B.S. in Music Education - Instrumental Music Education Concentration
This is a screened program. Please see the admission requirements for additional information.
Music Education Major Requirements
Students must complete the required courses in Music Education (78 units) and the requirements for one of the following concentrations: Instrumental Music Education (24 units) or Vocal-General Music Education (24 units) for a total of 102 units. Music Education majors must complete minimum 24 upper-level (300-400) units in MUSC (Music), Music Applied (MUSA), and/or Music Education (MUED) courses toward the major at Towson University.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Theory and Musicianship | ||
| MUSC 131 | MUSIC THEORY AND MUSICIANSHIP I | 2 |
| MUSC 132 | MUSIC THEORY II | 2 |
| MUSC 134 | MUSICIANSHIP II | 2 |
| MUSC 231 | MUSIC THEORY III | 2 |
| MUSC 233 | MUSICIANSHIP III | 2 |
| MUSC 232 | MUSIC THEORY IV | 2 |
| MUSC 234 | MUSICIANSHIP IV | 2 |
| MUSC 287 | CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Music History and Culture | ||
| MUSC 202 | MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | 3 |
| MUSC 303 | HISTORY OF MUSIC IN THE EUROPEAN CLASSICAL TRADITION | 3 |
| Select one of the following 400-level music history and culture courses | 3 | |
| ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MUSIC | ||
| SURVEY OF OPERA | ||
| SYMPHONIC LITERATURE | ||
| MUSIC IN THE U.S. | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSIC FOR FILM AND MEDIA | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC HISTORY AND CULTURE | ||
| Additional Music Content | ||
| MUSA xxx | Applied Lessons in a Single Medium 1 | 7 |
| MUSA 190 | PIANO CLASS I | 1 |
| MUED 194 | FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUES I: PIANO AND GUITAR | 2 |
| MUSC 221 | INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUSC 335 | CHORAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGING | 3 |
| Professional Music Education | ||
| EDUC 202 | HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES: AMERICA'S URBAN SCHOOLS | 3 |
| MUED 211 | FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC EDUCATION | 3 |
| MUED 212 | PRACTICUM IN MUSIC EDUCATION | 1 |
| MUED 310 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| MUED 311 | RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT METHODS IN MUSIC EDUCATION | 3 |
| MUED 324 | INTEGRATING LITERACY IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM I | 3 |
| MUED 401 | INTEGRATING LITERACY IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM II | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 201 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Student Internship Capstone | ||
| The following three courses are taken concurrently during the final term. | ||
| MUED 491 | INTERNSHIP IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC | 5 |
| MUED 492 | INTERNSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC | 5 |
| MUED 493 | INTERN SEMINAR | 2 |
| Total Units | 78 | |
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Music Education Majors must complete 7 units of applied lessons in their primary performance area over 7 terms of study. Students must pass an upper-division jury and enroll in two terms of 300-level lessons and one term of 400-level lessons.
Instrumental Music Education Concentration (24 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MUED 200 | IMPROVISATION AND JAZZ TECHNIQUES | 1 |
| MUED 201 | BRASS TECHNIQUES | 1 |
| MUED 203 | STRING TECHNIQUES | 1 |
| MUED 205 | WOODWIND TECHNIQUES | 1 |
| MUED 207 | PERCUSSION TECHNIQUES 1 | 1 |
| or MUED 220 | PERCUSSION WORKSHOP | |
| MUED 210 | VOICE TECHNIQUES | 1 |
| MUED 301 | MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES | 0.5 |
| MUED 329 | TEACHING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FROM THE PODIUM | 3 |
| MUED 407 | METHODS OF TEACHING ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | 2 |
| MUED 408 | PRACTICUM IN ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EDUCATION | 1 |
| MUED 409 | METHODS OF TEACHING SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | 2 |
| MUED 410 | PRACTICUM IN SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EDUCATION | 1 |
| Total Units | 15.5 | |
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Percussion students must take MUED 220.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Ensemble Requirements | ||
| Symphonic Band or Symphony Orchestra | 5 | |
Select 5 units from the following: | ||
| ENSEMBLE: CONCERT BAND 1 | ||
| ENSEMBLE: SYMPHONIC BAND | ||
| ENSEMBLE: SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | ||
| ENSEMBLE: SYMPHONIC BAND | ||
| ENSEMBLE: SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | ||
| World Music Ensemble or any Jazz / Commercial Ensemble | 1 | |
| Conducting Lab Band | .5 | |
| ENSEMBLE: CONDUCTING LAB BAND | ||
| Additional Instrument-Specific Ensembles 2 | 2 | |
| Total Units | 8.5 | |
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Only 1 unit of Concert Band can count towards this requirement.
