The Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree is designed for students desiring to teach music, and leads to Florida teacher certification in Music (K–12). From their first semester of study, students engage in a field-based program of courses that provides real teaching experiences through which students develop their educator skills and professional contacts. Concurrently, Music Education majors develop their personal musicianship and music knowledge-base with courses in music theory, aural skills, musicology, applied study, and performance in a variety of ensembles.
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree follow one of two tracks based on their primary applied area: Instrumentalist or Vocalist.
Instrumentalist Track
Auditions (Instrumentalist Track)
A successful music audition on the student's primary instrument is required for admission to the Instrumentalist track of the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree. Audition requirements and an audition application are available at www.ut.edu/music/prospective/. For assistance and additional information contact music.audition@ut.edu.
Transfer Students
Transfer students who plan to audition for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree program, and who have completed four semesters of applied lessons in their primary performance area, should demonstrate performance competency equivalent to the requirements of the Upper Division Performance Evaluation. Transfer students can obtain a list of these requirements in advance of their audition by contacting music.audition@ut.edu.
Music Education (Additional Requirements for Admittance)
Admitted Bachelor of Music in Music Education students are required to:
- Take the Florida General Knowledge Test in the summer prior to entering UT. (The University of Tampa must be designated as a score recipient with the testing agency.)
- Attain Level II clearance (background check and fingerprinting) through Hillsborough County Schools during the first six weeks of the entering semester. Paperwork and guidance through this process will be provided to students at the beginning of each semester.
- Enroll in and pass MUS 205 Intro to Music Education, Human Development and Diversity during their first fall semester.
Field Experience Seminar
- All Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates must enroll in MUS 209 Field Experience Seminar during each semester of enrollment.
Applied Performance Requirements (Instrumentalist Track)
The Instrumentalist track of the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree has the following applied performance requirements:
- Students must take at least twelve credits of 200-level Studio Lessons courses (MUS: 247-250, 252-267, 271-275) on their primary instrument.
- Students must take at least six ensemble courses (MUS: 192, 246, 289-314). Ensemble courses may be repeated for additional credit. At least two of these courses must be different ensembles. Music scholarship students may have additional ensemble requirements.
- Students must present a Junior Recital.
Recital/Concert Attendance
All Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates must pass MUS 269 Recital/Concert Attendance based on the number of semesters they are in residency at UT as a music degree candidate:
- 8+ semesters at UT = 6 semesters of passing MUS 269
- 7 semesters at UT = 5 semesters of passing MUS 269
- 6 semesters at UT = 4 semesters of passing MUS 269
- 5 semesters at UT = 3 semesters of passing MUS 269
- 4 semesters at UT = 2 semesters of passing MUS 269
- 3 semesters at UT = 1 semesters of passing MUS 269
- 2 semesters at UT = 1 semester of passing MUS 269
Minimum Grade for MUS Courses in Major
All Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates must receive a grade of “C” or better for any MUS course in order for it to be counted toward their music degree requirements.
Piano Proficiency Exam
All Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam. To prepare for the Piano Proficiency Exam, students who have no prior piano study are required to enroll in MUS 110, and then MUS 111. The Piano Proficiency Exam is administered at the end of MUS 111. In the event that a student does not pass, the entire Piano Proficiency Exam may be repeated each semester until the student fulfills this skills requirement before graduation. Students who have had prior piano study may obtain a waiver for MUS 110 and MUS 111 by passing the Piano Proficiency Exam, without taking MUS 110 and MUS 111.
Upper Division Performance Evaluation
- The Upper Division Performance Evaluation is required for all Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates.
- The Upper Division Performance Evaluation will be made no later than the fourth semester of Studio Lessons, and occurs during the end of the semester Jury Exam.
- Transfer students bringing in 60 or more credits, who have successfully auditioned, are not required to complete an Upper Division Performance Evaluation.
- Students must achieve an average grade of "B" or better to pass the evaluation. This grade will substitute for the Jury Exam portion of the student's final Studio Lessons grade for the semester.
- Students who do not pass with an average grade of "B" or better will need to retake the Upper Division Performance Evaluation during their next end of the semester Jury Exam. Students who do not pass for the second time may not continue in the Bachelor of Music degree program, but may instead change their major to the Bachelor of Arts in Music.
- Current performance requirements for the Upper Division Performance Evaluation are listed in the UT Music Student Handbook, available in the UT Music Department Blackboard course or by contacting music@ut.edu.
Upper Division Music Education Application
Prior to their junior year, Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates must submit an Upper Division Music Education Application in order to continue in the Bachelor of Music degree program. Transfer students are required to submit an Upper Division Music Education Application during their first semester of residence in order to continue in the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree program. Application forms are available in the Music Department office, or from the Director of Music Education.
The following materials are required for the Upper Division Music Education Application:
- Evidence of a 3.0 GPA that is certified by the Academic Advising Office
- A student transcript (unofficial), indicating completion or pending completion of 30 credit hours by the end of the current semester
- Documentation of passing scores on all portions of the Florida General Knowledge Exam
- Two educator disposition assessment forms completed by UT music faculty
- One letter of recommendation (not from a UT music faculty member)
- The applicant's perspectives on education statement
- The criminal record information form (for field placement purposes)
- A signed cooperative learning agreement
Music Education Teacher Certification
Prior to their internship semester and/or graduation, all Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates must submit documentation confirming the completion of the following items to the Director of Music Education:
- 100 hours of field experience in K-12 classrooms, divided according to area of specialization
- Passing scores on the two relevant Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE): the Professional Education and Music K-12 exams
Music Exit Exam
Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates are required to complete the Music Exit Exam prior to graduation. Students must take the Music Exit Exam during their final semester of study.
Education
| MUS 205 | Intro to Music Education, Human Development and Diversity | 3 |
| MUS 209 | Field Experience Seminar | 0 |
| MUS 390 | Reading and Teaching Music - Elementary | 3 |
| MUS 391 | ESOL Survey and Music Class Management | 3 |
| MUS 490 | Music Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| MUS 491 | Music Internship 1 - Grades 1-8 (Elementary) | 6 |
| MUS 492 | Music Internship 2 - Grades 6-12 (Secondary) | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Musicianship
| MUS 100 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS 110 | Piano Class I | 2 |
| MUS 111 | Piano Class II | 2 |
| MUS 112 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUS 113 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUS 122 | Music Theory I | 2 |
| MUS 123 | Music Theory II | 2 |
| MUS 210 | Concert Recording Practicum | 2 |
| MUS 212 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUS 213 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUS 215 | Basic Conducting | 2 |
| MUS 222 | Music Theory III | 2 |
| MUS 223 | Music Theory IV | 2 |
| MUS 269 | Recital/Concert Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 315 | Advanced Conducting | 2 |
| MUS 323 | Arranging and Orchestration | 2 |
| MUS 380 | Music History Survey I: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque | 3 |
| MUS 381 | Music History Survey II: 18th Century Classical Period and 19th Century Romanticism | 3 |
| MUS 480 | Music History Survey III: 1900 to Present Day | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40 |
Performance
Child Development
The Florida Department of Education requires a psychology course in child development. Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree candidates can take the
PSY 210 Development I: Child Psychology course to satisfy this requirement. The
PSY 210 Development I: Child Psychology course has a prerequisite of
PSY 101 General Psychology. Together,
PSY 101 and
PSY 210 will count toward 8 Units of Baccalaureate Experience requirements under the University’s Social Science designation.