Program Recognition
•Bullet: The Bachelor of Arts in Music Education is led by Music Education Department Chair Dr. Daniel Walker at Los Angeles College of Music, whose baccalaureate and graduate majors are nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
Training
•Bullet: The 180-credit, 12-quarter degree prepares educators for K-12 classrooms, independent studio teaching and online instruction, with general musicianship and instrumental proficiency as core areas and room to grow as songwriters, producers and entrepreneurs
•Bullet: Coursework includes Techniques for Music Educators in keyboard, guitar, voice, bass, drum and percussion, woodwind and brass; Early Childhood Development; Adolescent Development Applied to Music; Elementary Music Instruction Techniques; Choral and Instrumental Ensemble Pedagogy; and Online Instruction Methods & Platforms
•Bullet: The program ends with a Student Teaching Internship across two courses and a Capstone Project/Presentation for Committee
•Bullet: Faculty listed for the program are Dr. Daniel Walker, Bryan Lipps and Erin Workman
Professional Development
•Bullet: Technology and industry courses such as Music Technology & Instructional Tools, Music Education Access and Entrepreneurship and Music Publishing sit beside the teaching sequence
