Undergraduate programs
The School of Music & Theater is located within the hub of musical and theatrical activity in the Pacific Northwest, only three blocks from the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It maintains close ties to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Jazz Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Chamber Music Northwest, Oregon Repertory Singers, Artists Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage, Milagro Theatre, and Third Rail Repertory Theater, among other organizations. Faculty and students alike interact with these performing organizations in various ways.
Students have the opportunity to study with faculty members who are internationally recognized performers, conductors, composers, actors, directors, writers, and scholars. Standards are high as students pursue the conservatory-like Bachelor of Music degree or the more general Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music or Theater. Graduates have consistently demonstrated their excellence in the fields of performance, conducting, composition, acting, writing, production, and scholarship. Many are leaders in music, theater, and education around the Northwest and elsewhere.
Programs in the School of Music & Theater are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and National Association of Schools of Theater. Graduates have gained admission to both university graduate programs and professional training programs; they have become teachers and university professors; and they have pursued a range of related professions in the arts, education, business, administration, law, social services, and non-profit management.
Music Education B.M.
Area Coordinator: D. Glaze
Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the professional music degree (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) must complete the following courses:
Courses
| Mup 190 | Applied Music | 3 |
| Mup 290 | Applied Music | 3 |
| | Mup 390/490 Applied Music | 6 |
| MuEd 045 | Music Education Degree Entry Portfolio | 0 |
| Mus 046 | Piano Proficiency Exam | (0) |
| Mus 047 | Final Project | 0 |
| Mus 111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 112 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 113 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 114 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 115 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 116 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 188 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| | Mus 195, 196, 197, or 198 Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band | 6 |
| Mus 205 | Listening I | 1 |
| Mus 206 | Listening II | 1 |
| Mus 211 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 212 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 213 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 214 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 215 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 216 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 291 | Advanced Class Piano | 2 |
| Mus 292 | Advanced Class Piano | 2 |
| Mus 293 | Advanced Class Piano | 2 |
| Mus 304 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque | 4 |
| Mus 305 | Music History: Classical and Romantic | 4 |
| Mus 306 | Music History: 20th Century | 4 |
| Mus 312 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Mus 320 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| Mus 321 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| Mus 322 | Choral Conducting | 2 |
| MuEd 328 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MuEd 332 | String Techniques | 1 |
| MuEd 333 | Guitar Techniques | 1 |
| MuEd 334 | Vocal Techniques K-12 | 1 |
| MuEd 335 | Percussion Techniques | 1 |
| | Mus 395, 396, 397, or 398 Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band | 6 |
| Mus 409 | Practicum | 2 |
| Mus 411 | Topics in Music History | 2 |
| Mus 474 | Midi Applications | 2 |
| MuEd 484 | Music with Children | 3 |
One of the following:
Additionally, students need to choose a teaching sub-speciality and complete the following courses in the appropriate track
Instrumental Track
| Mus 197 | Chorus | 1 |
| Mus 397 | Chorus | 1 |
| Mus 409 | Marching Band Practicum | 1 |
| MuEd 336 | Flute and Double Reeds | 1 |
| MuEd 337 | Clarinet and Saxophone | 1 |
| MuEd 338 | High Brass Techniques | 1 |
| MuEd 339 | Low Brass Techniques | 1 |
| MuEd 341 | Jazz Techniques | 1 |
| MuEd 422 | Instrumental Literature and Rehearsal Techniques I | 3 |
| MuEd 423 | Instrumental Literature and Rehearsal Techniques II | 3 |
| | Music Electives (chosen in consultation with advisor) | 13 |
Choral/General Track
| Mus 397 | Chorus | 1 |
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| MuEd 480 | Kodály Training: Level I | 5 |
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| MuEd 481 | Kodály Training: Level II | 5 |
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| MuEd 482 | Kodály Training: Level III | 5 |
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| MuEd 340 | Wind Instrument Techniques | 3 |
| MuEd 420 | Choral Literature and Rehearsal Techniques I | 3 |
| MuEd 421 | Choral Literature and Rehearsal Techniques II | 3 |
| | Music Electives (chosen in consultation with advisor) | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 123