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Wind and Percussion students are required to take at least 2 terms of Marching Band (MUSA 160 / MUSA 360).
String students are required to take an additional unit of Symphonic Band or Symphony Orchestra. Chamber Music (MUSA 267 / MUSA 467) is recommended as the other ensemble.
Instrumental Music Education Concentration Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUED 2xx: Techniques (Voice, Percussion, or Jazz/Improvisation) | 1 | EDUC 202 (Core 10) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | MUED 194 | 2 |
MUSA 160 (wind and percussion students only) | MUED 2xx: Techniques (Brass, Woodwinds, percussion, or strings) | 1 | |
MUSA xxx: Ensemble (string students only) | MUSA 1xx: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 | |
| MUSA 190 | 1 | MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSA 1xx: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 | MUSC 132 | 2 |
| MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 | MUSC 134 | 2 |
| MUSC 131 | 2 | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 |
| PSYC 101 (Core 6) | 3 | Core 5 | 3 |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | ||
| Core 3 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 18 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUED 2xx: Techniques (Voice, Percussion, or Jazz Improvisation) | 1 | MUSA 176 | 0.5 |
| MUED 2111 | 3 | MUED 2xx: Techniques (Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, or Strings) | 1 |
| MUED 212 | 1 | MUED 3241 | 3 |
| MUSA 2xx: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 | MUSA 2xx: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 |
MUSA 160 (wind and percussion students only) | MUSC 232 | 2 | |
MUSA xxx: Ensemble (string students only) | MUSC 234 | 2 | |
| MUSC 202 (Core 12) | 3 | MUSC 287 (Core 4) | 3 |
| MUSC 231 | 2 | MUSC 303 | 3 |
| MUSC 233 | 2 | ||
| PSYC 201 (if PSYC 101 is completed) | 3 | ||
| 17 | 16.5 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUED 2xx: Techniques (Voice, Percussion, or Jazz/Improvisation) | 1 | MUED 2xx: Techniques (Voice, Percussion, or Jazz/Improvisation) | 1 |
| MUED 3101 | 3 | MUED 329 | 3 |
| MUED 311 (Core 9) | 3 | MUED 4011 | 3 |
| MUSA 3xx: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 | MUED 407 | 2 |
| MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 | MUSA 3xx: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 |
| MUSC 221 | 2 | MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 335 | 3 | MUSC xxx (400-level Music History/Culture Elective) | 3 |
| Core 13 | 4 | Core 7 | 4 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUED 301 | 0.5 | MUED 4912 | 5 |
| MUED 4082 | 1 | MUED 4922 | 5 |
| MUED 409 | 2 | MUED 493 | 2 |
| MUED 4102 | 1 | ||
| MUSA 4xx:: Applied Lesson in Performance Area | 1 | ||
| MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 | ||
| MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 | ||
| Core 8 | 4 | ||
| Core 11 | 3 | ||
| Core 14 | 3 | ||
| 17.5 | 12 | ||
| Total Units 133 | |||
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Field Experience associated with course.
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Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) 100 days requirement (minimum 600 hours across two consecutive terms) in public school settings.