Music Education - Vocal Major (MEVC), BME [Teacher Licensure]

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Three hours of the Creative Spirit component are met within in the major and counted below.
• Three hours of the Global Perspectives component are met by MUS 324  and counted below.
• EDFD 203  is required in place of PSY 201  in the Individual and Social Environment component and is counted below in the hours required for licensure.

Required:

• ENG 201  or ENG 202  is required.
• Students must take MATH 151  and ENG 113 .

Major: 52 Hours

Music major status requires a passing score of 80 percent or higher on the Theory Entrance Exam or MUS 170  with a grade of “B” or better; and satisfactory performance on the Theory, Keyboard and Principal Applied Performance Evaluations.

• COMM 235 - Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 140 - Music Forum (Majors must enroll in and satisfy the requirements every semester.)
• MUS 171 - Theory and Ear Training I Credit Hours: 4
• MUS 172 - Theory and Ear Training II Credit Hours: 4
• MUS 260 - Diction for Singers Credit Hours: 2
• MUS 271 - Theory and Ear Training III Credit Hours: 4
• MUS 272 - Theory and Ear Training IV Credit Hours: 4
• MUS 306 - Vocal Pedagogy Credit Hours: 2
• MUS 321 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 322 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 323 - Music History III Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 324 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 330 - Conducting Credit Hours: 1
• MUS 331 - Choral Conducting Credit Hours: 2
• MUS 372 - Orchestration and Arranging Credit Hours: 2
• MUS 380 - Junior Recital Credit Hours: 0, 1
• GUI 101 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1

• or GUI 111 - Class Guitar Credit Hours: 1 

• PIA 111 - Class Piano I Credit Hours: 1

• or PIA 112 - Class Piano II Credit Hours: 1 

• or PIA 211 - Class Piano III Credit Hours: 1 

• or PIA 212 - Class Piano IV Credit Hours: 1 

• or four hours of equivalent piano

Licensure: 33 Hours

Consult the Cannon-Clary College of Education  catalog section for additional licensure information.

• EDFD 200 - Chalk / Wire ePortfolio
• EDFD 202 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 203 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 403 - Methods for Music Teachers, K-12 Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 415 - Music Literacy Credit Hours: 2
• MUS 424 - Choral Methods and Assessment Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 426 - Teaching Music Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 461 - Supervised Teaching - Internship II Credit Hours: 8-12
• SEED 480 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
• SPED 418 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

BMIN 320 - Hymnology  is required of all music majors.

Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .