Vocal/Piano Performance & Choral Music Education, BM (5 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 Vocal Performance and Choral 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/.

Choral Music Education (65 credits)

AM 299 - Upper Divisional Examination Min Units: 0
AM 300 - Recital Min Units: 0
AM 400 - Recital Min Units: 0
ES 110 - Butler Opera Theatre Min Units: 1
ES 310 - Butler Opera Theatre Min Units: 1
ES 313 - Accompanying Min Units: 1
ME 101 - Foundations in Music Education 1 Min Units: 2
ME 102 - Foundations in Music Education 2 Min Units: 2
ME 232 - Diverse Learners in the Music Classroom Min Units: 2
ME 299 - Music Education Upper Divisional Examination Min Units: 0
ME 324 - Contemporary Choral Practices Min Units: 2
ME 325 - General Music Methods: Elementary Min Units: 3
ME 326 - General Music Methods: Secondary Min Units: 2
ME 413 - Teaching the Young Singer Min Units: 2
ME 425 - Administration of the School Music Program Min Units: 1
ME 426 - Choral Music Methods Min Units: 3
ME 430 - E-Portfolio Capstone Min Units: 0
ME 480 - Music Student Teacher Seminar Min Units: 1
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
ML 206 - English and Italian Diction for Singers Min Units: 2
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
MT 322 - Choral 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 (27 credits for Vocal Performance, 24 credits for Piano Performance)

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.

Free Electives (4-5 credits if Vocal Performance, 8 credits if Piano Performance)

Includes AM 21 and AM 22 if needed, for Vocal Performance Concentration.

Vocal Performance Concentration (43-44 credits)

AM 23 - Keyboard Skills 3 Min Units: 1
AM 24 - Keyboard Skills 4 Min Units: 1
AM 221 - Voice Major Min Units: 2 (repeated 4 times, 8 credits total)
AM 421 - Voice Major Min Units: 2 (repeated 5 times,10 credits total)
AM 222 - Voice Studio Class Min Units: 0
AM 422 - Voice Studio Class Min Units: 0
AM 112 - Piano Secondary Min Units: 1
AM 312 - Piano Secondary Min Units: 1
Major Ensemble - Choral (ES courses - 9 credits)
MH 412 - Art Song 1 Min Units: 3
Vocal Repitoire Elective (3 credits)

MH 440 , MH 441 or MH 442

Dance Elective (DA/PWB, 1 credit)
Supportive Courses in the Arts and Languages (6 credits)

6 credit hours chosen from the following (must include at least 4 credits of language study): MH 440 , MH 441 , MH 442 , additional DA classes, or courses in French, German or Italian.

Piano Performance Concentration (46 credits)

AM 31 - Piano Major: Keyboard Skills 1 Min Units: 1
AM 32 - Piano Major: Keyboard Skills 2 Min Units: 1
AM 212 - Piano Major Min Units: 2 (repeated 4 times, 8 credits total)
AM 412 - Piano Major Min Units: 2 (repeated 5 times,10 credits total)
AM 226 - Piano Studio Class Min Units: 0
AM 426 - Piano Studio Class Min Units: 0
AM 121 - Voice Secondary Min Units: 1
AM 321 - Voice Secondary Min Units: 1
AM 127 - Voice Class 1 Min Units: 1
AM 128 - Voice Class 2 Min Units: 1
AM 430 - Piano Teaching Practicum Min Units: 1
AM 497 - Advanced Performance Study Min Units: 2 (repeated, 4 credits total)
Major Ensemble - Choral (ES courses - 7 credits total)
ES 423 - Two-Piano Ensemble Min Units: 1
ME 417 - Piano Pedagogy 1 Min Units: 3
ME 418 - Piano Pedagogy 2 Min Units: 3
MH 415 - Piano Literature Min Units: 3
Piano Electives (4 credits ) - Select from:

AM 123 ,ES 101 , ES 301 , ES 313 , ES 127 , ES 327 , ES 423

ME 210 - Acting for the Lyric Stage Min Units: 2