2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Music Major with Education Minor for Virginia Teaching Licensure in Vocal/Choral Music

Requirements for a Major in Music with Education Minor for Virginia Teaching Licensure in Vocal/Choral Music

Bachelor of Arts

Major

Music Theory
MUSC 221Music Theory 13
MUSC 222Music Theory 23
MUSC 321Music Theory 33
MUSC 322Scoring through Technology3
Music History
MUSC 150Defining and Defending Music3
MUSC 231Western Music from Antiquity to the Baroque3
MUSC 232Western Music from the Classical to the Modern Eras3
Music Literature and Analysis
Select one of the following:3
Art Song
The Symphony
Composer's Perspective
Ensemble
Select one of the following and repeat four times:4
Concert Choir
Wind Ensemble
Jazz Improvisation Lab
Symphony Orchestra
Applied Music
MUSC 301Applied Voice (repeat four times)4
Capstone
MUSC 422Capstone in Music1
Music Pedagogy
MUSC 308Conducting (repeat two times)2
Select one of the following and repeat four times:4
Class Piano
Applied Guitar
Total Hours39

Minor1

EDUC 220Profession of Teaching3
EDUC 221Fieldwork in Profession of Teaching1
EDUC 233Survey of Exceptional Children3
EDUC 321Educational Psychology3
EDUC 340Diversity in Education3
EDUC 346Senior Seminar3
EDUC 425Observation (for student teaching)3
EDUC 426Student Teaching6
MUSC 355Middle/Secondary Music Education Methods3
MUSC 356Elementary Music Education Methods3
Total Hours31
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Must also complete ENGL 185.