welcome to hartwick Music Education
WHY STUDY MUSIC EDUCATION AT HARTWICK?
You aim to share the spirit of music with students of all ages, ranges and abilities. You want to balance teaching with performing.
Here’s why our music education program stands out.
- Gain student-teaching experience in your first year—no waiting required!
- Benefit from cross-collaborative courses, where you can build your online presence with a digital portfolio or delve into the latest recording technology in a production studio.
- Receive personalized guidance from faculty as you prepare for your certification exams.
- Join various ensembles, including orchestra, jazz, rock band, opera scenes or choir, or take private lessons on a second instrument.
Many Career Paths
A music education degree can open doors to a rewarding career. Here’s where Hartwick alums are putting their music education skills to work:
- Oneonta City Schools
- Milford Central School
- Oxford Academy
- Sherburne-Earlville Central School
- Rochester City Schools
- Longwood Central School District, Long Island
- Hoosick Falls Central Schools
- Williamson County Schools, Tenn.
- Orange County Public School, Orlando, Fla.
- Only Make Believe, Washington D.C.
- Kid Domain, N.Y.
WHERE WILL YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION DEGREE TAKE YOU?
A Career
Julia Butts ’21 is an elementary band director in the Hornell City School District, N.Y. She co-authored the study, “The Widening Research to Practice Gap: How College and K-12 educators value, use, and relate to music education research in the 2010s,” with Meghan Sheehy, associate professor of music education, and Ryan Ceresola, associate professor of sociology, then presented the findings at the International Society for the Sociology of Music Education conference.
Catherine Kondi ’18 is building a high school choir program in Pelham, Massachusetts. She was a John Christopher Hartwick Teacher Scholar who served as president of the National Association for Music Education and traveled to Italy on an Emerson Scholarship to explore arts administration.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Develop your unique teaching philosophy and style as you hone your skills in local classrooms.
- Shore up your classroom skills in a safe, personalized and flexible environment during a J Term mini-practicum.
- Spend J Term abroad studying music in other cultures.
- Interested in a master’s degree? Our agreement with Nazareth College will fast-track your application with waived fees and no on-campus audition.