Bachelor of Music [B.M] [Music Education] From University of South Carolina

Offered by the School of Music, the Bachelor of Music program provides excellent general education combined with rigorous training in an area of emphasis (composition, jazz studies, music education, music theory or performance).

The following courses fulfill some of the requirements for a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in music education:

• Music Theory I-IV
• Aural Skills I-IV
• History of Western Music I - III
• Recital Class (and laboratory)
• General Music in Elementary Schools
• Learners and the Diversity of Learning
• Issues and Trends in Teaching and Learning

 For choral music education, additional classes may include:

• Basic Choral and Instrumental Conducting
• Choral Conducting
• Introduction to Singer’s Diction
• Vocal Pedagogy

 For instrumental music education, classes may include:

• Group Piano
• Percussion Techniques
• Strings
• The Middle School Band (string or wind majors)
• The High School Band (percussion majors)