Music Education, B.M.: Music Education Certification Option

The B.M. Degree in Music Education is a rigorous professional program that prepares students for careers as public school music teachers. The program seeks to provide students with as thorough a course of study as possible in general education, professional education, and musical preparation. Studies also develop musicianship that leads to an intellectual grasp of the art of music and the ability to perform in a specific medium as well as in ensembles. In order to attain “fully admitted” status, the student must meet the minimum GPA, minimum grade, and other requirements for education majors. Students must successfully pass the Praxis Examination (Music: Content Knowledge, 0113) Students are required to achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better (Kean credits plus all transfer credit) and have completed 60 hours of credit in order to register for MUS 3310, MUS 3311, MUS 3320, MUS 3321, EDUC 3000, EDUC 3401, EMSE 3903, MUS 4301, and MUS 4000.

General Education 32

Foundation Requirements 13

GE 1000	TRANSITION TO KEAN	1
	OR
GE 3000	TRANSFER TRANSITIONS	1

ENG 1030	COLLEGE COMPOSITION	3
MATH 1010	FOUNDATIONS OF MATH	3
COMM 1402	COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP	3
GE 2025	RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY	3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030, MATH 1010, COMM 1402: A grade of B- or better is required.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403	WORLD LITERATURE	3
MUS 2201	MUSIC HISTORY I	3

ENG 2403: Required course

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062	WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS	3
PSY 1000	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3

HIST 1062: Required course

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1030	PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH	3
	OR
MATH 1016	STATISTICS	3
	Lab Science Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Geology; Meteorology; Earth Science; Astronomy	4

Additional Required Courses 9

ID 1225	CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES IN CONTEMPORARY HEALTH	3
PSY 2100	CHILD PSYCHOLOGY	3
	OR
PSY 2110	PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE	3
ID 2955	DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY	3

Academic Major 63.5

Required Foundation Core 49.5

A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses is Permissible. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or higher

MUS 1101	MUSIC THEORY I	2
MUS 2102	MUSIC THEORY II	2
MUS 3103	Music Theory III	2
MUS 4104	MUSIC THEORY IV	2
MUS 1111	SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN I	1.5
MUS 2112	SIGHT SINGING AND EAR TRAINING II	15
MUS 3113	SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN III	15
MUS 4114	SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN IV	15
MUS 3111	FORM AND ANALYSIS-WE	2
MUS 3131	ORCHESTRATION	2
MUS 36-	Private Studio Lessons (1x7)	7
MUS 38--	Primary Music Ensembles (1x7)	7
MUS 28-- or 38--	Secondary Music Ensembles (1x6)	6

G.E. and Major Capstone 3

MUS 4105

MUSIC HISTORY II - WE

MUS 4105: A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses is Permissible. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or higher

Select one of the following for Piano, Voice, or Instrument concentration: 8.5

1. Piano

MUS 3710	PIANO REPERTORY	5
MUS 2710	ACCOMPANYING	1
MUS 1501	VOICE METHODS AND MATERIALS	0.5

MUS 3710: Take 6 times for 3 credits

MUS 2710: Take 5 times for 5 credits

2. Wind, Percussion, and Strings

MUS 1511	CLASS PIANO I	1.5
MUS 1512	CLASS PIANO II	15
MUS 1513	CLASS PIANO III	15
MUS 1514	CLASS PIANO IV	15
MUS 37--	Instrumental Rep or Guitar Rep (.5x4)	2
MUS 1501	VOICE METHODS AND MATERIALS	0.5

3. Voice

MUS 1511	CLASS PIANO I	1.5
MUS 1512	CLASS PIANO II	15
MUS 1513	CLASS PIANO III	15
MUS 1514	CLASS PIANO IV	15
MUS 3700	VOICE REPERTORY	5

MUS 3700: take 6 times for 3 credits

Academic Major Continuation Music Education

MUS 2221	MUSIC IN WORLD CULTURE	2
MUS 3341	THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM	2
MUS 3138	MUSIC NOTATION ON COMPUTERS	2
	OR
MUS 3137	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR MUSIC	2
MUS 1551	STRING METHODS AND MATERIALS	5
MUS 1564	FLUTE AND SINGLE REED METHOD AND MATERIALS	5
MUS 1566	DOUBLE REED METHODS AND MATERIALS	5
MUS 1572	HIGH BRASS METHODS AND MATERIALS	5
MUS 1574	LOW BRASS METHODS AND MATERIALS	5
MUS 1592	PERCUSSION METHODS AND MATERIALS	5
MUS 3120	ELEMENTARY CONDUCTING	2
MUS 3121	CHORAL CONDUCTING	2
	OR
MUS 3122	INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING	2
MUS 2881	JAZZ ELEMENTS	1

MUS 3120: for all music education majors

MUS 3121: For vocal, piano, and guitar students

MUS 3122: For instrumental students

MUS 3121, MUS 3122: A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses is Permissible. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or higher

Professional Sequence 32

A grade of B- or better is required for all professional education courses

MUS 2900	CLINICAL EXPERIENCES: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC EDUCATION	3
MUS 3310	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC	3
MUS 3311	ELEMENTARY PRACTICE: MUSIC	2
MUS 3320	SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC	3
MUS 3321	SECONDARY PRACTICE: MUSIC	3
EDUC 3000	CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER	3
EDUC 3401	LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING	3
EMSE 3903	ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS	1
MUS 4000	MUSIC TEACHER & CLASSROOM MUSIC TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM	3
MUS 4301	CLINICAL PRACTICE: MUSIC	9

MUS 4000, MUS 4301: final semester

MUS 4000 serves as the capstone course for the professional education major.

Total Credit Hours: 136.5

Additional Requirements Comments

Students must first pass an audition in order to pursue music major at Kean University

Students are required to pass piano, voice and secondary instrument proficiency examinations, Praxis II Music (Content Knowledge) and senior recital in the semester prior to student teaching. All requirements for the degree must be completed before enrolling in MUS 4301 Student Teaching, except for MUS 4000.

Students may be required, as deemed necessary by department faculty, to complete additional semesters of repertory, lessons, and ensembles, for the purposes of remediation.

Student must graduate with a 3.0 GPA