About The CSUF Music Education Area - Becoming A Titan of Music Education!
Music Education at Cal State Fullerton is an energetic, enthusiastic, and dynamic degree program for aspiring music educators interested in teaching at any educational level and in any musical interest (Band, Choral, Orchestral). Blending in-depth study in music pedagogy, music education philosophy, and the professional aspects of music education – Titan Music Educators leave Cal State Fullerton fully prepared to lead the 21st Century Music Classroom. The CSUF Music Education Program emphasizes a course of study that is both “of our time”, and forward thinking, combined with the principles and study of artistry and musicianship. CSUF Music Education majors are charged to teach people, not simply teach music. The music education program at Cal State Fullerton has been designated “innovative and exemplary” by the Commission on Teacher Education of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
The CSUF Music Education Program is based on our peaceful, park-like campus in Fullerton, CA. However, The CSUF Music Education Program has expanded our classroom to offer Titan Music Educators experiences teaching and observing throughout Orange County, Los Angeles County, and Riverside County with community partners and local school districts. The CSUF Music Education classroom is an artistic and dynamic space, with CSUF Music Education Majors learning from and collaborating with leading K-12 Music Educators from across the Southern California Region, as well as interacting with leading music education pedagogues from innovative Music Education Programs at leading universities from across the United States.
Music Education Area Ethos.
The Music Education Faculty at California State University Fullerton believe that the teaching of, and preparation of future music educators is a serious venture. We believe that the teaching profession is a profession rooted in human possibility. As such, we see our role as faculty in our student’s curricular experience at CSUF as an academic and moral responsibility - training students to leave CSUF fully prepared to be the best teacher and pedagogue for the young lives they will inspire and positively change as a teacher of children in music. The Music Education Faculty also believe that we have an ethical responsibility to collaborate with our students along their academic journey while at CSUF to make their music education experience as artistic, rigorous, impactful, practical, and expeditious as possible – so students are fully prepared to enter the music classroom as a Titan of Music Education. We are fiercely proud of our Titan Music Educator Alumni who now lead music programs throughout our region, state, and country. We are dually proud of the reputation that those alumni have brought upon our Music Education Program, due to the degree of preparation and immediate impact that Titan Music Educators are having in the lives of school music students. To quote former Irvine Unified School District Visual and Performing Arts Administrator Brad Van Patten, “CSUF Music Educators arrive to the classroom with the warranty of a strong music education experience.”
CSUF Titan Music Educators – Music Educators “Leading the Way”.
CSUF Music Education majors are student musicians who blend artistry, pedagogy, and the desire to positively inspire students into an impactful career as music educators. CSUF Music Educators come from every area and region of Southern California, as well as from The Bay Area, Northern California, and from out-of-state. CSUF Music Education Majors bring a wealth and depth of personal and cultural experience with them to our campus, which adds to the breadth and depth of the CSUF Music Education Experience. Titan Music Educators are artistic, engaged, inclusively minded, inquisitive, scholarly, committed, hard-working students within the CSUF School of Music. The CSUF Music Education Program is a community, offering participating students a bevy of opportunities to develop a professional network of colleagues while in the degree program.
“I had an amazing experience at CSUF, both as an undergraduate and graduate student. From the incredible teachers and mentors to passionate fellow students, I always felt supported and challenged to reach my own potential. As a graduate student, I remember feeling like my education was far less about figuring out the answer, but instead learning to ask the right questions. This has turned into a lifelong desire to learn and grow.”
-Ben Case
CSUF Music Education Alumnus
2023 California Teacher of The Year
Why Become a Titan of Music Education at Cal State Fullerton?
The CSUF Music Education Program is artistic and intellectual environment that is designed to inspire, guide and collaborate with participating students. Blending the best of the traditional school of music performance environment with the academic study of the best of music education pedagogy – The CSUF Music Education Program is about collaboration, community, academic scholarship, and artistry. The Cal State Fullerton School of Music provides a thorough preparation for your future success as a music teacher.
We invite you to become a “Titan” of Music Education!
Sincerely,
Dr. Gregory Xavier Whitmore
Area Coordinator – CSUF Music Education Area
Associate Director of Bands
Music Director – Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
gwhitmore@fullerton.edu
Why Become a Titan of Music Education at Cal State Fullerton?
The CSUF Music Education Program is artistic and intellectual environment that is designed to inspire, guide and collaborate with participating students. Blending the best of the traditional school of music performance environment with the academic study of the best of music education pedagogy – The CSUF Music Education Program is about collaboration, community, academic scholarship, and artistry. The Cal State Fullerton School of Music provides a thorough preparation for your future success as a music teacher.
We invite you to become a “Titan” of Music Education!
Sincerely,
Dr. Gregory Xavier Whitmore
Area Coordinator – CSUF Music Education Area
Associate Director of Bands
Music Director – Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
gwhitmore@fullerton.edu
