Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Major in Music Studies (Choral Concentration Teacher Certification in Music, Early Childhood through Grade Twelve) | Texas State University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Learning StrategiesInstructingSpeakingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingCoordinationReading Comprehension

Knowledge

English LanguageEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServicePsychologyMathematicsPublic Safety and Security

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionFluency of IdeasDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionOriginalityInformation Ordering

Tasks

Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions,
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and socia
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

Technology

Computer based training softwareDesktop communications softwareElectronic mail softwareData base user interface and query softwareMulti-media educational softwareVideo creation and editing softwareProject management software

Tools

Audiotape playersCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer laser printersDesktop computersEducational board gamesHandheld calculatorsIntercom systemsLaminating machinesLaptop computersOptical compound microscopesOverhead display projectorsPegboardsPencil compassesPersonal computersEducational puzzlesEducational toysEmergency first aid kitsPhotocopying equipmentPlay structuresSand tablesToy block setsWater tables

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsSupportRecognition

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium25-2021.00	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	title_inference	$62,340 median$102,010 top	-1.96%	-2,790
Match confidence: medium25-2011.00	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	title_inference	$37,120 median$60,070 top	+4.14%	2,290

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Year-long curriculum and pacing — design and adjust within standards and the school's framework.
Diverse and complex classrooms — manage instruction and culture autonomously.
Student data across the year — analyze and translate into instructional decisions.
Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions — design and monitor in collaboration with specialists.
Family partnerships in challenging circumstances — build and sustain across the year.
Grade-level team — lead PLCs or vertical-team work with substance.
Mentorship of newer teachers — provide formally or informally across the school.
Curriculum adoptions and pilots — evaluate and provide feedback to school leadership.
Equity and inclusion in instructional choices — apply consistently across the classroom.
Behavior and SEL across the grade level — coordinate with counselors and families.

Course Pathway

43 courses in this program

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

COMM 1310Fundamentals of Human Communication

3 cr

MU 3315History and Analysis of Music from Antiquity through the

3 cr

MU 1000Freshman Departmental Recital

MU 1115Aural Skills I

1 cr

MU 1116Aural Skills II

1 cr

ART 2313Introduction to Fine Arts

3 cr

DAN 2313Introduction to Fine Arts

3 cr

MU 1315Music Theory I

3 cr

TH 2313Introduction to Fine Arts

3 cr

MUSP 1220Applied Voice

2 cr

MU 3000Junior Departmental Recital

MU 2316Music Theory IV

3 cr

MUSP 3220Applied Voice

2 cr

MUSE 3124Treble Voice Choir

1 cr

MUSE 3140Texas State Chorale

1 cr

MU 3317History and Analysis of Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-

3 cr

MU 1150Introduction to Music Technology

1 cr

MU 3208Choral Conducting I

2 cr

MU 3227Choral Conducting II

2 cr

MUSP 1135Piano Techniques I

1 cr

MU 3340Current Trends in Music I

3 cr

MU 3242Survey of Choral Performance Literature

2 cr

US 1100University Seminar

1 cr

MUSE 3122Aurora Voce

1 cr

MU 3254Choral Methods

2 cr

ENG 1310College Writing I

3 cr

MU 3316History and Analysis of Music in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth

3 cr

POSI 2310Principles of American Government

3 cr

MUSE 3141University Singers

1 cr

MU 3269Current Trends in Music II

2 cr

MU 4257Vocal Pedagogy I: Voice Science

2 cr

MUSP 1136Piano Techniques II

1 cr

MU 2123Foundations of Music Education

1 cr

ENG 1320College Writing II

3 cr

MUSP 4220Applied Voice

2 cr

EDST 4380Clinical Teaching All-Level I

3 cr

EDST 4381Clinical Teaching All-Level II

3 cr

MU 4050Senior Recital

POSI 2320Functions of American Government

3 cr

CI 4370Building Relationships in the Secondary Classroom

3 cr

CI 4372Teaching in Communities

3 cr

RDG 3323Teaching Literacies in the Content Areas

3 cr

PHIL 1305Philosophy and Critical Thinking

3 cr

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