The Clare & Josef Meier Hall

The BHSU music program is proud to be housed in one of the finest music performance and education facilities in the region, Clare and Josef Meier Hall. Completed in September 2003, it is a beautiful and impressive 3-story building. All music rooms in the building were designed to maximize student music learning.

The first floor of the building includes a 260-seat recital hall, 15 student practice rooms with windows, an acoustically-treated band room and choir room, several large teaching studios, a special elementary music classroom, and lockers exclusively for music student use. Meier Hall’s ample private practice space alleviates the “practice room crunch” that plagues many universities, allowing you to practice at times that fit into your schedule. The second floor of the building contains additional classrooms, a keyboard and computer lab, a recording studio, a video/recording library, and a study area. Meier Hall also houses the music department's instrument and music technology rental inventory, available for students to borrow at no cost.

Pianos are available in each rehearsal room, studio, and practice room for general use, and the Recital Hall houses our Steinway and Yamaha grand pianos for performances. All classrooms are equipped with a computer, stereo systems, DVD players, video and document projectors, and a whiteboard, with SMART Boards available in some classrooms. Students who are enrolled in music classes are issued a card that provides access to the building and all its amenities on evenings and weekends.
The Meier Recital Hall shines as one of the most elegant performance venues in the region. The hall hosts all music program recitals and performances, giving students the opportunity to perform regularly in a cutting edge performance hall without ever leaving campus. Meier Hall is a standout venue to hone your skills on a stage that rivals any professional hall. Contact us to tour the facilities and start your journey to a music degree at BHSU today. 1-800-ALL-BHSU.

MUSIC EDUCATION

Required core - 43 semester hours

• MUS 110/L Basic Music Theory I
• MUS 111/L Basic Music Theory II
• MUS 210/L Advanced Music Theory I
• MUS 211/L Advanced Music Theory II
• MUS 240 Music Cultures of the World
• MUS 330 Music History I
• MUS 331 Music History II
• MUS 351 Elementary School Music Methods
• MUS 352 Music in the Elementary School II
• MUS 360 Conducting
• MUS 420 Orchestration & Arranging
• MUS 467 Advanced Conducting
• MUS 185 Recital Attendance (Register every semester)
• MUAP 483 Public Recital

Select one area of emphasis

 Instrumental emphasis - 18 semester hours

• MUS 373 Woodwind Instrumental Methods
• MUS 374 Percussion Instrumental Methods
• MUS 375 Brass Instrumental Methods
• MUS 377 String Instrumental Methods

• MUS 382 Methods & Material of Teaching Piano 

OR

• MUS 456 Instrumental Materials & Techniques

• MUAP 300 level Applied Instrument
• MUAP 400 level Applied Instrument
• MUEN Concert Band or Chamber Orchestra (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)

Vocal emphasis - 18 semester hours

• MUS 215 Introduction to Music Technology
• MUS 302 Vocal Diction Class I
• MUS 303 Vocal Diction Class II
• MUS 345 Vocal Pedagogy & Literature
• MUS 458 Choral Materials & Techniques
• MUAP 300 level Applied Voice
• MUAP 400 level Applied Voice
• MUEN 100/300 Concert Choir (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)

Pre-professional teaching core - 18 semester hours

• EDFN 295 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching
• EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
• EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
• EPSY 428 Child & Adolescent Development
• INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies
• PSYC 101 General Psychology (gen ed)
• SPED 100 Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities

Professional K-12 teaching core- 17 semester hours

• EDFN 440 Classroom Management
• SEED 408 Plan, Manage & Assess the 7-12 Diverse Classroom
• SEED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching
• EDFN 475 Human Relations
• ED 488 K-12 Student Teaching

General education requirements -  30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Minor in Music

20 semester hours

1 MUAP 115 Class Instruction - Keyboard
1 MUAP 215 Class Instruction - Keyboard
4 MUS 110 Basic Music Theory I & MUS 110L Lab
4 MUS 111 Basic Music Theory II & MUS 111L Lab
3 MUS 360 Conducting
4 Music Electives

Minor in Music, Vocal - Teaching Elementary Music Emphasis

25 semester hours

3 MUAP Private Voice
1 MUAP 115 Class Instruction - Keyboard
1 MUAP 215 Class Instruction - Keyboard
4 MUS 110 Basic Music Theory I & MUS 110L Lab
4 MUS 111 Basic Music Theory II & MUS 111L Lab
2 MUS 351 Elementary School Music Methods
3 MUS 352 Music in the Elementary School II
3 MUS 360 Conducting

Minor in Music, Vocal - Secondary School Emphasis

24 semester hours

3 MUAP Private Voice
1 MUAP 115 Class Instruction - Keyboard
1 MUAP 215 Class Instruction - Keyboard
4 MUS 110 Basic Music Theory I & MUS 110L Lab
4 MUS 111 Basic Music Theory II & MUS 111L Lab
3 MUS 360 Conducting
3 MUS 458 Choral Materials & Techniques
2 Electives

Minor in Music, Instrumental - Teaching

29 semester hours

2 MUAP Private Class Piano
2 MUAP Private Instrument
4 MUS 110 Basic Music Theory I & MUS 110L Lab
4 MUS 111 Basic Music Theory II & MUS 111L Lab
3 MUS 360 Conducting
2 MUS 373 Woodwind Methods
2 MUS 374 Percussion Methods
2 MUS 375 Brass Methods
2 MUS 377 String Methods

2 Take two of the following:
MUAP 120 Applied Music - Woodwind
MUAP 130 Applied Music - Brass
MUAP 140 Applied Music - Percussion
MUAP 150 Applied Music - Strings

1 Take one of the following:
MUAP 115 Class Instruction - Keyboard
MUEN 122 Concert Band

Guitar Performance

• MUS 200 or 300 level Applied Guitar Lessons - 2 semester hours
• MUS - Electives - 3 semester hours
• MUS 110 - Basic Music Theory I & 110L Lab - 5 semester hours
• MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Lab - 0 to 2 semester hours

and

• MUS 100 - Music Appreciation - 3 semester hours 

or

• MUS 200 - American Music - 3 semester hours

Piano Pedagogy

• MUAP - 200/300 level Keyboard Lesson - 2 semester hours
• MUS 110 - Basic Music Theory I 2 to 4 semester hours
• MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Lab 0 to 2 semester hours
• MUS 382 - Methods & Materials of Teaching Piano 3 semester hours

Take one course from the following:

• MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 semester hours
• MUS 331 - Music History II 3 semester hours
• MUS 353 - K-8 Music Methods 1 to 3 semester hours