Music: Concentration in Music Teacher Preparation
Bachelor of Music
About this program
The Bachelor of Music in Music Teacher Preparation gives you the tools to become a music educator. You’ll study performance, composition, and music theory while learning how to teach music in schools. This program prepares you for a single-subject teaching credential in California. You’ll also build skills in communication, technology and classroom leadership — key for teaching music to students from kindergarten through high school.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Scope
An exciting and intensive learning experience, our Bachelor of Music degree trains future educators, performers, and scholars. This high-unit degree prepares students for graduate study or professional careers in the music field. All B.Mus students receive weekly lessons with a member of the applied faculty during each semester of their degree. Candidates for the B.Mus may apply either before or after enrolling at SFSU.
Areas of Study
- Performance
- Composition
- Music Production (No Audition Required)
- Film / Game Scoring
- Jazz Performance
- Music Education
- Music History
Audition Requirements for the Bachelor of Music
Students entering the Bachelor of Music program are required to audition. Please see our Auditions page for further information.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate proficiency in reading, notating, and transcribing music by ear. Students will demonstrate critical listening abilities through describing, analyzing, and articulating artistic and perceptual aspects of music.
Students will demonstrate applied performance skills through accurate, and expressive instrumental or vocal performances.
Students will be able to express compelling and original musical thought through arranging, composing, and improvising in a variety of styles and for a variety of purposes.
Students will be able to apply historical and cultural knowledge and aesthetic judgement in order to articulate significance and meaning in music within diverse contexts.
Students will be able to express themselves articulately in writing and speech to fellow musicians and nonmusicians in a variety of contexts. Students will be able to teach musical concepts to others.
Students will demonstrate proficiency in using technology to capture, create and manipulate sound in musically compelling ways.
Students will be able to apply practical, organizational, and promotional skills to promote lifelong success in a breadth of music related careers.