Catalog HOME General Information College of Arts and Science Conservatory of Music   General Guidelines   Facilities   Instrument Collection   Degrees & Diploma   Requirements for Graduation   Academic Advising & Standing   Enrollment   Grading   Major & Minor Study   Transfer of Credit   Advanced Credit   Concerts & Recitals   Miscellaneous Information   Summer Programs Double-Degree Program Registrars Office Arts and Sciences Graduate Programs in Music Education Division of Music Education Joanne Erwin, Director Peggy Bennett, Professor of Music Education Jody Kerchner, Associate Professor of Music Education John Knight, Professor of Music Education Major Study: Bachelor of Music with a major in Music Education combined with a Master of Music Education This is a unified five-year program of study that culminates in the awarding of both an undergraduate and graduate degree. It is not a graduate program for the student who has already completed an undergraduate degree at Oberlin or elsewhere. General. A student applies for admission to the B.Mus.-M.M.E. degree program near the completion of the second year of study and is accepted as a candidate only after successful completion of the Comprehensive Musicianship Exam and upon demonstration of ability to do work of superior quality at an advanced level. Application for admission must be made on forms obtained in the Music Education office. An interview and an audition are required. All courses listed in the first two years of the undergraduate program, or their equivalent, and successful completion of the Comprehensive Musicianship Exam, are prerequisite to consideration for this program. Undergraduate transfer students will be accepted into the program only after one year in residence as a Music Education major. The requirements below must be satisfied in addition to all course and non-course requirements listed for the undergraduate major in music education; a total of 155 credits is needed for graduation. Course Requirements Recommended Course Distribution Hrs.   Fresh Soph Junior Senior 5th Year 4 Principal Private Study - - - - - - - - - 4 4 APST 350, 351 or 360, 361 (Advanced Instrumental or Choral Cond) - - - - - - 2 2 - - 9 Adv. Theory or Music History electives1 - - - - - 3 3 3 - - 1 MUED 501 or 504 (Apprentice Supv or Studies in Music Education) - - - - - - - - - 1 6 MUED 500 (Student Teaching/Seminar)2 - - - - - - - - - 6 2 MUED 502 (Rev of Research in Mus Ed) - - - - - - 2 - - - 5 MUED 503 (Graduate Project)3 - - - - - - - - - 5 31   - - - - - 3 7 5 - 16 1 Must include one upper-division Music Theory course, one course in Music History, and one elective course. MHST 301 (Introduction to Music Research and Writing) is required. 2 Student teaching may be completed in either the first or second semester. A graduate student teaching project is required; see the Music Education Graduate Handbook. 3 A full description of this requirement may be found in the Music Education Graduate Handbook. Non-Course Requirement. Graduate Listening Exam. For more information see "Graduate Listening Exam" under Graduate Programs in this catalog. Comprehensive Examination. A comprehensive final examination, both written and oral, is required at the end of the program. The nature of the examination and the membership of the Examining Committee are described in the Music Education Graduate Handbook. Master of Music in Teaching The graduate programs leading to the degree Master of Music in Teaching are designed especially for the undergraduate majors in performance or composition who plan careers in elementary and secondary music teaching. Both the undergraduate Bachelor of Music in Performance or Composition and the Master of Music in Teaching can be completed in five years provided the student enters the program in the first two years. Late entry into the program is likely to extend the time necessary to complete the requirements. Combination with an undergraduate major in Jazz Studies will take considerably longer to complete. Major Study: Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance or Composition combined with a Master of Music in Teaching This is a unified five-year program of study that culminates in the awarding of both an undergraduate and graduate degree. It is not a graduate program for the student who has already completed an undergraduate degree at Oberlin or elsewhere. Typically, the candidate has a double major in Music Education and Performance or Composition. Application for admission must be made on forms obtained in the Music Education office. An interview and an audition are required. Acceptance as a candidate is based upon satisfactory completion of the Second Major Committee Examination and the Comprehensive Musicianship Examination, the approval of the student's private study teacher, and the faculty of the Music Education Division. Interested students are urged to confer with the director of the division as early in their study as possible. The requirements below must be satisfied in addition to all undergraduate MUED courses and non-course requirements; APST 260 and 261 or 262; instrument classes as listed for the vocal or instrumental emphasis; and the undergraduate music education requirement in music history; a total of 155 credits is needed for graduation. Course Requirements Recommended Course Distribution Course Requirements Recommended Course Distribution Hrs.   Fresh Soph Junior Senior 5th Year 8 Principal Private Study - - - - - - - 4 - 4 9 Music Theory or Music History electives1 - - - - - - 3 6 - 1 MUED 501 or 504 (Apprentice Supv or Studies in Music Ed) - - - - - - - - - 1 3 EDUC 300 (Principles of Ed)2 - - - - - - - - 3 - 8 MUED 500 (Student Teaching/Seminar)3 - - - - - - - - - 8 2 MUED 502 (Rev of Research in Mus Ed) - - - - - - - - 2 - 31   - - - - - - - 7 11 13 1 Must include one upper-division Music Theory course, one course in Music History, and one elective course. MHST 301 (Introduction to Music Research and Writing) is recommended. 2 EDUC 300 (Principles of Education) is taken for graduate credit, rather than undergraduate credit, in this program. 3 Student teaching may be completed in either the first or second semester. In this program MUED 400 (Student Teaching and Seminar) is taken for a minimum of four credits, rather than 10. A graduate student teaching project is required--see the Music Education Graduate Handbook. Non-Course Requirement. Graduate Listening Exam. For more information see "Graduate Listening Exam" under Graduate Programs in this catalog. Comprehensive Examination. A comprehensive final examination, both written and oral, is required prior to enrolling in Music Education 500 (Student Teaching). The nature of the examination and the membership of the Examining Committee are described in the Music Education Graduate Handbook. For details about Licensure, see the description in the undergraduate Music Education major.