School of Music

Music Education - Instrumental Piano Concentration BM Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing	MUSC 152 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music II
MUSC 151 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music I	MUSC 155 - Private Study for Secondary and Merit I
MUSC 155 - Private Study for Secondary and Merit I	MUSC 174 - Directing School Choirs
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency	MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I	MUSC 195 - Foundations of Music Theory
MUED 179 - Freshman Seminar in Music Education	MUSC 460 or MUSC 461 or MUSC 462 or MUSC 463
HDFS 201 - Life Span Development or Breadth Requirement (1/5)	Mathematics Requirement*
Ensemble Elective (1/7)*	EDUC 414 - Teaching Exceptional Adolescents
First Year Seminar	MUED 216 or MUED 218 or MUED 222
MUED 214 or MUED 215 or MUED 217	Ensemble Elective (2/7)*
Credits: 16	Credits: 18
Second Year
HDFS 202 - Diversity and Families or MUED 270 - Critical Issues in Music Education (Multicultural)	HDFS 201 - Life Span Development or Breadth Requirement (2/5)
MUED 214 or MUED 215 or MUED 217	MUED 277 - Musicianship for Teaching
MUSC 155 - Private Study for Secondary and Merit I	MUED 216 or MUED 218 or MUED 222
MUSC 196 - Musical Objects: Analysis and Application	MUSC 155 - Private Study for Secondary and Merit I
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas	MUSC 212 or MUSC Elective
MUSC 251 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music III	MUSC 252 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music IV
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III	MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV
Ensemble Elective (3/7)*	Music Theory - course offerings vary by term
	Ensemble Elective (4/7)*
Credits: 16	Credits: 17-18
Third Year**
Music Theory - course offerings vary by term	Breadth Requirement (4/5)
MUSC 213 or Music History Period Course*	MUED 337 - Instrumental Conducting
MUSC 335 - Basic Conducting	MUED 379 - Instrumental Music in Elementary and Middle School
MUSC 351 - Private Study for Music Education V	MUED 219 - Percussion Instruments
MUED 377 - Elementary General Music Methods	MUSC 352 - Private Study for Music Education VI
Breadth Requirement (3/5)	MUSC 411 or Music History Period Course*
Ensemble Elective (5/7)*	Ensemble Elective (6/7)*
MUED 214 or MUED 215 or MUED 217	MUSC Elective
Credits: 17-18	Credits: 17
Fourth Year**
Breadth Requirement (5/5)	EDUC 400 - Student Teaching (twelve credits) (DLE and Capstone)
MUED 479 - Secondary Music Materials and Approaches
MUSC 301 - Junior Recital
MUSC 411 or MUSC Elective
MUSC 451 - Private Study for Music Education VII
Ensemble Elective (7/7)*
Free Elective
Credits: 14	Credits: 12
Total Credits: 127

*See program page for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.