Music Education, Elementary Music or Choral Music Emphasis, B.M.

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All music majors include:

seven semesters of:

MUS-050 Recital Attendance (required attendance at a specified number of approved concerts and recitals)

and, participation each semester students are on campus in at least one major ensemble group:

Music education majors planning for teacher licensure must complete:

EDU-111 Perspectives on American Education
EDU-120 Human Development
EDU-221 Students with Exceptionalities
EDU-434 Content Literacy Strategies and Modifications for Diverse Learners
EDU-505 Teaching Internship
MUS-312 Orchestration
MUS-353 Instrumental Conducting or
MUS-354 Choral Conducting
MUS-431 Vocal and Choral Methods
at least one course in a natural science discipline (BIO, CHM, EES, PHY, or SCI) with a laboratory experience.

A student with an elementary music or choral music emphasis must also complete:

MUS-334 Guitar Methods
MUS-423 Survey of Choral Literature
MUS-433 Music Education Methods
MUS-434 Elementary Music Methods
MUS-450 Vocal Pedagogy
at least 14 credits of performance studies consistent with the chosen emphasis (vocal majors with at least 14 credits of voice and piano majors with at least six credits of voice)

Further considerations

Except for the semester when they are teaching interns, music education majors must enroll in performance study courses every semester.

Each music education major will also present a thirty-minute recital in the designated performance studies area during their junior or senior year.

Students completing the course requirements for the degree in Bachelor of Music with a major in music education will be prepared for South Carolina teacher licensure in PK-12 instrumental music or PK-12 choral music dependent on emphasis.