Undergraduate Division

Bachelor of Music Education Degrees

Minors for Bachelor of Music Education Students

The following minors formalize the certification requirements for adding a track to an existing degree. No more than 3 credits of courses used for the requirements of the BME degree may be counted toward any of these minors.

Minor in Choral Music Education for BME General Music Teaching

12-18 credit hours

  • For students who are not majoring in voice: Voice V100 Elective/Secondary (2-2-2 cr.)
  • E358 Guitar Ensemble Arranging (2 cr.)
  • F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.)
  • F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.)
  • G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.)
  • L121 Beginning Guitar Class and Styles (3 cr.)
  • One of the following courses: 
    • V120 English Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
    • V150 Italian Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
    • V250 German Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
    • V350 French Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
Minor in Choral Music Education for BME Instrumental Teaching—Strings or BME Instrumental Teaching—Band

15-21 credit hours

  • Two semesters of X1 All-Campus Chorus (1-1 cr.) or one semester of X70 University Choral Ensemble (2 cr.)
  • For students who are not majoring in voice: Voice V100 Elective/Secondary (2-2-2 cr.)
  • E494 Vocal Pedagogy (3 cr.)
  • F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.)
  • F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.)
  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • EDUC M343* Methods and Materials for Teaching Choral Music (3 cr.) and EDUC M301 Field Experience (0 cr.)
  • One of the following courses: 
    • V120 English Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
    • V150 Italian Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
    • V250 German Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
    • V350 French Diction for Singers (1 cr.)

A grade of C+ or higher is required in EDUC M343.

Those courses marked with an asterisk have admission to the Teacher Education Program of the School of Education, including qualifying scores on the CASA, ACT (24) or SAT (1100), as a prerequisite. For more information about admission to the Teacher Education Program see http://education.indiana.edu/undergraduate/apply/.

Minor in General Music Education for BME Choral Music Teaching

13-19 credit hours

  • For students who are not majoring in voice: V100 Voice Elective/Secondary (2-2-2 cr.)
  • E358 Guitar Ensemble Arranging (2 cr.)
  • F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.)
  • F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.)
  • F415 Orff/Dalcroze/Kodály (2 cr.)
  • G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.)
  • L121 Beginning Guitar Class and Styles (3 cr.)
Minor in General Music Education for BME Instrumental Teaching—Strings or BME Instrumental Teaching—Band

16-22 credit hours

  • Two semesters of X1 All-Campus Chorus (1-1 cr.) or one semester of X70 University Choral Ensemble (2 cr.)
  • For students who are not majoring in voice: V100 Voice Elective/Secondary (2-2-2 cr.)
  • E494 Vocal Pedagogy (3 cr.)
  • F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.)
  • F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.)
  • F415 Orff/Dalcroze/Kodály (2 cr.)
  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • EDUC M343* Methods and Materials for Teaching Choral Music (3 cr.) and EDUC M301 Field Experience (0 cr.)

A grade of C+ or higher is required in EDUC M343.

Those courses marked with an asterisk have admission to the Teacher Education Program of the School of Education, including qualifying scores on the CASA, ACT (24) or SAT (1100), as a prerequisite. For more information about admission to the Teacher Education Program see http://education.indiana.edu/undergraduate/apply/.

Minor in Instrumental Band Education for BME Instrumental Teaching—Strings

15 credit hours

  • One semester of X40 Marching Hundred (2 cr.) and one semester of X1 All-Campus Band (1 cr.)
  • Secondary band instrument (2-2-2-2 cr.)
  • E481 Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Jazz (2 cr.)
  • F466 Techniques in Marching Bands (2 cr.)
Minor in Instrumental Band Education for BME Choral Music Teaching or BME General Music Teaching

24-32 credit hours

  • One semester of X40 Marching Hundred (2 cr.) and one semester of X1 All-Campus Band (1 cr.)
  • Keyboard, string, or voice students: secondary band instrument (2-2-2-2 cr.)
  • E481 Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Jazz (2 cr.)
  • +F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.)
  • +F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) and F200 Music Education Instrumental Lab (1 cr.)
  • +F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) and F200 Music Education Instrumental Lab (1 cr.)
  • +F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.)
  • F466 Techniques in Marching Bands (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.)
  • EDUC M344* Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music (3 cr.) and EDUC M301 Field Experience (0 cr.), required to participate in at least one spring semester of Young Winds as partial fulfillment of EDUC M301 Field Experience
  • EDUC M434* Administration of School Bands (2 cr.).

+Taking all instrument techniques classes fulfills F205 on the Choral Music Teaching and General Music Teaching tracks.

A grade of C+ or higher is required in EDUC M344 and EDUC M434.

Those courses marked with an asterisk have admission to the Teacher Education Program of the School of Education, including qualifying scores on the CASA, ACT (24) or SAT (1100), as a prerequisite. For more information about admission to the Teacher Education Program see http://education.indiana.edu/undergraduate/apply/.

Minor in Instrumental String Music Education for BME Instrumental Teaching—Band

16 credit hours

  • One semester of X40 University Instrumental Ensemble (orchestra) (2 cr.) or two semesters of X1 All-Campus Orchestra (1-1 cr.)
  • Secondary string instrument (2-2-2-2 cr.)
  • E480 Methods and Materials for Teaching String Music (2 cr.)
  • 4 credit hours selected from:
    • E303 Violin/Viola Pedagogy I (2 cr.)
    • E304 Violin/Viola Pedagogy II (2 cr.)
    • E306 Cello Pedagogy (2 cr.)
    • E315 Double Bass Pedagogy (2 cr.)
    • E481 Methods & Materials for Teaching Instrumental Jazz (2 cr.)
    • G390 String Orchestral Literature (2 cr.)
Minor in Instrumental String Music Education for BME Choral Music Teaching or General Music Teaching

25-33 credit hours

  • One semester of X40 University Instrumental Ensemble (orchestra) (2 cr.) or two semesters of X1 All-Campus Orchestra (1-1 cr.)
  • For non-string students: secondary string instrument (2-2-2-2 cr.)
  • E480 Methods and Materials for Teaching String Music (2 cr.)
  • +F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.)
  • +F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) and F200 Music Education Instrumental Lab (1 cr.)
  • +F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) and F200 Music Education Instrumental Lab (1 cr.)
  • +F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.)
  • EDUC M344* Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music (3 cr.) and EDUC M301 Field Experience (0 cr.) required to participate in at least one spring semester of Young Winds as partial fulfillment of EDUC M301 Laboratory/Field Experience
  • EDUC M436* Administration of School Orchestras (2 cr.)
  • 4 credit hours selected from:
    • E303 Violin/Viola Pedagogy I (2 cr.)
    • E304 Violin/Viola Pedagogy II (2 cr.)
    • E306 Cello Pedagogy (2 cr.)
    • E315 Double Bass Pedagogy (2 cr.)
    • E481 Methods & Materials for Teaching Instrumental Jazz (2 cr.)
    • G390 String Orchestral Literature (2 cr.).

+Taking all instrument techniques classes fulfills F205 on the Choral Music Teaching and General Music Teaching tracks.

A grade of C+ or higher is required in EDUC M344 and EDUC M436.

Those courses marked with an asterisk have admission to the Teacher Education Program of the School of Education, including qualifying scores on the CASA, ACT (24) or SAT (1100), as a prerequisite. For more information about admission to the Teacher Education Program see http://education.indiana.edu/undergraduate/apply/.

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