Music Education
Music Education majors develop their skills and understanding of music and learn strategies to teach music to children at all different levels. The ultimate goal is for each learner to be conformed to the image of God and that the musical gifts that are honed be given back to God for His glory. Music Education students select and develop a performance area in voice, piano, organ, or orchestral instruments and are certified to teach music in public, private, and Christian schools.
Curriculum Highlights
- Freshman
- Introduction to Music Literature
- Basic Harmony I & II
- Basic Aural Skills I & II
- Introduction to Music Education
- Sophomore
- Advanced Harmony I & II
- Advanced Aural Skills I & II
- Introduction to Music Technology
- Elementary School Music
- Educational Psychology
- Junior
- History of Music I & II
- Elements of Conducting
- Secondary School Music
- Notation in Music Technology I
- Teaching Techniques (PK-8 or 5-12)
- Voice Methods for Choral Directors
- Classroom Communication
- Senior
- History of Music III
- Introduction to Exceptional Learners
- Directed Teaching
For further details see complete major information:
Music Education Personal Opportunity Profile
You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.
Key Courses
Introduction to Music Education allows you to experience for the first time the stuff of music teaching and includes an introduction to music methods, music learning theories and psychology, and music education philosophy from the Christian perspective. You will also get to observe master teachers in music as well.
Introduction to Music Technology introduces you to the new technologies used in teaching music, including such topics as technology for music composition, arranging, sequencing, presentations, and computer assisted instruction. You will work with synthesizers, midis, several software packages, and learn how to master the computer for musical purposes.
Notation in Music Technology will further develop your skills in computer-assisted notation and will teach you the basic standards and formats of printed music. You'll learn how to input music with or without a keyboard, scanning and editing, as well as transposing, printing, and extracting parts of a score, and how to play back your music.
Elementary School Music gives you the materials, methods, and procedures for teaching music in the primary and intermediate grades. You will learn how to relate the child to music and how to provide a balanced music experience to young children.
Secondary School Music prepares you to teach music in the more specialized levels of the middle school and high school, and includes an introduction to teaching bands, orchestras, choirs, and special music classes. You will be challenged by the music specialists who share their expertise with you in these areas and you will get to your own leadership wings in a teaching practicum.
Directed Teaching is where you get a chance to "try your wings" by teaching under the supervision of an experienced teacher. You will begin gradually and work into handling a teacher's normal load.
Career Opportunities
Some of the career fields open to our graduates in music education include:
- Teaching in either public or private schools (on either the elementary or secondary levels and in the fields of voice, keyboard, or instrument)
- Church Music
- Christian School Administration