Music Education (BS) Vocal/General Music (K-12)

Catalog Year

2019-2020

Degree

Bachelor of Science

Total Credits

136

Locations

Mankato

Accreditation

CAEP

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation

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Program Requirements

Required General Education

Addresses drugs and drug use from psychological, behavioral, pharmacological, historical, legal and clinical perspectives - while examining the effects of drug use on personal health and social functioning.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-05

Study of interpersonal skills, motivation, and group skills. Applied to educational settings. Requires 18 hours clinical service learning experience (out of class). Meets State of Minnesota human relations requirement for teacher licensure.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-07, GE-11

Diverse Cultures: Gold

Explore the musics of the world and the cultures that they came from. Participation in off-campus musical events (concert/celebration/festival) required.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures: Gold

Pop Music USA - Choose 3 Credit(s).

Popular music is a multi-billion dollar industry today. What is it, and where did it come from? Learn about the origins of jazz in the music of African-Americans, its growth from Dixieland through the Big Band era (with the contributions of performers like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington) to its influences on musical styles in the present day.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-07

Diverse Cultures: Purple

Rock music has fans in every country and in every culture. It really is a universal language, but it didn't start that way. It began as black Rhythm and Blues in the 40's, and through to the present, minority groups have had a major influence on the music.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-07

Diverse Cultures: Purple

Goal Area 11--Ensembles - Choose 2 Credit(s). 1st Year: Students under the Vocal/General K-12 emphasis should register for MUSP 101 or 102; Students pursuing the Instrumental/General K-12 emphasis should register for MUSP 121, MUSP 122, MUSP 123, or MUSP 125.

Audition required.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-11

No audition required.

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Goal Areas: GE-11

A select group of wind and percussion players. Open to all students who play a band instrument. Concerts on and off campus. Prereq: audition required

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-11

No audition required.

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Goal Areas: GE-11

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Goal Areas: GE-11

Audition required.

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Goal Areas: GE-11

Major Common Core

Teacher candidates will develop skills to access information and integrate technology to improve learning for PK-12 students. Teacher candidates research, select, and evaluate information about diverse populations to design classroom applications using a wide variety of instructional technology.

Prerequisites: none

Teacher candidates develop understanding of cognitive, language, personal and social development for implications on teaching in the inclusive classroom. Dispositions and skills will be developed for recognizing and accommodating exceptionality in student learning.

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The course is designed to guide K-12 and 5-12 teacher candidates through the design, implementation, and assessment of a standards-based curriculum. Candidates will analyze standards, create assessments, and design and delivery of instruction in a field-site.

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Teacher candidates will further develop processes for creating and sustaining a classroom learning environment that enables success for all learners, including interacting with diverse families, school colleagues, and representatives from community agencies to support student engagement and learning. Co-reqs: KSP 440 & KSP 442

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Teacher candidates will develop skills in differentiated instruction, reading and content-based literacy in inclusive classrooms. Teacher candidates will integrate prior knowledge of diverse learners, developmental models of learning, and curriculum and instruction into a comprehensive understanding of teaching. Co-reqs: KSP 440 & KSP 442

Prerequisites: none

Content focus is on professional rights, responsibilities, and development; student rights and responsibilities; and legal issues regarding data privacy and confidentiality. Skills of professional development, inquiry, reflection, coaching, and collaboration will be developed, practiced, and monitored.

Prerequisites: none

Student teaching in the K-12 schools including weekly seminar for K-12 majors. Prereq: Admission to student teaching and KSP 420. Coreq: KSP 475

Prerequisites: Admission to student teaching. 

Part I of a four semester sequence in Music Theory focusing on written music notation skills including scales, tonality, key modes, intervals, transposition, chords, cadences, non-harmonic tones and melodic organization.

Prerequisites: none

Part II of a four semester sequence in Music Theory focusing on written music notation skills including scales, tonality, key, modes, intervals, transposition, chords, cadences, non-harmonic tones and melodic organization.

Prerequisites: MUS 131 

Part I of the four semester sequence focusing on sight-singing and ear training.

Prerequisites: none

Part II of the four semester sequence focusing on sight-singing and ear training.

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Class instruction in keyboard. No experience with the keyboard is required. Functional skills, including technique, scales and chord progressions, solo playing, and ensemble playing are all incorporated. Assignments are made based upon the student's major and interests. Permission of Instructor required.

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This course will provide an overview of various music careers and will examine the attitudes and behaviors of successful professional musicians.

Prerequisites: none

Interview for admission to the music major. See your advisor for details.Grading Method

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Part III of a four semester sequence in Music Theory focusing on written music notation skills.

Prerequisites: none

Part IV of a four semester sequence in Music Theory focusing on written music notation skills.

Prerequisites: none

Part III of the four semester sequence focusing on sight-singing and ear training.

Prerequisites: none

Part IV of the four semester sequence focusing on sight-singing and ear training.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to the basic concepts of jazz pedagogy/theory and improvisation used in teaching and playing jazz and contemporary music.Fall, Spring

Prerequisites: none

A continuation of MUSC 119 Class Piano 1. Mastery of skills (technique, scales and chord progressions, solo playing, and ensemble playing) are demonstrated over the semester.

