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Bachelor of Music in Performance: Wind Instruments Major with Teacher Certification (Curriculum C)

The Bachelor of Music in Performance: Wind Instruments Major with Teacher Certification (Curriculum C) is applicable for those students who wish to prepare for a professional performance and teaching career as well as teach in elementary or secondary schools. This degree program emphasizes major instrument performance.

Pre-College Music Preparation

The student must show evidence of unusually strong ability, training, and repertoire; piano study is recommended.

Curriculum

  • A minimum of forty hours of performance

  • Six courses in secondary instruments

  • Two terms of chamber music

  • One year of piano or placement exam equivalent

  • Presentation of a recital

  • Participation each term in an approved band or orchestra

  • One year of conducting

  • A minimum of twenty-four hours of musicology and music theory, including the study of European and American music history, the sounds and concepts of many world music traditions and the study of the structure of primarily tonal music, through ear training and sight singing, written work in construction and composition and music analysis

  • One course in advanced music theory

  • One additional elective in musicology or music theory

  • A minimum of forty hours of coursework in various departments covering the areas of foreign language, humanities, natural and social science, on introductory psychology course and the University’s two semester English composition requirement

  • A minimum of thirteen to fourteen Music Education credit hours and nine School of Education credit hours

  • Admission to the Teacher Education Program

  • Completion of all applications, courses, student teaching, and audits necessary for the K-12 Michigan Teacher’s Certificate

  • Electives to complete a total of 130-138 credit hours

Information on Dual Degree Programs

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