Music – Specialization in Music History and Literature

Required:

MUT 1131 - Music Theory I
MUT 1132 - Music Theory II
MUT 2201 - Advanced Music Theory I
MUT 2202 - Advanced Music Theory II
MUT 3310 - Form and Analysis
MUS 1201 - Piano Proficiency
Two additional 2000-level+ electives in Music History
Eight hours of aural skills (as needed for proficiency)or MUS 1204 - Aural Musicianship Proficiency (must be satisfied prior to taking Music courses at the 3000 level or higher)
Six hours of piano (as needed for proficiency)
Eight hours of applied music lessons, one major instrument preferred*
Participation in a Department musical performance group each semester in residence
Attendance at a minimum of five (5) departmentally sponsored concerts or recitals per semester
The Junior Writing Requirement
MUS 4205 - Senior Recital
A major research project culminating in a paper will be required. This project may be associated with either the recital or one of the Music History courses.

Note: *Six of the eight credits in applied music lessons must be on the student’s major instrument or voice. The three semesters prior to and including the semester of the senior recital must include applied study on the major instrument (the instrument of the recital). Transfer students must complete four of the eight required applied credits in their program on their major instrument and perform their senior recitals at McDaniel College.

In addition to the theory requirements:

MUS 1204 - Aural Training/Proficiency must be satisfied prior to taking Music courses at the 3000 level or higher.

3 Music History/Literature courses to be chosen (1 each) from the following categories:

Recommended Courses:

Two Years of Foreign Language
Departmental Writing Requirement

Suggested First-Year Schedule:

See Basic Major

Total Program Hours: 56 plus courses needed to pass proficiency requirements

Contact: Dr. Armstrong, Music

There are two options for students interested in teacher certification in music

1. A four-year program

culminating in a Bachelor’s Degree with a minor in Education and Certification. STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE REQUIREMENTS IN MUSIC COURSES FOR THE MUSIC WITH THE EDUCATION MINOR THAN IN THE BASIC MUSIC MAJOR. SEE THE EDUCATION SECTION FOR ALL OF THE MUSIC WITH EDUCATION minor REQUIREMENTS.

2. Five-year program

A five-year program culminating in a Bachelor of Arts with a music major, and a Master of Science, and a pre-K through 12 teaching certificate. The program is available to undergraduate music majors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher. Students take graduate level courses or their undergraduate level equivalent during their undergraduate course of study. The anticipated sequence of course work is as follows:

Students take these courses prior to the final semester of undergraduate study:

EDU 1141 - Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society or
EDU 1111 - Learning in a Diverse Society (equivalent to EDU 580)
EDU 2240 - Planning and Evaluating Instruction or
EDU 2140 - Field Practicum (equivalent to EDU 581)
PSY 2209 - Developmental Psychology (equivalent to PSY 503)

Students take the following graduate courses during the final semester of their fourth year:

These are courses with undergraduate equivalents:

EDU 617 Instructional Plans in Elementary
Music (EDU 592/Practicum)
RDG 532 Reading in the Content Area: Part I
SOC 508 Culture and Diversity

Students will take the following courses in the first semester of the fifth year.

PSY 510 Psychology of Exceptionality or
SED 572 Issues in Inclusive Education
EDU 594 Action Research I
SLM 521 Telecommunication and the Internet
RDG 534 Reading in the Content Area: Part II
EDU 618/619 Instructional Plans in Secondary Instrumental or Choral
Methods EDU 593 – PDS Practicum

Students will do their professional semester (student teaching) in the second semester of the fifth year. This includes:

EDU 600 Professional Semester (K-6)
EDU 601 Professional Semester at PDS (middle school or high school)
EDU 595 Action Research II

Note:

*Six of the eight credits in applied music lessons must be on the student’s major instrument or voice. The three semesters prior to and including the semester of the senior recital must include applied study on the major instrument (the instrument of the recital). Transfer students must complete four of the eight required applied credits in their program on their major instrument and perform their senior recitals at McDaniel College.