MISSION STATEMENT
Developing exemplary music educators who are committed to serving others for the betterment of self and society.
PROGRAM VALUES AND GOALS
Diversity & Breadth:
- Provide choice and flexibility to pursue multiple types of Music Education experiences
- Prepare students with an integrated experience of diversity, technology, and emerging practice
- Recruit and value students and faculty with diverse musical backgrounds
Leadership & Innovation:
- Prepare students to advance the profession through innovative teaching practices
- Nurture critical and creative thinking
- Foster reflective practitioners who grow throughout their careers
Expansion & Engagement:
- Facilitate and encourage students’ life-long and life-wide involvement in music teaching and learning
- Promote and support community music engagement
- Equip students with the knowledge and skills to advocate music for music’s sake
Musicianship & Pedagogy:
- Develop exemplary teachers and musicians
- Inspire creative and contextualized teaching and assessing
- Further students’ understanding of child and adolescent development and learning
