Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Our comprehensive undergraduate program will provide you practical experience in the performance skills of teaching, including numerous clinical opportunities in our innovative Teaching Laboratory and in area public schools. Successful completion of the BMME program includes certification of teacher licensure, enabling students to teach in Oregon, throughout the United States, and globally.
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses for traditional music major degree programs (listed above) | 41 | |
| MUS 327 | Analysis: [Topic] (one term) | 3 |
| Music Education Core | ||
| MUE 126 | Orientation to Music Education | 1 |
| PSY 202 | Mind and Society | 4 |
| MUE 326 | Foundations of Music Education | 3 |
| MUE 406 | Field Studies: [Topic] (Practicum Public Schools) | 15 |
| MUE 407 | Seminar: [Topic] (Student Teaching) | 1 |
| MUE 412 | Elementary Music Methods | 3 |
| MUE 429 | Music in Special Education | 3 |
| MUE 430 | Music Classroom Management | 3 |
| MUS 439 | Scoring for Voices and Instruments | 3 |
| MUE 486 | Teaching Laboratory II | 1 |
| MUE 432 | Music in School and Society | 3 |
| MUE 438 | Curricular Strategies in Music Education | 3 |
| Ensemble, ten terms 1 | 19 | |
| Performance Studies 2 | 18 | |
| Band Specialty | ||
| MUE 387 | Teaching Laboratory I | 1 |
| MUE 388 | Teaching Laboratory I | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Saxophone Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Flute, Clarinet) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (High Brass) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Low Brass) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Oboe, Bassoon) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Percussion) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Strings) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Voice) | 1 |
| MUE 407 | Seminar: [Topic] (Band Materials) | 3 |
| MUE 411 | Band Methods | 3 |
| MUE 455 | Marching Band Methods | 3 |
| MUS 486 | Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| Choral Specialty | ||
| MUS 155–156 | Introduction to Lyric Diction | 4 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (High Brass OR Low Brass Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Flute/Clarinet Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Percussion Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (High String Tech OR Low String Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 386–388 | Teaching Laboratory I | 3 |
| MUE 413 | Secondary Choral Methods | 3 |
| MUE 442 | Teaching Singing in the Classroom | 3 |
| MUS 484 | Choral Conducting and Literature | 3 |
| MUP 163 | Functional Piano | 6 |
| Elementary Specialty | ||
| MUE 386–388 | Teaching Laboratory I | 3 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Flute, Clarinet) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Percussion Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (High Brass Tech OR Low Brass Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 413 | Secondary Choral Methods | 3 |
| MUE 420 | Contemporary Methods | 3 |
| MUE 428 | Music for Early Childhood | 3 |
| MUE 439 | Orff-Schulwerk Pedagogy | 3 |
| MUE 442 | Teaching Singing in the Classroom | 3 |
| MUS 484 | Choral Conducting and Literature | 3 |
| or MUS 486 | Instrumental Conducting | |
| MUP 163 | Functional Piano | 6 |
| Strings Specialty | ||
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (High Brass Tech OR Low Brass Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Flute/Clarinet Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (High String Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Low String Tech) | 1 |
| MUE 387 | Teaching Laboratory I | 1 |
| MUE 388 | Teaching Laboratory I | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Percussion) | 1 |
| MUE 392 | Instrumental Techniques: [Topic] (Voice) | 1 |
| MUE 407 | Seminar: [Topic] (String Materials) | 3 |
| MUE 456 | String Methods | 3 |
| MUS 486 | Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| Total Credits | 141-148 | |
| 1 | During the first nine terms, all students enroll in a conducted large ensemble. During the 10th term, students enroll in Small Jazz Ensemble: [Topic] (MUJ 395). Students receiving a School of Music and Dance scholarship enroll in a conducted large ensemble for 11 terms. |
| 2 | Six terms at the MUP 265 level and three terms at the MUP 365 level, with concurrent enrollment in assigned ensemble. |
Minimum grade requirement of B- will now apply to all coursework towards the MUE degree (not just MUE subject codes). The MUED area and the SOMD Undergraduate Curriculum Committee agreed that the grade of B- should be expanded outward from only MUE courses, to ALL courses a MUED major takes.
Other Requirements
- A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 and at least two years in residence. Students must achieve a B– or better in all courses with the MUE subject code. Those failing to do so must retake the course before enrolling in student teaching
- Continued enrollment in the music education program, for which students typically apply at the end of their sophomore year, requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, a grade of B– or better in Foundations of Music Education (MUE 326), a successfully completed audition and application, and faculty approval
Choral Option. Students whose primary performance medium is voice must also pass three terms of Functional Piano (MUP 163). Students whose primary performance medium is a wind, percussion, or stringed instrument must meet the primary and secondary voice and piano performance requirements listed above.
Elementary Option. Students whose primary performance medium is voice must also pass three terms of Functional Piano (MUP 163). Students whose primary performance medium is piano must also pass one term of voice performance studies. Students whose performance medium is a wind, percussion, or stringed instrument must pass one term of voice performance studies.
Instrumental Option (Band and Orchestra). Piano, organ, recorder, harp, guitar, or other nontraditional instruments may not be used to meet the primary studio option requirements. String speciality students are also required to complete one term of studio instruction on a secondary string instrument at MUP 265.
The current music education checklist is available from the music undergraduate office.