Music Major (Guitar Primary)(B.Mus) (Combined B.Mus./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in Music (Preschool - Grade 12) Guitar and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
This program offers students the opportunity to combine study for a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with advanced study for the Master of Arts in Teaching leading to certification for teaching music and students with disabilities.
For further information: Cali School of Music; Academic Program Information
Program Requirements
Students must complete 22 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Music Education Core Requirements | ||
| Applied Guitar | ||
| MUAP 121 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| MUAP 122 | Applied Music II | 2 |
| MUAP 223 | Applied Music III | 2 |
| MUAP 224 | Applied Music IV | 2 |
| MUAP 325 | Applied Music V | 2 |
| MUAP 326 | Applied Music VI | 2 |
| MUAP 427 | Applied Music VII | 2 |
| Senior Recital | ||
| MUPR 485 | Senior Recital: Music Education | 0 |
| Performance Practicum | ||
| MUPR 139 | Performance Practicum 1 | 0 |
| Music Theory/Aural Skills | ||
| MUCP 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUCP 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUCP 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUCP 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUCP 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUCP 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUCP 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| Music History | ||
| MUHS 307 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: Up to 1700 | 3 |
| MUHS 308 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1700-1890 | 3 |
| MUHS 407 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| or MUHS 409 | Honors - Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | |
| World Music | ||
| MUHS 106 | Diverse Worlds of Music | 3 |
| Conducting | ||
| MUED 435 | Conducting for Music Educators | 2 |
| MUPR 335 | Elementary Conducting | 2 |
| Music Education Courses | ||
| MUED 203 | Foundations of Music Education | 3 |
| MUED 419 | Choral Methods | 3 |
| MUED 420 | Instrumental Methods | 3 |
| Jazz | ||
| MUPR 410 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| Music Requirements for Guitar Primary | ||
| Major Ensemble | ||
| Complete six times: | 3 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Chamber Ensembles | ||
| MUEN 180 | Chamber Ensemble Performance | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
| Select two of the following: 2 | 1 | |
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Electronic Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Laboratory Ensemble | ||
| Complete 2 times: | 1 | |
| Laboratory Ensemble | ||
| Secondary Instrument - Piano | ||
| MSSN 101 | Keyboard Musicianship I | 1 |
| MSSN 102 | Keyboard Musicianship II | 1 |
| MSSN 203 | Keyboard Musicianship III | 1 |
| MSSN 204 | Keyboard Musicianship IV | 1 |
| Pedagogy | ||
| MUPR 411 | Jazz Pedagogy | 1 |
| Instrumental Techniques Classes | ||
| MUED 105 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings I 3 | 1 |
| MUED 106 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings II 3 | 1 |
| MUED 304 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass I 3 | 1 |
| MUED 305 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass II 3 | 1 |
| MUED 306 | Percussion Instruments | 1 |
| MUED 307 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I 3 | 1 |
| MUED 308 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II 3 | 1 |
| MSSN 111 | Secondary Instrument Voice I | 1 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| MUCP 304 | Theory VI-Orchestration | 3 |
| or MUPR 255 | Problems of Performance | |
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| Graduate Course | ||
| MUED 557 | Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools 4 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 84 | |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (P-12, Bachelor's/MAT)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Ed Pre-Requisite Requirements | ||
| Health for Teacher Education | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3-4 | |
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Biology for Survival | ||
| The Biology of Human Life | ||
| Human Heredity | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Personal Health Issues | ||
| Injury Prevention and Emergency Care | ||
| Study of Human Diseases | ||
| Perspectives on Drugs | ||
| Mental Health | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Health Education Methods | ||
| School Health and Community Services | ||
| Counseling Skills for Public Health Professionals | ||
| Honors Seminar in Science | ||
| Honors Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Science | ||
| Principles and Practice of Emergency Care | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Speech for Teacher Education | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| Additional Teacher Ed Pre-Requisites | ||
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| or PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology | |
| EDFD 220 | Philosophical Orientation to Education | 3 |
| EDFD 221 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | ||
| Undergraduate Professional Sequence I | ||
| SASE 305 | Teaching for Equity and Diversity | 3 |
| SASE 312 | Educating English Language Learners | 1 |
| SPED 279 | Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education | 3 |
| Undergraduate Professional Sequence II | ||
| READ 411 | Language Literacy | 3 |
| SPED 367 | Language-Based Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| Undergraduate Professional Sequence III | ||
| SPED 469 | Inclusive Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools | 3 |
| SPED 488 | Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in Inclusive Settings | 3 |
| Graduate Sequence | ||
| SPED 566 | Creating Curricular Access for Adolescents with Disabilities 2 | 3 |
| SPED 586 | Educational Planning for Adolescents with Disabilities 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 43-44 | |
| 1 | Or pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagogy. |
| 2 | Courses will also count toward graduate portion of this program. |