- Get h和s-on training through teaching experiences with adults 和 children in the community in both traditional 和 contemporary music education settings.
- Experience 现代乐队 和 other contemporary music education settings that are shaping our classrooms. Converse is one of only two schools in South Carolina to offer the 现代乐队 teacher preparation.
- Our music education faculty have considerable experience in the K-12 classroom 和 are active as researchers, 临床医生, 以及教育领域的领导者.
- Our low student/teacher ratio ensures ongoing personal interaction with faculty.
- Take unique, interdisciplinary courses 和 honors classes.
- Continue to grow as a musician with a myriad of performance opportunities.
If you are truly passionate about the power of music, a 音乐教育 degree 和 teacher certification will allow you to share that passion in any educational setting – public school, 私立学校, 或者工作室实践. You’ll develop the knowledge 和 skills needed to adapt readily to constant changes in the field. 你将探索音乐的各个方面, 包括性能, 理论, 历史, 以及教学技巧. You will get h和s-on experience as a student teacher, receive mentoring from our professors, 都是资深的教育工作者和实践者.
Consider studying 音乐教育 to become a classroom music teacher.
学位提供
- 音乐教育学士学位
- 合唱
- 仪器
“I came to Converse because of its music program 和 inviting community. I have grown in my singing abilities 和 learned so much about who I really am. I have met people that I know are going to be my lifelong friends. “
萨默塞特·休厄尔,22岁
关于音乐教育
If you are considering a degree in music, chances are you’ve had an inspiring music teacher in your life. Think about your favorite teachers 和 how they encouraged you 和 made you feel important. Music teachers play a huge role in connecting 和 guiding students through music-making.
在交谈, we will prepare you to teach for the traditional experiences of b和, 唱诗班, 管弦乐队, 还有初级音乐. Our rigorous coursework will have you prepared to enter the field with confidence 和 h和s-on teaching experience.
We will prepare you for the non-traditional music classroom through our modern b和 experience. Modern b和 is where you’ll learn to teach culturally relevant 和 popular music through whatever instruments 和 technology you may have. Whether traditional or contemporary, we will prepare you to be the next inspiring music teacher.
研究旅游
As a Petrie School of Music student, you’ll have 学习机会 和 perform both nationally 和 internationally.
学生领导机会
Converse’s Collegiate Chapter of the National Association for 音乐教育 (NAfME) will allow you to develop leadership skills as a future teacher. Music education students participate 和 attend music education conferences (virtually 和 in-person) to better prepare them for the field 和 to network with future employers 和 colleagues.
The 音乐教育 degree at 大学交流 offers a very practical 和 well-rounded curriculum for talented musicians. 在你学习结束的时候, you will be eligible to become a certified music teacher for grades K-12 in public or 私立学校s.
样本的课程
- Technique Classes (woodwind, brass, percussion, strings, voice)
- 导电原理
- 合唱的方法
- 仪器的方法
- 音乐理论
- 大型乐团(合唱团、乐队、管弦乐队)
- 私人课程
- 现代乐队
查看 音乐教育 (合唱 Major) requirements.
What are common careers in 音乐教育?
- K-12音乐教师
- 大学教授
- 乐队总监
- 管弦乐队的指挥
- 合唱导演
- 一般音乐专家
- 教堂音乐总监
- 私课教师
音乐教育校友在做什么?
The quality of education that our teachers-in-training receive empowers them to teach music with a student-centered approach. Our graduates are teaching 在 the United States in various school settings, 包括Pk-12波段, 唱诗班, 管弦乐队, 一般的音乐, 和更多的.
工作
There is a nationwide teacher shortage, which includes music education. Our students are employed 和 working in public, 私人, charter schools all 在 the United States.
部门的消息
教师 & Alumna Present at 17th World Congress of Music Therapy
副教授 & 音乐治疗主任Carol L. Shultis presented at the 2023 World Congress of Music Therapy in Vancouver, 英属哥伦比亚, 7月. Dr. Shultis showcased her research titled …
NAfME Honors Ethan Watkins ’24 with Music Scholarship
The National Association for 音乐教育 (NAfME) has honored 大学交流 student Ethan Watkins ’24 as one of three recipients of the 2023 Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship. 沃特金斯,还有…
PSOM 专业 Place at SC National Association of Teachers of Singing
Two 音乐教育 (choral) 专业 participated in the highly competitive South Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions. Last fall, Mary Ashton Garrett ’24 won first place in …