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Music Education
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The programs in the Bachelor of Music degree are directed to those who intend to become professional musicians and music educators. The Bachelor of Music in Music Education offers both instrumental and choral/general tracks in which students gain classroom experience through extensive, field-based teaching opportunities. This program is designed specifically to educate and provide certification for those intending to teach music in elementary or secondary schools in a public school system. The Music Education major may be personalized through Service-Learning programs, summer research, independent study and the pursuit of a senior thesis or capstone experience.
Students within the music education major are held to a rigorous standard of musical proficiency, similar to that of students in the Applied Music major, with hour-long weekly lessons throughout their undergraduate career. This major provides effective preparation for immediate employment within the public school system or for further graduate study in music.
Areas of Study
- Music Theory, Aural Skills, Class Piano, and Music History core sequences
- Music education methods and secondary instrumental methods
- Private weekly instrumental or vocal lessons
- Ensemble participation
- Education, human development coursework concentration
Prospective Careers
- Teaching Kindergarten through 12th grade Music (general, choral, orchestral and band) in public schools
- Band, Orchestra or Choral Director
- Arts Administrator
- Clinician
- Community Music School Teacher or Director
- Musical Theatre Director
Prospective Graduate Programs
- Music Education
- Music Performance
- Music History
- Music Theory
- Music Composition
What’s special about this program?
This major can be personalized to fit the academic and professional pursuits of each student, individualized to incorporate minors, Honors Degrees, Degrees with Distinction, Service-Learning, study abroad and research. We maintain a low student-to-faculty ratio and small classes, providing access to a passionate, invested, and highly accomplished faculty comprised of professionally active performers, composers, educators, theorists and musicologists. The study of music at Delaware is enriched by nearly 300 performances each year by faculty, students, ensembles and guest artists. Additionally, the vast musical resources of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C. and New York City are easily accessible to our majors.
Get involved
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Xi Mu Chapter)
Sigma Alpha Iota (Eto Rho Chapter)
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
The Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI)
American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
The Jazz Educators and Performers Association (JEPA)
Music Management Student Assoc (MMSA)
College Music Society (UD Student Chapter)
Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
American Musicological Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
A cappella and other musical groups
Nationally Connected Organizations
Ensemble Opportunities
Sample curriculum
ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition
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HDFS201
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Life Span Development |
MATH113 | Contemporary Mathematics
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MUED179 | Freshman Seminar in Music Education
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MUSC100
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Recital Attendance |
MUSC113
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Marching Band (Instrumental Majors) |
MUSC151/152
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Private Study |
MUSC171/271
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Diction (Italian/English and German – Choral/General Majors)
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MUSC174
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Class Voice - Instrumentalists |
MUSC175/176 | Class Piano I/II
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MUSC185/186 | Class Piano I/II
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MUSC195 | Harmony I
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MUSC215/217 | Secondary Instrumental Methods (Instrumental Majors)
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UNIV101
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First Year Experience |
Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles (varied)
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University Breadth Course
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HDFS202
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Diversity and Families |
MUED277 | Introduction to Music Education
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MUSC100 | Recital Attendance
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MUSC196/295
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Harmony II/III |
MUSC211/311
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Music, History, and Ideas & Music History: 400–1600 |
MUSC214/219
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Secondary Instrumental Methods (Instrumental Majors) |
MUSC251/252 | Private Study
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MUSC272 | French Diction - Vocalists
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MUSC275/276 | Class Piano III/IV
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MUSC285/286
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Aural Skills III/IV |
EDUC414 | Teaching Exceptional Adolescents
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Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles (varied)
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University Breadth Course |
MUED336
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Choral Conducting (Choral/General Majors) |
MUED337
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Instrumental Conducting (Instrumental Majors) |
MUED378
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Choral Music Literature (Choral/General Majors) |
MUED379
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Music in the Elementary and Junior High (or Middle) School (Instrumental Majors) |
MUSC100
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Recital Attendance |
MUSC216/218/222/MUED178
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Advanced Instrumental Methods (Instrumental Majors) |
MUSC296
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Harmony IV |
MUSC312/313
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Music History: 1600-1827 & Music History: 1827 to the Present |
MUSC328 |
Choral Music Literature
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MUSC335
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Basic Conducting |
MUSC351/352
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Private Study |
Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles (varied)
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University Breadth Course
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EDUC400
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Student Teaching |
MUED478
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Secondary Music Materials and Approaches: Choral (Choral/General Majors) |
MUED479
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Secondary Music Materials and Approaches ( Instrumental Majors) |
MUSC301
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Degree Recital |
MUSC407
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Contemporary Music Literature (Choral/General Majors) |
MUSC451
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Private Study |
MUSC480
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Vocal Pedagogy (Choral/General Majors) |
Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles (varied)
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University Breadth Course
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