Degrees offered
The Department of Music Education at Boston University’s School of Music has a long and distinguished tradition. In 1967, it was actively involved in the Tanglewood Symposium, one of the watershed events in the history of American music education. Today, the department continues its leadership role in the development and exploration of new strategies for effective and creative instruction in music.
Students who are working toward licensure take coursework in instrumental and vocal pedagogy; conducting; rehearsal and performance techniques for choral and instrumental ensembles; child growth and development; creative movement; improvisation; and elementary, middle, and secondary school methods of instruction and administration. All graduate students will have unique opportunities in their coursework and independent studies to conduct original research. The programs provide for growth as professional educators within a dynamic environment of research and musicianship.