Instrumental/General Music
Completion of the program leading to the Bachelor of Music Education degree qualifies the candidate 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 instruments 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 required 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 |
AOI 6-7 (Honors: math and 1 honors class )
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6-7 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
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1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
15 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 |
Music 62 – Voice Methods and Materials
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1 |
Instrumental Methods
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1 |
AOI 3 (Honors: one class)
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3 |
Ensemble - Music 148, 149 or 150
Band, Choir or Orchestra
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1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
EDUC 103 - Foundations
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3 |
| Total |
16 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 134 - Marching Band Technique |
2 |
| Instrumental Methods |
2 |
| Music 161 - Instrumental Conducting |
2 |
| AOI (Honors: one class) |
3 |
EDUC 162 - Measurement and Evaluation in
Music Education
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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
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1 |
Music 21 - Recitals (Required)
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0 |
| Total |
18 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 HOURS: 130 – 131
Graduate with Honors: GPA of 3.5 and Senior Thesis
INSTRUMENTAL METHODS COURSES: These are methods and materials courses for instrumental/general music education majors. The goal of these courses is to introduce instrumental music education majors to the instruments and the appropriate pedagogy necessary for successful teaching. Six to seven are to be selected from the following options:
Music 61 String Methods and Materials
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Music 62 Vocal Methods and Materials
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Music 65 High Brass Methods and Materials
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Music 66 Low Brass Methods and Materials
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Music 67 Single Reed and Flue Methods and Materials
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Music 68 Double Reed Methods and Materials
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Music 71 Percussion Methods and Materials
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