Teaching Certification

You must complete teacher certification requirements for this concentration. See Teacher Certification sec­tion for courses required for certification by the State of Michigan..

Music education students are also required to com­plete the proficiency levels for piano and voice. For fur­ther information, see Music Education Concentration.

+Music Education majors with voice as a principal instrument must complete MUS 321V in voice and the piano proficiency (see above)

++ Music Education majors with piano as a principal instrument must complete MUS 121P in piano and MUS 121V in voice to fulfill graduation requirements.

+++Music Education majors with a primary instrument other than voice or piano must achieve a level of 321 in their primary instrument and must complete MUS 121V and the piano proficiency (see above)

THEORY/COMPOSITION

Minimum 9 credits of Private Piano or Organ Lessons

• MUS 303A Counterpoint I
• MUS 314 Music Printing
• MUS 401 Orchestration
• MUS 407 Composition (12 credits)
• MUS 443A Analytical Techniques I
• MUS 496 Senior Recital/ Seminar

PIANO PEDAGOGY

Minimum 16 credits of Private Piano Lessons*

• MUS 351 Piano Pedagogy I
• MUS 352 Piano Pedagogy II
• MUS 443A Analytical Techniques I
• MUS 445 Piano Pedagogy III
• MUS 450P Practicum in Teaching Piano
• MUS 496 Senior Piano Recital (Full)

*Piano Pedagogy majors must complete MUS 321P in

order to fulfill graduation requirements.

SACRED MUSIC:

Required for all Sacred Music Majors

• MUS 204A & B Foundations in Ringing -or- 404A & B Foundations in Ringing
• MUS 350 Choral Literature
• MUS 401 Orchestration
• MUS 399A Conducting I
• MUS 399B Conducting  II
• MUS 410 Hymn Playing, Anthem and Solo Accompanying
• MUS 424 Congregational Music of the Christian Church 

RS 150 is recommended and will count toward Gen­eral Education requirements.

The Sacred Music Major has an emphasis in Organ, Choral, or Piano.

Required for the Choral Emphasis

Principal Instrument – 12 credits of Voice

Secondary Instrument – 6 credits of Keyboard

• MUS 450 Guided Field Experience in Choral Conducting*
• MUS 496 Senior Recital/Seminar (Full)*

Required in the Organ Emphasis

Principal Instrument – 16 credits of Organ

• MUS 106A Voice Class I
• MUS 450 Guided Field Experience in Service Playing*
• MUS 496 Senior Recital/Seminar (Full)*

Required in the Piano Emphasis

Principal Instrument – 12 credits of piano

Secondary Instrument – 4 credits of organ

• MUS 106A Voice Class I
• MUS 450 Guided Field Experience in Service Playing*
• MUS 496 Senior Recital/Seminar (Full)

*During the semester of the senior recital/seminar the student must be registered for a minimum level of MUS 3210, or MUS 321P or MUS 321V.