Music Major, School and Community Settings Concentration (Voice Primary) (B.Mus.)
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
Students must complete 22 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Music Education Core Requirements | ||
| Applied Voice | ||
| 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 |
| MUPR 200 | Vocal Coaching | 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 Voice Primary | ||
| Ensembles | ||
| Major Ensembles | ||
| Course must be completed a minimum of 8 times. | 4 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Select two of the following: | 1 | |
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Opera Workshop 2 | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Electronic Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble | ||
| Balkan Music Ensemble | ||
| Laboratory Ensemble | ||
| Complete 1 course 2 times. | 1 | |
| Laboratory Ensemble | ||
or MUEN 120 | Band | |
| 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 441 | Pedagogy Of The Voice | 3 |
| Instrumental Techniques Classes | ||
| MUED 105 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings I | 1 |
| or MUED 106 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings II | |
| MUED 304 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass I | 1 |
| or MUED 307 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I | |
| MUED 305 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass II | 1 |
| or MUED 308 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II | |
| MSSN 121 | Secondary Instrument Guitar I | 1 |
| MUED 306 | Percussion Instruments | 1 |
| MUPR 130 | Introduction to Diction: English and Italian | 1 |
| MUPR 131 | Diction Overview: German and French | 1 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| MUPR 255 | Problems of Performance | 3 |
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| School and Community Settings Requirements | ||
| Pre-Professional Sequence | ||
| 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 | ||
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDFD 220 | Philosophical Orientation to Education | 3 |
| EDFD 221 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
| Methods of Teaching | ||
| MUED 320 | Music Classroom Methods I | 3 |
| MUED 321 | Music Classroom Methods II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 100 | |
| 1 | Course must be completed a minimum of 7 times. There is no credit associated with this course. |
| 2 |