Program Recognition
•Adrian’s current catalog identifies this as the Instrumental Track in the Bachelor of Music Education in K-12 Education.
•The certification route lists Michigan JQ (K-12) Music Education certification, with MTTC Music test #99 plus one Professional Knowledge and Skills test: #121 (3-6), #135 (5-9), or #136 (7-12).
Training
•Track coursework centers on Brass Methods, Woodwind Methods, Instrument Methods and Materials, and Orchestration.
•The 64-hour K-12 Education Comprehensive Group Major combines a 44-hour Music Education Core with professional education coursework and Music Education Cognates.
•Students complete applied study on a principal instrument, conducting, musicianship, keyboard skills, and seven semesters in large ensembles such as choir, concert or marching band, women’s a cappella, and orchestra.
Performance & Productions
•The curriculum includes Conducting I and II and a required Capstone: Senior Recital.
•Clinical experiences progress through the teacher-education sequence toward Associate Teaching and its seminar.
Professional Development
•The professional sequence includes educational technology, multicultural education, educational psychology, exceptional-student study, classroom assessment, literacy, online learning, and social-emotional learning for K-12 teaching contexts.
