Music Education
Admission to Music Teacher Education
Students should apply to the teacher education program in the College of Education at the end of the sophomore year. Students are eligible for full admission to the Teacher Education and Professional Studies Program provided they meet the criteria outlined on the Request for 1A Form. Additional instructions are attached to the form.
Student Teaching
MUED 4042, 4050 and 4060 are taken during the student teaching semester. No other classes may be taken during student teaching without written approval from the Director of Field Experiences, College of Education. This particularly applies to ensembles. Students may not participate in a university ensemble during student teaching.
BME Senior Capstone
The Senior Capstone for Music Education majors is integrated into the student teaching experience. Since the purpose of the degree is to learn to teach, then the extended teaching embodied in student teaching is in effect the culmination and capstone of the entire degree. To help students reflect upon their success and limitations at this important time, a Capstone Seminar for two hours of credit is taken during student teaching. The written work of this seminar will include the development of a teaching portfolio, including a Reflection Log of teaching activities, written evaluations of video- and audio- taped teaching episodes, students’ (school pupils’) evaluations of teaching episodes, and a summary of teaching successes and areas to be improved. This capstone mirrors the final paper assignment given during the freshman year in “Introduction to Music Education” which asks students to define the qualities of a fine teacher, tell where their own strengths and weaknesses are regarding these qualities, and to develop a five year plan for improvement. During the capstone, this five year plan will be evaluated and students can reflect upon their accomplishments.