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Music, Music Education, B.M.

Program Overview

The Music Education concentration (Music B.M.) provides students with the knowledge and skills required to teach K-12 school music, along with coursework required by North Carolina Department of Education for Music K-12 licensure. Separate tracks for instrumentals and vocalists are offered.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

MUSL 1010 - Music Theory I (3)

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

MUSL 2110 - Ear Training and Sight Singing I (2)

MUSL 1050 - Secondary Class Piano I (1)

UNIV 1100 - First Year Seminar (2)

ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3)

MUSL 1000 - Survey of Music (3)

Spring Semester

MUSL 1220 - Music Theory II (3)

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

MUSL 2120 - Ear Training and Sight Singing II (2)

MUSL 1060 - Secondary Class Piano II (1)

ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)

MATH 1080 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (3)

KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

MUSL 2210 - Music Theory III (3)

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

MUSL 3110 - Ear Training and Sight Singing III (1)

MUSL 1070 - Intermediate Secondary Class Piano I (1)

MUSL 2405 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)

HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)

Spring Semester

MUSL 2220 - Music Theory IV (3)

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

MUSL 3410 - History of Music I (2)

MUSL 1080 - Intermediate Secondary Class Piano II (1)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

MUSL 3420 - History of Music II (3)

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

MUSL 3920 - Conducting (2)

KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)

Spring Semester

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

MUSL 3860 - Acoustics and Introduction to Music Technology (3)

MUSL 4920 - Advanced Conducting (2)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

Spring Semester

MUSL 1600 - Workshops and Recitals (0)

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Note: An instrumental or vocal audition is required by the Department of Music for degree program acceptance. Undergraduate students who express music as in interest area during the admissions process will be considered “pre-music” until such time as they pass an audition.