Music Education

If you love music and want to teach others why music is so important, we are your final stop! At Auburn, you’ll begin your music education career in your first semester and have in-school, real-world teaching experiences starting in your second semester. You’ll also become a part of the music education community as you work with your classmates from freshman to senior level. You’ll complete your degree with a music teaching internship working with outstanding music educators. We’re ready to help you reach your goals!

This program is offered on-campus only.

View All Degree Requirements on the AU Bulletin

Successful Audition into Music Education Pre-Major

Teaching music is a rewarding career. Like you, we focus on student success. If you’re considering a master’s degree, we can help you reach your goal. Our M.S. degree (which does not lead to certification) provides an interdisciplinary graduate-level education for community-based or international music educators.

This degree is offered on campus and online.

Teaching music is a rewarding career. Like you, we focus on student success. If you’re considering a master’s degree, we can help you reach your goal. Our M.Ed. degree can lead to a recommendation for Class A Alabama professional educator certification and can be completed in as little as three semesters (Summer-Spring-Summer).

This program is offered on campus and online. 

If you’ve got a master’s, but are not yet ready to tackle the Ph.D., the Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Music Education at Auburn may be right for you. You continue graduate study past the master’s level, delve deeper into research, and complete a field project. 

Starting in the summer and working consistently, you can complete this degree in four semesters (Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer).

This program is offered on campus and online. 

Our Ph.D. program prepares you to work as a university faculty member, serve as a curriculum expert, and be a leader in music education.  At Auburn, you’ll work directly with faculty to expand your knowledge and develop independent research skills. You’ll complete your degree with an independent research study that leads to your final dissertation.

Ph.D. programs are not part of the Auburn University approved Educator Preparation Programs. The state of Alabama does not have certification/license at this level and therefore this degree is not eligible for reciprocity in other states.

If you want to use music in your job, but do not plan to teach music in a school, think about enrolling in the community music minor. You will learn about teaching music to children and adults not just in schools, but in churches, through businesses, or wherever music is taught in the community.

If you are interested in learning more about sharing music in your community or your classroom, but don’t want to pursue a full graduate degree, consider the Community Music Graduate Certificate. You’ll be able to develop musical skills and learn more about using music in the classroom and community settings, such as businesses, churches, or community ensembles.

Learn music education technology at Auburn University!

The College of Education’s music education program offers several online graduate-level music education technology courses. If you are not an Auburn student, you can apply and take a course as a non-degree seeking student!

Summer Courses

Courses rotate each summer and can be taken online or on-campus.

• CTMU 7550 Applications of Technology in Music Education (3 Credit Hours)

• CTMU 7560 Digital Media in Music Education (3 Credit Hours)

• CTMU 7570 Music Instrument Multimedia Research Development (3 Credit Hours)
  

• CTMU 7590 Web Design for Educators (3 Credit Hours)

• CTMU 7970 Special Topics in Music Technology (1-3 Credit Hours)

To take our courses:

1. Apply Online to The Graduate School.  See the Graduate School’s Admission FAQs.

2. Degree: Choose “Non-Degree College of Education”

3. Pay: Application Fee

4. Find your course(s), enroll, and pay the online course fee(s).

5. We use Instructure’s Canvas to organize our courses.