Prerequisites: MUSC 119

Technology applications for the K-12 music educator.

Prerequisites: none

This course is a prerequisite for Choral Musicianship (MUS 401/MUS 402) and Instrumental Musicianship (MUS 411/MUS 412). The course will develop basic conducting technique, acquaint the student with appropriate terminology, develop interpretive skills and gesture vocabulary.

Prerequisites: none

Prior to admission to 300- and 400-level classes, students are assessed by a cohort of music faculty. The assessment includes a review of academic progress, and a presentation or performance before the music faculty. For more information, please see your academic advisor.

Prerequisites: none

In this course music majors will learn how to market themselves, create their own brand and lay the groundwork for their post-college careers. The course will cover the basics of self-assessment, bio writing, resume building, networking, self-promotion, professional communications and presentations, e-portfolios, social media and other strategies used by professional musicians.

Prerequisites: none

Kindergarten and elementary grades. For elementary education majors only.

Prerequisites: none

Required of all music education majors. Techniques and methods leading to licensure to teach General Music in grades 6-12. Music majors only.

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Introducing fundamental healthy vocal technique, practice techniques, performance practices, collaborative musicianship, stage deportment, basic solfege, and elements of critical listening. Learning skills that are applied to private study for all music majors and minors. May be repeated.

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Major Restricted Electives

Secondary Ensemble - Choose 2 - 4 Credit(s). Please work with your advisor when you choose this secondary ensemble. Students pursuing the Instrumental/General K-12 emphasis should register for 2 credits; students pursuing the Vocal/General K-12 emphasis should register for 4 credits.

Audition required.

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A select group of approximately 20 singers who perform works for small ensemble. The group tours regularly in the state and in the region. Prereq: audition required

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Goal Areas: GE-11

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Goal Areas: GE-11

A select group of wind and percussion players. Open to all students who play a band instrument. Concerts on and off campus. Prereq: audition required

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Experience in accompanying. Advanced pianists may participate in chamber ensembles. May be repeated.

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Experience in accompanying. Advanced pianists may participate in chamber ensembles. May be repeated.

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Concert Attendance - 7 Semesters required

Required for all music majors each semester in residence. May be repeated. P/N only.

Prerequisites: none

Music History 1 - Choose 2 - 3 Credit(s).

This writing-intensive course focuses on the repertory of Western Music from prehistory through 1800. It examines the ways that culture and patronage impacted music developments, and focuses on techniques appropriate to research, including finding, evaluating, and using sources.

Prerequisites: ENG 101, MUS 131 

Goal Areas: GE-02

Musical styles of western culture prior to 1800. There is a particular focus on developing the skills for teaching the content in K-12 teaching.

Prerequisites: MUS 231, MUS 232, ENG 101

Music History 2 - Choose 2 - 3 Credit(s).

This writing-intensive course focuses on the repertory of Western Music from 1800 to the present. It examines the ways that culture and patronage impacted music developments, and focuses on techniques appropriate to research, including finding, evaluating, and using sources.

Prerequisites: ENG 101, MUS 131

Goal Areas: GE-02

Musical styles of western culture after 1800. There is a particular focus on developing the skills for teaching the content in K-12 teaching.

Prerequisites: MUS 231, MUS 232, ENG 101

Studio Class - Students taking private lessons are required to enroll concurrently in MUSP 150 Studio Class. 7 semesters are required.

Master class where students perform for each other, and are critiqued by other students and faculty. Presentations may also be made on performance issues. Required each semester that a student is taking lessons.

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Emphasis Common Core

Applying the International Phonetic Alphabet to song texts in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.

Prerequisites: none

A survey of solo and small ensemble vocal literature through classical art song, musical theater and contemporary styles.

Prerequisites: none

Principles of applied voice instruction and application of healthy vocal techniques.

Prerequisites: none

Choral conducting and the administration of school choral programs.

Prerequisites: none

A continuation of Choral Musicianship I.

Prerequisites: none

Working collaboratively with smaller vocal ensembles and vocal soloists at the keyboard in different styles and genres.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor

Emphasis Restricted Electives

1st Year Lessons--Primary Performance Area - Choose 1 - 2 Credit(s). should register for 1 semester of MUSP 155; Singers should register for 1 semester of MUSP 151.

Audition required.

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2nd Year Lessons--Primary Performance Area - Choose 2 Credit(s).

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3rd Year Lessons--Primary Performance Area - Choose 2 Credit(s).

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4th Year Lessons--Primary Performance Area - Choose 0 - 1 Credit(s). Additional lessons (as electives) in piano or voice are strongly recommended.

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Primary Ensemble 2nd Year - Choose 2 Credit(s).

Audition required.

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Goal Areas: GE-11

Audition required.

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Goal Areas: GE-11

Primary Ensemble 3rd Year - Choose 2 Credit(s).

Audition required.

Prerequisites: MUS 299

No audition required.

Prerequisites: MUS 299. Permission

Primary Ensemble 3rd Year - Choose 2 Credit(s).

Audition required.

Prerequisites: MUS 299

No audition required.

Prerequisites: MUS 299. Permission

Primary Ensemble 4th Year - Choose 1 - 2 Credit(s).

Audition required.

Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. 

No audition required.

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