The request to revise Bachelor of Music with Concentration in Choral/General Music Education

Date: October 14, 2016
To: College of Arts + Architecture
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: September 19, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Degree Requirements

General Education Courses (34 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program. Both Writing Intensive (W) courses and the Oral Communications (O) course are fulfilled by the Music History courses in the major.

Foreign Language Courses (0-8 credit hours)

All Music majors must demonstrate proficiency in the language of their choice through the 1202 level. Proficiency can be demonstrated in the following ways: (1) completing the required coursework at UNC Charlotte; (2) completing three years of the same foreign language in high school through level three; (3) achieving a satisfactory score on the foreign languages placement test (in Spanish, French or German); (4) through approved transfer or transient credit earned at other accredited institutions; (5) a combination of the above methods (e.g., placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1201 and completing the 1202 course, completing 1201 and placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1202).

Select two semesters of the same foreign language with course numbers such as 1201 and 1202, or at least three years of the same language in high school.

Major Courses (54 46 credit hours)

Foundation Course (6 credit hours)

Musicianship Courses (23 credit hours)

MUSC 1000 – Introduction to Music Studies (1)

MUSC 2151 – Introduction to Music Technology (1)

MUSC 3135 – Choral Conducting (2)

MUSC 4235 – Orchestration and Arranging (2)

MUSC 1230 – Structure and Style of Music I (2)

MUSC 1230L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I (1)

MUSC 1231 – Structure and Style of Music II (2)

MUSC 1231L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing II (1)

MUSC 1233 – Class Piano I (1)

MUSC 1234 – Class Piano II (1)

MUSC 2230 – Structure and Style of Music III (2)

MUSC 2230L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III (1)

MUSC 2231 – Structure and Style of Music IV (2)

MUSC 2231L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV (1)

MUSC 2233 – Class Piano III (1)

MUSC 2234 – Class Piano IV (1)

MUSC 3170 – Music History I (3) (W)

MUSC 3171 – Music History II (3) (W,O)

Ensembles Courses (9 credit hours)

Performance Courses (23 credit hours)

MUPF 1120 – University Chorale (1) (7 semesters)

MUPF 112x – Secondary Ensembles (1) (2 semesters)

Applied Music and Recital Preparation Courses (14 credit hours)

MUPF 12xx – Applied Music (2) (4 semesters)

MUPF 32xx – Advanced Applied Music (2) (2 semesters)

MUPF 44xx – Senior Recital Preparation (2)

Performance Classes (8 semesters)

MUSC 1300 – Performance Class (0) (4 semesters)

MUSC 3300 – Advanced Performance Class (0) (3 semesters)

Music Theory Courses (8 credit hours)

MUSC 1230 – Structure and Style of Music I (2)

MUSC 1231 – Structure and Style of Music II (2)

MUSC 2230 – Structure and Style of Music III (2)

MUSC 2231 – Structure and Style of Music IV (2)

Class Piano Courses (4 credit hours)

MUSC 1233 – Class Piano I (1)

MUSC 1234 – Class Piano II (1)

MUSC 2233 – Class Piano III (1)

MUSC 2234 – Class Piano IV (1)

Aural Skills Courses (4 credit hours)

MUSC 1230L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I (1)

MUSC 1231L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing II (1)

MUSC 2230L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III (1)

MUSC 2231L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV (1)

Music History Courses (9 credit hours)

MUSC 4290 – Early Music (3)

MUSC 4294 – Classic and Romantic Music (3)

MUSC 4296 – Contemporary and World Music (3)

Concentration Courses (40 45 credit hours)

MUED 2100 – Introduction to Music Education (2)

MUED 2141 – Music Development and Learning (2)

MUED 2200 – Foundations of Music Education (2)

MUED 4190 – Choral Methods (2)

MUED 4190L – Choral Methods Lab (1)

MUED 4192 – General Music Methods (2)

MUED 4192L – General Music Methods Lab (1)

MUED 4270 – Teaching Discipline: Assessment and Behavior in the Music Classroom (2)

MUED 4467 – Student Teaching/Seminar: K-12 Music (12)

MUSC 2151 – Introduction to Music Technology (1)

MUSC 2137 – Phonetics and Articulation for Singers I (2)

MUSC 2138 – Phonetics and Articulation for Singers II (2)

MUSC 3134 – Fundamentals of Conducting (2)

MUSC 3135 – Choral Conducting (2)

MUSC 3151 – Accompanying for Non-Pianists (1)

MUSC 4094 – Instrumental Ensemble Techniques (1)

MUSC 4137 – Vocal Pedagogy (3)

MUSC 4235 – Orchestration and Arranging (2)

EDUC 4290 – Modifying Instruction for Learners with Diverse Needs (3)