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Music Education—Bachelor of Music

Degree: Bachelor of Music

Website: Department of Music

College/School: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 

Apply to UIW: Application for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Accreditation: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree program is designed specifically to certify music educators who will teach music in a public or private school system. Students graduate with an understanding of modern teaching pedagogy, conducting, score study, elementary and secondary classroom organization, and advanced learning theories. In addition, students are exposed to methods of inclusion, diversity in the profession, and myriad repertoire styles.

The Bachelor of Music in Music Education offers two tracks: Vocal Track and Instrumental Track.

Candidates must declare a performance focus of voice or a traditional band or orchestral instrument. Future choir directors should follow the Vocal Track while future band or orchestra directors should follow the Instrumental Track. Students who would like to teach Elementary Music can choose either the Vocal Track or Instrumental Track.

A minimum of 149 credit hours are needed to complete either track of the Bachelor of Music in Music Education.

Admissions

Admission to the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree program is a two-fold process.

Requirements: 

  1. Admission to the University of the Incarnate Word.
  2. Admission, through audition, to the Department of Music.


Bachelor of Music in Music Education Degree Plan

This degree plan requires 101 to 105 credit hours in music, music education, and general education.  

The student combines the Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a minor in All Level Education. This degree may require up to ten semesters of study and results in all-level teacher certification at the undergraduate level.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours 
 Literature and Art 6 credit hours 
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  43 total core credit hours
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Musicianship

MUSI 1110 must be taken both fall and spring semesters during the freshman year.

MUSI 1110Freshman Music Seminar

1
MUSI 1191Aural Skills I

1
MUSI 1192Aural Skills II

1
MUSI 2193Advanced Aural Skills III

1
MUSI 2194Advanced Aural Skills IV

1
MUSI 1321Music Theory I

3
MUSI 1322Music Theory II

3
MUSI 2323Music Theory III

3
MUSI 3324Music Theory IV

3
MUSI 1111Keyboard Skills I

1
MUSI 1121Keyboard Skills II

1
MUSI 2110Keyboard Skills III

1
MUSI 2120Keyboard Skills IV

1
MUSI 3323Orchestration

3
MUSI 3341Music History I

3
MUSI 3342Music History II

3
And
MUSI 3348Studies in World Music

3
Or
MUSI 3351Music in Asian Theater

3
And
MUSI 4323Form and Analysis

3
MUSI 4344Conducting

3
Total Credit Hours:40

Applied Music

Total Credit Hours:22

 

Principal Instrument or Voice

14 credit hours of the principal instrument (MUAP) in either Voice or one focused instrument.

Vocal Track
MUAP 1176Private Instruction: Voice

1
MUAP 1177Private Instruction: Voice

1
MUAP 2276Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 2277Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 3276Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 3277Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 4276Private Instruction VII: Voice

2
MUAP 4277Private Instruction VIII: Voice

2
Total Credit Hours:14

 

Instrumental Track
MUAP 1154Private Instruction: Instrumental

1
MUAP 1155Private Instruction: Instrumental

1
MUAP 2254Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 2255Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 3254Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 3255Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 4254Instrumental Private Instruction VII

2
MUAP 4255Instrumental Private Instruction VIII

2
Total Credit Hours:14

 

Major Ensembles

8 credit hours of major ensembles. Ensembles are Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra or Wind Ensemble.

Total Credit Hours:8

Note: All entering freshmen seeking the Music Education degree must register for a major ensemble.  

 

Recital

Students seeking the Bachelor of Music in Music Education will perform a recital on their principal instrument during the final semester of their private instruction. See Recital Policies in the UIW Department of Music Student Handbook.

MUAP 4088Recital

0

 

Music Education Coursework

14 credit hours of music education courses are required for this degree program.

MUSI 3101Woodwind Instrumental Techniques

1
MUSI 3103Brass Instrumental Techniques

1
MUSI 3105String Instrumental Techniques

1
MUSI 3107Percussion Instrumental Techniques

1
MUSI 3344Creative Development in Music I

3
MUSI 3161Diction for Singers

1
MUSI 3261Vocal Pedagogy

2
And
MUSI 4110Instrumental Techniques and Pedagogy

1
Or
MUSI 4120Choral Methods

1
And
MUSI 4343Creative Development in Music II

3
Total Credit Hours:14

Education Minor Requirements

View the Education Minor here. Students should consult with the UIW Certification Officer (210-829-3132) for more details or changes concerning the minor in All-Level Education.