Music Education, Bachelor of Music
Requirements for the B.Mus. Degree in Music Education
Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the School of Education by end of Sophomore Year ( Students must earn a B or better in EDU 2000: Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching, and maintain a 2.75 GPA).
Required Courses
| MUTR 1000 | Music Theory and Ear Training I: Foundations | 4 |
| MUTR 1100 | Music Theory and Ear Training Ii: Diatonic Harmony | 4 |
| MUTR 2000 | Music Theory and Ear Training III: Chromatic Harmony | 4 |
| MUTR 2100 | Music Theory and Ear Training IV: Advanced Chromatic Harmony | 4 |
| MUKH 1031 | Keyboard Harmony I: Diatonic | 1 |
| MUKH 1032 | Keyboard Harmony II: Chromatic | 1 |
| MUH 2011 | Survey of Western Music I | 3 |
| MUH 2012 | Survey of Western Music II | 3 |
MUA 3998
| Music Senior Project | 2 |
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MUA 4___
| Lessons on Major Instrument or Voice | 4 |
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MUA 4___
| Ensemble | 6 |
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| MUA 1003 | Voice Class Instruction | 1 |
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| 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 3051 | History and Current Debates in Music Education | 3 |
| 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 |
| EDU 3387 | Student Teaching & Seminar: Music Education | 12 |
Two 3000 level EDU courses from the following three courses
| EDU 3278 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 3367 | Methods Teaching Literacy and Language Arts I | 3 |
| EDU 3370 | Aesthetic Literacy | 3 |
MUE 3051: Seminars may be substituted by arrangement of the Music faculty.
MUH 3998: For B.Mus. only in the Spring of the Junior year.; Combined B.Mus./M.A.T. in the Spring of the Senior year.
MUA 1003 or MUA 1004: not required for students with voice as major instrument
Junior 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 web page for the Music programs and in the Music Office. Please see the section on Procedures for Capstone 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. Perform a half or full length Junior Recital while enrolled in MUH 3998.
Senior Year - 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:
- MUET 1021 and MUET 1022: 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.