The BM Music Teacher Preparation Choral Track provides specialized training in choral music and vocal pedagogy, and also teaches basic skills necessary for teaching many types of music in grades K-12. Students in this program develop skills for teaching and demonstrating vocal technique and musicianship and functional piano accompaniment skills necessary for the choral classroom. In addition, students learn basic instrumental techniques in woodwinds, brass, strings, guitar, and general music.
In addition to the basic applied skills courses required of all students in music education, courses specific to the Choral Track include:
- Diction I (English and Italian)
- Diction II (French and German)
- Choral Conducting
- Choral Methods and Repertoire
- Choral Arranging or Orchestration
- Choral and Vocal Accompanying
Advising Checklist for BM Music Teacher Preparation
The SSU Bachelor of Music in Music Teacher Preparation concentration is designated as an Approved Subject Matter Program by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Completion of the BM in Music Teacher Preparation program prepares the student for entrance into the Single Subject Credential Program, a one-year licensure program offered by the College of Education.
Prerequisite courses for the Single Subject Credential Program
EDSS 417 School and Society
EDSS 418 Development in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
For More information on the California Teacher Credential Program
Visit the Sonoma State School of Education Single Subject Credential