A handful of your students may gain prominence in professional classical, jazz or pop realms, while others may impact their churches as choir directors, singers and instrumentalists. Even those who may not study music beyond a basic class you teach can come to appreciate this God-given art form. Within the music education major itself, you’ll first take courses that will form your foundation as both a musician and an educator and introduce you to teaching music in schools. While you’re learning the theories behind teaching music, you’ll also put your studies into practice in central Florida schools. As part of each music education class at Southeastern, you’ll spend time observing and teaching in actual K–12 music classrooms. Your training will culminate with student teaching, a semesterlong full-time assignment to a school where you’ll plan and teach lessons as well as direct rehearsals.
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