Program Requirements 

A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the BME - instrumental. 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 134-35
Applied Music (18 credit hours) 2
Primary performance medium14
Class Piano/Secondary performance medium 34
MUSA 113P
Piano Class Level I - Music Majors
MUSA 114P
Piano Class Level II - Music Majors
MUSA 115P
Piano Class Level III - Music Majors
MUSA 116P
Piano Class Level IV - Music Majors
Required Music Core (13 credit hours)
MUSC 127Musicianship 12
MUSC 128Musicianship 22
MUSC 129Aural Skills 12
MUSC 130Aural Skills 22
MUSC 229Aural Skills 32
MUSC 113Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills3
Theory/Composition Electives (4 credit hours)
Select 4 credit hours from the following4
MUSC 120
Jazz Improvisation
MUSC 228
Post-Tonal Music
MUSC 240
Jazz Music Theory
MUSC 259
Introduction to Music Composition
MUSC 531
Topics in Music Technology
MUSC 561
The Art of Counterpoint
MUSC 650
Performance and Analysis
MUSC 651A
Topics in Analysis: Music in Media
MUSC 651B
Topics in Analysis: Popular Music Analysis
Instrumental Required Courses (21 credit hours)
MUSE 231Scaffolding Musical Understanding2
MUSC 336Survey of the Western Musical Canon3
MUSC 523Form and Analysis2
MUSC 641Orchestration2
Conducting
MUSP 307Instrumental Conducting2
MUSP 651Advanced Conducting and Score Reading2
Ensembles
Ensembles 4, 58
Recital Attendance
MUSP 105Recital Attendance (two semesters)0
Senior Recital
MUSP 400Senior Recital0
Music Education Requirements (30 credit hours)
Introduction
MUSE 171Orientation to Music Education1
MUSE 271Introduction to Music Education 62
Core I
MUSE 311Introduction to Diversity Field Experience1
MUSE 611Music for Special Education2
MUSE 617Literacy Strategies for Content Areas: Music2
Core II
MUSE 303Elementary and General Music Methods 62
MUSE 324Fundamentals of Instrumental Music for Secondary Schools 62
MUSE 305Pre Student Teaching 61
MUSE 306Class Management for Music Educators1
Core III
MUSE 405Teaching Internship Seminar1
MUSE 451Teaching Internship Elementary School: Music3
MUSE 469Teaching Internship Secondary Music3
CAS 501Teacher Licensure Capstone (Must be taken with MUSE 451 or MUSE 469)0
Additional Requirements
MUSE 238Wind and Percussion Methods I - Woodwind Emphasis1
MUSE 239Wind & Percussion Methods II- Brass Emphasis1
MUSE 240
& MUSE 243		Wind and Percussion Methods III - Percussion Emphasis
and Wind and Percussion Methods Lab - Rehearsal Emphasis		2
MUSE 241String Rehearsal Methods1
MUSE 342Survey of Choral Techniques and Literature2
MUSE 686Marching Band Techniques2
or MUSP 620 String Pedagogy
Total Credit Hours120
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

Piano majors should enroll in MUSP 207 and MUSP 407 for a total of 2 credit hours.

4

See degree check sheets for specified ensembles, including requirements for transfer students.

5

Ensembles are counted by semester.

6

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 Bachelor of Music Education - instrumental concentration are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by student teaching ( MUSE 405, MUSE 451 and MUSE 469), senior recital ( MUSP 400) and ensemble performances.