音乐教学

Students who choose a Bachelor of Science in music education dream of sharing the joy of music with young people in the schools. You'll find our music education program combines the expertise of an established music department and a professional education program with a long history of success. You'll work alongside professors who are professional musicians with teaching experience at all levels of music education. You'll have multiple opportunities to practice your skills in the classroom, and you'll be paired with master teachers through the teacher preparation program. You'll work in modern practice and performance facilities, and Education Abroad opportunities provide experiences that will globalize your musical view.

Program Highlights

  • Bachelor of Science degrees offered in:
  • Performance opportunities include Wind Ensemble, Husky Sports Band, 爵士乐团, 音乐会合唱, Chamber Singers and Contemporary 音乐 Ensemble.
  • Additional performing experiences possible through community partnerships with St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, Great River Chorale, Minnesota Center Chorale, St. Cloud Municipal Band, Great River Jazz Collective, GREAT Theatre and Pioneer Place Theater.
  • 音乐 technology courses prepare students for a future in teaching, creating and performing music.
  • Annual department festivals attract hundreds of high school band, choir and percussion students to campus.
  • 部门 conferences attract hundreds of professional composers and electro-acoustic musicians to campus and have included the 2014 MN Made musical robotics festival, 2012 Kyma International Sound Symposium and the 2010 Society for Electro-Acoustic 音乐 international conference.

Program Distinctions

  • SCSU是 认证 由 National Association of 学校 of 音乐.
  • Teaching licensure programs approved 由 Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).
  • 95% of 音乐 Education graduates are immediately employed in schools throughout Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. 校友 teach in many of Minnesota's strongest programs.
  • 音乐 graduates have been accepted into nationally recognized graduate programs including the University of Minnesota, Manhattan School of 音乐, 克利夫兰州立, Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, University of Illinois, University of Oregon and SUNY New York.
  • 音乐 graduates have won positions in prestigious performing groups including the Toledo Symphony, Eastman Opera Theater, San Francisco Opera, 犹他州的歌剧, United States Army Field Band, Walt Disney World, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra.
  • 布鲁斯·皮尔森, SCSU Distinguished 校友 and Honorary Doctorate, is the author of the award-winning Standards of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method, a series of books used in band programs around the world.

Student Organizations

受欢迎的职业

  • Elementary General 音乐 Teacher
  • Band, Choir, Orchestra Director
  • Private Lessons Teacher
  • Marching Band Specialist
  • Drum Line/Color Guard Specialist
  • 音乐 Education District Supervisor

大学的事实 & 统计数据

  • 100% of music education graduates employed
  • $50,000 in music scholarships awarded annually

  • 39 Education Abroad programs offered

  • 2013年参议员 保罗·西蒙奖 for Comprehensive Internationalization

  • Among Forbes' "America's Top Colleges" 

与我们联系

Connect with SCSU