Music - Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E)
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General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION
- This major has a minimum cumulative institutional GPA requirement of 2.75.
- All majors seeking an undergraduate degree in music and who are registered for 5 or more credits must participate in an ensemble specified by their degree curriculum each autumn and spring semester of residence. One credit must be taken each semester for two credits each year.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 105 | Music Theory I | 2 |
| MUSI 106 | Music Theory II | 2 |
| MUSI 205 | Music Theory III | 2 |
| MUSI 206 | Music Theory IV | 2 |
| Keyboard Skills | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 1 | |
| Keyboard Skills I | ||
| Advanced Functional Piano (keyboard principals should take MUSI 332) | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 1-3 | |
| Keyboard Skills II | ||
| Piano Methods & Materials I (keyboard principals should take MUSI 435) | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 235 | Keyboard Skills III | 1 |
| MUSI 236 | Keyboard Skills IV | 1 |
| Aural Perception | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 140 | Aural Perception I | 2 |
| MUSI 141 | Aural Perception II | 2 |
| MUSI 240 | Aural Perception III | 2 |
| MUSI 241 | Aural Perception IV | 2 |
| Methods and Literature | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSE 100 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MUSE 333 | General Music Methods & Materials I | 2 |
| MUSE 334 | General Music Methods & Materials II | 2 |
| MUSE 425 | Technology and Materials | 2 |
| MUSE 497 | Methods | 4 |
| MUSI 440 | Orchestration | 2 |
| Conducting | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 335 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| MUSI 336 | Choral Conducting | 2 |
| Music History | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Enjoyment of Music | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| History of Rock & Roll | ||
| Country Music: Cowboys, Opry, and Nashville | ||
| Intro to Music Literature | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 301H | Music History I | 3 |
| MUSI 302H | Music History II | 3 |
| Marching Band 1 | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| MUSI 155A | Marching: Grizzly Marching Band | 1-2 |
| Applied Study | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 195 | Applied Study I (1 credit each semester in the first year of study) | 2 |
| MUSI 295 | Applied Study II (1 credit each semester in the second year of study) | 2 |
| MUSI 395 | Applied Study III (taken in fall of the third year) | 1 |
| MUSI 296 | Upper-Division Required Performance (required to advance to upper-division study) | 0 |
| Concert Attendance | ||
| All students majoring in Music are required to attend in a minimum of 100 approved recitals/concerts prior to graduation. During the 4th year in an undergraduate degree program and upon completion of this requirement, students should register for the following course: | ||
| MUSI 388 | Concert Attendance UM | 0 |
| Lower-Division Ensemble Requirement | ||
| Complete 4 credits in one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Orchestra: UMSO (String principals) | ||
| Opera Theatre I (Voice principals) | ||
or MUSI 112A | Choir | |
| Band: UM Concert Band (Instrumental principals) | ||
| Chamber Ensembles I (Piano and guitar principals) | ||
| Upper-Division Ensemble Requirement 2 | ||
| Complete 3 credits in the following courses: | ||
| Orchestras II: UM (String principals) | ||
| Opera Theatre II (Voice principals) | ||
or MUSI 312 | Choir III | |
| Band III: UM Concert Band (Instrumental principals) | ||
| Chamber Ensemble III: UM (Piano and guitar principals) | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Music 20th Century to Present | ||
| Topics in Music History | ||
| Cultural Studies in Music | ||
| Techniques Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses. Students are waived from taking techniques courses in their primary area. | ||
| MUSE 120 | Techniques: String Instruments in Classical Music I | 1 |
| MUSE 121 | Techniques: String Instruments in Classical Music II | 1 |
| MUSE 123 | Techniques: Voice | 1 |
| MUSE 126 | Techniques: Percussion Instruments I | 1 |
| MUSE 127 | Techniques: Percussion Instruments II | 1 |
| MUSE 274 | Techniques: Upper Brass | 1 |
| MUSE 275 | Techniques: Lower Brass | 1 |
| MUSE 280 | Techniques: Woodwinds – Clarinet and Saxophone | 1 |
| MUSE 281 | Techniques: Woodwinds - Double Reed and Flute | 1 |
| Total Hours | 69-72 | |
- 1
String, Voice, and Keyboard principals are required to take only 1 credit of MUSI 155A. Wind and percussion principals must take 2.
- 2
These are to be taken for 1 credit each semester for a total of two credits during the the third year and for 1 credit during the Fall semester of the 4th year.
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.