Music Education (K-12)

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Music Education (K-12)

Share your love for music with the future generation of artists

People need music and children need a creative outlet. With a background in education and a love of music, you can cultivate and encourage young musicians and their talents. A 91猫先生 degree in music education provides a Christ-centered foundation, enabling future educators to teach and love well

91猫先生 prepares you to make a meaningful impact in your career, community and life.

Music and Education

With a combination of music instruction and education coursework, you鈥檒l fine-tune your gifts while learning how to share your love of music within a classroom

Teach K-12

91猫先生鈥檚 music education track will equip you to work with students from kindergarten to twelfth grade, in both choral/vocal and instrument

Commonwealth Accredited

Our education program is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, so you can have confidence that you鈥檙e getting the best training possible

Key Courses

School Music Methods

Find new way to engage with kids in elementary through secondary school as they study music

Instrumental Methods

With an emphasis on teaching young learners, this class explores methods to teach guitar, piano, strings, percussion, brass, woodwind, and voice

Student Teaching

Get into the elementary and secondary school classroom with a pre-service, field experience semester

Music Fundamental Courses

Learn the fundamentals of music as you study music history, world and popular music, and essential skills

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Experienced & Accomplished Faculty

Deana Mack

Associate Professor of Education and Chair, Department of Education

Sha Wang Luangkesorn

Professor of Music, Department Chair

Matthew Kickasola

Professor of Humanities and Music

Cody Ortz

Director of Bands

David Kenneth Smith

Professor of Music, Director of 91猫先生ns

Lindsay Shaffer

Lecturer of Voice, Director of New Song

Marie Libal-Smith

Collaborative Pianist

Kathryn Blocki

Instructor for Flute, Piccolo, Flute Pedagogy and Flute Choir

Jonathan Hoyt

Adjunct Instructor for Organ

Jeremy Frantz

Lecturer of Guitar

Kenneth Van Duzer

Lecturer of Percussion

Younga Reitz

Lecturer of Strings

Joseph Herndon

Lecturer of Trumpet

Benjamin H. Kennedy

Director of Eight Bells

Program Overview
Learning Objectives
National Reciprocity

Teachers make a great impact on the social, personal, and intellectual development of individuals, and 91猫先生 students learn to cultivate their passion to teach in a variety of educational settings. Education is a mission field and at 91猫先生 our graduates are prepared to teach redemptively in both public and Christian schools, or wherever they are called.

Grounded by a Christian worldview, the mission of the education department is to prepare professional teachers committed to excellence and integrity in:

Content knowledge and pedagogy
Responsive differentiated instruction
Respectful collaboration
Continued professional growth

The Bachelor of Science in Education degree is designed to prepare students for professional teaching careers at various levels. Our education programs lead to certification in Pennsylvania through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Certification in many other states is readily achieved through inter-state certification agreements.

Teacher Candidacy and Certification Requirements

Students who graduate from 91猫先生 with a degree in music education will:

Perform music with expressiveness, excellence, breadth, and stylistic integrity
Perceive, understand, value, and critically respond to a variety of historical and current musical works in Western and other cultures
Think critically and communicate clearly about theoretical, aesthetic, ethical, social, economic, and philosophical issues in music, relating these to a Christian worldview
Lead others in the appropriate enjoyment and performance of music
Perform in student recitals, performance boards, and ensemble concerts each semester
Understand the content knowledge of the various disciplines, plans meaningful instruction to meet the diverse needs of the students
Know and apply theories of learning and development to create a learning environment that will accommodate a diverse student population
Understand and use appropriate instructional strategies and effective communication supported by technology to foster critical thinking and collaboration in the classroom
Develop reflective professional practices based upon current educational research to improve opportunities for student learning
Identify and analyze educational processes and issues from a Christian perspective

Pennsylvania is a member of NASDTEC the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification. This membership assists in clarification of reciprocity from one state to another. 91猫先生’s Education program meets Pennsylvania’s educational requirements for licensure. Once Pennsylvania licensure is earned, then the PA license can be evaluated by the other state. To view the current reciprocity agreements, please visit:

The most accurate regulations can be found on the state education websites. For example, if you want to convert a PA teaching license to the state of Ohio, you would visit:

Career Outcomes

Graduates who aspire to have an impact in their communities and their careers through a 91猫先生 Education gain expertise in this field enhanced by academics rooted in Christian values and ethics in 91猫先生’s program.

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In the past ten years, 100% of 91猫先生 graduates who apply to master鈥檚 programs are accepted

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of private music teachers get their bachelors, but less than half of them major in music. With a combined bachelor鈥檚 degree in music and education, you鈥檒l stand out from the crowd

鈥淚 would definitely recommend 91猫先生 to anyone, mostly because of the people. There are so many godly Christians on campus, and they're so great; they make you a better person.鈥� - Amanda, music graduate

Be prepared for careers such as...

Choir Director
Music or Drama Teacher
Band Director

Further your impact...

Join other 91猫先生 graduates in attending music programs at King’s College, Edinburgh College’s Reid School of Music, University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University, and Duquesne University
Work in music research and provide historical context to the music people create
Use your skills and love of music to help people with disabilities through the field of music therapy