Music Education, Bachelor of Music
Requirements for the B.Mus. Degree in Music Education
Prerequisites:
Acceptance by the School of Education by end of Sophomore Year (2.75 GPA & B- or better in EDU 2000: Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching)
Required Courses
| MUTR 1011 | Music Theory I: Foundations | 3 |
| MUTR 1012 | Music Theory II: Diatonic Harmony | 3 |
| MUTR 2011 | Music Theory III: Chromatic Harmony | 3 |
| MUTR 2012 | Music Theory Iv: Advanced Chromatic | 3 |
| MUET 1021 | Ear-Training I | 1 |
| MUET 1022 | Ear-Training II | 1 |
| MUET 2021 | Ear-Training III | 1 |
| MUET 2022 | Ear-Training IV | 1 |
| MUKH 1031 | Keyboard Harmony I | 0.5 |
| MUKH 1032 | Keyboard Harmony II | 0.5 |
| MUKH 2031 | Keyboard Harmony III | 0.5 |
| MUKH 2032 | Keyboard Harmony IV | 0.5 |
| MUH 2011 | Survey of Western Music I | 3 |
| MUH 2012 | Survey of Western Music II | 3 |
MUE 3051
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| MUH 3998 | Music Senior Project | 2 |
| EDU 3387 | Student Teaching & Seminar: Music Education | 12 |
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MUA 4075
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| OR | |
MUA 4076
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MUA 4___
| Lessons on Major Instrument or Voice | 6 |
MUA 4___
| Ensemble | 6 |
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| MUA 1003 | Voice Class Instruction | 1 |
| OR | |
| MUA 1004 | Voice Class Instruction II | 1 |
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MU_ 3___
| 3000-level Music Elective | 3 |
| MUE 2067 | Instrumental Rudiments Iii: Brass And Percussion | 2 |
| MUE 2068 | Instrumental Rudiments IV: Woodwinds | 2 |
| MUE 2070 | Instru Rud II: Strings | 2 |
| MUE 2090 | Conducting | 2 |
| MUE 3054 | Music Curriculum and Pedagogy I: Childhood | 3 |
| MUE 3057 | Music Curriculum and Pedagogy II: Adolescence | 3 |
| EDU 2000 | Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching | 3 |
| EDU 2010 | Educating Children With Diverse Needs | 3 |
| SSE 2025 | Child Development & Learning | 3 |
MUE 3051: Seminars may be substituted by arrangement of the department
MUH 3998: Combined B.Mus./M.A.T.
EDU 3387: B. Mus. Alone
MUA 1003 or MUA 1004: not required for students with voice as major instrument
Two 3000 level EDU courses from the following three courses
| EDU 3367 | Methods Teaching Literacy and Language Arts I | 3 |
| EDU 3370 | Aesthetic Literacy | 3 |
| EDU 3278 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
Take the following
| EDU 3387 | Student Teaching & Seminar: Music Education | 12 |
MUA 4494
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| Total Credit Hours: | 75-86 |
Distribution Requirements for Education Degree:
- A course in Literature (3 credits)
- A course in Science (3 credits)
- A course in Mathematics (3 credits)
- One year or equivalent of coursework in a language other than English (6 credits)
- Passing score on the NY State test LAST
- Passing score on the NY State test AST-W
- Child Abuse Seminar (Student Teaching semester)
- Violence Prevention Seminar (Student Teaching semester)
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The following courses meet NY State requirements, if taken at Manhattanville:
- MUT 1040 and MUT 2021: Ear Training I and II for a course in Communications
- MUH 3000-level elective for a course in History
- The College writing requirement for a course in Written Analysis and Expression
- The Aesthetic Requirement is met by the major