Training
•Elementary concentration: prepares teachers for elementary general music (grades K-5)
•Includes Elementary School Music Methods, an elementary practicum, and an Elementary Internship capstone
•Comprehensive teacher preparation combining music performance with field-based education training
Professional Development
•Extensive field experience, including a semester-long internship in a school setting
•Methods sequence covers voice, strings, winds, brass, and percussion teaching techniques
•Teacher certification and licensure built into the four-year curriculum — graduates may begin work in Alaska public schools without additional coursework
Location
•Large-ensemble performance with Choir of the North, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble
•Required Alaska Native Music coursework offers a distinctive cultural perspective; only performing arts music program in interior Alaska
