Music Education, Bachelor of Music - MUSE

Major Requirements (65 Hours)

Required Core Courses
MUS 100Recital Forum0
MUS 181Theory I: Fundamentals of Music3
MUS 182Theory II: Diatonic Materials3
MUS 182LTheory II Lab1
MUS 209Digital Media in Music3
MUS 250Vocal Techniques2
MUS 251Woodwind Techniques2
MUS 252String Techniques2
MUS 254Brass Techniques2
MUS 255Percussion Techniques2
MUS 271Music History I: Antiquity–17503
MUS 272Music History II: 1750–Present3
MUS 275Global Music3
or MUS 243 Latin American and Latino Popular Music
MUS 281Theory III: Chromatic Materials3
MUS 281LTheory III Lab1
MUS 282Theory IV: 20th Century Materials; Form Analysis3
MUS 282LTheory IV Lab1
MUS 351Elementary Music Methods2
MUS 362Orchestration/Arranging2
MUS 365Conducting I2
MUS 366Conducting II2
MUS 453Secondary Music Methods2
MUS 495Senior Seminar in Music2
Applied Areas
Instrument/Voice:
Select a minimum of seven hours and seven semesters of the following on the same instrument:7
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Organ
Organ
Organ
Organ
Harpsichord
Harpsichord
Harpsichord
Harpsichord
Voice
Voice
Voice
Voice
Violin
Violin
Violin
Violin
Viola
Viola
Viola
Viola
Cello
Cello
Cello
Cello
Double Bass
Double Bass
Double Bass
Double Bass
Percussion
Percussion
Percussion
Percussion
Flute
Flute
Flute
Flute
Oboe
Oboe
Oboe
Oboe
Clarinet
Clarinet
Clarinet
Clarinet
Bassoon
Bassoon
Bassoon
Bassoon
Saxophone
Saxophone
Saxophone
Saxophone
Trumpet
Trumpet
Trumpet
Trumpet
French Horn
French Horn
French Horn
French Horn
Trombone
Trombone
Trombone
Trombone
Baritone Horn
Baritone Horn
Baritone Horn
Baritone Horn
Tuba
Tuba
Tuba
Tuba
Harp
Harp
Harp
Harp
Guitar
Guitar
Guitar
Guitar
Class Piano:
Select a minimum of two hours and two semesters of the following:2
Class Piano - Proficiency
Ensemble:
Select a minimum of six hours and six semesters of the following: 16
Collegiate Choir
Women's Choir
Madrigal Singers
String Ensemble
Concert Band
Bell Ensemble
Chamber Music:
Select a minimum of one hour and one semester of the following:1
Chamber Music Experience
Total Credits65
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Instrumental ensembles available by audition through the University of Notre Dame.

Advanced Writing Proficiency

The Advanced Writing Proficiency in Music will include two writing samples.

  1. A research paper written for a Music History class.
  2. A composition, arrangement, or transcription in computer notation.

Senior Comprehensive

The Music Senior Comprehensive is a capstone project that can take one of several forms:

  • A presentation on a topic related to Music Education, or a recital or lecture-recital.