Music

Music Education

NOTE TO STUDENTS: In some cases, the Iowa State Department of Education requirements change after a College Catalog has been published. It is essential that students work with the Education Department's Program and Advising Handbook in order to ensure compliance with current state regulations.

Core Courses in the Bachelor of Music Degree
Required: (Hours)

  • Mus 151-152 Harmony I (6)
  • Mus 153-154 Ear Training and Sight Singing (4)
  • Mus 251-252 Harmony II (6)
  • Mus 253-254 Advanced Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony (4)
  • Mus 101 Survey of Music Literature (2)
  • Mus 201 Medieval and Renaissance Music (2)
  • Mus 202 Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries (2)
  • Mus 203 Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries (2)
  • Mus 270 Applied Music 20
  • Mus 281 Conducting (2)
  • Mus 283 Advanced Conducting (2)
  • Mus 214 Ensembles (6)

Total (58)

Instrumental Methods and/or Vocal Methods:
Required: (Hours)

  • Mus 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186 (4) All instrumental majors are required to take Music 185, Vocal Methods as one of their four choices.
  • Mus 282 Choral Techniques OR Mus 284 Instrumental Techniques (2)
  • Mus 322 Elementary Music Methods (3)
  • Mus 323 Secondary Music Methods (3)

Total (12)

Courses required outside the Music Department for Teacher Licensure in the Music Education Major (B.M.)
Required: (Hours)

  • Educ 114 Foundations of Education (3)
  • Educ 165 Human Growth and Development (3)
  • Educ 241 Field Experience in Education (3)
  • Educ 312 Education, Collaboration and Differentiation for Students with Special Needs (3)
  • Educ 321 Human Relations in Teaching (3)
  • Educ 388ML Student Teaching - Elementary (7)
  • Educ 388MS Student Teaching - Secondary (7)
  • Educ 389 Student Teaching Seminar (1)

Total (30)

All students with a voice concentration in the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts Degree must take both semesters of Music 220-221, Diction for Singers or two semesters of a single foreign language, after completing the college foreign language requirement.

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Last Updated: 6/11/09