This program prepares students to teach in private schools or enter other music or non-music related fields. It does not lead to certification for teaching in the New Jersey public schools.
For further information: Cali School of Music; Academic Program Information
Program Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 7 |
| 3-6 |
| 94-96 |
| 16-11 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 14 |
| Applied Music | |
| MUPR 139 | Performance Practicum (Complete 7 times.) | 0 |
| MUPR 485 | Senior Recital: Music Education | 0 |
| MUPR 335 | Elementary Conducting | 2 |
| MUED 435 | Conducting for Music Educators | 2 |
| MUCP 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUCP 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUCP 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUCP 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUCP 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUCP 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUCP 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| MUHS 106 | Diverse Worlds of Music | 3 |
| 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 |
| MUED 203 | Foundations of Music Education | 3 |
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| or PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology |
| SASE 210 | Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | 3 |
| MUED 320 | Music Classroom Methods I | 3 |
| MUED 321 | Music Classroom Methods II | 3 |
| MUED 419 | Choral Methods | 3 |
| MUED 420 | Instrumental Methods | 3 |
| 27-29 |
| Total Credits | 94-96 |
Classical Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| MSSN 101 | Keyboard Musicianship I | 1 |
| MSSN 102 | Keyboard Musicianship II | 1 |
| MSSN 203 | Keyboard Musicianship III | 1 |
| MSSN 204 | Keyboard Musicianship IV | 1 |
| 4 |
| Orchestra | |
| Band | |
| 1 |
| Montclair State University Singers | |
| Opera Workshop | |
| Collegium Musicum | |
| Electronic Music Ensemble | |
| Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble | |
| Balkan Music Ensemble | |
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | |
| Jazz Ensemble | |
| MUEN 100 | Montclair State University Chorale (Complete 2 times.) | 1 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUPR 410 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| MUPR 411 | Jazz Pedagogy | 1 |
| MSSN 111 | Secondary Instrument Voice I | 1 |
| 8 |
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings I | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings II | |
| Marching Band Techniques | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass I | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass II | |
| Percussion Instruments | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II | |
| Popular Music Techniques | |
| MUCP 304 | Theory VI-Orchestration | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 |
Jazz Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| MSSN 101 | Keyboard Musicianship I | 1 |
| MSSN 102 | Keyboard Musicianship II | 1 |
| MUPR 210 | Jazz Keyboard and Theory | 2 |
| MUEN 190 | Jazz Ensemble (Complete 6 times.) | 3 |
| 1 |
| Orchestra | |
| Band |
| 1 |
| Montclair State University Singers | |
| Opera Workshop | |
| Collegium Musicum | |
| Electronic Music Ensemble | |
| Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble | |
| Balkan Music Ensemble | |
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | |
| MUEN 100 | Montclair State University Chorale (Complete 2 times.) | 1 |
| MUCP 250 | Jazz Theory | 3 |
| MUCP 355 | Jazz Arranging | 3 |
| MUPR 411 | Jazz Pedagogy | 1 |
| MSSN 111 | Secondary Instrument Voice I | 1 |
| 8 |
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings I | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings II | |
| Marching Band Techniques | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass I | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass II | |
| Percussion Instruments | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II | |
| Popular Music Techniques | |
| MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| Total Credits | 29 |
General Education Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MUGN 199 | Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | 1 |
| |
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3 |
| |
| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3 |
| Music and Computer Technology I (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Total Credits | 7 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3-6 |
| Diverse Worlds of Music (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Total Credits | 3-6 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Plan of Study Grid
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
|
1 |
|
3 |
| | Credits | 4 |
| Spring |
|---|
|
3 |
|
3 |
| | Credits | 6 |
| | Total Credits | 10 |