Music Education Major, Bachelor of Music Education (BME)
Admission to the Education and Admission to the Music Programs is required for the BME degree.
Students are prepared for professional careers as music educators in K–12 systems. Students must audition on their primary instrument or voice as part of the admission requirement and are eligible for talent scholarships. Review the Music website for audition requirements.
Note:
- The School of Education has pre-major prerequisites and Secondary Education Core requirements.
- All students in this degree must work with a music education advisor throughout their residency to help them plan their schedule, as many courses are either sequential, offered only in certain years/terms, or have pre-reqs.
- Students in this program are excused from major ensemble participation during the quarter of student teaching.
- This degree option requires more than 12 quarters to complete at 15–16 credits per quarter.
- Students MUST complete any/all recital requirements prior to starting their Education courses and student teaching.
Grade Requirement for all majors offered by the Music Department: the minimum acceptable grade for any music course required for graduation (including transferred music courses) is ≥C.
| Secondary Education students must complete the required Education program prerequisites, the Secondary Education Core and the following courses. | ||
| Required Non-Credit Music Components | ||
| CONVOCATION AND RECITAL ATTENDANCE | ||
Piano Proficiency (0) | ||
| Keyboard Requirements–based on placement | 1-3 | |
| PIANO CLASS I FOR MAJORS and PIANO CLASS II FOR MAJORS and PIANO CLASS III FOR MAJORS | ||
or MUSC 126 | HONORS KEYBOARD | |
| Required Music Courses | ||
| MUSC 101 & MUSC 102 & MUSC 103 | MUSIC THEORY I and MUSIC THEORY II and MUSIC THEORY III | 9 |
| MUSC 104 & MUSC 105 & MUSC 106 | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS II and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS III | 3 |
| MUSC 201 & MUSC 202 & MUSC 203 | MUSIC THEORY IV and MUSIC THEORY V and MUSIC THEORY VI | 9 |
| MUSC 204 & MUSC 205 | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS IV and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS V | 2 |
| MUSC 244 | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| MUSC 250 & MUSC 251 & MUSC 252 | MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I and MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE II and MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE III | 12 |
| MUSC 310 & MUSC 312 | BASIC CONDUCTING and ADVANCED CONDUCTING | 4 |
| MUSC 388 | PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL MUSIC | 4 |
| Techniques Classes | ||
| MUSC 382 | VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES I | 3 |
| MUSC 383 | INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES II | 3 |
| MUSC 384 | INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES III | 3 |
| Methods Requirements | ||
| MUSC 441 | MUSIC METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY MUSIC SPECIALISTS | 3 |
| MUSC 445 | CHORAL METH/MAT SEC SCHOOL | 2 |
| MUSC 446 | INSTRUMENTAL METHODS/MATERIALS | 2 |
| MUSC 447 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE METHODS/MATERIAL | 2 |
| MUSC 470 | SENIOR RECITAL | 2 |
| Applied Music Requirements–must be repeated | 12 | |
| INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON VOICE OR INSTRUMENT | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON VOICE OR INSTRUMENT | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| Music Ensemble Requirements–Options (must be repeated) | 11 | |
| Note: string, wind and percussion majors in music education shall participate in one quarter of a major vocal ensemble. Vocal and piano majors in music education shall participate in one quarter of a major instrumental ensemble. | ||
| MARCHING BAND | ||
| WIND ENSEMBLE | ||
| SYMPHONIC BAND | ||
| ORCHESTRA | ||
| SYMPHONIC CHOIR | ||
| CONCERT CHOIR | ||
| Required Senior Capstone/Thesis | ||
| MUSC 490 | MUSIC SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 93-95 | |
| Secondary Education Core | ||
| EDUC 303 & EDUC 309 & EDUC 341 & EDUC 386A & EDUC 413 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT and FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT and SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT and FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM and CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES | 15 |
| EDUC 386B & EDUC 427 | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM and GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (These are variable credit courses. The minimum for each is 3 credits.) | 6-15 |
| EDUC 426 | SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12 | 12 |
| Total Credits | 33-42 | |
All Prerequisites Must be Completed Prior to Admission to the Education Department
- Admission Requirements: Attend an admission orientation, complete the online application to the School of Education, including participation in an interview and receive admission.
- Successful completion of any/all music recital requirements.
- A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses listed below is required.
- GPA Requirement: a minimum ≥2.8 GPA.
- Pass the Washington Educator Skills Test-Basic (WEST-B). Satisfactory SAT or ACT scores may waive all or part of the WEST–B requirement.
- Successfully receive Pre-residency clearance and FBI fingerprint clearance.
Prerequisites for Secondary Education Program
- Education: EDUC 201 and SPED 363
- English: ENGL 201 or an approved equivalent
- Mathematics: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency
- Speech: CMST 200 or CMST 201 or CMST 340 or an approved equivalent
- Other: PSYC 204
- Pass the NES / West E endorsement test in their major area. Candidates in the Modern Languages should also pass the ACTFL requirements.
- Attempt the NES / West E endorsement test(s) in all non-major endorsement areas.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BME in Music Education from EWU should be able to:
- perform music in public on the primary instrument in a manner consistent with professional expectations through successful completion of juries, recitals, and ensemble concerts;
- demonstrate advanced competency in music theory through score analysis and compositional exercises;;
- demonstrate advanced music aural skills through dictation and sight singing exercises;
- demonstrate advanced historical knowledge of music through writing research reports and exams;
- demonstrate fundamental music keyboard skills through successful completion of a piano proficiency exam;
- demonstrate competency in music conducting through successful completion of practical conducting assignments;
- apply music pedagogical principles to a broad range of instruments/voice through successful completion of teaching demonstrations;
- apply principles of music education methodology in teaching choral music in secondary grade levels through successful completion of score analysis, arrangements and curricular design;
- apply principles of music education methodology in teaching instrumental music in secondary grade levels through successful completion of score analysis, projects, presentations and tests;
- apply principles of music education methodology in teaching general music in elementary grade levels through successful completion of music arrangements, lesson plan design and teaching laboratory assignments.