Performance, Arts, & Technology (B.A.): Music Concentration w/Ed Licensure - J

Program Description

Performing Arts students master their crafts under practicing professionals and have numerous opportunities to perform throughout the year in NVU-Johnson productions and ensembles.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will develop the communication skills required for leadership and collaboration in the performing arts. These skills include: engaged listening to others, learning to place seemingly random ideas into organized categories, and the ability to verbally articulate one’s own ideas clearly and with confidence.
Students will identify and analyze historical moments that had an impact on performance and performance art globally and domestically in order to incorporate elements of them into their own work.
Students will analyze, critic, and interpret classical and contemporary performance pieces related to their concentration.
Students will be able to manage a long-term project relevant to their concentration.
Through resume building, portfolio building, audition assessments, drafting budgets and technical riders, and internship opportunities, students will demonstrate professionalism.

Unified Arts Teacher Licensure

Northern Vermont University-Johnson offers Unified Arts Teacher Education Programs that prepare students to teach in their area of endorsement - art, dance, music, or theater arts - to students in grades PreK-12. Graduates who successfully complete one of these programs become candidates for a Level I Professional Educator’s License issued by the Vermont Agency of Education. This license is required in order to work as a public school teacher in Vermont; it also is recognized and accepted by more than 40 other states, districts and territories.

All students seeking Unified Arts teaching licensure must:

Successfully complete all Required Teacher Education Core Courses;
Successfully complete the Required Unified Arts Education Core Courses;
Select one of the five Unified Arts Endorsement Areas and successfully complete an approved major for that endorsement - including all requirements for the bachelor’s degree and the General Education and Graduation Requirements - with a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better and a 3.0 GPA in the major; and
Successfully complete the Required Content-Area Courses for their chosen area of endorsement.

With careful planning, these requirements can be met for most programs within a four-year plan of study. Most courses must be taken in a specific order; students should check advisement forms, program evaluations and prerequisites for details. Students must earn a B- or better in all courses marked with an asterisk (*). Each Teacher Education Workshop (TEW) is graded as Pass/No Pass.

Theoretical Framework & Learning Pursuits

Applying to a Teacher Education Program at NVU

Advancing through a Teacher Education Program at NVU

Required Core Courses (24 Credits)

PAT 1111 - Performance Art Practicum: Collaborative Boot Camp Credit(s): 3
PAT 2001 - Devised Performance Lab Credit(s): 3
PAT 4001 - Devised Performance Lab Credit(s): 3
PAT 4050 - History of Performance: Theatre, Music, Dance, and Design Credit(s): 3
THA 1111 - Stagecraft Credit(s): 3
THA 3130 - Introduction to Design: Costume, Scenic, and Stage Lighting Credit(s): 3
THA 4720 - Senior Project in Theater Credit(s): 3
THA 4730 - Seminar in Professional Preparation for the Actor Credit(s): 3

Music Concentration Courses

MUS 1231 - Music Theory I Credit(s): 3
MUS 1560 - Musical Skills I Credit(s): 2
MUS 1232 - Music Theory II Credit(s): 3
MUS 1760 - Musical Skills II Credit(s): 2
MUS 3401 - Conducting I Credit(s): 3
PAT 3010 - Sound and Light Design for Contemporary Performance Credit(s): 3
MUS 1120 - Applied Music Lessons Credit(s): 0.5
(take 6 times, for a total of 3 credits)
MUS 2220 - Music Ensemble (J) Credit(s): 0 or 0.5 or 1
(take 8 times, for a total of 4 credits)
MUS 3240 - Applied Music Lessons Credit(s): 1

Electives (3 Credits)

Take one of the following:

MBI 2510 - Pro Tools 101: Introduction to Pro Tools Credit(s): 2
MBI 2511 - Pro Tools 110: Pro Tools Production Credit(s): 2
MUS 3140 - Arranging/Orchestration Credit(s): 3
MUS 3230 - Survey of American Musical Theater Credit(s): 3
MUS 3260 - Music Theater Workshop Credit(s): 3
PAT 3050 - Podcast Storytelling Credit(s): 3
PAT 3150 - Hitchcock’s Smartphone: The Making of Psychologically Engaging Short Videos Credit(s): 3
THA 3010 - Shakespeare: On the Stage & On the Page Credit(s): 3
THA 3040 - Improvisation for Actors Credit(s): 3
THA 3123 - Acting III Credit(s): 3
THA 2040 - Performance & Production Lab Credit(s): 0 or 3
OR THA 4010    Performance & Production Lab

OR MUS 2350    Music Theater Production

OR MUS 4010   Music Theater Production

Required Teacher Education Core Courses

EDU TEW1 - Teacher Education Workshop 1: Introduction to Teacher Education Credit(s): 0
EDU TEW2 - Teacher Education Workshop 2: Application for Practicum I Credit(s): 0
EDU TEW3 - Teacher Education Workshop 3: Application for Practicum II Credit(s): 0
EDU TEW4 - Teacher Education Workshop 4: Application for student teaching Credit(s): 0
EDU TEW5 - Teacher Education Workshop 5: Application for a Verification Check Credit(s): 0
EDU 2360 - Perspectives on Learning in a Diverse Society Credit(s): 3 *
EDU 2365 - The Ecology of Human Experience: Development, Culture & Identity Credit(s): 3 *
EDU 2370 - The Contemporary School Credit(s): 3 *
EDU 3311 - Foundations of Inclusive Practices Credit(s): 3 *
EDU 3440 - Teaching Toward Democracy Credit(s): 3 *
EDU 4650 - Capstone & Thesis Seminar Credit(s): 3 *
Please note: Students must earn a B- or better in all courses marked with an asterisk (*).

Unified Arts Core Courses

EDU 3140 - Partnering with the Adolescent Learner to Promote Student Engagement Credit(s): 4
EDU 4130 - Implementing Content Specific Methods in a Secondary Classroom Credit(s): 4
EDU 4812 - Unified Arts Student Teaching Credit(s): 12

Important

In order to earn a degree, you must successfully complete all requirements for your major as listed here AND meet all other Degree Requirements, including the General Education Core Curriculum and NVU Graduation Standards.

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