I want to become a music teacher.?
Im good in piano and guitar. but i want to teach so what is going to be my major. i dont understand how it works. i have some people telling me i have to major in an instrument and others telling me otherwise. which is it? please i really need some information.
You need to find a university that offers a degree in Music education. Most every university that offers a degree in music, will also have one in music education. For the most part, you’ll take all the same classes as the other music majors, with just a few differences. If you decide you want to teach instrumental music, you’ll need to audition on an instrument which will be your primary instrument which you’ll focus on in the university, but you’ll also learn to play most the other instruments through classes. If you decide you want to focus on vocal music, you’ll sing for your audition and focus on voice and choir directing. Since you’re a pianist, you’ll want to audition on the piano. You’ll take lots of piano lessons (all students will but you’re will be more) and then you may take some voice lessons or band instrument lessons depending on what type of music you want to teach. It is possible to teach both types, it normally takes a semester longer.
The important thing is to practice your specialty instrument a lot now, which I’d suggest it be piano over the guitar, and start looking at universities with music programs. Once you get into the university, they will advice you on all the classes to take so that when you graduate, you’ll be certified to teach music.
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major in music and you’ll take theory as well as history and whatever instruments you want to play. teaching is not the same as doing, and public school lack funds for these programs these days, so you’d have to give private classes.
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Hey, I thinks that great you want to pursue this major. I’m an organist myself. Depends on the college. At our uni, I don’t think you have to pursue an instrument, but they teach you in general. It will vary by school though.
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You need to find a university that offers a degree in Music education. Most every university that offers a degree in music, will also have one in music education. For the most part, you’ll take all the same classes as the other music majors, with just a few differences. If you decide you want to teach instrumental music, you’ll need to audition on an instrument which will be your primary instrument which you’ll focus on in the university, but you’ll also learn to play most the other instruments through classes. If you decide you want to focus on vocal music, you’ll sing for your audition and focus on voice and choir directing. Since you’re a pianist, you’ll want to audition on the piano. You’ll take lots of piano lessons (all students will but you’re will be more) and then you may take some voice lessons or band instrument lessons depending on what type of music you want to teach. It is possible to teach both types, it normally takes a semester longer.
The important thing is to practice your specialty instrument a lot now, which I’d suggest it be piano over the guitar, and start looking at universities with music programs. Once you get into the university, they will advice you on all the classes to take so that when you graduate, you’ll be certified to teach music.
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