Program Recognition
•Bullet: The BM Music Education concentration leads to Kansas licensure in PreK–12 instrumental or vocal music through a degree combining musicianship with teacher preparation.
Training
•Bullet: Students choose the Instrumental Music or Vocal Music track and complete music theory, history, applied study, and professional-education coursework.
•Bullet: The teacher-education program is jointly administered by Music and the School of Leadership, Middle and Secondary Teacher Education; second-area certification is available.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, and Chamber Choir give future teachers sustained experience as performers and ensemble members.
•Bullet: Free private lessons and broad ensemble access let students strengthen the principal instrument or voice they will teach.
Professional Development
•Bullet: The PreK–12 license, methods preparation, and applied performance work connect the degree to classroom teaching in Kansas schools while preserving options for ensemble leadership, community music, and further study.
