Music Studies Concentration

All candidates for this concentration must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements (42 hours), the Music Degree Requirements (36 hours), as well as the course requirements necessary for this concentration (51 hours).

A. All candidates for the Bachelor of Music with a Music Studies concentration, regardless of track, must complete the following 12 semester credit hours of private instruction in a principal instrument:

MUS 1512 Music Performance–Private Instruction (1 semester)
MUS 1542 Music Performance–Private Instruction I (1 semester)
MUS 2542 Music Performance–Private Instruction II (2 semesters)
MUS 3532 Music Performance–Private Instruction III (2 semesters)

The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in band must be a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument(s); for instance, traditional percussion instruments as found in a band or orchestra–timpani, mallet instruments, multipercussion, but not drum set.

The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in string classes or orchestra must be violin, viola, cello, or contrabass (not electric bass).

The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in choral-general music must be voice or piano.

B. 18 semester credit hours of professional education courses (including 6 hours of student teaching); for specific required courses, consult the College of Education and Human Development Advising and Certification Center.

C. 3 semester credit hours in a state-mandated reading course; for specific required courses, consult the coordinator of music studies.

D. A qualifying 30-minute proficiency recital must be presented on the student's principal instrument and approved prior to the semester of student teaching; specific requirements are outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook.

E. Students electing the Music Studies concentration must interview with the Music Studies Committee for approval to continue as a music studies major at the upper-division level.

F. Students enrolled in the Music Studies concentration must successfully complete competency tests related to certification as specified by the Texas State Board for Educator Certification.

Details regarding the following track requirements are available in the Department of Music Student Handbook.

Track I: All-Level Instrumental Music (Grades K–12)

A. 18 semester credit hours in music:

1. 14 semester credit hours of required music courses:

MUS 2413 Conducting II
MUS 3252 Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (2 semesters)¹
MUS 3401 Brass Instruments
MUS 3431 Woodwind Instruments I

MUS 3441 Woodwind Instruments II
MUS 3471 String Instruments
MUS 3481 Percussion Instruments
MUS 4452 The Marching Band²

(TOP)

2. 4 semester credit hours of additional music performance study:

MUS 1532 Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
MUS 4532 Music Pedagogy

Track II: All-Level Choral Music (Grades K–12)

A. 18 semester credit hours in music:

1. 14 semester credit hours of required music courses:

MUS 2413 Conducting II
MUS 2601 Diction Survey
MUS 3252 Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (2 semesters)
MUS 3453 Music Studies I
MUS 3463 Music Studies II

2. 4 semester credit hours of additional music performance study:

Voice Principals:
MUS 1532 Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
MUS 4532 Music Pedagogy (vocal topic)

Keyboard Principals:
MUS 1552 Functional Piano for Keyboard Principals
MUS 1511 Music Performance-Secondary Instrument (voice); (2 semesters)

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^1. Must be repeated to include topics Literature I and Literature II. <back>

^2.Students with a string instrument as their principal instrument should consult with the coordinator of music studies or the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center to determine the approved substitutions for the course. <back>

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