BME - Special Music Education
Program Requirements
A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the BME - special music education. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of the College of Fine Arts, students must meet the following requirements:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education (34-35 credit hours) | ||
| Select courses to meet General Education requirements 1 | 31-32 | |
| General Education courses that will also meet Program Requirements | ||
| CESP 334 | Introduction to Diversity: Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| or PSY 111 | General Psychology | |
| Applied Music (16 credit hours) 2 | ||
| Primary performance medium | 14 | |
| Class Piano/Secondary performance medium | 2 | |
| Piano Class Level I - Music Majors | ||
| Piano Class Level IV - Music Majors | ||
| Required Music Core (13 credit hours) | ||
| MUSC 127 | Musicianship 1 | 2 |
| MUSC 128 | Musicianship 2 | 2 |
| MUSC 129 | Aural Skills 1 | 2 |
| MUSC 130 | Aural Skills 2 | 2 |
| MUSC 229 | Aural Skills 3 | 2 |
| MUSC 113 | Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills | 3 |
| Musicology Electives (3 credit hours) | ||
| Select 3 credit hours from the following | 3 | |
| History of Jazz | ||
| Topics in Musicology: Aesthetics | ||
| Topics in Musicology: Ethnography | ||
| Topics in Musicology: Gender | ||
| Topics in Musicology: Popular Musics | ||
| Theory/Composition Electives (4 credit hours) | ||
| Select 4 credit hours from the following | 4 | |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Post-Tonal Music | ||
| Jazz Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music Composition | ||
| Topics in Music Technology | ||
| 18th Century Counterpoint | ||
| Performance and Analysis | ||
| Topics in Analysis: Music in Media | ||
| Topics in Analysis: Popular Music Analysis | ||
| Special Music Education Required Courses (23 credit hours) | ||
| MUSE 231 | Scaffolding Musical Understanding | 2 |
| MUSC 334 | History of Music I | 3 |
| MUSC 523 | Form and Analysis | 2 |
| MUSC 641 | Orchestration | 2 |
| Conducting | ||
| MUSP 307 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| or MUSP 308 | Choral Conducting | |
| MUSP 651 | Advanced Conducting and Score Reading | 2 |
| or MUSP 691 | Advanced Choral Conducting | |
| Ensembles | ||
| Ensembles 3, 4 | 6 | |
| Recital Attendance | ||
| MUSP 105 | Recital Attendance (two semesters) | 0 |
| Senior Recital | ||
| MUSP 400 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| Music Electives as Advised | ||
| Select 4 credit hours from the following with advisor approval | 4 | |
| Special Music Education Recommended Electives (2 credit hours) | ||
| Elementary Vernacular Instrument Methods | ||
| Practicum Special Music Education (may be repeated) | ||
| Vocal Focus (select 2 credit hours) | ||
| Voice Pedagogy | ||
| Voice Pedagogy II | ||
| Italian Diction | ||
| English Diction | ||
| German Diction | ||
| Keyboard Focus | ||
| Piano Pedagogy | ||
or MUSP 581 | Piano Teaching Materials | |
| Instrumental Focus | ||
| Marching Band Techniques | ||
or MUSP 620 | String Pedagogy | |
| Music Education Requirements (27 credit hours) | ||
| Introduction | ||
| MUSE 171 | Orientation to Music Education | 1 |
| MUSE 271 | Introduction to Music Education 5 | 2 |
| Core I | ||
| MUSE 311 | Introduction to Diversity Field Experience | 1 |
| MUSE 611 | Music for Special Education | 2 |
| MUSE 617 | Literacy Strategies for Content Areas: Music | 2 |
| Core II | ||
| MUSE 303 | Elementary and General Music Methods 5 | 2 |
| MUSE 305 | Pre Student Teaching 5 | 1 |
| MUSE 306 | Class Management for Music Educators | 1 |
| MUSE 309 | Special Music Education Methods | 2 |
| MUSE 323 | Fundamentals of Vocal Music for Secondary Schools 5 | 2 |
| or MUSE 324 | Fundamentals of Instrumental Music for Secondary Schools | |
| Core III | ||
| MUSE 405 | Teaching Internship Seminar | 1 |
| MUSE 453 | Teaching Internship: Special and Elementary Music Education | 3 |
| MUSE 469 | Teaching Internship Secondary Music | 3 |
| CAS 501 | Teacher Licensure Capstone (Must be taken with MUSE 453 or MUSE 469) | 0 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Select 4 credit hours (See check sheet for specific required courses) | 4 | |
| String Rehearsal Methods | ||
| Wind and Percussion Rehearsal Methods | ||
| Survey of Choral Techniques and Literature | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
- 2
Students must be enrolled in applied music during the semester of their senior recital.
- 3
See degree check sheets for specified ensembles, including requirements for transfer students.
- 4
Ensembles are counted by semester.
- 5
Must be passed with a B- or better in order to be counted towards the program.
Note: All music majors must pass a piano proficiency examination.
Applied Learning
Students in the BME - special music education program are required to complete an applied learning experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by giving a senior recital ( MUSP 400) and student teaching ( MUSE 405, MUSE 453 and MUSE 469).