Apr 07, 2025

2021-2022 General Catalog

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Music

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For more information about Music Education, see department website here.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is the Quantitative Literacy (QL) of the student’s choice. All individual instruction courses must be passed with a grade of B- or better. All other music courses must be passed with a grade of C- or better. Music requires 3.0 GPA in music classes and 2.75 GPA overall for admission as transfer student and for scholarship eligibility. An overall minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to graduate.

Admissions Requirements for this Program

New freshmen

Admitted to USU in Good Standing

MUST PASS ENTRANCE AUDITION ON PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU

MUST PASS ENTRANCE AUDITION ON PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

3.0 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)	MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA)	3	Music Core Course Breadth Creative Arts or Breadth Integrated Studies
MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) *	3	Music Core Course Breadth Creative Arts	MUSC 1130: Aural Skills I	1	Music Core Course
MUSC 1170: Keyboard Harmony I	1	Music Core Course	MUSC 1180: Keyboard Harmony II	1	Music Core Course
MUSC 2180: Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam ^**	1	Music Core Course	MUSC 1190: World Music	3	Music Core Course Register for 3 credits.
MUSC 2700: Woodwind Techniques I: Flute, Clarinet or MUSC 1500: String Techniques if MUSC 2700 is full.	1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 1500: String Techniques (if not taken first year fall)	1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3785: Marching Band (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 4 semesters minimum	MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble
MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble	Individual Pre-Music Wind/Brass/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.
Individual Pre-Music Wind/Brass/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.	Math or Statistics	3	Quantitative Literacy (QL)
Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or	3	General Education Breadth Course	Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) is recommended for Dual Licensure. See comment below.	3	General Education Breadth Course
MUSC 1800: Percussion Techniques	1	Emphasis Course
Total	16		Total	17
^_Comments ^_In order to ensure that music students are sufficiently prepared for the music theory sequence required in all music degrees (education, performance, and therapy), MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) was established as a prerequisite for MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA) . As this course is considered remedial work, the 3 credits earned in MUSC 1105 are not required for degree completion, but will apply to the 120-credit minimum for all bachelor’s degrees. All incoming music students will have an opportunity to test out of MUSC 1105 . Because this test is administered in part through Canvas, all incoming pre-program music majors should register for MUSC 1105 regardless of whether they expect to remain in the class. Those who do not pass the test must pass MUSC 1105 with a grade of C- or better before taking MUSC 1110 . Those students who pass the test will resume the music theory sequence with MUSC 1110 the following spring semester. ^*MUSC 2180: Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam consists of a series of three proficiency exams that all music majors must complete prior to the completion of four semesters of study.			^_Comments Dual Licensure (Recommended): PSY 1100 Lifespan Development (3) OR HDFS 1500 Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) (3) AND MUSC 3260 Elementary School Music (3) AND Level 1 Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Workshop (offered every summer)

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)	MUSC 2110: Music Theory III	3	Music Core Course
MUSC 1120: Music Theory II	3	Music Core Course	MUSC 2130: Aural Skills III	1	Music Core Course
MUSC 1140: Aural Skills II	1	Music Core Course	MUSC 2350: Conducting	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3785: Marching Band (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 4 semesters minimum	MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir or MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) or MUSC 2210: Advanced Conducting Ensemble	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis Course MUSC 2210 lab ensemble for MUSC 4240
MUSC 2800: High Brass Techniques	1	Music Core Course	MUSC 3120: Music History II: The Baroque and Classical Periods	3	Music Core Course
MUSC 3100: Motivation and Classroom Management Strategies in Secondary Classroom Music	3	Emphasis Course	MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble
MUSC 3110: Music History I: Antiquity through the Renaissance	3	Music Core Course	Individual Music Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.
MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble	Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) is recommended for Dual Licensure. See comment under First Year Spring	3	General Education Breadth Course
Individual Pre-Barrier Wind/Brass/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.	Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Click on link for available classes.
Total	17		Total	18
^_Comments Apply for STEP during sophomore year. ITLS 5500 or TEAL 5500 must be taken summer after second or third year to satisfy STEP requirements but not exceed 18 credit tuition plateau limit.			_^Comments Apply for STEP during sophomore year. Spring MUSC 2210 is a lab course for MUSC 4240 Advanced Conducting (Choral). Band emphasis students can satisfy the choral ensemble requirement by registering in the spring and singing in the practice choir. Fall MUSC 4240 is Advanced Conducting (Instrumental), and is required for the Band emphasis degree. ITLS 5500 or TEAL 5500 must be taken summer after second or third year to satisfy STEP requirements but not exceed 18 credit tuition plateau limit.

Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 3170: Special Topics in Music Theory *	3	Music Core Course	MUSC 1600: Voice Techniques	1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3785: Marching Band (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 4 semesters minimum	MUSC 2710: Woodwind Techniques II: Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon	1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3190: Music History III: Romanticism through the 21st Century (CI)	3	Music Core Course	MUSC 2810: Low Brass Techniques	1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3220: Choral Methods and Materials	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 3240: Instrumental Methods and Materials	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble	MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble
SCED 3300: Clinical Experience I	1	Emphasis Course Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 3220 or MUSC 3240	MUSC 3900: Improvisation I	2	Emphasis Course
SPED 4000: Education of Students with Disabilities	2	Emphasis Course	SCED 3210: Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI)	3	Emphasis Course
Small Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course	SCED 4300: Clinical Experience II	1	Emphasis Course Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 3220 or MUSC 3240
Individual Music Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.	Individual Music Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.
Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course	Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course
			Small Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course
Total	18		Total	17
^_Comments ^*A music theory elective course is offered every fall and spring semester. The music theory elective course may be taken any semester after completing MUSC 2110: Music Theory III with a grade of C- or better. Music students should plan which option they wish to take and consult with the music department office regarding which semester that option will be offered.			_^Comments

Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 3785: Marching Band (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 4 semesters minimum	MUSC 5500: Seminar for Student Teaching	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3180: Orchestration	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 5630: Student Teaching in the Schools	10	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1	Emphasis Course 7 credits minimum of large ensemble
MUSC 4240: Advanced Conducting	2	Emphasis Course Fall, instrumental
MUSC 4920: Senior Recital	1-2	Emphasis Course 1 credit minimum
SCED 5200: Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI)	3	Emphasis Course
SCED 5210: Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment	3	Emphasis Course
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3	Depth Course Suggested DSC/QI Courses
Individual Music Instruction	1	Emphasis Course Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level). Students should register for 1 credit.
Total	17		Total	12
^_Comments Fall MUSC 4240 is Advanced Instrumental Conducting, and is required for the Band emphasis degree.			_^Comments

Music Core Curriculum

C- minimum grade required for all Music Core Curriculum courses.

Music Education Shared Courses

C- minimum grade required for all Music Education courses.

MUSC 1500 - String Techniques 1
MUSC 1800 - Percussion Techniques 1
MUSC 2350 - Conducting 2
MUSC 3180 - Orchestration 2
MUSC 3220 - Choral Methods and Materials 2
MUSC 3240 - Instrumental Methods and Materials 2
MUSC 4240 - Advanced Conducting 2
MUSC 4920 - Senior Recital 1-2 (1 credit; 30-minute recital)

MUED Band Concentration

All individual instruction courses on major instrument must be passed with a grade of B- or better. All other music concentration courses must be passed with a grade of C- or better. Major requirements may not be taken pass/fail, except those courses taught only on a pass/fail basis. Music requires a 3.0 GPA in music classes. An overall GPA of at least 3.0 is required for graduation.

MUSC 1/2/3XXX Individual Instruction for Music Majors on major instrument (Students need 7 credits minimum to graduate, of which at least 2 must be upper division (3000 level).)
- Flute
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Bassoon
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- French Horn
- Trombone
- Tuba/Euphonium
- Percussion
Large Ensembles (7 credits)
MUSC 3790 - Symphonic Band (DHA) 1
MUSC 4700 - Wind Orchestra (DHA) 1
7 credits of large ensemble are required. Any combination of these two courses will satisfy the requirement.
MUSC 1600 - Voice Techniques 1
MUSC 2210 - Advanced Conducting Ensemble 1 (1 credit; spring semester) or
MUSC 2600 - Women’s Choir 1 or
MUSC 4600 - University Chorale (DHA) 1
1 credit of choral ensemble is required. Any one of these courses will satisfy the requirement.
Small Ensemble (2 credits)
MUSC 2210 - Advanced Conducting Ensemble 1
MUSC 3700 - Woodwind Ensemble 1-2
MUSC 3760 - Jazz Ensemble 1
MUSC 3770 - Jazz Orchestra 1
MUSC 3780 - Flute Ensemble 1
MUSC 3800 - Trombone Ensemble 1
MUSC 3850 - Brass Ensemble 1
MUSC 3870 - Percussion Ensemble 1
MUSC 4710 - Jazz Combo 1-2
MUSC 4720 - Saxophone Quartet 1-2
2 credits of small ensemble are required. Two semesters of the above in any combination will satisfy the requirement.
MUSC 2700 - Woodwind Techniques I: Flute, Clarinet 1
MUSC 2710 - Woodwind Techniques II: Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon 1
MUSC 2800 - High Brass Techniques 1
MUSC 2810 - Low Brass Techniques 1
MUSC 3785 - Marching Band (DHA) 1 (4 semesters)
MUSC 3900 - Improvisation I 2

Music Education STEP

Students must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA and a grade of C or better in all STEP program courses.

Pre-STEP Admission Courses

May be taken prior to admission or with Levels I or II.

Level I

MUSC 3100 - Motivation and Classroom Management Strategies in Secondary Classroom Music 3
SCED 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1
Should be taken concurrently with either MUSC 3220 or MUSC 3240 .

Level II

SCED 4300 - Clinical Experience II 1
Must be taken concurrently with either MUSC 3220 or MUSC 3240 .
SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI) 3
SCED 5210 - Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment 3

Level III

Recital and Concert Attendance Requirement

To graduate, students are required to attend a minimum of 80 concerts or recitals. Recital and concert attendance is monitored and recorded in the Music Student Services office. Students should turn in programs after attending concerts and recitals for documentation of attendance.

Licensure Notification

This program typically leads to licensure and was designed to meet licensing qualifications in the state of Utah. If students wish to work in another state within the United States, they should review the qualifications for that state and the Education Licensure Compliance Table provided by School of Teacher Education and Leadership.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at teal.usu.edu.

Music: Music Education, Band - BM

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Music

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Music Core Curriculum

Music Education Shared Courses

MUED Band Concentration

Music Education STEP

Pre-STEP Admission Courses

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