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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Music Education (Specialization: Instrumental–Elementary), BM
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The Division of Music Education at the University of North Texas is dedicated to empowering students through learning opportunities that are contextual and relevant to a career in teaching. To become an effective music educator, each student must commit to excellence in both teaching and musicianship.
Click here to view the general “Bachelor of Music ” requirements within the “College of Music ” section.
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Degree requirements
The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Music with a major in general, choral and instrumental music (teacher certification).
Hours required and general/college requirements
A minimum of 128 hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum in the Academic policies section of this catalog and the College of Music requirements.
Major requirements
A minimum grade of C is required for all courses listed as “major requirements” and “minor requirements” for the Bachelor of Music with a major in general, choral and instrumental music.
64-70 hours, including:
Music history, 3 hours
3 hours from the following courses:
Music communication and literature, 3 hours
3 hours from the following courses:
4 hours from
Excluding major instrument.
Additional requirements
One jazz MULB credit may be substituted for one other MULB credit as long as students have at least 2 marching band and 2 choir credits, with permission of division chair.
Harp students will take both MUAG 1121 and/or MUAG 1221 on the MUED degree plan. In order to determine the specific number of high and/or low bowed string secondary lessons that will be necessary, the MUED string faculty member in conjunction with a music education faculty committee will complete an internal check of high and low string competence prior to MUED 4000-level course enrollment.
Other course requirements
Minor requirements
A minimum grade of C is required for all courses listed as “major requirements” and “minor requirements” for the Bachelor of Music with a major in general, choral and instrumental music.
18 hours in music and education, including:
Additional requirements
Choral–keyboard or guitar students also take MUED 4103 . Instrumental and instrumental–elementary students also take MUED 4109 . For all other tracks, an additional 3 hours are required in consultation with an advisor.
Electives
As many as needed to complete the degree.
Other requirements
- All non-keyboard majors must enroll in secondary piano each long term/semester until proficiency is passed.
- Those students who choose a keyboard or guitar concentration must take the secondary voice/instrument appropriate to the intended teaching area and qualify for participation in the appropriate music laboratory (see section on “Graduation Requirements”).
- Candidates must pass the Concentration Proficiency Exam in the principal instrument or voice.
- Instrumental–elementary students must pass the Secondary Voice Proficiency.
Supplemental information
This program is designed to prepare students for entry into the music teaching profession and related career areas. The curriculum emphasizes public school teacher competencies in music performance, literature and pedagogy. This degree program also leads to Texas teacher certification in all-level music.
Students majoring in general, choral and instrumental music must minor in education and complete a minimum of 12 hours of applied music in one concentration and 2 hours in the secondary applied field.
The curriculum is designed to develop teacher knowledge and skills as a public school general music teacher, choral director, band director or orchestra director. It is recommended that the student’s applied music concentration be appropriate to the intended teaching specialty (voice for the general music and choral areas and band/orchestral instrument for the instrumental areas). Those students who choose a keyboard or guitar concentration must take the secondary voice/instrument appropriate to the intended teaching area and qualify for participation in the appropriate music laboratory (see subsequent section, “Graduation Requirements”).
When the student has completed the 12-semester-hour requirement in the applied concentration, the Applied Music Examining Committee in the student’s area of concentration decides if any additional hours are required.
Admission to teacher education
Students apply formally after completing 60 semester hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.75, including sufficient progress toward degree.
Additional requirements
Students must present acceptable admissions scores at the time of application. See the College of Education section for further information about admission to teacher education.
Student teaching program
The student must meet the following requirements prior to student teaching.
College of Music
The student must earn no grade lower than C in each required music course and have an overall 2.75 grade point average. Completion of:
College of Education
Students must complete the requirements of the State of Texas for teacher certification as listed in the College of Education, including 12 hours of courses and student teaching:
Additional requirements
- The student must be within 6 semester hours (including only University Core Curriculum requirements) of completing degree course work.
- By midterm of the term/semester prior to student teaching, the student must file student-teaching application forms.
- Before filing student-teaching application forms, the student must have passed the Piano Proficiency Examination, Conducting Proficiency Examination (or equivalent course credit), Instrumental Proficiency Examinations or Voice Proficiency Examination, and Concentration Proficiency Examination.
Students should refer to the College of Education section in this catalog for further information regarding student teaching programs.
Graduation requirements
Candidates for graduation must complete all of the following laboratory requirements. Any deviation must be approved by the associate dean for academic affairs.
- All students whose applied music concentration is in a band/orchestral instrument or voice participate in music laboratories appropriate to their intended teaching area each term/semester in residence.
- Band curriculum:
- Orchestra curriculum:
- Choral curriculum:
- All students whose applied music concentration is in piano or organ participate a minimum of two terms/semesters in MULB 1811 - Accompanying , with remaining laboratories to be in their intended teaching area (as shown above in 1) each long term/semester.
Additional information
- Completion of the University Core Curriculum (42 hours). See University Core Curriculum requirements . Some courses required on degree plans may be used to fulfill requirements under Communication, Mathematics, Life and Physical Sciences, American History, Government/Political Science, Creative Arts, Language, Philosophy and Culture, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Core Option (Component Area Option) Courses.
- Proficiency examinations:
- Piano Proficiency Examination.
- Successful completion of the Upper Division Examination in applied lessons (MUAC and MUAM).
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