BME: Percussion
Percussion Music Education majors are required to enroll in and participate in all activities of the Marching Band each fall semester and in the Concert or Symphony Band each spring semester (enrollment in a concert band is determined by audition). Those students who perform in the Marching Band on an instrument other than their principal applied instrument must also participate in the Concert or Symphony Band on their principal applied instrument each fall semester. In addition, percussion music education majors are required to take two semesters of a choral ensemble (University Chorus, Concert Choir, or Chamber Singers).
General Education
EDF 207 — Foundations of Education (SBS I) |
3 |
EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development (SBS II) |
3 |
++*MUSP 499C — Senior Recital (Capstone) |
3 |
General Education Total |
36 |
Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.
* Successful completion of Private Applied Upper-Division Assessment required to register for MUSP 400 level courses.
++ Appropriate area performance faculty approval required in the form of a recital hearing. The Senior Recital also requires an accompanying research paper and oral presentation covering the works and composers to be performed. Prior to scheduling a recital, the proposed program must be presented for approval by a committee of applied faculty. Students receive approval by successfully completing a recital hearing.
BME Core Requirements
MUST 131 — Music Theory I |
3 |
MUST 132 — Music Theory II |
3 |
MUST 236 — Music Theory III |
2 |
MUST 237 — Music Theory IV |
2 |
MUST 133 — Music Reading I |
1 |
MUST 135 — Music Reading II |
1 |
MUST 233 — Music Reading III |
1 |
MUST 234 — Music Reading IV |
1 |
MUSE 215 — Microcomputers and Music |
3 |
*MUSG 123 — Class Piano |
1 |
*MUSG 124 — Class Piano II |
1 |
*MUSG 223 — Class Piano III |
1 |
*MUSG 224 — Class Piano IV |
1 |
MUSH 267 — World Cultures Through Humanities |
3 |
MUSH 361 — History of Music I |
3 |
MUSH 362 — History of Western Music II |
3 |
Core Total |
30 |
* All students take Class Piano Proficiency Exam upon entering in this program. A recommendation for Class Piano placement is given by the screening faculty. If any student is recommended for placement in any section of Class Piano other than MUSG 123 Class Piano I, they must complete the Examination(s) for Credit coordinated by the MSU Testing Center. Students successfully completing the exam will be given a passing grade of "K" for each level that they test out of. The completion of the courses by exam will also appear on the student's official check sheet and transcripts.
Percussion Specialization Requirements
MUSM 200 — Student Recital (four semesters with passing grade of "K" required) |
0 |
MUSM 400 — Student Recital (three semesters with passing grade of "K" required) |
0 |
MUST 430 — Arranging |
2 |
MUSP 219— Private Percussion |
8 |
*MUSP 419 — Private Percussion |
4 |
MUSP 200 — Performance Class (four semesters with passing grade of "K" required) *MUSP 400 — Performance Class (three semesters with passing graduate of "K" required) |
0 |
MUSM 369 — Percussion Ensemble (six semesters) |
6 |
#MUSM 370 — Concert or MUSM 371 — Symphony Band (three semesters) |
3 |
+MUSM 372 — Marching Band |
4 |
MUSM 382, MUSM 391, MUSM 392, MUSM 393, or MUSM 394 (one credit each) |
2 |
MUSC 271 — Basic Conducting |
2 |
MUSC 472 — Instrumental Conducting |
2 |
MUSG 211 — Class Woodwinds* |
1 |
MUSG 212 — Class Woodwinds II |
1 |
MUSG 213 — Class Brasswinds* |
1 |
MUSG 214 — Class Brasswinds II |
1 |
MUSG 226 — Class Strings* |
1 |
MUSG 239 — Class Voice (instrumental section) |
1 |
MUSE 207 — Foundations of Music Education |
3 |
**MUSE 325 — Materials and Methods for Elementary Grades |
3 |
**MUSE 376 — Instrumental Methods and Materials |
3 |
Specialization Requirements Total |
48 |
* Successful completion of Private Applied Upper-Division Assessment required to register for MUSP 400 level courses.
+ Must be taken each fall semester in residence except for Clinical Practice. Students who are in residence for more than four full academic years are required to enroll for additional credit hours beyond those listed.
** Admission to TEP required.
# Must be taken each spring semester in residence except for Clinical Practice. Students who are in residence for more than four full academic years are required to enroll for additional credit hours beyond those listed.
Professional Education
*EDF 207 — Foundations of Education (credit hours counted in SBS I of General Education Distribution Courses) |
|
*EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development (credit hours counted in SBS II of General Education Distribution Courses) |
|
**EDF 311 — Learning Theories and Assessment in Education |
3 |
***EDSE 416 — Clinical Practice |
12 |
Professional Education Total |
15 |
*Successful completion prerequisite for admission to Teacher Education Program (TEP)
** Admission to TEP is required to enroll in these courses.
*** Application for Clinical Practice submitted one semester in advance to Educational Services Unit.
Components of Degree Requirement
General Education |
36 |
Core Total |
30 |
Specialization Requirements Total |
48 |
Professional Education Total |
15 |
Degree Requirement Total |
129 |