Program Recognition
•Bullet: NASM accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)
•Bullet: Music Education program designed to meet Pennsylvania certification requirements
Training
•Bullet: Instrumental track develops applied primary-instrument study alongside voice techniques and broad instrument-technique coursework
•Bullet: Instrumental conducting, instrumental rehearsal techniques, marching-band methods, and instrumental music in the schools provide track-specific preparation
•Bullet: Seven semesters of primary instrumental ensemble study plus a choral ensemble requirement build ensemble leadership across settings
Professional Development
•Bullet: PreK–12 methods courses include regular field observation and practice teaching
•Bullet: The degree includes 40+ hours of pre-student-teaching classroom observation and a semester of student teaching in elementary and secondary placements
