Music Education - Instrumental (Teaching) (MSTI) - BT Major

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136 S.H. (includes GEP - no minor required)

2.75 GPA required.

C grade or better required in major courses.

Music Education Teaching

Core Requirements (28 credits)

MUS 001 - Concert Attendance (0 credits)
MUS 109 - Introduction to Music (3 credits)
MUS 114 - World Music (3 credits)
MUS 201 - Theory I (4 credits)
MUS 202 - Theory II (4 credits)
MUS 303 - Theory III (4 credits)
◆ MUS 304 - Theory IV (4 credits)
△ MUS 351 - Music from Antiquity through the Baroque Period (3 credits)
△ MUS 352 - Music from the Classical Period to the Present (3 credits)

Music Required Courses (26 credits)

MUS 002 - Music Education Seminar (0 credits) (required every semester except when student teaching)
MUS 301 - Orchestration and Instrumentation (2 credits)
MUS 305 - Conducting I (2 credits)
MUS 306 - Conducting II (2 credits)
MUS 322 - Classroom Music Methods I (3 credits)
MUS 332 - Classroom Music Methods II (3 credits)
MUS 405 - Advanced Rehearsal Techniques (1 credit)
MUS 480 - Recital (1-2 credits) (1 credit required for music education students)

Major Performing Large Ensemble (6 credits)

Credits must be taken in large ensemble related to major performing medium. Students must participate in large ensemble every semester enrolled as music majors.

Choose one:

MUS 241 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS 242 - Orchestra (1 credit)
MUS 243 - Concert Choir (1 credit)

Private Instruction in Major Applied Field (8 credits)

Students must enroll in 6 semesters of applied lessons. Students must take at least 2 semesters of 2 credit/hour lessons.

Other Required Courses (7 credits)

THAD 131 - Performance I for Everyone (3 credits)
PHYS 160 - The Science of Music (4 credits)

Other Requirements

In addition to the above course requirements, all students must:

Pass a piano proficiency examination (see the Music Department for more information).
Pass a guitar proficiency examination.
Participate in small ensemble performance.
Attend a specified proportion of music education workshops/seminars yearly.
Pass Music Education Seminar (MUS 002 ) each semester they are enrolled as music education majors except when student teaching.

Teacher Education Licensure Program Information

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Unit before taking Professional Education courses. This process is competitive; the number of students admitted each semester is limited. Admission is based on grades (2.75 GPA) and other measures. For more information on this Admission process, visit the Teacher Education Program Admissions page.

All Winona State University Teacher Education Licensure Programs are continuously updated to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. Please contact your program advisor for the latest information about program requirements whether you are (1) applying to a teacher education program, or (2) currently enrolled in a teacher education program.

Criteria required semester before completing online application:

30 college level credits completed with no more than 4 credits of pass/no credit courses
Cumulative G.P.A. of at least ≥ 2.75 based on 30 most recent credits including all credits per semester
B grade or better in a 3-credit college level writing course (ENG 111 if taken at WSU)
B grade or better in a 3-credit college level speech course (CMST 191 or 192 if taken at WSU)
C grade or better in a 3-credit college level math course (Math 202 is required for Elementary and Early Childhood majors)
Early Clinical experience; clinical hours ≥ 15 hours:
- Can be met by taking college level course(s) with clinical hours (including courses enrolled in the semester of the TE Admission application). Syllabus/clinical hour evaluation needed if non-WSU course.
- Can be met through a comparable work or volunteer experience completed after high school graduation. Complete Early Clinical Form with supervisor and return to 212 Cathedral.

Professional Education Sequence (36 credits)

Note: Teacher education majors must complete all Professional Education Sequence courses in addition to content area courses. Refer to Teacher Education Licensure Programs for more information.

✽ HERS 204 - Personal & Community Health (3 credits)
SPED 300 - Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (3 credits)
EDUC 429 - Secondary Reading and Teaching Strategies (3 credits)
EDFD 401 - Human Development and Learning: K-12 & 5-12 (2 credits)
EDFD 421 - Classroom Management: K-12 and 5-12 (1 credit)
◆ EDFD 441 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: K-12 and Secondary (3 credits)
△ EDFD 449 - Middle Level Philosophy, Organization and Interdisciplinary Planning (3 credits)
△ EDFD 459 - The Professional Educator (3 credits)
EDFD 461 - Multicultural Youth, Children, & Families: Part I: K-12 and 5-12 (2 credits)
EDFD 462 - Multicultural Youth, Children, and Families Part II (1 credit)

Note

EDFD 401 and 461 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 421 and 441 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 459 and 462 must be taken concurrently

Student Teaching (12 credits)

◎ EDST 465 - Student Teaching - Senior High School K-12 Specialty (1-16 credits)

Additional Requirements for Instrumental Majors (12 S.H.)

MUS 311 - Woodwind Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 312 - String Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 313 - Percussion Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 314 - Brass Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 341 - Woodwind Techniques II (1 credit)
MUS 342 - String Techniques II (1 credit)
MUS 343 - Percussion Techniques II (1 credit)
MUS 344 - Brass Techniques II (1 credit)
MUS 425 - Ensemble Methods (2 credits)
MUS 236 - Class Voice (2 credits) OR
MUS 136 - Applied Voice for Instrumentalists (1 credit) (2 S.H. required)

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning