Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music Education, Option: Keyboard, String, & Guitar, B.M.
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Requirement
Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E: 42 Hours
Core Area F. Music: 18 Hours
Notes:
- Prerequisite: successful completion of the preceding course in the Music-Theory and Aural-Skills course sequences. Any course in the Music-Theory course sequence can be taken for credit by examination. Credit by examination must be validated by the course’s faculty and processed through the Music Office and the Office of the Registrar.
- Orientation to Technology is included in the first five weeks of MUSC 1401 - Aural Skills I .
- Prerequisite: admission to music degree program or successful completion of the preceding course in the sequence. May be taken for credit by examination. Passing the Keyboard-Skills course sequence (i.e., MUSC 1501 , MUSC 1502 , MUSC 2501 , MUSC 2502 ) constitutes keyboard proficiency. Keyboard proficiency is a prerequisite to MUSC 3850 , MUSC 3900 , MUSC 4171 , MUSC 4172 , MUSC 4181 , MUSC 4182 , MUSC 4311 , MUSC 4400 and MUSC 4500 . Students must enroll in Keyboard Skills each term offered for a minimum of four semesters and until successful completion. A course or courses in the sequence may receive credit by examination. Credit by examination for any course must be validated by the course’s faculty and processed through the Music Office and the Office of the Registrar. The requirements for each proficiency level are included in the various Keyboard-Skills course syllabi.
- Students enroll in the ensemble associated with the principal-applied area and according to the requirements specific to the major and option (See “Specific Requirements” above for each major and option).
Music Education Major: 48 Hours
Option: Keyboard, String, & Guitar
Notes:
- Six terms must be completed with the grade “S.” Transfer students may transfer credit. (See Requirements Common to all Bachelor of Music Degrees below.)
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of the preceding course in the Music-Theory and Aural-Skills course sequences. Any course in the Music-Theory course sequence can be taken for credit by examination. Credit by examination must be validated by the course’s faculty and processed through the Music Office and the Office of the Registrar.
- Prerequisite: Admission to music degree program or successful completion of the preceding course in the sequence. May be taken for credit by examination. Passing the Keyboard-Skills course sequence (i.e., MUSC 1501 , MUSC 1502 , MUSC 2501 , MUSC 2502 ) constitutes keyboard proficiency. Keyboard proficiency is a Prerequisite to MUSC 3850 , MUSC 3900 MUSC 4171 , MUSC 4172 , MUSC 4181 , MUSC 4182 , MUSC 4311 , MUSC 4400 and MUSC 4500 . Students must enroll in Keyboard Skills each term offered for a minimum of four semesters and until successful completion. A course or courses in the sequence may receive credit by examination. Credit by examination for any course must be validated by the course’s faculty and processed through the Music Office and the Office of the Registrar. The requirements for each proficiency level are included in the various Keyboard-Skills course syllabi.
- Admission to MUSC 4600 requires passing a “level-change” performance-jury examination after completion of MUSC 2600 .
- Prerequisite: MUSC 4000 and admission to the Teacher Education program. Admission requires a GPA of at least 3.0 and passage or qualified exemption of the GACE Program Admission Assessment.
- This course includes a field-based music teaching experience once per week.
Professional Education: 24 Hours
Total Degree Program: 132 Hours
** Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education program. Admission requires a GPA of at least 2.7 and passage or qualified exemption of GACE Program Admission Assessment.
*** Admission to the Teaching Internship requires the satisfactory completion of all coursework (see College of Education ). Admission to Teacher Education must be completed by June 1 prior to enrolling in MUSC 3900 - Music in Elementary Schools .
Specific Requirements, Bachelor of Music in Music Education
- Admission to the Teacher Education program requires the completion of 30 credit hours, including Core Area A, a minimum overall GPA of 2.7, passage or qualified exemption of the GACE Program Admission Assessment, and approval by the Department of Music. Successful completion of the Music education program requires that students must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.7, earn a grade of C or better in all professional education courses, teaching field courses, and supporting courses for the teaching field, and successful completion of all field experiences. Satisfactory completion of the GACE Content Assessments in Music is required for Georgia Teacher Certification.
- Ensemble Requirement
- Woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists pursuing the Music Education major must be in Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, or Symphonic Band each term offered, with the exception of the semester of the teaching internship. At least two semesters of Marching Band are required. One semester of Small Ensemble is also required.
- Voice students pursuing the Music Education major must be in Concert Choir each term offered, with the exception of the semester of the teaching internship.
- Keyboard, string, and guitar students pursuing the Music Education major must be in Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, or Concert Choir each term offered, with the exception of the semester of the teaching internship.
- Principal-Applied Requirements
- Students must register for MUSC 2600 Principal Applied (the principal performing instrument or voice) each term offered for a minimum of 6 credit hours and until passage of the level-change examination. Thereafter, the student must enroll in MUSC 4600 each term offered until a minimum of 6 credit hours has been earned. All credits earned in Principal Applied must be on a single instrument or in voice only.
- Students must attend Principal-Applied seminars, master classes, recitals, and studio classes as part of the MUSC 1000 requirement.
- Solo Public Performances in Principal-Applied area: Freshman year (1), Sophomore year (1), Junior year (1), and Senior year (1).
- The Performance major requires a Half Recital (20-30 minutes of music) during the junior year and a Full Recital (40-60 minutes of music) during the senior year, each based on studies in Principal Applied. Half Recitals exceeding 30 minutes of music must be approved by the hearing committee. Successful completion of MUSC 4941 - Half Recital is a prerequisite for permission to enroll in MUSC 4942 - Full Recital . Half and Full degree recitals must be auditioned for approval by a faculty committee. Principal-Applied voice recitals must collectively include works sung in English, French, German, and Italian.
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