The music education program prepares students for licensure as music teachers in the public schools. Through excellent collaboration between the University and area school districts and teachers, music education students have a variety of opportunities for observation and student teaching. This track allows students to earn BM degree in Music Education with an emphasis in jazz. It is a unique program for the area.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning 1 | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities (6 hours satisfied by MUHL 3772, MUHL 3773, or MUHL 3774) | ||
| Natural Science (2 courses; one with lab) (7 s.h.) | 7 | |
| Social Science (6 s.h.) | ||
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Social Science elective | 3 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness (6 hours satisfied by MUHL 3771 and one SPA elective) | 3 | |
| Core Music Requirements | ||
| Music Theory: 19-21 hours | ||
| MUTC 1531 | Music Theory 1 | 2-3 |
| or MUTC 1531N | Music Theory 1 Intensive | |
| Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1531N for MUTC 1531. | ||
| MUTC 1541 | Aural Theory 1 | 2 |
| MUTC 1532 | Music Theory 2 | 2-3 |
| or MUTC 1532N | Music Theory 2 Intensive | |
| Students in the Intensive Track will substitute MUTC 1532N for MUTC 1532. | ||
| MUTC 1542 | Aural Theory 2 | 2 |
| MUTC 2631 & MUTC 2641 | Music Theory 3 and Aural Theory 3 | 4 |
| MUTC 2632 & MUTC 2642 | Music Theory 4 and Aural Theory 4 | 4 |
| MUTC 3712 | Jazz Arranging 1 | 3 |
| Music History and Literature: 12 hours | ||
| MUHL 3771 | Music History and Literature 1 | 3 |
| MUHL 3775 | Jazz History | 3 |
| Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Music History and Literature 2 | ||
| Music History and Literature 3 | ||
| Music History and Literature 4 | ||
| Keyboard Musicianship: 4 hours | ||
| MUAC 1581 | Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2691. | ||
| MUAC 1582 | Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2692. | ||
| MUAC 3781 | Jazz Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| MUAC 3782 | Jazz Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| Conducting | ||
| MUCO 3715 | Choral and Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| Applied Lessons | ||
| Primary Instrument Applied Lessons: 14 hours | ||
| Applied Lesson 1501 | 2 | |
| Applied Lesson 1502 | 2 | |
| Applied Lesson 2601 | 2 | |
| Applied Lesson 2602 | 2 | |
| Applied Lesson 3701 | 2 | |
| Applied Lesson 3702 | 2 | |
| Applied Lesson 4801 (with Senior Recital)** | 2 | |
| Ensembles | ||
| Large Ensembles: 5 hours | ||
| MUEN 0006 | Marching Band | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| Chamber Ensembles: 2 hours | ||
| MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
| or MUEN 0013 Contemporary Ensemble | ||
| MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
| or MUEN 0013 Contemporary Ensemble | ||
| Music Education | ||
| Methods: 7 hours | ||
| MUAC 2667 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3 |
| MUAC 3735 | Jazz Methods | 1 |
| Select 3 methods courses from the following: | 3 | |
| Brass Methods | ||
| Woodwind Methods | ||
| String Methods | ||
| Guitar Methods | ||
| Voice Methods | ||
| Percussion Methods | ||
| Music Education: 24 hours | ||
| MUED 2611 | Computer Applications in Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 2622 | Foundations of Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 4823 | Music Teaching in Early Childhood (Pre K-3) | 2 |
| MUED 4824 | Music Teaching in the Middle School | 2 |
| MUED 4825 | Music Teaching in the High School | 2 |
| MUED 4821 | Instrumental Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 4844 | Supervised Student Teaching, Music (K-12) | 10 |
| **Prior to student teaching (MUED 4844), students are required to complete the Senior Recital. | ||
| College of Education: 15 Hours | ||
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| TERG 3711 | Reading Application in Content Areas, Secondary Years | 3 |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 134-138 | |
- Music students must attend 36 convocations as a graduation requirement.
- Music students must attend 30 Dana School of Music concerts or recitals.
- Applied lesson must be taken concurrently with an ensemble each semester.
