These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2023-2024. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2023 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Requirements

The Bachelor of Music in Music Education/Jazz is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 158-161 credits (depending on concentration). This major requires a concentration; the available concentrations are Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin and Voice.

University Requirements

  • All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
  • All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for the major are MUED 2696, MUST 3196, and MUST 3696.

Program Requirements (Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola and Violin)

General Education courses32
Senior Project0
Music Theory
MUST 1134Harmony II: Jazz4
MUST 1711Theory I4
MUST 1712Theory II4
MUST 2711Theory III4
MUST 2712Theory IV4
Music History
MUST 2703Music in History3
MUST 2704Music in History3
MUST 2114History of Jazz3
MUST 3196History of Pop3
MUST 3696Music in History3
Counterpoint
MUST 4717Counterpoint3
Orchestration
MUST 3713Orchestration3
Music Education
MUED 1671Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community3
MUED 2665Music Learning & Development3
MUED 2696Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP)3
MUED 3661Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs3
MUED 3662Keyboard Harmony - Music Education3
MUED 4666Assessment of Music Learning3
MUED 4667Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4668Senior Student Teaching Seminar3
MUED 4669Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4689Student Teaching-Elementary3
MUED 4789Student Teaching - Secondary3
Jazz Arranging
MUST 4112Jazz Arranging I3
Jazz Improvisation
MUST 4113Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I2
Music Technology Elective
Select one of the following:3
MUST 4712
Computer Synthesis of Music
MUST 4713
Sound Recording
MUST 4714
Sound Editing
MUST 4716
Composing Music for Films
MUST 4719
MIDI
MUST 4762
Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors
Jazz Elective
Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits:3
MUST 3770
Topics in Music Theory
MUST 4110
Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging
MUST 4111
Jazz Style and Analysis
MUST 4114
Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II
MUST 4115
Jazz Arranging II
MUST 4120
Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging
Instrumental Pedagogy
Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 6 credits:6
MUED 1651
Percussion
MUED 1652
Woodwinds I
MUED 1653
Upper Strings
MUED 1654
Lower Strings
MUED 1655
Brass I
MUED 1656
Brass II
MUED 1657
Woodwinds II
Instrumental Concentration
MUSC 1501Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 1502Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 2501Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 2502Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 3501Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 3502Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 4501Instrumental Concentration2
MUSC 4502Instrumental Concentration2
Vocal Pedagogy
Select one of the following:2
MUED 2671
School Choral Ensembles
MUED 2674
Jazz Education - Vocal
MUED 2675
Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary
Secondary Piano
MUSC 1405Secondary Piano for Music Majors1
MUST 1106Jazz Secondary Piano1
MUST 2105Jazz Secondary Piano1
MUST 2106Jazz Secondary Piano1
Jazz Education
MUED 2673Jazz Education - Instrumental2
Instrumental Conducting
MUSC 2323Basic Conducting1
MUSC 2324Conducting Intermediate1
MUSC 4324Conducting (Instrumental)2
Ensembles
MUSC 3510Marching Band1
Select one of the following:1
MUSC 3300
Choral Ensemble
MUSC 4300
Concert Choir
MUSC 4310
Graduate Conductors Choir
Select any combination of the following four courses for a total of 3 credits:3
MUSC 3500
Collegiate Band
MUSC 3510
Marching Band
MUSC 4500
Instrumental Ensemble
MUSC 4510
Instrumental Ensemble
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits:4
MUSC 3100
Small Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 3110
Large Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 4520
Ensemble
Total Credit Hours160

Program Requirements (Piano Concentration with Band/Orchestra Emphasis) 

