Graduate studies in Music Education (the Teacher's Education Program in Music, otherwise known as the Music TEP) are run by both the School of Education and the Music Department. A total of 40 or 42 credits must be taken in order to graduate. In certain cases, a maximum of 12 credits transferred from other institutions might be accepted toward the M.A. Degree; see Hunter College Graduate Catalogue for details. For courses listed under Secondary Education Sequence, see the School of Education for details (212-772-4624 - January Silang). In certain cases, substitutions for these required classes may be made in consultation with the Graduate Adviser.

All required classes are offered at night, but students need to do fieldwork (involving observing classes of school children) that involves work during the day, as does the student teaching (some students who are full-time teachers manage to have their full-time teaching count in place of student teaching; see School of Education for details).

Prospective Music TEP students are strongly urged to contact the Director of Studies in Music Education, Victor Bobetsky, and the Music Department Graduate Adviser, L. Poundie Burstein, to find out more about our program and admission policies. Current Music TEP students are likewise strongly recommended to meet at least once a year with Prof. Bobetsky and Burstein to discuss their program.

Below are shown the requirements for the Music TEP degree:

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Education Requirements

Basic Core: (taught by the School of Education)
SEDF S 703 Social Foundations of Adolescent Education (3 cr., 45 hrs.)
SEDF S 704 Adolescent Development, Grades 7-12 (2 cr. 30 hrs.+ 36 hrs. fieldwork)
SEDF S 705 Educational Psychology: Applications to Adolescence Education (2 cr. 30 hrs.+ 36 hrs. fieldwork)
SEDF 706 Assessment of Teaching and Learning in Adolescence Education (2 cr., 30 hrs. +Lab)
SEDC 710 Building the Foundations of Literacy in Adolescence Education (3cr., 45 hrs.)
SEDC 720 Adolescence Health and Safety (1cr., 15 hrs.)

Methods: (taught by the Music Department)
MUSED 677 Methods of Teaching Instrumental Music in the Elementary and Secondary Schools (2 cr., 3 hr. per week class plus 18 hours per semester fieldwork)
MUSED 678 Methods of Teaching Vocal and General Music in the Elementary and Secondary Schools (2 cr., 3 hr. per week class plus 18 hours per semester fieldwork)

Student Teaching or Practicum:
SEDC 756 Advanced Supervised Student Teaching of Music (4 cr.), or SEDC 766.10 and SEDC 776.20, or SEDC 776.10 and SEDC 776.20 College Supervised Teaching of Music (2 cr. each)

Note: Both supervised student teaching and supervised practicum teaching must involve teaching in both secondary and elementary school classes; see School of Education and Hunter College Graduate Catalog for details regarding these courses.

Music Requirements

MUS 641 Strings (1 cr.)
MUS 643 Woodwinds (1 cr.)
MUS 645 Brass (1 cr.)
MUS 647 Percussion Skills (1 cr.)
MUS 649 Piano Skills for Music Teachers (1 cr.)
MUS 651 Conducting (1 cr.)
MUS 724 Advances Studies in Music Theory I (3 cr.)
MUS 751 Advanced Studies in Music History I (3 cr.)
MUS 752 Advanced Studies in Music History II (3 cr.)
MUS 779 World Music Education (3 cr.)
Music Elective(s) totaling 3 cr.

Music TEP students must take proficiency exams in Western music history, music theory, keyboard skills, dictation, and sight singing before beginning the program (Music TEP students do not need to take a foreign language examination). Students whose proficiency exam test scores suggest special problem areas might be asked to take remedial undergraduate courses to remedy these weaknesses. All students must pass the proficiency exams before completing more than 18 credits towards their degree. TEP students also need to take a education proficiency exam that is administered by the School of Education; contact the School of Education for details on the education proficiency exam.

Music TEP students also must produce a professional teaching portforlio. Students should consult Prof. Bobetsky for guidance in preparing the portfolio.

Many Music TEP students are active members of MENC (The National Association of Music Education).