CERTIFICATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Music Education
Music candidates earn a K-12 certificate (type 10) with an endorsement in Music. There are no designations within this endorsement (you are qualified to teach vocal and instrumental music). Earning endorsements in any other subject requires completion of an approved program in that area, including the ISBE content area exam.
The goal of the certification program in Music Education is to develop a high degree of competence in basic musicianship, as well as to promote personal and professional qualities essential for teaching music. The program recognizes the importance for today’s music education to connect musical understanding to many types of music, to exercise aesthetic and creative judgment in all encounters with music, to be flexible in adjusting to changing demands of the music teaching field and to relate effectively to individuals and society.
Professional Education (10.5 units)
| First year, spring, | Music 132 | Foundations and Principles of Teaching Music |
| Junior year, fall | Music 332 | Teaching Elementary School Music |
| Junior year, spring | Music 333 | Teaching Secondary School Music |
| Junior year, fall | Music 334 | 21st Century Techniques for Music Education |
| First year, spring | Music 221 | Instrumental and Vocal Music Techniques: String |
| First year, spring | Music 222 | Instrumental and Vocal Music Techniques: Woodwind |
| First year, spring | Music 223 | Instrumental and Vocal Music Techniques: Brass |
| First year, spring | Music 224 | Instrumental and Vocal Music Techniques: Percussion |
| Sophomore year, spring | Music 225 | Instrumental and Vocal Music Techniques: Vocal |
| Senior year | Music 497 | Student Teaching and Seminar |
The equivalent of a 3 semester hour course on the psychology, identification, and methods of teaching the exceptional student, including the learning disabled, is included in; Music 132, 332, 333, and 497. Music education students are not required to take courses for middle school endorsement.
General Education (9 units)
General Education requirements for music education candidates are the same as those outlined for students in the College of Liberal Arts with the following exceptions: certification candidates are exempt from the IWU foreign language requirement and the arts (met through music ensemble). The following general education courses are recommended:
| Analysis of Values | Phil 214 | Philosophy of Education |
| Soc 122 | Social Problems and Values | |
| Life Science Issues | Psych 100 | General Psychology |
| Psych 101 | Lifespan Development | |
| Physical science lab | Phys 130 | Sound, Music and Hearing (PSL) |
| Formal Reasoning | Phil 102 | Elementary Symbolic Logic |
| CS 126 | Introduction to Computer Science |
A course unit may count for both a general education requirement and a major requirement. No course may be counted toward more than one general education requirement.
Upper Division Interview
The Upper Division B.M.E. interview is to be taken during the spring semester of the sophomore year. Music Education students must successfully pass all portions of the exam (and the applied upper division jury) for acceptance to the Teacher Education Program and to upper division status within the B.M.E. program. If a student is deficient on any portion of the exam, a remedial plan will be developed (by the MTAC committee in consultation with the Director of the School of Music) and one semester of probation (fall, junior year) may be granted if all other TEP requirements are met. Students may enroll in M332 during the probationary semester. If significant progress has not occurred by the end of the probationary semester determined by a second (and final) examination and interview, the student will not be permitted to enroll in Music 333, Music 427 or Music 497 and a change of major will be recommended.
Major Requirements: Music Education (16.5 units)
| First year, fall | Music 181 | Freshman Applied Major |
| First year, fall | Music 100A | Keyboard Basics |
| First year, fall | Music 103 | Theory I |
| First year, fall | Music 221, 223, or 224* | Techniques: String, Brass, or Percussion |
| First year, fall | Ensemble | |
| First year, spring | Music 183 | Freshman Applied Major |
| First year, spring | Music 100B | Keyboard Basics |
| First year, spring | Music 104 | Theory II |
| First year, spring | Music 221, 223, 224* | Techniques: String, Brass, Percussion |
| First year, spring | Ensemble | |
| Sophomore, fall | Music 281 | Sophomore Applied Concentration |
| Sophomore, fall | Music 201 | Survey of Music History I |
| Sophomore, fall | Music 203 | Theory III |
| Sophomore, fall | Music 205 or Music 207 (keyboard majors) |
Functional Piano I Keyboard Harmony I |
| Sophomore, fall | Music 221, 222A 223, 224, or 225* | Techniques: String, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, or Vocal |
| Sophomore, fall | Ensemble | |
| Sophomore, fall or spring | Music 227 | Fundamentals of Conducting |
| Sophomore, spring | Music 206 or Music 208 |
Functional Piano Keyboard Harmony |
| Sophomore, spring | Music 283 | Sophomore Applied Concentration |
| Sophomore, spring | Music 204 | Theory IV |
| Sophomore, spring | Music 202 | Survey of Music History II |
| Sophomore, spring | Music 221, 222B 223, or 224* | Techniques: String, Woodwind, Brass, or Percussion |
| Sophomore, spring | Ensemble | |
| Junior, fall | Music 381 | Junior Applied Concentration |
| Junior, fall | Music 332 | Teaching Elementary School Music |
| Junior, fall | Music 334 | 21st Century Techniques |
| Junior, fall | Music 221,222A, 223, 224, or 225* | Techniques: String, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, or Vocal |
| Junior, fall | Ensemble | |
| Junior, fall or spring | Music 353 | History of Musical Style I: The Renaissance |
| (select 2) | Music 354 | History of Musical Style II: Baroque |
| Music 355 | History of Musical Style III: Classic | |
| Music 356 | History of Musical Style IV: Romantic | |
| Music 357 | History of Musical Style V: Post-Romanticism | |
| Music 358 | History of Musical Style VI: Post World War II | |
| Junior, spring | Music 383 | Junior Applied Concentration |
| Junior, spring | Music 328 or 329** | Instrumental Conduction or Choral Conducting |
| Junior, spring | Music 333** | Teaching Secondary Music |
| Junior, spring | Music 221,222B, 223, or 224* | Techniques: String, Woodwind, Brass, or Percussion |
| Junior, spring | Ensemble | |
| Senior, spring or fall | Music 497 | Student Teaching with Seminar |
| Senior, spring or fall | Music 221,222, 223, 224, or 225* | Techniques: String, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, or Vocal |
| Senior, spring or fall | Music 301 | Counterpoint |
| (select 1) | Music 302 (fall only) | Analysis |
| Music 309 | Orchestration | |
| Ensemble |
* Four of the five techniques courses must be taken prior to student teaching. The fifth technique course can be taken after student teaching. First year students may not enroll in Music 222A or 222B, and must seek instructor approval to enroll in Music 225.
** Must be taken prior to student teaching.
Additional Requirements
- Pianists must complete ½ unit in accompanying, Music 31
- Participation in at least one major ensemble or the equivalent during each semester in residence, excluding the semester of student teaching.
- Two semesters of Titan Band are required for wind and percussion instrumental music education majors prior to student teaching. Register for fall semester only.
- Attendance at recitals in accordance with the requirements set by the music faculty.
- Substitutions in the prescribed courses of study may be permitted only by approval of the music faculty or an appropriate committee thereof.
- Students may enroll for a maximum of five course units in fall and spring semesters. Any exceptions must by approved by the Advisor and the Director.
- Enrollment in at least one May term class is required.