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The Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) degree is a professional program that helps prepare students for teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Students are expected to meet all requirements for Entrance to Teacher Certification Program in Music, must pass the piano proficiency, complete all music courses, SPLED 400 and SPLED 403A or SPLED 403B, prior to student teaching. Graduates of this program are prepared to receive the Pennsylvania Instructional I certificate for teaching music K-12. (See also Teacher Education Programs.)

The goal of the Penn State Music Teacher Education Program is to prepare exemplary music teachers for K-12 music programs. Such individuals can provide outstanding personal and musical models for children and youth and have a firm foundation in pedagogy on which to build music teaching skills. Penn State B.M.E. graduates exhibit excellence in music teaching as personal and musical models as well as emerging pedagogues

It’s sharing both your knowledge of music and your passion for it with others. Music education fosters the continuation of the art of music through the development of new musicians and new audiences. Music educators share their musical skills with widely diverse populations. Teaching early childhood music classes, elementary school music, middle and high school band, orchestra and choir, and adult community ensembles are just some of the ways music educators ply their trade.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Competence as a conductor with the ability to create accurate and musically expressive performances with various types of performing groups and in general classroom.
Ability to arrange and adapt music from a variety of sources to meet the needs and ability levels of individuals, school performing groups, and in classroom situations.
Functional performance abilities in keyboard and the voice.
Ability to apply analytical and historical knowledge to curriculum development, lesson planning, and daily classroom and performance activities.

CAREER PATHS

A degree in music education prepares students in teach music in a variety of school settings to children in grades K-12. A degree in music education may serve as the basis for graduate study not only in music education, but also in performance, composition, conducting, music theory, music history and others.

CAREERS

Graduates of the B.M.E. program receive Pennsylvania certification to teach K-12 instrumental, vocal and general music. Additionally, the degree includes an “individualized emphasis” based on the student's strengths and interests. B.M.E. graduates are prepared to enter the classroom and have successful careers as an elementary, middle, or high school music teachers.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDIES

Because the music education degree program develops a complete, well-rounded musician, graduates are prepared to pursue graduate study in not only music education, but all other areas of music as well. Graduate study in performance, conducting, theory and composition, musicology, and more are all possible with a B.M.E. degree.