Mission Statement: The Music Education program is dedicated to building a community of learning, empowering music students through learning opportunities that are contextual and relevant to a career in teaching music. To become an effective music educator, each student must commit to excellence in both teaching and musicianship.
The College of Music and Fine Arts offers a program of study leading to a bachelor of music in music education degree with teaching certification in K — 12 vocal or instrumental music. The College of Music and Fine Arts in consortium with Our Lady of Holy Cross College offers coursework leading to post-baccalaureate certification in Louisiana. The College of Music and Fine Arts demonstrates a commitment to engaging all resources needed to prepare teacher candidates to acquire the knowledge, dispositions, and skilled actions necessary for K — 12 student achievement in music.
The Music Education Department aims to produce music teachers who possess the fundamentals of scholarship, musicianship, the communication skills, and the emotional maturity and social competence expected of a professional music educator. Classes are small so that students receive individual attention from faculty who are vitally interested in issues of creative and critical thinking, philosophically based education, student-centered learning, issues of social context, and music technology. The program’s reflective approach to teacher preparation incorporates technical aspects of teaching with moral considerations into program coursework, fieldwork, and clinical practice. Music education candidates gain competence in professional teaching standards, a variety of communication methods, and collaboration skills.
Prerequisites to the music education major include:
1. Admission to the College of Music and Fine Arts;
2. Declaration of music education major;
3. Piano students would need to fulfill audition requirements of the instrumental or vocal program;
4. Successful completion of Foundations of Multicultural Education*;
5. Completion of an interview with music teacher education faculty members;
6. Evidence of knowledge, dispositions, and skilled actions appropriate to program objectives and the folio-based program assessment plan.
Music education candidate progress is determined by assessment measures employed at transition portals 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Portal 1- (Freshman)
Portal 2- (Sophomore — Junior)
Portal 3- (Senior)
Portal 4– Licensed Practice
* Our Lady of Holy Cross (OLHCC) consortium
The culminating experience in music teacher education is teaching internship. Internship teaching is a full-time, off-campus, school-based experience comprising a full semester. During internship teaching, the teacher candidate is expected to assume all responsibilities of a certified teacher. Intern teaching is clinical practice supervised by one or more faculty members in the music education department and a mentor teacher in the school.
Upon successful completion of the internship, teacher candidates qualify for application for the bachelor of music degree and certification with the state of Louisiana. Faculty review may require probation, or removal of teacher candidate, for a given period. The services of the university counseling center are available for the purpose of career counseling to assist student teacher candidates.
To be recommended by Loyola University New Orleans for certification as a K — 12 vocal or instrumental teacher in Louisiana, the teacher candidate must fulfill all the requirements specified by the department for the degree program in music education. The degree program incorporates all the requirements for certification by the State of Louisiana for teaching in grades K – 12. Certification requirements for Louisiana including reciprocity with other states are established by the Louisiana State Department of Education and are subject to change. Any such changes will be incorporated into the teacher preparation programs.
Freshman |
F
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S
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MUPC | M100 | Recital Hour |
0
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0
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MUTH | M102, 103 | Theory I and II |
4
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4
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MUPC | M110, 111 | Piano Class I and II |
1
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1
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MUPR | M121 — 147 | Applied Instrument |
2
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2
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MUED | M100 | Prelude to Music Education | 1 | |
MUED | M110, 111 | String Class I and II* |
1
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1
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OLHC | M204 | Foundations of Multicultural Education ** |
3
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MUEN | M100 — 106 | Major Ensemble |
1
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1
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ENGL | T122 | Critical Reading/Writing |
3
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ENGL | T125 | Writing About Literature |
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3
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HIST | T122 or T124 | World Civilization |
3
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PHIL | T122 | Intro to Philosophy |
3
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Totals:
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16
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18
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Sophomore |
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MUPC | M100 | Recital Hour |
0
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0
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MUTH | M202, 203 | Theory III and IV |
4
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4
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MUPC | M210 | Piano Class III |
1
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MUPR | M121 — 147 | Applied Instrument |
2
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2
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MUEN | M100 — 106 | Major Ensemble |
1
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1
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MUED | M210, 211 | Brass and Percussion Class I and II* |
1
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1
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RELS | T122 | Intro to World Religions |
3
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OLHC | M309 | Human Growth and Development** |
3
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MUED | M200 | Field Experience in Music Education |
0
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MUHL | M106 | Introduction to Music Literature | 2 | |
BIOL | T122 | Cultural Biology | 3 |
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MATH | T122 | Math Models |
3
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HIST,GEOG,ECON | History, Geography, or Economic Elective |
3
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Totals:
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18
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16
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Junior |
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MUPC | M100 | Recital Hour |
0
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0
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MUTH | M306 | Orchestration I |
2
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MUHL | M306, 307 | History of Western Art Music I and II |
3
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3
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MUPR | M321 — 347 | Applied Instrument |
2
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2
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MUPC | M300 | Essentials of Conducting |
2
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MUPC | M301 | Instrumental Conducting Methods |
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2
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MUED | M310, 311 | Woodwind Class I and II* |
1
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1
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MUED | M308 | General Music Education Methods |
3
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0 |
MUED | M250 | Practicum in Music Education |
0
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0
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MUEN | M100 — 106 | Major Ensemble |
1
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1
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MUPR | M300 | Junior Recital1 | 0 | |
MATH | Math Elective |
3
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MUED | M309 | Psychology of Teaching Music |
3
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OLHC | M311 | Teaching Reading in Content Areas** |
3
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CHEM | T122 | Intro to Chemistry |
3
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Totals:
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17
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18
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Senior |
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MUPC | M100 | Recital Hour |
0
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MUPR | M321 — 346 | Applied Instrument |
2
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MUED | M306 | Instrumental Music Education Methods |
3
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MUED | M252 | Music for the Special Learner |
3
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OLHC | M452 | Student Teaching Seminar** |
3
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MUED | M400 | Internship - Student Teaching |
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6
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MUEN | M100 — 106 | Major Ensemble |
1
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MUHL/MUTH | Music History or Music Theory Elective |
2
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MU | Music Elective |
2
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PHYS | T122 | Intro to Physics |
3
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Totals:
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16
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9***
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TOTAL: | 128 cr. hrs. |
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*Suggested sequence of instrumental methods classes is determined by primary instrument | ||||
Brass Primary Instrument Sequence- 1) Brass Methods 2) Woodwind Methods 3) String Methods | ||||
Woodwind Primary Sequence- 1) Woodwind Methods 2) Brass Methods 3) String Methods | ||||
String Primary Instrument Sequence- 1) String Methods 2) Brass Methods 3) Woodwind Methods | ||||
The sequence of instrumental techniques classes will be determined in consultations between individual students and the music education coordinator. | ||||
**Denotes Our Lady of Holy Cross course | ||||
***A student enrolled in nine (9) credits during the Internship semester is considered a full-time student. | ||||
1 Students must be enrolled in private applied study in the same term as their recital. |
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