leading to the Bachelor of Music Education degree qualifies the canidate for a State of Iowa Teaching Certificate. Applicants who qualify for certificates in other states are recommended for those certificates by the School of Education.
Candidates for this degree must complete a total of 124 credit hours: 18 in applied music, 28 hours in music theory and history-literature, 16 to 19 hours of music education and methods courses, 24 hours of professional education, and 7 hours of ensemble, plus the Drake Curriculum.
The student qualifies for ensembel/general classroom music teaching in the public schools upon completion of the degree requirements. The student at the same time achieves specialization in one of two areas: instrumental/general music or choral/general music. Degree programs vary depending upon student interest in the above areas.
All candidates for the Bachelor of Music Education degree must satisfy minimum keyboard proficiency requirements specified for choral or instrumental music teachers. A detailed description of these requirements is available from the Music Education Area head. The required four-semester keyboard sequence helps prepare students to take the proficiency examination.
Students choosing a keyboard instrument as the major applied area must complete four credit hours of wind, percussion or string intruments for an instrumental emphasis or four credit hours of applied voice study for a choral emphasis.
At the end of the sophomore year, students in the Bachelor of Music Education degree program are subject to a progress review by members of the music faculty. Results of the review are used to advise students concerning continuation in the Music Education program. A similar review is fequired for all transfer students in the Bachelor of Music Education degree program at an appropriate time in their study.
The basic program of study for the music education major is outlined below.
First Year - Second Semester
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| Applied Music Major |
2 |
| Music 7 - Piano Laboratory II or Applied Music Minor |
1 |
Music 3 - Materials of Music III
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3 |
Music 4 - Materials of Music IV
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1 |
Music 76 - Diction for Singers II
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2 |
| Music 81 - World Music |
3 |
| AOI (Honors: one class) |
3 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
|
1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
16 credits
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Sophomore Year - First Semester
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Applied Music Major
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2 |
Music 49 - Piano Laboratory III or Applied Music Minor
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1 |
Music 51 - Materials of Music V
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3 |
Music 52 - Materials of Music VI
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1 |
AOI (Honors: lab science, math, one
class)
|
10 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
|
1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
18 credits
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Sophomore Year - Second Semester
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| Applied Music Major |
2 |
| Music 50 - Piano Laboratory IV or Applied Music Minor |
1 |
| Music 53 - Materials of Music VII |
3 |
| Music 54 - Materials of Music VIII |
1 |
AOI (Honors: Pathways and one class)
|
6 |
EDUC 103 - Foundations in Education
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3 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
|
1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
17 credits
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Junior Year - First Semester
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| Applied Music Major |
2 |
Music 107 - 20th Century Literature and
Performance Practices
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3 |
| Music 111 - History of Music I |
3 |
| MUSIC 163 - Choral Conducting |
2 |
| Music 156 - Elementary Vocal/General Music Education |
3 |
| EDUC 106 -Human Development and Learning |
3 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
|
1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
17 credits
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Junior Year - Second Semester
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| Applied Music Major |
2 |
| Music 111 - History of Music II |
3 |
| MUSIC 166 - Advanced Choral Conducting |
2 |
MUSIC 158 -Secondary Vocal/General
Music Education |
3 |
| MUSIC 155 – Techniques in Jazz and Show Choir |
2 |
SPED 120 -Introduction to Exception Children
And Adults
|
3 |
| Free Elective |
2 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
|
1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
18 credits
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By the completion of the junior year, music education students must have completed EDUC 103, 106, and SPED 120. At that time they must apply for entrance into the Teacher Education Program.
Senior Year - First Semester
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| Applied Music Major |
2 |
| Music 154 - Vocal Pedagogy |
2 |
| AOI (Honors: two classes) |
6 |
EDUC 162 - Measurement and Evaluation in
Music Education
|
1 |
| EDUC 164 – Perspectives in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender |
3 |
EDUC 142 – Secondary Reading &
Interdisciplinary Curriculum |
2 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
|
1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
17 credits
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Senior Year - Second Semester
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| EDUC 166 - Student Teaching: Elementary |
5 |
| EDUC 167 - Student Teaching Seminar |
1 |
| EDUC 168 - Student Teaching: Secondary |
6 |
| Total |
12 credits
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GRAND TOTAL CREDITS: 130 – 131
Graduate with Honors: GPA of 3.5 and Senior Thesis
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