Pictured | Juan-Carlos Alarcon | B.M.E., Choral-General Teaching; Piano and Organ | Elkhart, Indiana (hometown)
Awards | Grammy Awards for 1) Best Large Jazz Ensemble; 2) Best Arrangement; 3) Best Improvised Solo for American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom
Club Affiliations and Volunteer Activities | Board member/librarian, Elkhart County Symphony; President, Collegiate Chapter of the National Association for Music Education (CNAFME)

Bachelor of Music Education in Music with a Concentration in Choral

The Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) is a professional undergraduate degree that offers rigorous music training, a solid foundation in general education, and meets the licensing requirements of the Indiana Department of Education.

Academic Advising

The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts policy on advising requires that students meet with their academic advisors each semester prior to registration. Advising holds are placed on all Music students prior to advance registration and are released following advising appointments. Students with a declared major in Music are advised by Music faculty. Additionally, you may have a secondary adviser if you have also declared a minor, although a minor is not required for a degree in the Music Arts department. You can verify your assigned advisor in the student center in One.IU.

Degree Requirements (121 cr.)

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Music Education Choral Concentration degree must complete 121 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (39 cr.)
• Major Requirements (82 cr.)

• Education Requirement (21 cr.)
• Music Education Requirement (8 cr.)
• Technique (8 cr.)
• Music Requirements (45 cr.)

• Other Music Requirements (0 cr.)
• Additional Music Requirements (0 cr.)

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300– or 400–level.
• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C– or higher.
• A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required.
• All Bachelor of Music Education students must successfully pass all sections of the Indiana Core Academic Skills Assessment (CASA) Basic Skills Exam (or demonstrate competence in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills via Indiana Department of Education alternate assessments) prior to enrolling in EDUC-F 201 and EDUC-F 202.
• Students must successfully pass all sections of the CASA Content Area Assessments prior to graduation.
• For more information on CASA exams, visit www.in.nesinc.com.
• An overall GPA of 2.75 and completion of the CASA Basic Skills Exam 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.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (82 cr.)

Education Requirements (21 cr.)

• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-M 482 Student Teaching All Grades Music (12 cr.)
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management

Music Education Requirements (8 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 (2 cr.)

Technique (8 cr.)

• MUS-G 370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
• MUS-G 372 Choral Conducting 2 (2 cr.)
• MUS-K 312 Arranging for Instrumental and Vocal Groups (2 cr.)

Select 2 courses from the following:

• MUS-G 261 String Class Techniques (1 cr.)
• MUS-G 281 Brass Instrument Techniques (1 cr.)
• MUS-G 337 Woodwind Techniques (1 cr.)
• MUS-G 338 Percussion Techniques (1 cr.)

Music Requirements (45 cr.)

Core Musicianship (22 cr.)

• MUS-M 201 The Literature of Music 1
• MUS-M 202 The Literature of Music 2
• MUS-T 113 Music Theory I
• MUS-T 114 Music Theory II
• MUS-T 115 Sightsinging and Aural Perception I (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 116 Sightsinging and Aural Perception II (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 213 Music Theory III
• MUS-T 214 Music Theory IV
• MUS-T 215 Sightsinging and Aural Perception III (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 216 Sightsinging and Aural Perception IV (1 cr.)

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-_ 300 Principal Instrument (1 cr.) (every semester except when student teaching)

Ensemble (7 cr.)

Select one of the following 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.)
  VT: Symphonic Choir does not fulfill the ensemble requirement. Choral faculty may provide exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
• MUS-X 350 Jazz Ensembles (1 cr.)

Choral Concentration (5 cr.)

• MUS-E 494 Vocal Pedagogy
• MUS-U 121 Fundamentals of Diction for Singers (2 cr.)

Other Music Requirements (0 cr.)

• MUS-I 100 Cultural Events Attendance (0 cr.) (seven semesters)
• MUS-U 310 Performance Laboratory (0 cr.) (each semester prior to passing Upper-Divisional Examination)
• MUS-X 296 Applied Music Upper-Divisional Jury Examination (0 cr.)

Additional Music Requirements (0 cr.)

• 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.)