Program Recognition
•Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
•Accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
•Approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Training
•Professional training to teach choral, band, orchestral, or elementary general music
•Graduates earn P-12 teacher education certification in music
•High rate of placement of graduates in music teaching positions
•Weekly private lessons, studio classes, concert practice, departmental recitals, and semester-end juried examinations
•Supportive coursework in music theory, musicianship, music history, form and analysis, orchestration, and basic conducting
•Participation in at least one ensemble each semester
•Practice-teaching opportunities through school programs across Central Georgia
