The Catholic University of America

This text is excerpted from the CUA Announcements. Please refer to the Announcements for further information on academic policies and programs.

GENERAL-CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION

Academic electives will include courses in the natural and behavioral sciences and the humanities. To graduate, piano principals must complete, at a minimum, Piano Level VIII. Requirements for all levels appear at the end of the Undergraduate Programs section. MUS 139, 140, 185, 186, 239, 240, 323, 337, 338, and 353 are offered on a rotational basis, and students may take these courses out of the sequence listed, if necessary. Students are required to take History of Music I, II, and III (MUS 325, 326, 327) in the sequence listed.

Music education majors are required to take the Pre-Professional Skills Test (Praxis I) during their freshman year. They must pass the test before being permitted to enroll in MUS 453 or 454.

Students must register each semester for MUS 150 (Field Experiences in Music Education) until they acquire 100 hours of field experience.

Mus Ed Gen-Ch
Basic Musicianship and Performance
credits
MUPI 171
Principal Instrument or Voice (8 semesters @ 3 credits)
24
MUS 100
Studio X (8 semesters @ 0 credits)
0
MUS 121, 122, 221, 222
Ear Training and Sight Singing I, II, III, IV (4 semesters @ 2 credits each)
8
MUS 123, 124, 223, 224
Harmony I, II, III, IV (4 semesters @ 2 credits each)
8
MUS 147
Folk Instruments of the World for Music Educators
2
MUS 148
World Percussion Techniques
1
MUS 179
Instrumental Techniques for the Choral Music Educator
3
MUS 183, 184, 283, 284
or
MUS 185, 186
Class Piano, I, II, III, IV (non-piano principals; 1 credit each)
or
Class Voice I, II (piano principals; 2 credits each)
4
MUS 321
Form and Analysis I
3
MUS 323
Orchestration I
3
MUS 325, 326, 327
History of Music I, II, III (3 credits each)
9
MUS 337, 338
Basic Conducting, Choral Conducting (2 credits each)
4
MUS 353
Piano Sight Reading and Improvisation (piano principals only)
(2)
MUS 500
Piano Pedagogy I (piano principals only)
(2)
MUS 507
CUA Chorus (7 semesters @ 1 credit)
No performing ensemble is required during the semester of Supervised Internship
7
MUS 499
Senior Solo Recital (45 minutes)
0
 
Piano Proficiency Exam; Piano Principals: Level VIII
0
 
Total Basic Musicianship and Performance:
76
(80)
 
Professional Education
 
EDUC 251
Foundations of Education
3
EDUC 361
Psychology of Education
3
EDUC 586
Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Education
3
MUS 138
Introduction to Music Education
1
MUS 150
Field Experiences with Children and Youth
(each semester until 100 hours of field experience acquired)
0
MUS 415
Supervised Internship: Elementary and Secondary General-Choral Music
9
MUS 453
Elementary General-Choral Music Methods
3
MUS 454
Secondary General-Choral Music Methods
3
 
Total Professional Education:
25
 
General Studies
 
ENG 101
Rhetoric and Composition (Freshman year)
3
HUM 101
Classical and Christian Foundations in the Humanities (Sophomore year)
4
ENG ___
English Elective
3
PHIL 201, 202
The Classical Mind, The Modern Mind (3 credits each) (Freshman year)
6
TRS 201
Faith Seeking Understanding (Freshman year)
 3
TRS 200-/300-level
Introductory Level Theology Course
3
TRS 300-level
Upper Level Theology Course
3
(To be determined by student in consultation with adviser.)
Academic (non-music) Electives
12
 
The three TRS courses must be in three different areas or fields, chosen from among the following: Biblical Studies (Old Testament, New Testament); Church History; Moral Theology/Ethics; Liturgy and Sacraments; Spirituality/Pastoral/Religious Education; Systematic Theology; Theology and Culture (Religious Studies, World Theologies).
TRS 291 Intro to Christianity is for non-Western, Non-Christian students and requires departmental consent from the Assistant Dean, Schoolof Theology and Religious Studies.
 
 
Total General Studies:
37
 
Total Credits for Degree Program:
138
 
Number of years to complete: 4 years (8 semesters)