| Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Music provides a thorough preparation for your future success as a music teacher. Cal State Fullerton’s music teacher training program is highly regarded in Southern California and throughout the western United States. Cal State Fullerton has a virtual 100% placement rate of students completing the credential program in music. Job retention of our graduates in music education is significantly higher than the national average.
Music education students at Cal State Fullerton select one of three emphases for in-depth preparation in either choral, instrumental or general music. Specialists in each of these areas provide methods classes and student teaching supervision.
Students interested in a career in teaching music generally pursue the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with a music education concentration, and then work to attain the Single Subject Teaching Credential in music.
The music education program at Cal State Fullerton has been designated “innovative and exemplary” by the Commission on Teacher Education of the Music Educators National Conference.
Cal State Fullerton also offers a Master of Arts degree in Music Education for credentialed, experienced school music educators. The degree is intended for teachers who have several years of public school teaching experience and wish to pursue advanced study and training.
The graduate program provides a solid academic background in music education, while emphasizing knowledge and skills that can be used to improve one’s effectiveness as a teacher. Students study the foundations of music education (historical, philosophical, and aesthetic), the psychology of music, advanced pedagogy and contemporary trends in music education. The program provides opportunities for electives including conducting and applied study. It also offers several alternatives for terminal projects, including thesis, experimental research, or recital.
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Music Education Faculty
> Dr. Marc R. Dickey, instrumental
> Dr. Mitchell Fennell,
instrumental
> Dr. Christopher Peterson,
choral
> Dr. Dennis Siebenaler, Area coordinator, general
> B. Paul Bailey, instrumental
> Clara Thomasine Fitzgerald, general
> Patricia O'Herron, general
> Betsy Olsen, general
> Linda Owen, instrumental
> Carl Schaefer, instrumental
Area Requirements
See Teaching Credentials
To Learn More
Contact:
Dr. Dennis Siebenaler at
(714) 278-3510 or
> E-mail
Write:
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Music
P.O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
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