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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Music, Instrumental Music Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.S.Ed. Degree in Music
Instrumental Concentration (Winds and Percussion)
2008-2009
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
- An audition is required for admission to the major.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| *MUS | 107 | Applied Major | 2 | MUS | 107 | Applied Major | 2 |
| *MUS | 148 | Piano I | 1 | MUS | 149 | Piano II | 1 |
| **MUS | 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUS | 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 | MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | *MUS | 208 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MATH | 101 or higher | Mathematics | 3 | *MUS | 218 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| LS | 1st Year Seminar | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 | |
| JS | 101 | Jumpstart | 0 | CMHC | 201 | Communication | 3 |
| General Electives | 1 | C4 | Wellness | 3 | |||
| Notes: *PREQ: Audition or Placement Test **Two semesters of MUS 173/373 must be in marching band ***An additional 1-4 hours may be needed if placed into MUS 108 (1) and/or 118 (3). | |||||||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| *MUS | 207 | Applied Major | 2 | MUS | 207 | Applied Major | 2 |
| MUS | 248 | Piano III | 1 | MUS | 249 | Piano IV | 1 |
| **MUS | 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUS | 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 | MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 |
| MUS | 308 | Aural Skills III | 1 | MUS | 309 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUS | 318 | Music Theory III | 3 | MUS | 319 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS | 158 | Voice Class | 1 | MUS | 272 | Percussion Methods | 1 |
| MUS | 168 | String Class | 1 | EDSE | 322 | Prin. & Methods of Teaching | 2 |
| MUS | 283 | Music Technology | 1 | C5 | Physical & Biological Sciences | 3 | |
| EDCI | 231 | Foundations in Educ. | 3 | ***P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | |
| C5 | Physical & Biological Sciences | 3 | |||||
| Notes: *PREQ: Sophomore Qualifying Exam **Two semesters of MUS 173/373 must be in marching band ***Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6). | |||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| *MUS | 307 | Applied Major | 2 | MUS | 307 | Applied Major | 2 |
| MUS | 373 | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUS | 373 | Major Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 | MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 |
| MUS | 418 | Music History I | 3 | MUS | 419 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUS | 311 | Pedagogy of Brass | 2 | MUS | 312 | Pedagogy of Woodwinds | 2 |
| PSY | 322 | Adolescent Development | 3 | MUS | 325 | Music in Elem. & Middle School | 3 |
| **P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | MUS | 329 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 | |
| **P3 | History | 3 | MUS | 470 | Orchestration | 2 | |
| **P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | |||||
| Notes: *PREQ: Junior Qualifying Exam **Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6). | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| MUS | 326 | Instrumental Methods | 3 | MUS | 491 | Supervised Student Teaching | 3 |
| MUS | 429 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 | EDSE | 490 | Supervised Student Teaching | 6 |
| PSY | 321 | Educational Psychology | 3 | EDSE | 495 | Education Seminar | 3 |
| SPED | 335 | Teaching Exceptional Children | 2 | ||||
| *P4 | Humanities | 3 | |||||
| *P6 | World Cultures | 3 | |||||
| Notes: *Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6). | |||||||
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
- An audition is required for admission to the major.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.