In the spirit of academic excellence and leadership qualities encapsulated in a Marietta College education, the Bachelor of Music in Music Education program challenges one to realize their potential and become a leader of in the profession.
The major requires coursework that prepares each student for multi-age licensure in music within an environment that provides the individual attention and specialized courses needed to achieve success. It challenges each student to not only develop their musical and pedagogical skills but to develop an understanding of the issues and theories impacting the future of music education in the United States and to become an advocate for music in our schools.
Our major in Music Education requires a broad range of courses needed to prepare its graduates for multi-age music licensure within a liberal arts context. In addition to their core music and education courses, music education majors refine their skills through more than 180 contact hours in conducting and rehearsal techniques, over 120 field experience hours prior to student teaching, pedagogy courses, a course in teaching music with technology, and a selection of elective courses based on each student’s music specialization. All of the major’s teaching methods courses are taught within the music department with only 15 hours in other disciplines, including Education & Psychology.
This curriculum is designed to attract the finest future music educators and provide them with opportunities for personalized instruction. Admission each year is based on previous academic success, a performance audition, a music résumé, and a personal interview. Housed within Marietta College’s challenging liberal arts environment, each class of majors forms a unique learning community that includes frequent individual contact with professors, performance opportunities to help you become a successful musician, a focus on practical knowledge to help you become a successful classroom teacher, and the knowledge and tools you need to become a future leader.
Degree Requirements
Main Coursework
| MUED 110 | Music Education Foundation | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 111 | Music Theory I | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 112 | Music Theory II | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 141 | Keyboard Skills I | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 142 | Keyboard Skills II | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 171 | Aural Skills I | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 172 | Aural Skills II | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUED 202 | Teaching Music with Technology | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUED 205 | Vocal Methods | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUED 206 | String Methods | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUED 207 | Percussion Methods | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUED 208 | Brass Methods | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUED 209 | Woodwind Methods | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 211 | Music Theory III | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 212 | Music Theory IV | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 241 | Keyboards Skills III | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 242 | Keyboards Skills IV | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 271 | Aural Skills III | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 272 | Aural Skills IV | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 303 | Beginning Conducting | 2 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 304 | Adv. Instrumental Conducting | 2 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 305 | Adv. Choral Conducting | 2 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 312 | Orchestration & Arranging | 2 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 330 | Music History I | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUSC 331 | Music History II | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUED 401 | Secondary Instrumental Methods | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUED 402 | Secondary Choral Methods | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUED 403 | Music for Early & Middle Childhood Education | 3 credit hours | ||
| MUED 457 | Special Seminar in Music Education | 1 credit hours | ||
| MUED 490 | Student Teaching: Multi-Age Music | 12 credit hours |
| MUED 490 | Student Teaching: Multi-Age Music | 12 credit hours |
Applied Study
| MUSC 151 | 2 credit hours | |
| MUSC 252 | 2 credit hours | |
| MUSC 351 | 2 credit hours | |
| MUSC 451 | 1 credit hours | |
| 7 credit hours |
Elective study in music chosen from the following
| Certain courses are recommended for instrumental majors or vocal majors from this list | ||
| MUSC 121 | English & Italian Diction | |
| MUSC 122 | French & German Diction | |
| MUSC 321 | Choral Literature | |
| MUSC 322 | Band Literature | |
| MUED 323 | Marching Band Techniques | |
| MUED 324 | Music in the Elementary School | |
| MUED 321 | Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy | |
| MUED 222 | Introduction to Instrumental Pedagogy | |
| 4 credit hours | ||
Education and Psychology Courses
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology |
| EDUC 202 | Educational Psychology |
| EDUC 253 | Diverse Learners |
| EDUC 360 | Reading in the Content Area |
| EDUC 452 | Culture & Language Issues in the Classroom |
Additional requirements
- 7 credit hours in an approved major ensemble
- 1 credit hour of approved small ensemble
- MUED 125 – CNAfME membership is required 8 semesters of enrollment
- MUSC 105 – Recital Attendance is required each semester of enrollment (7 semesters)
- Recital Requirement – a 30-minute recital is required of all music education majors
- Aural Skills Proficiency – All students are required to pass an aural skills proficiency exam after the completion of 4 semesters of Aural Skills
- Piano Proficiency – All students are required to pass a piano proficiency exam after the completion of 4 semesters of Keyboard Skills