General Education courses32
Senior Project0
Music Theory
MUST 1134Harmony II: Jazz4
MUST 1711Theory I4
MUST 1712Theory II4
MUST 2711Theory III4
MUST 2712Theory IV4
Music History
MUST 2703Music in History3
MUST 2704Music in History3
MUST 2114History of Jazz3
MUST 3196History of Pop3
MUST 3696Music in History3
Counterpoint
MUST 4717Counterpoint3
Orchestration
MUST 3713Orchestration3
Music Education
MUED 1671Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community3
MUED 2665Music Learning & Development3
MUED 2696Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP)3
MUED 3661Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs3
MUED 3662Keyboard Harmony - Music Education3
MUED 4666Assessment of Music Learning3
MUED 4667Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4668Senior Student Teaching Seminar3
MUED 4669Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4689Student Teaching-Elementary3
MUED 4789Student Teaching - Secondary3
Jazz Arranging
MUST 4112Jazz Arranging I3
Jazz Improvisation
MUST 4113Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I2
Music Technology Elective
Select one of the following:3
MUST 4712
Computer Synthesis of Music
MUST 4713
Sound Recording
MUST 4714
Sound Editing
MUST 4716
Composing Music for Films
MUST 4719
MIDI
MUST 4762
Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors
Jazz Elective
Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits:3
MUST 3770
Topics in Music Theory
MUST 4110
Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging
MUST 4111
Jazz Style and Analysis
MUST 4114
Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II
MUST 4115
Jazz Arranging II
MUST 4120
Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging
Instrumental Pedagogy
Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 6 credits:6
MUED 1651
Percussion
MUED 1652
Woodwinds I
MUED 1653
Upper Strings
MUED 1654
Lower Strings
MUED 1655
Brass I
MUED 1656
Brass II
MUED 1657
Woodwinds II
Piano Concentration
MUSC 1401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 1402Piano Concentration2
MUSC 2401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 2402Piano Concentration2
MUSC 3401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 3402Piano Concentration2
MUSC 4401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 4402Piano Concentration2
Vocal Pedagogy
Select one of the following:2
MUED 2671
School Choral Ensembles
MUED 2674
Jazz Education - Vocal
MUED 2675
Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary
Band/Orchestra Piano
MUED 2673Jazz Education - Instrumental2
Choral Conducting
MUSC 2323Basic Conducting1
MUSC 2324Conducting Intermediate1
MUSC 4323Conducting (Choral)2
Ensembles
MUSC 3510Marching Band1
MUSC 1428Accompanying and Piano Ensemble1
MUSC 1429Accompanying and Piano Ensemble1
Select one of the following:1
MUSC 3300
Choral Ensemble
MUSC 4300
Concert Choir
MUSC 4310
Graduate Conductors Choir
Select any combination of the following four courses for a total of 3 credits:3
MUSC 3500
Collegiate Band
MUSC 3510
Marching Band
MUSC 4500
Instrumental Ensemble
MUSC 4510
Instrumental Ensemble
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits:4
MUSC 3100
Small Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 3110
Large Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 4520
Ensemble
Total Credit Hours158

Program Requirements (Piano Concentration with Choral/General Emphasis)

General Education courses32
Senior Project0
Music Theory
MUST 1134Harmony II: Jazz4
MUST 1711Theory I4
MUST 1712Theory II4
MUST 2711Theory III4
MUST 2712Theory IV4
Music History
MUST 2703Music in History3
MUST 2704Music in History3
MUST 2114History of Jazz3
MUST 3196History of Pop3
MUST 3696Music in History3
Counterpoint
MUST 4717Counterpoint3
Orchestration
MUST 3713Orchestration3
Music Education
MUED 1671Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community3
MUED 2665Music Learning & Development3
MUED 2696Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP)3
MUED 3661Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs3
MUED 3662Keyboard Harmony - Music Education3
MUED 4666Assessment of Music Learning3
MUED 4667Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4668Senior Student Teaching Seminar3
MUED 4669Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4689Student Teaching-Elementary3
MUED 4789Student Teaching - Secondary3
Jazz Arranging
MUST 4112Jazz Arranging I3
Jazz Improvisation
MUST 4113Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I2
Music Technology Elective
Select one of the following:3
MUST 4712
Computer Synthesis of Music
MUST 4713
Sound Recording
MUST 4714
Sound Editing
MUST 4716
Composing Music for Films
MUST 4719
MIDI
MUST 4762
Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors
Jazz Elective
Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits:3
MUST 3770
Topics in Music Theory
MUST 4110
Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging
MUST 4111
Jazz Style and Analysis
MUST 4114
Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II
MUST 4115
Jazz Arranging II
MUST 4120
Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging
Instrumental Pedagogy
Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 6 credits:6
MUED 1651
Percussion
MUED 1652
Woodwinds I
MUED 1653
Upper Strings
MUED 1654
Lower Strings
MUED 1655
Brass I
MUED 1656
Brass II
MUED 1657
Woodwinds II
Piano Concentration
MUSC 1401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 1402Piano Concentration2
MUSC 2401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 2402Piano Concentration2
MUSC 3401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 3402Piano Concentration2
MUSC 4401Piano Concentration2
MUSC 4402Piano Concentration2
Vocal Pedagogy
Select one of the following:2
MUED 2671
School Choral Ensembles
MUED 2675
Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary
Choral/General Piano
MUED 2674Jazz Education - Vocal2
Choral Conducting
MUSC 2323Basic Conducting1
MUSC 2324Conducting Intermediate1
MUSC 4323Conducting (Choral)2
Ensembles
MUSC 1428Accompanying and Piano Ensemble1
MUSC 1429Accompanying and Piano Ensemble1
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 5 credits:5
MUSC 3300
Choral Ensemble (Take four times for four total credits)
MUSC 4300
Concert Choir
MUSC 4310
Graduate Conductors Choir
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits:4
MUSC 3100
Small Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 3110
Large Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 4520
Ensemble
Total Credit Hours158

