A piano skills diagnostic test will be administered upon admission and the student will be advised as to the best manner of meeting the required piano proficiency (MUS 105, MUS 106 and MUS 205). There will also be a Basic Music diagnostic test given, students who pass this test will be allowed into Harmony I. Students who are not successful in passing this test will be advised to take MUS 101.
Curricular offerings leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with four concentrations:
Grambling State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Concentration Music Education - Instrumental
| Course No. | Course Title | HR |
| Freshman Year | ||
| FALL SEMESTER | ||
| MUS 111 | Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice I | 1 |
| ED 111 | First Year Experience I for Ed Majors | 1 |
| MUS 115 | Harmony I | 3 |
| MUS 125 | Ear Training/Sight Singing I | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Freshman Composition I | 3 |
| MUS 117 | String Methods | 1 |
| MUS 127 | Brasswind Methods | 1 |
| BIO 103 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| MUS VAR | Band, Choir, or Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| ED 201 | Advisee Report | 0 |
| Math 131 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Total Hours-18 | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUS 112 | Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice II | 1 |
| ED 112 | First Year Experience II for Ed Majors | 1 |
| MUS 116 | Harmony II | 3 |
| MUS 126 | Ear Training/ Sight Singing II | 1 |
| ENG 102 | Freshman Composition II | 3 |
| BIO 104 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| Math 132 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MUS VAR | Band, Choir, or Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| Total Hours-16 | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUS 215 | Harmony III | 3 |
| MUS 225 | Ear Training/Sight Singing III | 1 |
| MUS 211 | Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice | 1 |
| SOC 101 | World Literature | 3 |
| ED 162 | Intro to Teaching | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| HIS 103 | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| MUS VAR | Band, Choir, or Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| Total Hours-18 | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUS 216 | Harmony IV | 3 |
| MUS 226 | Ear Training/Sight Singing IV | 1 |
| MUS 212 | Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice | 1 |
| MUS 319 | Music Appreciation for Music Majors | 3 |
| ED 200 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Modern World History | 3 |
| MUS VAR | Band, Choir, or Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| GET 300 | Rising Junior Examination | 0 |
| MUS 109 | Percussion Methods | 1 |
| MUS 107 | Woodwind Methods | 1 |
| Total Hours-17 | ||
| Junior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUS 311 | Major Applied Instrument or Voice | 1 |
| ED 300 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| SCI 105/CHEM 101 | Physical Science 105 or Chemistry 101 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | Foreign Language I | 3 |
| MUS 415 | Music History | 3 |
| MUSIC VAR | Band, Choir, or Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| ED 201 | Advisee Report | 0 |
| MUS 119 | Vocal Methods I | 1 |
| Totals Hours- 15 | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUS 312 | Major Applied Instrument or Voice | 1 |
| MUS 401 | Music Education | 2 |
| MUS 416 | Multi-Cultural Music History | 3 |
| MUS 417 | Orchestration and Arranging | 3 |
| MUS 421 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| MUSIC VAR | Band, Choir, or Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| MUS 120 | Vocal Methods II | 1 |
| ENG 200 | World Literature | 3 |
| Totals Hours- 16 | ||
| Senior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUS 411 | Major Applied Instrument or Voice | 1 |
| ED 322 | Reading in Middle, Junior/Senior High School | 3 |
| ED 328 | Issues and Practices in Assessment | 3 |
| ED 402 | Instructional Technology | 3 |
| ED 453 | Secondary Advanced Teaching Methods-Residency I | 3 |
| MUS 102 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
| ED 201 | Advisee Report | 0 |
| Total Hours-13 | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUS 412 | Major Applied Instrument or Voice/Recital | 1 |
| ED 427 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| ED 455 | Student Teaching-Residency II | 9 |
| MUS 425 | Music Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours- 14 | ||
| Service Learning Required 180 | ||
Total Hours- 127