Master of Music Education (M.M.E.)

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Implement world music drumming curricula within eclectic and inclusive approaches to music education (including Dalcroze, Orff, and Kodály);
2. Develop, articulate, and practice philosophies and applied pedagogies rooted in peacebuilding;
3. Construct curricular materials and pedagogies that engage student learning in diverse musical traditions, critical issues in ethnomusicology, and the study of self and other;
4. Develop classroom environment plans and skill sets that build social-emotional capacity, possibilities for conflict transformation, and the practice of peacebuilding; and

5. Demonstrate and communicate scholarship in an area of inquiry that deepens approaches in one of the following areas: peacebuilding, world music drumming, culturally-responsive classrooms, trauma-informed learning, or social emotional learning.

Students enrolling in the Master of Music Education program need (1) basic level of musicianship to be successful within world music drumming, (2) an undergraduate level of music, aural skills, and musicology to be successful in ethnomusicology coursework, (3) music theory skills; and (4) writing/research quality and experience.

This is a low-residency program with over 90% of coursework delivered online. Students attend one in-person week each summer. Across three years, students will enroll in two World Music Drumming workshops during the in-person week.

Entrance into the program for the committee consideration requires:

1. Baccalaureate Degree in Music or Music Education from an accredited institution

A Graduate Enrollment Committee will make a decision about admittance after reviewing:

1. A brief personal statement describing your purpose in pursuing graduate work in peacebuilding, your career objectives, and your interest in the Master of Music Education program.
2. A current, valid teaching certification.
3. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities you attended, demonstrating musical study and completion of a baccalaureate degree with a 3.0 cumulative GPA. If below the minimum GPA, the committee will accept and review your narrative demonstrating excellence and persistence in your course of study.
4. Two recommendations from immediate supervisors, music teachers, mentors, and/or undergraduate faculty addressing your leadership abilities in music education and potential.
5. A diversity and inclusion statement that describes how you seek to build belonging and cross-cultural awareness in your teaching.
6. The Music Theory Entrance Exam.