Program Recognition
•Bullet: NASM-accredited School of Music, Florida's first (founded 1936)
•Bullet: 6:1 student-faculty ratio
•Bullet: Graduates complete all coursework required for Florida state teacher certification (K-12)
Training
•Bullet: All applied lessons and ensembles taught by professors, not graduate students
•Bullet: Extensive field experience in public schools near the DeLand campus, beginning in the first year
•Bullet: Weekly Music Education Professional Development Hour with guest educators
•Bullet: Instrumental Methods I (elementary/middle) and Instrumental Methods II (middle/high), plus three Instrumental Techniques courses chosen from Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
•Bullet: Conducting II: Instrumental and Vocal Techniques for Instrumentalists complete the pedagogy sequence
•Bullet: Ten ensembles: seven semesters of large ensemble (Orchestra, Band, Concert Choir, Stetson Chorale, Hatter Choir, or Jazz Band) plus three semesters of elective ensemble
•Bullet: Full-semester student teaching internship (Tier 3) after passing the Florida Teacher Certification Exams
