Music Education (Teaching) (MSTI) - BT Major

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BS Major - Music Education (Teaching) (MSTI; MSTV)

136 S.H. (Total S.H. includes all General Education requirements.)

Note: All Winona State University teacher education programs are continuously updated to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Please contact your program advisor and refer to the Teacher Education Addendum (www.winona.edu/education/advising) 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.

Core Requirements (25 S.H.)

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

Required Courses: Both Vocal and Instrumental Licensures (31 S.H.)

MUS 002 - Music Education Seminar (0 S.H.) Note: Must enroll every semester except when student teaching.
MUS 298 - Foundations and Principles of Music Education (3 S.H.)
MUS 301 - Orchestration and Instrumentation (2 S.H.)
MUS 305 - Conducting I (1 S.H.)
MUS 306 - Conducting II (1 S.H.)
MUS 317 - Jazz in the Schools (1 S.H.)
MUS 405 - Advanced Rehearsal Techniques (1 S.H.)
MUS 406 - Conducting: Advanced Score Study (1 S.H.)
MUS 322 - Classroom Music Methods I (3 S.H.)
MUS 332 - Classroom Music Methods II (3 S.H.)
MUS 480 - Recital (1-2 S.H.) (For music education students, only 1 S.H. of MUS480 is required.)

Major Performing Large Ensemble (6 S.H.)

(See Note 1 below.)

Choose one:

MUS 241 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1 S.H.)
MUS 242 - Orchestra (1 S.H.)
MUS 243 - Concert Choir (1 S.H.)

Private Instruction in Major Applied Field (8 S.H.)

(See Note 2 below.)

Music Education Notes:

Credits must all be taken in the large ensemble related to major performing medium. Students must participate in this large ensemble every semester they are enrolled as music majors.
Students must enroll in a minimum of six semesters of applied lessons. Students must take at least two semesters of 2 credit/hour lessons.

Other Required Courses (Instrumental and Vocal Licensures) (17 S.H.)

THAD 131 - Performance I for Everyone (3 S.H.)
HERS 204 - Personal & Community Health (3 S.H.)
SPED 300 - Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (3 S.H.)
PHYS 160 - The Science of Music (4 S.H.)

Choose one of the following four courses (3 S.H.):

Choose one of the following two courses:

THAD 155 - Modern Dance I (1 S.H.)
THAD 153 - Jazz Dance I (1 S.H.)

Professional Education Sequence for K-12 and 5-12 Licensure (32-36 S.H.)

Note: Teaching majors must take all courses in the Professional Education Sequence in addition to courses in the content area. Professional Education Sequence courses require formal admission to the teacher education program. For more information about teacher education admission requirements, see “Teacher Education Licensure Programs .”

EFRT 304 - Human Development and Learning: Middle Level and K-12 (4 S.H.)
OR
EFRT 305 - Human Development and Learning: Secondary (4 S.H.)
EFRT 308 - Human Relations and Student Diversity (3 S.H.)
◆ EFRT 311 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Middle Level and K-12 (3 S.H.)
OR
◆ EFRT 312 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Secondary (3 S.H.)
EDUC 429 - Secondary Reading and Teaching Strategies (3 S.H.)
△ EFRT 449 - Middle Level Philosophy, Organization and Interdisciplinary Planning (3 S.H.)
△ EFRT 459 - The Professional Educator (3 S.H.)
◎ EDST 465 - Student Teaching - Senior High School K-12 Specialty (1-16 S.H.) (12-16 required)

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.

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

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

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive