Piano Performance + Choral or Instrumental Music Education, BM (five-year program)

Applicants are admitted to the program on the basis of academic acceptance by the University, an audition, and an interview. Visit https://www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/admission/ for details.
The BM in Piano Performance and Choral or Instrumental Music Education requires the completion of 160 credit hours; 40 hours must be at the 300-level or above.
A grade of C or higher is required for all JCA courses.
All Music majors are required to attend Arts Events; see www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/current-student-resources/ for details (JCA Arts Event Attendance Requirements).
For detailed degree requirements, including an eight-semester suggested sequence of courses, see www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/undergraduate-programs/music/majors-minors/.

Required Courses in Music (111 (c), 110 (i) credits)

For all areas of study in music, summaries of requirements and suggested sequences of courses are available online at www.butler.edu/jordanarts/undergraduate-programs/music/majors-minors/. For degree requirements regarding the BS in Arts Administration-Music, see www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/undergraduate-programs/arts-administration/majors-minors/.

Required Courses in Music

AM 299 - Upper Divisional Examination Min Units: 0
AM 300 - Recital Min Units: 0
ME 480 - Music Student Teacher Seminar Min Units: 1
ME 425 - Administration of the School Music Program Min Units: 1
ME 430 - E-Portfolio Capstone Min Units: 0
ME 232 - Diverse Learners in the Music Classroom Min Units: 2
ME 299 - Music Education Upper Divisional Examination Min Units: 0
ME 325 - General Music Methods: Elementary Min Units: 3
ME 326 - General Music Methods: Secondary Min Units: 2
ME 101 - Foundations in Music Education 1 Min Units: 2
ME 102 - Foundations in Music Education 2 Min Units: 2
MH 305 - Music History and Literature 1 Min Units: 2
MH 306 - Music History and Literature 2 Min Units: 3
MH 307 - Music History and Literature 3 Min Units: 3
MH 308 - Music in Global Contexts Min Units: 3
MT 101 - Theory 1 Min Units: 3
MT 102 - Theory 2 Min Units: 3
MT 201 - Theory 3 Min Units: 3
MT 202 - Theory 4 Min Units: 3
MT 111 - Aural Skills 1 Min Units: 1
MT 112 - Aural Skills 2 Min Units: 1
MT 211 - Aural Skills 3 Min Units: 1
MT 212 - Aural Skills 4 Min Units: 1
MT 307 - Composing and Arranging for the Classroom Ensemble Min Units: 2
MT 311 - Basic Conducting Min Units: 2

Professional Education Requirements (17 credits)

ED 299 - Integrated Foundations of Teacher Education Min Units: 6
ED 425 - Secondary Student Teaching 1 Min Units: 5
ED 426 - Secondary Student Teaching 2 Min Units: 5
ED 492 - Special Education Law Min Units: 1

Core Curriculum (24 credits)

FYS 101 and FYS 102, First Year Seminar	6 (3,3)
GHS, Global and Historical Studies (2 courses)	6 (3,3)
AR, Analytic Reasoning	3
NW, The Natural World	5
TI, Texts and Ideas	3
WB, Well-Being	1

Music Education majors are exempt from the following requirements of the University Core Curriculum: Perspectives in the Creative Arts (because they take nine credit hours in the arts), The Social World (because they take nine credit hours in the social sciences), and the Butler Cultural Requirement.

INTERNAL RESOURCES

Piano Performance + Choral or Instrumental Music Education, BM (five-year program)

Required Courses in Music (111 (c), 110 (i) credits)

Required Courses in Music

Professional Education Requirements (17 credits)

Core Curriculum (24 credits)

Free Electives (8 (c), 9 (I) credits)