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
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 |
Senior Recital
Students presenting a vocal or instrumental recital for credit toward a degree program in the music major must register for applied music lessons during the semester in which the recital is presented. The Recital Participation Form is available as a link on the Music Department web page and in the Music Department Office. Please see the section on Procedures for Senior Recitals at the end of the section on Music.
Performance Requirements
Freshman & Sophomore Years - At least one solo or ensemble appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert.
Junior Year - At least one solo appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert. At least one ensemble appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert.
Senior Year - Perform a half- or full-length juried solo recital on the major performing vehicle (usually fall semester). Make at least one ensemble appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert.
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.
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
Senior Recital
Students presenting a vocal or instrumental recital for credit toward a degree program in the music major must register for applied music lessons during the semester in which the recital is presented. The Recital Participation Form is available as a link on the Music Department web page and in the Music Department Office. Please see the section on Procedures for Senior Recitals at the end of the section on Music.
Performance Requirements
Freshman & Sophomore Years - At least one solo or ensemble appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert.
Junior Year - At least one solo appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert. At least one ensemble appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert.
Senior Year - Perform a half- or full-length juried solo recital on the major performing vehicle (usually fall semester). Make at least one ensemble appearance each semester on an approved public recital or concert.
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
Student Teaching: B.Mus. in Music Education students are required to complete a full semester of supervised student teaching with an associated seminar, EDU 3387: Student Teaching and Seminar: Music Education. They are placed in both an elementary placement (grades preschool through upper elementary) and a secondary placement (middle school or high school). Student teachers work with an on-site cooperating teacher and are supervised by college faculty. Students typically participate in general music, choral music, and/or instrumental music environments. One of the student teaching placements must be in an urban setting and the other in a suburban setting. Assessment is made based upon on site evaluations, cooperating teacher recommendation and a series of rubrics based assessments undertaken in the seminar. Topics for assessment and associated rubrics include the following:
- Reaching the expectations of the profession and of the School of Education.
- Writing curriculum with reference to national and state standards.
- Writing a personal philosophy of the teaching and learning of music.
- Working through pedagogical process and materials.
- Knowledge and application of vocal and instrumental pedagogy.