Music Department Curriculum


A piano skills diagnostic test will be administered upon admission and the student will be advised as to the best manner of meeting the required piano proficiency (MUS 105, MUS 106 and MUS 205). There will also be a Basic Music diagnostic test given, students who pass this test will be allowed into Harmony I. Students who are not successful in passing this test will be advised to take MUS 101.

Curricular offerings leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with four concentrations:

Grambling State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Concentration Music Education - Instrumental

Course No.  Course Title   HR
Freshman Year
FALL SEMESTER
 MUS 111  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice I 1
 ED 111  First Year Experience I for Ed Majors 1
 MUS 115  Harmony I 3
 MUS 125  Ear Training/Sight Singing I 1
 ENG 101  Freshman Composition I 3
 MUS 117  String Methods 1
 MUS 127  Brasswind Methods 1
 BIO 103  Principles of Biology 3
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 ED 201  Advisee Report 0
 Math 131  College Algebra 3
Total Hours-18
Spring Semester
 MUS 112  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice II 1
 ED 112  First Year Experience II for Ed Majors 1
 MUS 116  Harmony II 3
 MUS 126  Ear Training/ Sight Singing II 1
 ENG 102  Freshman Composition II 3
 BIO 104  Principles of Biology 3
 Math 132  Trigonometry 3
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
Total Hours-16
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
 MUS 215  Harmony III 3
 MUS 225  Ear Training/Sight Singing III 1
 MUS 211  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice 1
 SOC 101  World Literature 3
 ED 162  Intro to Teaching 3
 ECON 201  Macroeconomics 3
 HIS 103  History of Western Civilization 3
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
Total Hours-18
Spring Semester
 MUS 216  Harmony IV 3
 MUS 226  Ear Training/Sight Singing IV 1
 MUS 212  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice 1
 MUS 319  Music Appreciation for Music Majors 3
 ED 200  Human Growth and Development 3
 HIST 104  Modern World History 3
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 GET 300  Rising Junior Examination 0
 MUS 109  Percussion Methods 1
 MUS 107  Woodwind Methods 1
Total Hours-17
Junior Year
Fall Semester
 MUS 311  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 ED 300  Educational Psychology 3
 SCI 105/CHEM 101  Physical Science 105 or Chemistry 101 3
 Foreign Language  Foreign Language I 3
 MUS 415  Music History 3
 MUSIC VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 ED 201  Advisee Report 0
 MUS 119  Vocal Methods I 1
Totals Hours- 15
Spring Semester
 MUS 312  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 MUS 401  Music Education 2
 MUS 416  Multi-Cultural Music History 3
 MUS 417  Orchestration and Arranging 3
 MUS 421  Instrumental Conducting 2
 MUSIC VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 120  Vocal Methods II 1
 ENG 200  World Literature 3
Totals Hours- 16
Senior Year
Fall Semester
 MUS 411  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 ED 322  Reading in Middle, Junior/Senior High School 3
 ED 328  Issues and Practices in Assessment 3
 ED 402  Instructional Technology 3
 ED 453  Secondary Advanced Teaching Methods-Residency I 3
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 ED 201  Advisee Report 0
Total Hours-13
Spring Semester
 MUS 412  Major Applied Instrument or Voice/Recital 1
 ED 427  Classroom Management 3
 ED 455  Student Teaching-Residency II 9
 MUS 425  Music Seminar 1
Total Hours- 14
Service Learning Required 180

 
Total Hours- 127

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