The Catholic University of America

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ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EDUCATION (DOUBLE MAJOR)

This is a nine-semester program. Majors in this program are required to complete class instrument courses as listed below. Piano principals may be accepted into this degree program provided they possess sufficient experience and/or aptitude for learning band and orchestral instruments. To graduate, piano principals must complete, at a minimum, Piano Level VIII. Requirements for each level appear at the end of the Undergraduate Programs section.

MUS 143, 144, 160, 189, 243, 244, 323, 337, 342, 343, 344, 455, and 456 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. Undergraduate string principals will be evaluated by members of the string committee during their fourth-semester jury to determine acceptability for admission to junior-level applied study. Any student not admitted to the junior level will be permitted to continue studies in applied music at the sophomore level in order to correct deficiencies or may seek admission to another degree program within the music school.

Majors in this program 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 455 or 456.

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

 
Basic Musicianship and Performance
credits
MUPI 171
Principal Instrument (9 semesters @ 3 credits)
27
MUS 100
Studio X (9 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 170
Percussion Techniques for Music Educators
1
MUS 172
Woodwind Techniques for Music Educators
3
MUS 173
Brass Techniques for Music Educators
3
MUS 174
String Techniques for Music Educators
3
MUS 183, 184, 283, 284
Class Piano, I, II, III, IV (non-piano principals; 1 credit each)
4
MUS 185
Class Voice I
2
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, 342
Basic Conducting, Instrumental Conducting (2 credits each)
4
MUS ___
Performing Organization (8 semesters @ 1 credit)
No performing ensemble is required during the semester of Supervised Internship
8
MUS 399
Junior Solo Recital (30 minutes)
0
MUS 402, 403
or
MUS ___, ___
Chamber Music (vln, vla, cello principals; 4 semesters @ 1 credit each)
or
Music Electives (all other principals)
4
MUS 495, 495
or
MUS 495
2 Chamber Music Performances (violin, viola, cello principals);
or
1 Chamber Music Performance (all other principals)
0
MUS 499
Senior Solo Recital (60 minutes)
0
MUS 568 or MUS 569
or
MUS ___
Orchestral Literature for String Players or String Pedagogy (string principals)
or
Music Elective (all other principals)
3
 
Piano Proficiency Exam; Piano Principals: Level VIII
0
 
Total Basic Musicianship and Performance:
96
 
Professional Education
 
EDUC 251
Foundations of Education
3
EDUC 361
Psychology of 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 417
Supervised Internship: Elementary and Secondary Instrumental Music
9
MUS 455
Elementary and Middle School Instrumental Music Methods
3
MUS 456
Secondary School Instrumental Music Methods
3
 
Total Professional Education:
22

 
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
9
 
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:
34
 
Total Credits for Degree Program:
152
 
Number of years to complete: 4½ years (9 semesters)