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Music Special Emphasis

Mount Mary College offers a master's degree in education designed to meet the needs of music teachers. This 30-credit degree program allows music teachers to take 12 graduate credits in music in addition to the core courses of the graduate program. The program culminates with the development of an action research project designed for the music classroom.

Program Structure:

Component 1 - General Studies (3 credits)

  • Seminar: Issues Affecting Education

Component 2 - Music Electives (12 credits)

Component 3 - Required Professional Courses (9 credits)

  • Instructional Strategies
  • Curriculum Design
  • Diversity Among Learners

Component 4 - Seminar and Graduate Project (6 credits)

Music Electives: Music electives are chose from a variety of classes offered periodically, including:

  • Music Cultures of the World
  • History of Western Music - Early to 19th Century
  • History of Western Music - Beethoven to Present
  • Advanced Harmonic and Contrapuntal Essentials
  • Orff Schulwerk Levels I and II
  • Early Childhood Music
  • Style and Analysis
  • Choral Arranging
  • General Music Practicum

Graduate Project: The graduate project developed for use in your music classroom, may include:

  • Implementing an instructional or assessment strategy, such as portfolio assessment
  • Developing a curriculum project, such as an integrated unit combining music with other areas of the curriculum

To enroll contact the Center for Educational and Professional Advancement at (414) 256-1252 or cepaserv@mtmary.edu.

Find out more:

Music Department
Music Ensembles and Private Lessons
Master of Arts in Education with Special Emphasis in Music
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training Program - Levels I and II
Music for All Students/Scholarships
Annual Musical Events
Music Department Faculty
Graduate Education Program
Undergraduate Education Program

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