Program Recognition
•Fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
•Curriculum follows NASM and State of Michigan music-education standards
Training
•Bachelor of Music Education preparing future K-12 music teachers
•Applied study on a principal instrument or voice alongside conducting, theory, and music history
•Upper-level music education sequence (MUS 381, 382, 491, 492, 493)
•Students complete more than 600 hours of fieldwork in local school classrooms before graduation
Professional Development
•Completing the program and passing the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification leads to K-12 music teaching certification in Michigan
•Annual MusiCollage concert at the FIM Whiting Auditorium and active concert and recital schedule
•Personalized University of Michigan experience with experienced faculty