Students are required to complete the Senior Recital prior to student teaching (MUED 4844).
| 1 | A student may satisfy the MATH requirement by passing this course or one of the following alternate courses or its equivalent: MATH 1510, MATH 1511, MATH 1513, MATH 1552, MATH 1571, MATH 1581H, MATH 1585H, MATH 2652, MATH 2665, MATH 2670, MATH 2686H, PHIL 2619, or STAT 2601. |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Strong Start Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| Applied Lesson 1501 | 2 | |
| MUTC 1531 or MUTC 1531N | Music Theory 1 or Music Theory 1 Intensive | 2-3 |
| Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1531N for MUTC 1531. | ||
| MUTC 1541 | Aural Theory 1 | 2 |
| MUAC 1581 | Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2691. | ||
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| MUEN 0006 | Marching Band | 1 |
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18-21 | |
| Spring | ||
| Applied Lesson 1502 | 2 | |
| MUTC 1532 or MUTC 1532N | Music Theory 2 or Music Theory 2 Intensive | 2-3 |
| Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1532N for 1532. | ||
| MUTC 1542 | Aural Theory 2 | 2 |
| MUAC 1582 | Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2692. | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| SPED 2630L | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society Laboratory Experience | 0 |
| Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUTC 2631 & MUTC 2641 | Music Theory 3 and Aural Theory 3 | 4 |
| Applied Lesson 2601 | 2 | |
| MUAC 3781 | Jazz Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| MUED 2611 or MUED 2622 | Computer Applications in Music Education or Foundations of Music Education | 2 |
| MUEN 0023 Jazz Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUAC 2667 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3 |
| MUHL 3771 | Music History and Literature 1 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 19 | |
| Spring | ||
| Applied Lesson 2602 | 2 | |
| MUTC 2632 & MUTC 2642 | Music Theory 4 and Aural Theory 4 | 4 |
| MUAC 3782 | Jazz Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| MUHL 3775 | Jazz History | 3 |
| MUAC 37XX - Methods Course | 1 | |
| MUAC 37XX Methods Course | 1 | |
| MUEN 0030 or MUEN 0013 | Jazz Combo or Contemporary Ensemble | 1 |
| MUED 2611 or MUED 2622 | Computer Applications in Music Education or Foundations of Music Education | 2 |
| TERG 3711 | Reading Application in Content Areas, Secondary Years | 3 |
| Application for Upper Division must be completed by this semester. | ||
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Applied Lesson 3701 | 2 | |
| MUTC 3712 | Jazz Arranging 1 | 3 |
| MUHL 3773 | Music History and Literature 3 | 3 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| MUED 4823 | Music Teaching in Early Childhood (Pre K-3) | 2 |
| MUED 4821 | Instrumental Music Education | 2 |
| General Education Elective (Natural Science) | 3 | |
| If students wish to student teach in the spring of 4th year, all convocation requirements must be completed by the end of 3rd year. | ||
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Applied Lesson 3702 | 2 | |
| MUCO 3715 | Choral and Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| MUHL 3772 or MUHL 3774 | Music History and Literature 2 or Music History and Literature 4 | 3 |
| MUED 4824 | Music Teaching in the Middle School | 2 |
| MUEN 0023 Jazz Ensemble | 1 | |
| General Education Elective (Social/Personal Awareness) | 3 | |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Senior Recital MUST be completed by the end of this semester. Application to student teach is due September 15. Placement meeting with Music Education Coordinator must occur before September 15. | ||
| Applied Lesson 4801 (with Senior Recital)** | 2 | |
| MUED 4825 | Music Teaching in the High School | 2 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
| Natural Science with Lab | 4 | |
| MUAC 37XX - Methods Course | 1 | |
| MUAC 37XX - Methods Course | 1 | |
| General Education Elective (Social Science) | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 4844 | Supervised Student Teaching, Music (K-12) | 10 |
| **Prior to student teaching, students are required to complete the Senior Recital. | ||
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 134-138 | |
- Music students must attend 36 convocations as a graduation requirement.
- Music students must attend 30 Dana School of Music concerts or recitals.
- Applied lesson must be taken concurrently with an ensemble each semester.
| 1 | A student may satisfy the MATH requirement by passing this course or one of the following alternate courses or its equivalent: MATH 1510, MATH 1511, MATH 1513, MATH 1552, MATH 1571, MATH 1581H, MATH 1585H, MATH 2652, MATH 2665, MATH 2670, MATH 2686H, PHIL 2619, or STAT 2601. |
- Students will perform a public recital in their applied area.
- Students will analyze music, discriminate pitch, harmony, and rhythm and perform harmonic progressions at the piano.
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking about the various historical periods, cultural contexts, and social forces that influence musical activity.
- Students will demonstrate basic keyboard proficiency including scales, arpeggios, harmonization, repertoire, transpositions, and score reading.
- Students will demonstrate effective planning, teaching, and assessment appropriate to K-12 students in music settings.