Music Programs
The music unit provides opportunities for all students to study and experience music at all levels. Music majors are chosen through an audition/interview process in which their performance and listening skills as well as their aptitudes for their prospective majors are evaluated. All music majors develop the performance and listening skills necessary to become musicians, and are well-grounded in music history, theory and literature. Specific professional skills are developed by the majors in music education and music therapy, while liberal arts majors are introduced to a broad spectrum of knowledge about music. All students are prepared for potential graduate study in an area of their choice.
Elizabethtown College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
The Department has adopted requirements for junior standing for Music majors. A copy of these requirements is available in the Department office.
The Department offers a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, and Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Music Education requires Music 100 (seven semesters), 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 111 or 133, 117, 118 or 268, 119, 121, 122, 130, 203, 204, 205, 217, 218, 221, 230, 231, 234, 237, 240, 321, 322, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 343, 433, 434, 440, 471, 491, and 499; a minimum of eight additional credits of applied music study; two semesters of Music 363 and seven semesters of participation in other ensemble(s) with at least one term’s enrollment in Music 360; a senior recital; proficiency examinations in piano, voice and guitar; Education 106, 151, 241, 305, 497, Special Education 282; two English courses (one literature and one writing) and two math courses. Education 161 or 162 also is recommended. For music education majors, Music 121 and Music 122 together will satisfy the Western Cultural Heritage Area of Understanding for Core. Upon completion of this degree program, students are eligible to obtain the Pennsylvania Instructional I Teaching Certificate. The Music Education major is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy
Music Therapy requires Music 100 (eight semesters), 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 111 or 117, 118 or 268, 119 or 275, 121, 122, 150 (eight semesters), 151, 152, 203, 204, 205, 217, 218, 221, 236, 241, 253, 254, 255, 321, 332, 351, 355, 356, 357, 358, 454, 457, 458, 459, 479, and 499; a minimum of eight additional credits in applied music instruction; a senior recital; a minimum of five credits in ensemble with at least one term’s enrollment in Music 360; and proficiency exams in piano, voice, and guitar. Also required are Psychology 221 and 225. Specific courses to be included in the student’s Core Program are Biology 101 or 111; Biology 201 (counts as Natural and Physical Science Core for Music Therapy students); Mathematics 251; and Psychology 105. For Music Therapy majors, Music 121 and Music 122 together will satisfy the Western Cultural Heritage Area of Understanding for Core.
An approximately six-month long internship in an approved clinical facility is required for the Music Therapy degree and is taken after the completion of the four-year Music Therapy program. Upon completion of this degree program, students are eligible to sit for the Music Therapy Certification Board Exam leading to Board Certification as a Music Therapist. The Music Therapy program is approved by the American Music Therapy Association.
Additional Requirements for Music Education and Music Therapy
A Music Therapy or Music Education major may not enroll in a course required for that major unless a grade of C- or better has been earned in all prerequisite courses. To graduate, a Music Therapy or Music Education major must maintain the following standards:
A Music Therapy major must earn a grade of C- or better in all music and music therapy courses. A Music Education major must earn a grade of C- or better in all music and music education courses as well as in Education 105 and 490.
A Music Therapy major must satisfy the standards and requirements in all fieldwork education, including clinical practicums and the internship. A Music Education major must satisfy the standards and requirements of the educational practicum and student-teaching experiences.
Bachelor of Arts in Music
The requirements for the Music major are flexible and are determined by the needs and interests of each student. Under the guidance of a Department advisor, each student designs a program that includes 54 credits of music courses, but must include the following: Music 100 (eight semesters), 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 111 or 117, 118 or 268, 121, 122, 203, 204, 217, 218, 221, 321, 499; eight credits in applied music; a senior recital; and three credits of ensemble with at least one term’s enrollment in Music 360. The student must complete Modern Language 112 (or a higher course, if so placed by testing).
