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Music Education Concentration, Instrumental Track

Advising Checklist - Bachelor of Music, Music Education Concentration (PDF)

The Bachelor of Music, Music Education Concentration Instrumental Track provides specialized training in instrumental music, but also teaches basic skills necessary for teaching many types of music in grades K-12. Students in this program learn how to play and teach various instruments in the woodwind, brass, and string families; percussion; guitar; choral and general music. The Instrumental Track includes numerous opportunities to explore other genres that have valuable application in the public school system, such as, band, orchestra, jazz, rock ensemble, guitar ensemble, percussion ensemble, choir, and music theatre.

In addition to the basic applied skills courses required of all students in music education, courses specific to the Instrumental Track include:

  • String Methods One (Violin & Viola) / String Methods Two (Cello & Bass) 
  • Brass Methods One (Trumpet & Trombone) / Brass Methods Two (Horn & Tuba) 
  • Woodwind Methods One (Clarinet & Saxophone) 
  • Woodwind Methods Two (oboe, flute, Bassoon)
  • Orchestration 
  • Instrumental Conducting 
  • Instrumental Methods and Repertoire 

The SSU Bachelor of Music in Music Education is designated as an Approved Subject Matter Program by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Completion of the BM in Music Education prepares the student for entrance into the Single Subject Credential Program, a one-year licensure program offered by the College of Education, Counseling, and Ethnic Studies.

Prerequisite courses for the Single Subject Credential Programs:

  •    EDUC 417 School and Society 
  •    EDSS 418 Development in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

For more information on the California Teacher Credential Program visit SSU's College of Education, Counseling, and Ethnic Studies Single Subject Credential website.