May 11, 2024

2021-2022 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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2021-2022 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Education, B.A.

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Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Music Education from Lakeland University should be able to:

Perform to an appropriate level of mastery, either in voice or instrument.
Lead an ensemble effectively.
Use the piano as a professional tool.
Identify significant dates, composers, pieces, genres and styles in regard to music history.
Use the theoretical language of music for the composition of and analysis of musical pieces.
Teach music.
Demonstrate behaviors and aptitudes for professional success.

Major Requirements (60 semester hours)

Music Education - Instrumental or Vocal/General K-12 Certification (46 semester hours)

Complete four (4) semester hours based upon primary teaching specialization (vocal/general; instrumental):

Vocal/General Music

Instrumental (band/orchestra)

Choose one based upon primary teaching specialization (vocal/general; instrumental):

This requirement takes the place of EDU 371 .

Ensembles (7 semesters)

Students must participate in seven (7) semesters of major ensemble appropriate to their instrument/voice. Some semesters may be taken for 0 credit if the student has fulfilled required semester hours.

Applied Lessons (14 semester hours)

Students must enroll in applied lessons on the principal instrument/voice for seven (7) semesters, completing a total of fourteen (14) semester hours. Three semesters of principal instrument/voice must be at the 444/445 level.

Recital Requirement

Students must give one (1) recital, typically done in the junior or senior year. The student must be enrolled in MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours) during the term in which each recital will be given. Scheduling and programming will be done in consultation with the student’s applied teacher and recital committee.

Piano Proficiency Test

Students must pass a piano proficiency test; the test is given at the conclusion of MUS 259 - Class Piano IV (2 semester hours) . If the exam is not passed at that time, the student must enroll in Applied Piano and retake the exam in a subsequent term.

Teacher Certification

To qualify for Early Childhood through Adolescence (grades K-12) teaching certification in Music, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Childhood through Adolescence Professional Sequence , and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.

Interdisciplinary Studies for Music Majors:

A. Fundamental Skills (Workshops)

Note: No more than six semester hours of Fundamental Skills courses may be applied toward the completion of a Lakeland degree. All courses, however, contribute to a student’s full- or part-time status.

B. Rhetorical Skills

GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing
GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research
At least three semester hours of writing-intensive (WI) coursework in the student’s major
At least three semester hours of writing-intensive (WI) coursework in the Critical Thinking Core Sequence (Core III or HON 410 /480 )

C. Quantitative Skills

To complete this requirement, students must earn an ACT mathematics score of 24 or above or pass MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra .

Note: Students completing MAT 140 with a grade of BC or higher will be exempted from the Praxis Core Mathematics Test.

Distributional Studies Requirements for Music Education Majors:

Art, Music, and Theatre (ART, GDN, MUS, THE)

History and Political Science (HIS, POL)

Music Education majors must select two courses: HIS 111 or HIS 112 and POL 221 or POL 231 .
Music Education majors must also take HIS 101 , HIS 102 , HIS 211 , HIS 232 or HIS 247 .

Literature and Writing (CRW, ENG, WRT) - (Excluded courses: ENG 230 , WRT 211 , WRT 212 )

Music Education majors must take one of the following: ENG 200 , ENG 225 , ENG 311 , ENG 312 , or ENG 320 .

Mathematics (MAT) - (Excluded courses: MAT 120 , MAT 140 , prior courses: MAT 130, MAT 150)

Music Education majors must select MAT 162 , MAT 220 , MAT 230 , MAT 231 , or MAT 250 .

Natural Sciences (BIO, CHM, PHY)

Music Education majors must select two courses, one Biological Science (BIO 100 , BIO 101 , BIO 111 ) and one Physical Science (CHM 100 , CHM 131 , CHM 200 , PHY 100 , PHY 200 , PHY 251 ).

Social Sciences (ANT, CRJ, DVS, ECN, PSY, SOC)

Music Education majors must take EDU 230 /PSY 230 .

Music Education majors must also take a minimum of three (3) semester hours from one of the following: Humanities, World Languages, Philosophy, or Religion.

The Critical Thinking Core Sequence

A. Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking

B. Core II: Exploring the Human Condition (topics below):

C. Core III: Shaping the Future (topics below)

Note: Most Lakeland students are required to complete all levels of the Critical Thinking Core Sequence. Intermediate and upper-level transfer students, however, are exempt from some Core requirements. Students entering with 30-74 semester hours in transfer credit must complete a Core II and a Core III course, while students entering with 75 or more semester hours in transfer are only required to complete a Core III course.