The Music Education program, which is approved for Initial Licensure by the Massachusetts Department of Education (MADOE), prepares students to teach music at levels K-12. As part of their program, students observe and work side-by-side with professional music educators. Students must apply to the Teacher Licensure program and pass the Communications and Literacy portions Skills Portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL). |
Bachelor of Music in Music Education (K-12)
The Massachusetts Department of Education requires that candidates for teacher licensure in Music Education prepare for certification at all grade levels (K-12) in Vocal, Instrumental, and General Music. Students must perform a minimum of 300 hours of student teaching, consisting of 150 hours at two of three levels (elementary, middle, high). |
Required coursework includes:
Teaching Seminar
Introduction to MIDI Applications
American Government or other Division II class
Growth and Behavior or other Division III class
Performance Lab |
Music Theory I-IV
Music History I-II |
Ear Training and Musicianship I-IV
Form and Analysis |
Survey of American Music, Jazz, and Non-Western Music |
Brass Class
String Class
Woodwind Class
Percussion Class
Guitar Class |
Individual Studio Instruction in Major Instrument |
Music in the Elementary School
Music in the Secondary School |
Choral Conducting
Instrumental Conducting
Introduction to Teaching
Education, Culture, and Society |
Developmental Disabilities or Psychology of the Exceptional Child
Teaching Practicum |
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Ronald G. Sherwin
Division Chair of Visual & Performing Arts
508 849 3441
rsherwin@annamaria.edu |
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