Music EducationUndergraduate and Graduate Degrees in Music Education

Music Education Emphasis

The Master of Music degree assists the professional K-12 music teacher by developing and enriching musical competencies, professional understandings and skills, and personal qualities that are essential for success in a world and profession characterized by perpetual change. The program's structure allows extensive flexibility in designing an in-depth program based on individual career interests and professional orientation.

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Music Educator's Intensive

The UNC Music Educator's Intensive is a low residency Master of Music program in a convenient hybrid delivery format. Designed to meet the needs of current teachers, courses are completed online during the academic year and in an intensive six-week summer residency.

MEI is an academically rigorous program examining the philosophical, theoretical and practical implications in the field of music education. Students will reflect on and assess the challenges that constantly face music educators in classroom, and more broadly, in the country.

Learn techniques to improve your teaching, gain perspective to strengthen your role in the classroom, district, and profession, and prepare for doctoral-level study with UNC's renowned faculty and guest instructors who are leaders in music education. 

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Music Education Emphasis

The Doctor of Arts degree in music education emphasizes the philosophy, psychology, and history of music education, as well as research, and prepares the student for assuming collegiate faculty positions in music education and/or leadership positions in public school systems. It includes scholarship and musicianship through study in music history and literature, theory, composition and performance. This degree program places primary emphasis on a comprehensive working knowledge of contemporary music education practices in public school and college music programs and in community and cultural life. Numerous options exist for secondary emphases. The program culminates in the student's completion of a scholarly dissertation.

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Meet the Faculty

UNC String Project

The University of Northern Colorado School of Music launched the UNC String Project in the Fall of 2017. This community-partnership program provides young students an opportunity to learn violin, viola, cello, or double bass. Dr. Lindsay Fulcher serves as Director & Master Teacher and UNC string music education students are also teachers.

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PVA Education Page

Visit the PVA Education Page to learn about PTEP, the PRAXIS exam, enter field hours, and find additional student resources.

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Auditions

In addition to completing the UNC Undergraduate  or Graduate Application, students will be asked to submit more information and audition on a primary instrument in the complete application process. To learn more about the audition process visit the music education auditions page to find audition requirements for each instrument.

MUSIC EDUCATION AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Scholarships

The College of Performing and Visual Arts awards over $1.8 million in scholarships annually to undergraduate and graduate students in the arts. There are multiple scholarship types offered to students, including talent scholarships and foundation scholarships. To learn more, visit the PVA Scholarship page.

PVA Scholarships