Program Recognition
•Bullet: This sequence “prepares students for licensure to teach PreK–12 music” across general music and choral classroom settings
•Bullet: Its own catalog requirements begin applied piano at MUS122A40 (Group Instruction In Piano: Level IV Music Majors, waivable by a proficiency exam) rather than the four-level group piano sequence the Choral, General, Vocal counterpart completes, and add 4 credits of Applied/Group Instruction Voice (MUS126, MUS137, MUS237) plus 2 credits of Accompanying (MUS240) (catalog.illinoisstate.edu/programs/MUSBMED)
Training
•Bullet: Music Education faculty include Philip Hash, Tim Fredstrom, and David Snyder (Professors) and Shawn McNamara (Instructional Associate Professor), recognized nationally and active in professional organizations at the local, state, national, and international levels
•Bullet: Admission to Illinois State’s Bachelor of Music Education carries a 2.75 minimum GPA and a middle-50% freshman GPA of 3.10–3.70
