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
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 7 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 94 | |
| Free Electives | 16-13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Music Requirements | ||
| Performance Courses | ||
| Course must be completed seven times, for a total of 14 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 |
| Music Theory | ||
| 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 |
| Music History | ||
| 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 | |
| Educational Sequence | ||
| 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 |
| Area Requirements - Voice | ||
| MUPR 130 | Introduction to Diction: English and Italian | 1 |
| MUPR 131 | Diction Overview: German and French | 1 |
| MSSN 101 | Keyboard Musicianship I | 1 |
| MSSN 102 | Keyboard Musicianship II | 1 |
| MSSN 203 | Keyboard Musicianship III | 1 |
| MSSN 204 | Keyboard Musicianship IV | 1 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUEN 100 | Montclair State University Chorale (Complete 8 times.) | 4 |
| Complete 2 courses from the following: | 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 120 | Band (Complete 2 times.) | 1 |
| MUPR 410 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| MUPR 441 | Pedagogy Of The Voice | 3 |
| 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 | |
| MUED 306 | Percussion Instruments | 1 |
| MSSN 121 | Secondary Instrument Guitar I | 1 |
| MUPR 200 | Vocal Coaching | 0 |
| MUPR 255 | Problems of Performance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 94 | |
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| MUGN 199 | Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | 1 |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | ||
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3 |
| 2. Literature | ||
| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3 |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Music and Computer Technology I (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 7 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| 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.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 10 | |