Music Education Minor

Frank Martignetti, PhD

Assistant Professor & Director, Music Education Program

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Music Education Minor

The minor in music education focuses on developing skills in secondary instruments and conducting, as well as significant field experience observing and assisting in PreK-12 music classrooms.

The minor in music education forms an important part of the preparation of music teachers at Sacred Heart University. Students interested in music education complete the BA in Music (with a concentration in Performance or Production, if they wish), the minor in Music Education, and the MAT in Music Education of part of SHU's Five-Year Education Program.

 

Required Courses for Music Education Minor

Required Courses

Take the four courses listed below plus two additional credits of group or individual instruction in piano, or another secondary instrument by advisement (EDM 300-304 or MU 131-132).

ED 411	Junior Seminar and Clinic II	3
ED 416	Senior Seminar and Clinic: Secondary	3.00 Credit(s)
ED 498	Senior Seminar and Clinic 2: Secondary	3
EDM 400	Conducting	3

Elective Courses

And take four of these courses

EDM 300	Group Instruction: Voice	1
EDM 301	Group Instruction: Percussion	1
EDM 302	Group Instruction: Woodwinds	1
EDM 303	Group Instruction: Brass	1
EDM 304	Group Instruction: Strings	1

Two additional credits in piano, either in group or individual instruction. Pianists take another secondary instrument, by advisement.