Students with a concentration in music history must enroll for MU 445 during at least one semester of their senior year. Students wishing to major in music at Mount Mercy must start the program in their first semester in order to complete all courses in the usual time span. An interview with the music faculty is required so proper placement and advice may be given. As part of their applied music experience, all music and music education majors are required to attend student, faculty, and guest recitals and perform at least once each semester in the weekly music seminar. Teaching in schools, performing or teaching privately are the areas in which most music majors are employed.
Many opportunities are also available in fields of music publishing and commercial music.
Music majors must maintain a 2.6 cumulative average in all music courses and are required to pass a piano proficiency examination in their senior year. Music majors must enroll for applied lessons and an ensemble every semester except for the student teaching semester. This is only a partial listing of the music education major. For a full listing of required courses, see the Education section of the Catalog. Music education majors are required to contact an advisor in the education division to ensure that all requirements for certification are met.