Music Education, BM

Program Coordinator: Michelle Hairston (213 Fletcher Music Center; 252-328-4871; hairstonm@ecu.edu)

Minimum degree requirement is 128 s.h. as follows:

1. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit see General Education Program.)

2. Common core - 67 s.h.

Core MUSC courses - 30 s.h.

MUSC electives - 2 s.h.

Performance groups - 7 s.h.

Minimum of 5 semesters large ensemble is required. Approval of student’s major applied instructor and ensemble directors is required for ensemble registration.

Music education majors whose primary instrument is wind/percussion must include either two semesters of MUSC 1706 or one semester of MUSC 1706 and one semester of MUSC 3277 .

Music majors may count only two semester hours of Marching Band Field Experience (MUSC 1706 , 1 s.h.) for large ensemble credit. Marching Band (MUSC 1705 , 2 s.h.) may not count toward large ensemble credit for music majors. Music majors taking more than 2 s.h. of MUSC 1706 or MUSC 1705 must sign a release form to be made available in the music office. The form will help clarify that hours above the required 2 s.h. of MUSC 1706 will not count as part of the Music Education degree plan at ECU, and that these extra hours may lead to additional hours on a student’s transcript before graduation.

Minimum of 2 semesters small ensemble

Keyboard and voice majors must include two semesters of MUSC 3287 . Choral Laboratory (1) (F,S) (P: Completion of or enrollment in MUSC 3156 or MUSC 3217 or MUSC 3237 or consent of instructor) as a small ensemble

Music education - 8 s.h.

(*with at least a C in each to be admitted to internship)

MUSC 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher *

Instrumental music education track:

Vocal/general music education track:

Professional studies - 20 s.h.

3. Applied music - 21 s.h.

(keyboard, string, voice, wind or percussion)

Applied major - 14 s.h.

No more than 6 semesters of 1000-level applied and 3 semesters of 3000-level applied
Present a half senior recital

Applied minor - 7 s.h.:

A student who is exempt from any applied minor courses specified must take other applied minor courses to complete the total required hours.