Music Education, Instrumental License

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The Instrumental Licensure Track within the Major in Music Education provides the appropriate credential for teaching instrumental music, general music, and theory at all levels. Students pursuing this licensure track should choose a band or orchestral instrument as their principal applied area. Scroll to the bottom of this web page to see additional hours required to add Vocal Licensure.

BELL Core Requirements: 38 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Music (B.M.)

Music Core: 39 Hours

Common Music Core: 30-34 Hours

^IAll classical majors take MUT 2340 and commercial majors and Music Therapy majors take MUT 2350 .

^II Commercial Music majors, Music Therapy majors, and Musical Theatre majors do not have this requirement.

^III All students seeking the Bachelor of Music degree must participate in at least one ensemble each semester enrolled as a full-time student and earn a minimum of eight (8) hours credit except Music Education majors and Music Therapy majors who earn a minimum of seven (7) hours credit and Musical Theatre (BFA) majors who earn a minimum of ten (10) hours credit. This number of credits only may count toward degree requirements. See specific Ensemble Requirements for each principal area.

MUT 1310 Theory I 3 Hours
MUT 1320 Theory II 3 Hours
MUT 1330 Aural Skills I 1 Hours
MUT 1340 Aural Skills II 1 Hours
MUT 2310 Theory III 3 Hours
MUT 2320 Theory IV - Post-tonal theory 3 Hours
MUT 2330 Aural Skills III 1 Hours
MUT 2340 Aural Skills IV Classical 1 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)
or
MUT 2350 Aural Skills IV Commercial 1 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)
MUH 2200 History of Western Music: 1700 - Present 3 Hours
MUE 3230 Basic Conducting Techniques 3 Hours
MUH 3200 History of Western Music: Ancient - 1700 3 Hours ^(II)
MUN Ensembles 5-10 Hours ^(III)
MUG 2000 Recital Attendance 0 Hours (7 semesters required)

Specific Music Core: 7 Hours

MUK 1110 Introduction to Digital Musicianship 1 Hours
MUE 3260 Instrumental Conducting 3 Hours
MUT 3320 Orchestration and Instrumentation 3 Hours
or
MUT 4330 Contemporary Arranging 3 Hours

Major Area: 34 Hours

Applied Principal (7 Semesters Required): 14 Hours

Traditional Applied Track:

MA_ 1210, 1220, 2210, 2220, 3210, 3220, 4210 ⁽¹⁾

Integrative Applied Track:

MA_1210; MA_1220; MA_2210; MA_2220; MA_3110 and MB_1110; MA_ 3120 and MB_1120; MA_4110 and MB_2110 ⁽¹⁾

Support Courses: 3 Hours

MAI 2050 Technique and Literature of the Major Instrument I 1 Hours
MAI 3050 Instrumental Pedagogy 1 Hours

Additional Required Courses:

MAI 3070 Instrumental Seminar 0 Hours (required every semester enrolled in Applied Principal, minimum of 7 semesters)
MUG 2010 Piano Proficiency Examination 0 Hours
MUG 2020 Sophomore Technical 0 Hours
MA_ 3000, 25-minute recital (required for students choosing traditional applied track)
or
MCY 3000, 25-minute Integrative Recital (required for students choosing integrative applied track)
MFB 1110 Class Piano I 1 Hours ⁽²⁾
MFB 1120 Class Piano II 1 Hours ⁽²⁾
MFB 2110 Class Piano III 1 Hours ⁽²⁾
MFB 2120 Class Plano IV 1 Hours ⁽²⁾
MUE 2210 Brass Methods 1 Hours
MUE 2220 Woodwind Methods 1 Hours
MUE 3250 Marching Band Methods 1 Hours
MUE 3290 Woodwind Methods II 1 Hours
MUE 3210 String Methods 1 Hours
MUE 3220 Percussion Methods 1 Hours
MA_ 1110, Private Instrument (2 semesters of private study required on instruments other than the principal) 2 Hours
MUE 4210 Elementary School Music Methods 2 Hours
MUE 4220 Middle School Music Methods 2 Hours
MUE 4230 Secondary Instrumental Music Methods 2 Hours

Additionally, students choosing the Integrative Applied Track must also take:

MAI 3080, Commercial Seminar (required every semester enrolled in commercial applied principal, minimum of 3 semesters)

Professional Education: 17 Hours

All EDU courses must be taken at Belmont. Transfer credit is not accepted. All music methods courses as well as MUE 4400 Student Teaching in Music and MUE 4200 Student Teaching Seminar must be taken at Belmont University. Student teaching must be completed in a Middle Tennessee school and must be supervised by a School of Music faculty.

EDU 2110 Educational Psychology 3 Hours
EDU 3800 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the Classroom 3 Hours
MUE 2230 Introduction to Music Education 3 Hours
MUE 4200 Student Teaching Seminar 0 Hours ⁽⁴⁾
MUE 4400 Student Teaching in Music 8 Hours ⁽⁴⁾
MUE 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000,Music Education Seminar (4 Semesters Required) 0 Hours

General Electives: 3 Hours (minimum)

(assuming 38-hour BELL Core)

Total Required for the Program: 132 Hours

¹ No more than 14 hours in the Applied Principal may be counted toward degree requirements. The Applied Principal for Instrumental Licensure must be a band or orchestral instrument.

² Secondary Piano must be continued each semester until proficiency is passed.

⁴ A professional semester of student teaching is required of all Music Education students seeking recommendation for a teaching license. This semester includes a full 16 weeks of student teaching, divided into equal segments of elementary/middle school and secondary practicum with either a vocal or instrumental emphasis. Students must have completed all other required degree coursework prior to student teaching and may not be enrolled in any coursework except MUE 4200 Student Teaching Seminar , MUE 4400 Student Teaching in Music , and MUG 4015 Senior Capstone in Music while student teaching. Any exception to this policy must be approved by the Music Education faculty. Prerequisites to the Professional Semester are: (a) Completion of Piano Proficiency Exam, (b) Completion of all required Music Education Methods courses, and (c) Formal application and admission to the Music Teacher Education Program and to Student Teaching in Music.

Music Education, K-12 Vocal License Optional Add-On

The K-12 Vocal License may be added to the Instrumental License by including these additional course requirements.

Music Education, K-12 Vocal License