Music in Music Education B.M.
Admission Requirements
Entrance to the music education program is a multi-stage process, beginning with application to Rhode Island College through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and simultaneous application for the required entrance audition through the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Once the applicant is admitted to the college and passes the music audition, they matriculate as a “Music Education-Intended Major.”
Students then apply to the Feinstein School of Education (FSEHD) while enrolled in MUSE 212 Introduction to Music Education (usually in the second year at RIC). Once admitted to FSEHD, their academic plan is changed to “Music Education.”
1. Admission to Rhode Island College (www.ric.edu/admissions).
2. Successful audition for entrance as a BM-MusicEd-Intended Major. (The audition should be completed as soon as possible and may precede admission to RIC) (www.ric.edu/mtd/pages/music-auditions.aspx).
3. Admission to FSEHD during the sophomore year, including:
a. FSEHD admission requirements listed at http://bit.ly/FSEHDadmission.
b. Program-specific requirements for Music Education.
i. Applied Music MUS 270-289, 3 semesters (B- or better).
ii. Successful Freshman Applied Proficiency at the end of second semester of applied lessons.
iii. MUS 104 and MUS 105 (B- or better).
iv. Large Ensemble MUS 161-163, 3 semesters (B- or better).
v. MUS 230, MUS 231, MUS 232, MUS 233, MUS 234, MUS 235 (B- or better).
Note: MUS 113 Basic Rhythm is required for students whose rhythm skills are evaluated as needing significant improvement through an online and live assessment before entrance.
Retention Requirements
1. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B- in all MUSE courses.
2. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B- in MUS 104, MUS 105, MUS 106, MUS 107, MUS 110, MUS 111, MUS 112.
3. Students must achieve a minimum grade of C in all other required MUS courses.
4. Students must pass Freshman Applied Music Proficiency upon completion of the second semester of Applied Music.
Course Requirements
Music Theory
Sight Singing and Ear Training
MUS 231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 | Fall. |
MUS 233 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 | Spring. |
MUS 235 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 | Fall. |
MUS 237 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 | Spring. |
Music History and Literature
ANTH 167 | Music Cultures of Non-Western Worlds | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
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MUS 167 | Music Cultures of Non-Western Worlds | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
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MUS 205 | Music History and Literature I | 3 | Fall. |
MUS 206 | Music History and Literature II | 3 | Spring. |
ONE COURSE from
MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | 3 | Fall (even years). |
MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 | Spring (odd years). |
MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 | Fall (odd years). |
MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
Class Instruments/Conducting
MUS 104 | Class Piano I | 1 | Fall, Spring. |
MUS 105 | Class Piano II | 1 | Fall, Spring. |
MUS 107 | Class Voice | 1 | Spring. |
MUS 308 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 | Fall. |
FOUR COURSES from
Applied Music
MUS 492 | Senior Recital-Music Education | 0 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
SEVEN SEMESTERS of each of the following groups:
ONE SEMESTER in a second major ensemble for .5 credits.
Note: Students must pass Freshman Applied Music Proficiency upon completion of the second semester of Applied Music.
Related Requirements
TWO SEMESTERS of either
MUS 164-166: Keyboard majors may substitute 1 credit hour of MUS 366 for 1 credit hour of MUS 164.
Professional Courses
CEP 215 | Introduction to Educational Psychology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
FNED 101 | Introduction to Teaching and Learning | 2 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
FNED 246 | Schooling for Social Justice | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MUSE 212 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 | Spring. |
MUSE 412 | General Music Practicum in Music Education | 3 | Spring. |
MUSE 413 | Secondary Ensemble Practicum in Music Education | 3 | Fall. |
MUSE 424 | Student Teaching in Music Education | 10 | Fall, Spring. |
MUSE 460 | Student Teaching Seminar in Music Education | 2 | Fall, Spring. |
SPED 333 | Introduction to Special Education: Policies/Practices | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
TESL 401 | Introduction to Teaching Emergent Bilinguals | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
Note: CEP 215 will count as Social/Behavioral Sciences GenEd course.
CHOOSE ONE from:
SPED 433 | Special Education: Best Practices and Applications | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
TESL 402 | Applications of Second Language Acquisition | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
Total Credit Hours: 98