- Develop as a Musician and a Teacher
- Explore the Latest Methods and Research
- Study with Leading Faculty
- Earn Your Master’s in Just 2 Years
- No GRE Required
Achieve
Benefit from the UF’s heritage of academic excellence and complete a 100% online program offered by a NASM- and CAEP-accredited university.
At the University of Florida School of Music, our goal is to help creative, innovative educators develop their knowledge and skill in ways that empower them to inspire their students, encouraging life-long musicianship. The online Master of Music in Music Education program aspires to assist music educators in growing as musicians, teachers, scholars, and enthusiastic advocates of one of mankind’s most dynamic modes of creative expression.
Exploring both practical and theoretical perspectives, this distance learning program, designed and taught by leading experts in the field, is perfect for current music educators looking to enhance their ability to encourage student engagement with music. Whether you direct a band, chorus, or orchestra, lead other types of school-wide music classes at the elementary or secondary levels, or teach private lessons, the program will introduce new instructional approaches that will allow you to develop even stronger connections to your students through music.
Over the course of the program you will:
- Discover innovative perspectives on important topics in contemporary music education
- Explore new technologies used to create, perform, and respond to music
- Study diverse musical cultures from around the world
- Learn new, effective approaches to student assessment
- Gain a greater understanding of how musical creativity develops
- Integrate instructional design principles to build innovative, engaging lessons
- Connect and collaborate with a diverse group of talented peers in the music education field through our online learning platform
Every new method and teaching skill introduced through this distance learning program can be immediately implemented in your specific educational setting, ensuring that you graduate ready to expand your impact on today’s music students.
No GRE score is required for your admission and candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree. You can complete the master’s degree in as little as two years.
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