Music Education and Performance, Choral and General Music, B.M.

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Requirements for the major in Music Education and Performance, Bachelor of Music program (specialization in choral and general music)

The Bachelor of Music degree is intended for students who wish pre-professional and professional preparation in music education and/or performance. Students should consult the Undergraduate Music Handbook available on the department website, oakland.edu/mtd and should also consult with the departmental adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office to plan their degree program. Only major courses in which a grade of at least 2.0 has been earned will count toward the major. Requirements are as follows:

Students majoring in music education must successfully complete 165-174 credits as distributed in their specific curriculum: 40 credits of general education, 20 credits of professional education requirements, and 91-110 credits in music requirements.

A. General Education Requirements — 40 credits

Satisfies the arts requirement

MUS 131 - History and Literature of Western Tonal Music (3)

Count as writing intensive in the major

Counts for the capstone in the performance major

MUA 499 - Senior Recital (6)

Modern foreign language

(115 or higher) counts toward foreign language requirement

B. School of Education Requirements – 20 credits

* RDG 338 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (4) or
*RDG 538 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
* SED 455 - Internship in Secondary Education (12) (5th year)
* SE 355 - Identifying Learning and Behavior Differences in Students (4)

Michigan Test for Teacher Certification

Basic Skills, Music Education

C. Music requirements

Ensembles

(must enroll in ensemble that uses primary performance area every semester of major)

MUE 301 - University Chorus (0 or 1)
MUE 304 - Oakland Chorale (0 or 1)
MUE 319 - University Chamber Orchestra (0 or 1)
MUE 320 - Oakland Symphony (0 or 1)
MUE 329 - Symphonic Band (0 or 1)
MUE 331 - Wind Symphony (0 or 1)

Minimum of 2 credits selected from

MUE 310 - Vocal Jazz Improvisation Workshop (0 or 1)
MUE 315 - Oakland Jazz Singers (0 or 1)
MUE 340 - Oakland University Jazz Band (0 or 1)
MUE 341 - Jazz Improvisation Combos (0 or 1)
MUE 345 - African Ensemble (0 or 1)
MUE 346 - Steel Band (0 or 1)
MUE 348 - World Percussion Ensemble (0 or 1)
MUE 365 - Contemporary Music Ensemble (0 or 1)
MUT 314 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation I (2)
MUT 315 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation II (2)

Language: modern foreign language course

(115 or higher) (0-8)

Non-credit requirements

Events attendance requirement
Major standing

Note

For students with piano as applied major, enrollment in MUA 160 or MUA 161 is by placement audition. Students placing into MUA 160 take the following 8 credits sequence: MUA 160 , MUA 100 and two semesters of MUA 200 . Students placing into MUA 161 take the following 8-credit sequence: MUA 161 , MUA 162 and two semesters of MUA 100 .

*A minimum grade of 3.0 is required in all professional courses. Application for music education major standing takes place upon completion of MUS 241 .