What Can I Expect?

• Complete Music Dept. audition process and be admitted into the degree program
• Participate in an ensemble each semester
• Attend various recitals on and off campus
• Complete music courses including:
  • 6-8 semesters of private music lessons (piano or voice)
  • 4 semesters of piano for vocalists or 2 semesters of voice for pianists
  • 5 semesters of music theory, form, and arranging
  • 3 semesters of musicianship (ear training)
  • 3 semesters of music literature and history
  • 2 semesters of conducting
  • 1 semester of choral techniques
  • 2 semesters of lyric diction
  • 1 semester of vocal pedagogy and 1 additional semester of piano pedagogy for piano majors
  • 1 semester of survey of instruments
  • 2 semesters of music method courses – P-8, 7-12
  • Perform a 30-minute senior recital
• Complete education courses dealing with technology, human growth and development, psychology, assessment and differentiated learning
• Complete an internship in 2 public school settings (elementary, middle, and/or high school)