Bachelor of Music in Music Education (BME)
The Adrian College Music Department offers comprehensive degree programs fully certified by the state of Michigan and aligned with the standards set by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Below is an outline of required music courses for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education. The courses are laid out in the recommended sequence of instruction from freshman through senior year. In addition to the courses listed below, students must also take general studies courses and courses in teacher education. It is recommended that a music education major have an advisor in the music department and also meet once a semester with a teacher education faculty member in order to confirm their specific sequence of classes.
The BME is an intensive degree program that balances musical training with a thorough preparation for teaching music in the K-12 public school system. This is a four year degree program that provides ample hands-on experience through public school classroom observation, field work and student teaching.
Basic Skills classes 21 credits
Distribution classes 7 credits
BME Music classes 63 credits
Teacher Ed classes 35 credits
TOTAL: 126 credits
Recommended Music Course Sequence
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FRESHMAN - Fall Semester
MUS 101 Theory 1 (2 cr)
MUS 103 Aural Skills 1 (1 cr)
MUS 115 Keyboard 1 (1 cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
FRESHMAN - Spring Semester
MUS 102 Theory 2 (2 cr)
MUS 104 Aural Skills 2 (1 cr)
MUS 115 Keyboard 2 (1 cr)
MUS 131 Foundations in Music Education (2cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
BASIC SKILLS TEST (Teacher education)
SOPHOMORE - Fall Semester
MUS 201 Theory 3 (2 cr)
MUS 203 Aural Skills 3 (1 cr)
MUS 215 Keyboard 3 (1 cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
Choose one music methods course (1 cr)
T Ed 204 Educational Psych (3 cr)
T Ed 201 or 202 Field Experience (1 cr)
SOPHOMORE - Spring Semester
MUS 202 Theory 4 (2 cr)
MUS 204 Aural Skills 4 (1 cr)
MUS 216 Keyboard 4 (1 cr)
MUS 402 Orchestration (2 cr)
Music History 1 (3 cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
Choose one music methods course (1 cr)
T Ed 205 Exceptional Students (3 cr)
T Ed 203 Field Experience
PIANO PROFICIENCY EXAM
SOPHOMORE BARRIER
JUNIOR - Fall Semester
Music History 2 (3 cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
MUS 303 Conducting 1 (2 cr)
MUS 371 Elementary Music Methods (2 cr)
Choose one music methods course (1 cr)
T Ed 330 (3 cr) Teaching and Learning Processes
T Ed 300 Field Experience (1 cr)
JUNIOR - Spring Semester
Music History 3 (3 cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
Chamber Ensemble (1 cr)
MUS 304 Conducting 2 (2 cr)
Choral or Instrumental Methods (362 0r 363) (2 cr)
Choose one music methods course (1 cr)
T Ed 346 Literacy in Content Areas (3 cr)
SENIOR - Fall Semester
Music History 4 (3 cr)
Large Ensemble (1 cr)
Applied Lesson (1 cr)
MUS 401 Musical Form (2 cr)
Chamber Ensemble (1 cr)
MUS 410 Senior Recital (1 cr)
T Ed 350 Instructional Technology (2 cr)
T Ed 471 Social Foundations (3 cr)
MTTC EXAMINATION (Teacher Education)
SENIOR - Spring Semester
T Ed 444 Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr)
T Ed 400 Student Teaching (12 cr)