Bachelor's Degree in Music with Teacher Certification

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Degree: Bachelor of Music
Major: Music
Concentration: Education
Hours: 105-110 (Not including teacher certification hours)

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On-Campus

Music Education Degree Overview

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at �鶹AV offers a Bachelor of Music Degree leading to teacher certification and is designed to help you become a top notch music educator. Choose from band or choral tracks to specialize your education. You will also take 21 hours of education courses and participate in a student teaching program. After you complete the music and education program requirements, you can pursue teacher certification.

The program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and immerses you in the cultural study of music, composition, performance techniques, education, history and more. Here, you can sing in a chorus, go to a live performance, compose an original piece, enjoy music of various genres and play your instruments, all while refining your natural gifts and talents.

Watch the faculty interview with Department Chair Brian Shook to learn more about the Department of Music.

Music Education Courses You May Take

World Music: A study of music of the world cultures.

Introduction to Teacher Education: An orientation to the organization and professional components of education in the United States with emphasis on Teacher Education in Texas.

Human Development and Learning: This course focuses on human development and appropriate learning and teaching theories. Developmental theories and issues as well as psychological principles involved in education, with emphasis on learning theories and practical application of psychological principles to learning and teaching. This is a field-based class with 30 clock hours allotted to spend in a public school. Field hours may be required by the professor.

Secondary Curriculum and Methodology: The structure and organization of the music curriculum, materials, methods, and types of assessment used in secondary schools. Required clock hours are field based.

Content Area Reading: This course is designed to provide the basic principles, concepts and procedures of reading and to enable prospective teachers to incorporate reading instructional techniques effectively into the content areas. Emphasis will be placed on the sound teaching practices within the confines of the content area classroom.

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Career Paths for Music Education

As a music education major, you have many options open to you upon graduation, depending on the areas in which you network and perform during your studies. We highly recommend further graduate and even postgraduate study to take you to the heights of your career. Music education majors may be certified as all-level Texas music teachers through our Department of Curriculum and Instruction.