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Inspire the Next Generation<\/h2>\n

Start your journey to a rewarding career as a K-12 music teacher at Eastern Washington University. Our Bachelor of Music (BM) program boasts a 100% placement rate<\/strong> in schools, setting students up for success.<\/p>\n

The EWU Music Education degree prepares you to teach band, choir, orchestra conducting, jazz band directing, general music, and conducting a variety of ensembles such as percussion, mariachi etc. This makes it an excellent choice for aspiring music educators aiming to create a lasting impact on future generations of students.<\/p>\n

Through a rigorous curriculum that combines performance, music theory, pedagogy, and hands-on teaching experience, you’ll graduate ready to lead classrooms and musical ensembles with confidence.<\/p>\n

Plus, with Secondary Education certification, you\u2019ll be fully qualified to teach kindergarten through grade 12 in Washington State.<\/p>\n

Request Info<\/a> Apply<\/a> Curriculum & Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n","background":{"ID":23538,"id":23538,"title":"Music-teacher","filename":"Music-teacher.jpg","filesize":277037,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/fine-performing-arts\/music\/music-teacher\/","alt":"Choir teacher standing in front of students singing.","author":"462","description":"","caption":"","name":"music-teacher","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":791,"date":"2025-03-12 18:44:49","modified":"2025-03-12 18:45:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2000,"height":1333,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher-1024x682.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":682,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher.jpg","2048x2048-width":2000,"2048x2048-height":1333,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":200,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":267,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Music-teacher.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":400}},"title":"Bachelor of Music in
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Applied Learning Opportunities<\/h2>\n

\"TheApplied Performance Foundations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Applied lessons and ensemble participation, ensuring performance competence appropriate to the teaching field. Opportunity to conduct various ensembles in real time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Pedagogical Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Early field experiences<\/strong> observing and assisting in K\u201312 classrooms<\/li>\n
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      Conducting & Rehearsal Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Student Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          An EWU Music Education major prepares students to become certified K-12 music teachers in public and private schools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

          Throughout the program, you\u2019ll learn how to teach general music, direct ensembles, and conduct. You\u2019ll develop both instrumental and vocal skills while studying music theory, sight-reading, performance techniques, and ensemble instruction. You\u2019ll also explore multicultural music education to gain a well-rounded teaching perspective.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

          Graduates are ready to pursue careers as music teachers or program leaders or work in curriculum development, arts administration, musical theater production, and advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

          Explore your career possibilities in the following areas: <\/span><\/p>\n","include_spacing":false,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"K-12 Music Education","copy":"

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                      Carmyn Parks, a music education and performance major, admits she arrived at Eastern Washington University as a complete musical neophyte. \u201cWhen I tell you I came into Eastern with no musical knowledge, I mean I didn\u2019t have any,\u201d Parks says.<\/p>\n

                      That changed quickly, thanks to what she describes as a welcoming learning environment. \u201cIt\u2019s not about competition. It\u2019s about, \u2018How can we make music together?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","image":false,"youtube_video_id":"bo586NC5y1U","video_orientation":"horizontal","image_alt":"","secondary_image":"Squiggly-lines-Red.svg","background_vertical_alignment":"center","background_horizontal_alignment":"center","background_crop":"chevron","component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Student Story","identifier":"story","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"catalog-courses","module_background_color":"white","title":"Sample Courses","courses":[{"course_number":"MUSC 108"},{"course_number":"MUSC 382"},{"course_number":"MUSC 388"},{"course_number":"MUSC 250"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":true,"nickname":"Sample Courses","identifier":"courses","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"contact-cards","layout_type":"","module_background_color":"off-white","title_alignment":"text-left","title":"Faculty","sub-heading":"For more information about Music Education, contact our faculty.","sections":[{"contact_source":"list","contact":{"blog_id":"1","post_id":"105839"},"portrait":false,"name":"","title":"","department":"","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"","email":"","location":"","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"list","contact":{"blog_id":"1","post_id":"108071"},"portrait":false,"name":"","title":"","department":"","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"","email":"","location":"","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Faculty","identifier":"faculty","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"calls-to-action","module_background_tri_color":"off-white","include_header":false,"title":"","subtitle":"","buttons":[{"link":{"title":"Meet More Faculty","url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/fine-performing-arts\/music\/faculty\/#faculty","target":""},"icon":""}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Meet More Faculty CTA","identifier":"","navigable":false}},{"acf_fc_layout":"mirror-content","page":23516,"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Take the Next Step","identifier":"next","navigable":false}},{"acf_fc_layout":"mirror-content","page":23506,"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Footer","identifier":"","navigable":false}}],"secondary_nav_menu":"music","background_vertical_alignment":"top","background_image_type":"custom","component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}},"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false,"text_style":"regular","readability_aid":"shaded-box","page_override_title":"","intro_title":"","page_persona_bar_default_tab":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1378"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89475,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1378\/revisions\/89475"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}