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Music Education Master of Music

Requirements for Admission to Program without Deficiencies:

  • Undergraduate studies equivalent to the Bachelor of Music Education degree offered at Fredonia;
  • Completion of a baccalaureate degree in Music at an accredited four-year institution with a minimum of 3.0 GPA preferred;
  • Prior (undergraduate) GPA of 3.0 or above;
  • Initial certification to teach music in the public schools of New York State or equivalent preparation;
  • Reported scores on the GRE with a minimum combined Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning score of 272 and submission of a GRE Analytical Writing score;
  • Applicants who do not meet these requirements may be admitted conditionally by permission of the Director of the School of Music and with the approval of the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies;
  • A performance audition is not necessary; however, students in the Music Education degree program who desire to do a Performance Recital Final Project must audition for and be accepted by the appropriate applied music faculty at the time of application and not later than 6 to 12 credit hours into the program.

The School of Music offers two tracks in the Master of Music - Music Education, the Final Project Program and the In-Service Program. Each track consists of core curriculum required for all Master of Music degrees and additional requirements as accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Final Project Program

This 30-credit program leads to one of three Final Project options: Thesis/Final Project, Composition/Arrangement, or Performance Recital. Prior approval must be obtained from the performance faculty or Music Education committee for students wishing to exercise this option. (For the Performance Recital option, the applicant must audition for and be accepted by the appropriate applied music faculty at the time of application and not later than 6 to 12 credit hours into the program.) The program is designed to prepare a student for further graduate study and/or to refine a specific area of interest or competence.

General Requirements

  1. At least 12 credit hours for the overall program should be in music education and music education-related course work;

  2. At least 9 credit hours for the overall program should be in course work dealing with music theory, history, literature, analysis, or performance;

  3. At least 15 credit hours of the overall program should be in course work at the 600 level;

  4. MUED 695 Thesis/Final Project.

In-Service Program

The 36-credit In-Service program provides a greater range of courses than the often more specialized concentration of the Final Project program. In recognition of the individual differences among teachers, their teaching positions, and thus of their particular needs, this program allows maximum flexibility with a broad, yet balanced selection of choices.

General Requirements

  1. At least 15 credit hours of the overall program should be in music education and music education related course work.

  2. At least 12 credit hours of the overall program should be in course work dealing with music theory, history, literature, analysis, or performance.

  3. At least 18 credit hours of the overall program should be in course work at the 600 level.

Specific Requirements

Required courses for all Master of Music - Music Education

MUS 521Music Bibliography

3
MUS 624Analytic Techniques

3
MUED 619Foundations of Music Education I

3
MUED 620Foundations of Music Education II

3
MUED 621Music Education Foundation III

3
9 credit hours of elective course work, by advisement*

9
Total Credit Hours:24
NOTE:
  • *Individualized selections of course work in theory, history, literature, performance and special studies MUS 590 or MUED 590 and MUED 591. Course work outside of music may be acceptable, subject to the establishing of a clear relationship to the candidate's professional goals. Short "workshops" MUED 555/MUED 565 can be applied only in this category. For those approved for the performance recital option, electives will include MUS 605 and MUS 606 studio lessons as 4 of the 6 elective credits.
  • As of December 31, 2013, candidates in all education programs are required to complete training under the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Beginning in the Fall 2013 semester, the training required under the Dignity for All Student Act (DASA) will be included in EDU 303 at Fredonia. Undergraduate candidates planning to graduate after Fall 2013 who have already completed EDU 303 on campus or taken a workshop as a substitution for EDU 303 must also complete the EDU DASA workshop prior to graduation.