Music Education at Kansas State University

Music Teacher Apprenticeship Model

The goal of the Music Teacher Apprenticeship Model is to incite student interest in pursuing the music teaching profession and develop well-rounded musicians who would be capable of successfully completing a degree in music education.  The objectives is that each student involve in the program would:

• Meet advanced performance standards in one instrument or voice.
• Meet proficiency in music history and music theory as described by Advanced Placement exams.
• Be able to play piano at a late beginner or early intermediate level.
• Meet university entry-level proficiency for sight singing and interval singing.
• Have working knowledge of music technology including the use of music printing software; music sequencing; CD-ROM programs; and multimedia authoring such as Internet Web pages or Powerpoint.
• Have acquired beginning level teaching skills from tutoring other music students.
• Have acquired beginning level conducting skills from student directing experiences.
• Have experienced administrative tasks required of music teachers.