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Music, Instrumental-/Choral-General | B.M.E.

orchestra students at IU South BendBachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.)

with Instrumental-/Choral-General Concentrations
Instrumental 4-Year Degree Plan (Sample)  | Choral 4-Year Degree Plan (Sample) (PENDING REVISION; Please see advisor)

Degree Requirements (123-124 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.


General Education Curriculum
Fundamental Literacies (13 cr.)
  • Writing | ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition 1 (with a grade of C or higher)
  • Critical Thinking | ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
  • Oral Communication | Fulfilled by EDUC-BE 201
  • Visual Literacy | Fulfilled by EDUC-W 200
  • Quantitative Reasoning | Select from approved course list
  • Information Literacy | COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.)
  • Computer Literacy | MUS-T 120 Computer Skills for Musicians

Common Core Courses (9 cr.)

Complete one course from each of the following four areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes.


Contemporary Social Values (8 cr.)

Students must complete one course from each of the following three areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes.

  • Non-Western Cultures | MUS-M 75 Survey of Ethnic and Pop Music of the World
  • Diversity in United States Society | Fulfilled by EDUC-H 340
  • Health and Wellness |
  • Choral concentrations | EDUC-H 359 Health and Wellness for Teachers (2 cr.) 
  • Instrumental concentration | MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1 cr.) (2 semesters)

General Requirements

All Bachelor of Music Education students must pass the Praxis I® and Praxis II® examinations prior to taking EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar: Understanding Schools or EDUC-M 482 Student Teaching All Grades Music. Praxis II® must be completed by graduation, but can be taken during student teaching. For more information on the Praxis I® and Praxis II® examinations, visit www.ets.org/praxis.

An overall GPA of 2.75 and completion of Praxis I® are required for admission into the Teacher Education Program and for student teaching. All courses with a grade of C- or lower must be retaken.


Education Requirements (33 cr.)
  • EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Laboratory Experience (2 cr.)
  • EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.)
  • EDUC-H 340 Education and American Culture
  • EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
  • EDUC-M 482 Student Teaching All Grades Music (12 cr.)
  • EDUC-P 250 General Educational Psychology
  • EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
  • EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
  • EDUC-W 200 Using Computers in Education

Music Education Requirements (11 cr.)

Each of the following groupings are to be taken concurrently.

  • MUS-M 216 Music Education Lab/Field Experience (0 cr.)
  • MUS-M 236 Introduction to Music Education K-12 (2 cr.)
  • MUS-M 317 Lab/Field Experience VT: Music Education Lab/Field Experience (0 cr.)
  • MUS-M 337 Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music (2 cr.)
  • MUS-M 318 Lab/Field Experience VT: Music Education Lab/Field Experience (0 cr.)
  • MUS-M 338 Methods and Materials for Teaching Choral Music (2 cr.)
  • MUS-M 319 Lab/Field Experience VT: Music Education Lab/Field Experience (0 cr.)
  • MUS-M 339 General Music Methods K-8)
  • MUS-U 357 Music in Special Education

Technique (6-8 cr.)
  • MUS-G 261 String Class Techniques 1 (1 cr.) *
  • MUS-G 281 Brass Instrument Techniques (1 cr.) *
  • MUS-G 337 Woodwind Techniques (1 cr.) *
  • MUS-G 338 Percussion Techniques (1 cr.) *
  • MUS-G Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • MUS-K 312 Arranging for Instrumental and Vocal Groups (2 cr.)

Music Requirements
Core Musicianship (25 cr.)

Select from approved course list


Piano Proficiency (4 cr.)
Option 1 |
  • MUS-P 101 Piano Class 1 (1 cr.)
  • MUS-P 102 Piano Class 2 (1 cr.)
  • MUS-P 103 Piano Class 3 (1 cr.)
  • MUS-P 104 Piano Class 4 (1 cr.)
  • MUS-P 105 Keyboard Proficiency (0 cr.)

Option 2 when piano is primary instrument |
  • MUS-P 105 Keyboard Proficiency (0 cr.)
  • Secondary Instrument at 200 level (2 cr.) (two semesters)

Applied Music (7 cr.)
  • MUS-_ 400 Principal Instrument (1 cr.) (every semester except when student teaching)

Ensemble (7 cr.)

For each semester of enrollment except when student teaching:

  • MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1 cr.)
  • MUS-X 070 University Choral Ensembles (1 cr.)
  • MUS-X 350 Jazz Ensembles (1 cr.)

At least one semester of the university ensemble must be in a chamber ensemble, both in instrumental and choral tracks. At least one of the ensembles must be a small vocal ensemble.


Additional Music Requirements
  • MUS-I 311 B.S./B.M.E./B.M. Jazz Senior Recital (0 cr.)
  • MUS-X 297 Music Education Upper-Divisional Skills Examination (0 cr.)

Choral Concentration (6-8 cr.)
  • EDUC-H 359 Health and Wellness for Teachers (2 cr.)
  • MUS-G 370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • MUS-U 121 Fundamentals of Diction for Singers (2 cr.)
  • MUS-V 200 Voice (instrumentalists only) (1 cr. each for two semesters)
  • MUS-P 211 Keyboard Techniques (2 cr.)

Instrumental Concentration (5 cr.)
  • MUS-F 466 Techniques in Marching Bands (2 cr.)
  • MUS-G 370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • MUS-V 201 Voice Class (1 cr.)
  • MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1 cr.)

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