Mission Statement:

The Music Education Program at Millersville University strives to prepare the best music educators for the twenty-first century. Course work in music education is unique in that it is designed to integrate with the theory program and musicianship core to create musician/educators of a high caliber. Core work in music education features a unique program of learning that brings together research and practice so that graduates have a firm grounding for leadership positions in schools and a foundation for continuities for practice teaching. The faculty is committed to a comprehensive view of music learning including issues of creative and critical thinking, philosophically based education, student-centered learning, and issues of social context.

Outcomes:

As a music education student in Millersville University you are required to meet specific outcomes as a music educator.

Goals for the National Standards of Music Education

A Music Education major needs to meet the National Standards of Music Education:

• Singing alone and with others
• Playing instruments
• Improvisation
• Composition
• Reading and notating music
• Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
• Evaluating music and performances
• Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside of the arts
• Understanding music in relation to history and culture
• Preparing students for a career in music education by providing them with methodology classes and field experiences 

Objectives upon graduation from Millersville with a degree in Music Education

• Sing in tune
• Provide a musical vocal model
• Demonstrate knowledge of theory and solfege
• Demonstrate piano keyboard skills
• Demonstrate musicianship skills through singing and playing the piano
• Improvise vocally, instumentally, and through movement; Demonstrate how to implement improvisation into the K-12 curriculum
• Perform at a high level in major performance area
• Demonstrate knowledge of western and non-western music traditions
• Demonstrate knowledge of quality materials and resources including technology
• Demonstrate knowledge of methodologies such as Kodaly, and Gordon through the development and execution of quality K-12 lesson plans
• Demonstrate the ability to teach music literacy
• Demonstrate knowledge of classroom instruments and how to use them
• Demonstrate knowledge of band and orchestral instruments
• Integrate compositional skills in the classroom
• Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between all areas of music