Program Requirements (Voice Concentration)

General Education courses32
Senior Project0
Music Theory
MUST 1134Harmony II: Jazz4
MUST 1711Theory I4
MUST 1712Theory II4
MUST 2711Theory III4
MUST 2712Theory IV4
Music History
MUST 2703Music in History3
MUST 2704Music in History3
MUST 2114History of Jazz3
MUST 3196History of Pop3
MUST 3696Music in History3
Counterpoint
MUST 4717Counterpoint3
Orchestration
MUST 3713Orchestration3
Music Education
MUED 1671Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community3
MUED 2665Music Learning & Development3
MUED 2696Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP)3
MUED 3661Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs3
MUED 3662Keyboard Harmony - Music Education3
MUED 4666Assessment of Music Learning3
MUED 4667Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4668Senior Student Teaching Seminar3
MUED 4669Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations3
MUED 4689Student Teaching-Elementary3
MUED 4789Student Teaching - Secondary3
Jazz Arranging
MUST 4112Jazz Arranging I3
Jazz Improvisation
MUST 4113Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I2
Music Technology Elective
Select one of the following:3
MUST 4712
Computer Synthesis of Music
MUST 4713
Sound Recording
MUST 4714
Sound Editing
MUST 4716
Composing Music for Films
MUST 4719
MIDI
MUST 4762
Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors
Jazz Elective
Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits:3
MUST 3770
Topics in Music Theory
MUST 4110
Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging
MUST 4111
Jazz Style and Analysis
MUST 4114
Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II
MUST 4115
Jazz Arranging II
MUST 4120
Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging
Instrumental Pedagogy
Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 4 credits:4
MUED 1651
Percussion
MUED 1652
Woodwinds I
MUED 1653
Upper Strings
MUED 1654
Lower Strings
MUED 1655
Brass I
MUED 1656
Brass II
MUED 1657
Woodwinds II
Voice Concentration
MUSC 1201Voice Concentration2
MUSC 1202Voice Concentration2
MUSC 2201Voice Concentration2
MUSC 2202Voice Concentration2
MUSC 3201Voice Concentration2
MUSC 3202Voice Concentration2
MUSC 4201Voice Concentration2
MUSC 4202Voice Concentration2
Vocal Pedagogy
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits:4
MUED 2671
School Choral Ensembles
MUED 2673
Jazz Education - Instrumental
MUED 2675
Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary
Secondary Piano
MUSC 1405Secondary Piano for Music Majors1
MUST 1106Jazz Secondary Piano1
MUST 2105Jazz Secondary Piano1
MUST 2106Jazz Secondary Piano1
Jazz Education
MUED 2674Jazz Education - Vocal2
Choral Conducting
MUSC 2323Basic Conducting1
MUSC 2324Conducting Intermediate1
MUSC 4323Conducting (Choral)2
Diction
MUSC 1225English Diction1
Ensembles
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 5 credits:5
MUSC 3300
Choral Ensemble
MUSC 4300
Concert Choir
MUSC 4310
Graduate Conductors Choir
Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits:4
MUSC 3100
Small Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 3110
Large Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 4520
Ensemble
Total Credit Hours161