Music Education
Conduct Your Classroom’s Talent
Explore Music Education
As you grow into your teaching education, you will work with your professors to further develop your passion for teaching music.
What's the Difference?
- Attend classes, meetings and labs within a preK-5 elementary school located right on our campus.
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Learn from DWU’s amazing professors; our low student to teacher ratio provides valuable
one-on-one time with your mentors. - Complete more than 300 hours of classroom experience.
- Design your unique one-semester student teaching capstone.
Performing Arts Scholarships
Regardless of your major, you are invited to participate in choral and instrumental ensembles at DWU, and you may be eligible for a performing arts scholarship.
If you wish to be considered for a music scholarship, you must audition. If you receive a scholarship for music, you will be expected to participate in an ensemble for each semester you are enrolled and receive the scholarship.
- If you wish to audition for a vocal scholarship, please prepare two vocal solos of contrasting styles. It is highly recommended that one of these be in a foreign language. Pop music is not appropriate for this audition, but rather music that you would sing for a solo and ensemble contest or in voice lessons. You may bring your own accompanist, or one can be provided for you.
- If you wish to audition for a piano scholarship, please prepare two concert solos: one from the Baroque or Classical period and the other from the Romantic period to the present.
- If you intend to audition for an instrumental scholarship, you must prepare one appropriate solo. Pop music is not appropriate for this audition, but rather music that you would play for a solo and ensemble contest, in lessons, or for an all-state audition.
Please complete the Performing Arts Scholarship application.
Music Education Courses
Where do you want to concentrate your efforts musically? Leading voices in song, instructing instruments or both? Talk about your options with your adviser. You will take a wide array of courses providing you with both the fundamentals of classroom teaching and the specific knowledge needed within your chosen specialty. Music Education students takes classes like:
EDU 412 Adolescent Learners' Needs
EDU 465 Classroom Management for the K-12 Educator
MUS 115 Fundamentals of Music
MUS 116 Keyboard Skills I
MUS 242 Elementary Music Methods and Materials
MUS 250 World Music
MUS 311 Music History I
PSY 237 Developmental Psychology
SPD 206 Introduction to Exceptional Students
Get to Know Your Professors
Become a teacher and learn from our fabulous teachers! Our low student-to-teacher ratio offers valuable one-on-one interaction with professors.
Ashley Digmann, Ed.D.
Clinton Desmond, DMA
Elizabeth Soladay
Erin Desmond, M.M.Ed.
Student Teaching
Don't worry about being on your own. Experience a full semester of student teaching before you graduate! You’ll complete at least 300 hours in the classroom in our program, so you'll start your career after college with confidence. Engage in classroom activities with local students and learn with your peers under faculty supervision.
