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College of Fine Arts

BME in Special Music Education: Keyboard (Piano Pedagogy) (2024 - 2025)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: ENGL 101 College English I 1 010 3 GEN ED: ENGL 102 College English II 1 010 3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 070 3 GEN ED: MATH 1___ College Algebra or Contemporary Math 1 030 3
MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson 2 MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson 2
MUSC 127 Musicianship 1 2 MUSC 128 Musicianship 2 2
MUSC 129 Aural Skills 1 2 MUSC 130 Aural Skills 2 2
MUSP 105 Recital Attendance 0 MUSP 105 Recital Attendance 0
MUSE 171 Orientation to Music Education 1 MUSC 113 Intro to Music Studies and Professional Skills 3
MUSP 2__ Ensemble 1 MUSP 2__ Ensemble 1
Secondary Performing Medium (MUSA 119P) 1 Secondary Performing Medium (MUSA 119P) 1
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 17

Total hours for 1st year: 32

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3 GEN ED: COMM 111 Public Speaking 1 020 3
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3 GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040 4
MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson 2 MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson 2
MUSC 229 Aural Skills 3 2 MUSC 641 Orchestration 2
MUSE 241 String Rehearsal Methods 1 MUSE 231 Scaffolding Musical Understanding 2
MUSE 271 Intro to Music Education 2 MUSE 242 Wind and Percussion Rehearsal Methods 1
MUSP 2__ Ensemble 1 MUSP 2__ Ensemble 1
Theory/Composition Elective 2 Theory/Composition Elective 2
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 17

Total hours for 2nd year: 33

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: PSY 111 or CESP 334 Gen. Psychology or Human Dev. 050 3 GEN: ED: Diversity Designation 070 3
MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson 2 MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson 2
MUSC 334 History of Music I 3 MUSE 617 Literacy Strategies for Content Areas 2
MUSC 523 Form and Analysis 2 Choose one of the following:
  • MUSE 323 Fundamentals of Vocal Music for Secondary Schools
  • MUSE 324 Fundamentals of Instrumental Music for Secondary Schools
 2
MUSE 311 Intro to Diversity Field Experience 1 MUSP 411J Piano Accompanying 1
MUSE 611 Music for Special Education 2 Choose one of the following:
  • MUSP 651 Advanced Conducting and Score Reading
  • MUSP 691 Advanced Choral Conducting
 2
MUSP 307 or 308 Conducting 2 Musicology Elective 3
MUSP 411J Piano Accompanying 1 Music Elective (MUSE 244 or 319) 2
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 17

Total hours for 3rd year: 33

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3 MUSE 405 Teaching Internship Seminar 1
MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson 2 MUSE 453 Teaching Internship: Special and Elementary Music Ed. 3
MUSE 303 Elementary and General Music Methods 2 MUSE 469 Teaching Internship Secondary Music 3
MUSE 305 Pre-Student Teaching 1 CAS 501 Teacher Licensure Capstone 0
MUSE 306 Class Management for Music Educators 1
MUSE 309 Special Music Education Methods 2
MUSE 342 Survey of Choral Techniques & Literature 2
MUSP 400 Senior Recital 0
Music Elective (MUSP 580 or 581) 2
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 7

Total hours for 4th year: 22

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated