Instrumental Music Education - Early
Childhood through Adolescence Education Certification (K-12)

58.5 semester hours

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  • MUS 111 music Theory I and lab (4 semester hours)
  • MUS 112 music Theory II and lab (4 semester hours)
  • MUS 145 Applied Voice (1 semester hour for 2 terms)
  • MUS 149/159/249/259 Class Piano I-IV (2 semester hours each for a total of 8 semester hours)
  • MUS 211 music Theory III and lab (4 semester hours)
  • MUS 212 music Theory IV and lab (4 semester hours)
  • MUS 225/226 Concert Band or Sheboygan Symphony (.5 semester hour each for at least 8 semesters for a minimum total of 4 semester hours of credit)
  • MUS 244/444 Applied Instrument (1 or 2 semester hours each for a minimum of 10 semester hours of credit)
  • MUS 275 String Techniques (1 semester hour)
  • MUS 285 Woodwind Techniques (1 semester hour)
  • MUS 295 Brass Techniques (1 semester hour)
  • MUS 305 Percussion Techniques (1 semester hour)
  • MUS 311 music History and Literature I
  • MUS 312 music History and Literature II (Writing Intensive)
  • MUS 351 Conducting (1.5 semester hours)
  • MUS 353 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (1.5 semester hours)
  • MUS 382 Orchestration and Arranging (1.5 semester hours)
  • MUSE 436 Instrumental Teaching methods (2 semester hours)
  • MUSE 442 General music Teaching methods and materials II (2 semester hours)
  • Successful completion of junior and senior recitals
  • Successful completion of piano proficiency examination

To qualify for Early Childhood through Adolescence (grades K-12) teaching certification, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Childhood through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) statutory requirements.