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Music for Teacher Licensure

With a long history of both teacher education and a vibrant music program, EIU has earned recognition for preparing outstanding music teachers. Students gain immediate experience through observing and teaching in music classrooms during each semester of enrollment and all concentrations lead to the same licensure, with broad-based preparation in all areas of music education.

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Degree Level
Bachelor of Music
Delivery
In Person
Time to Degree
8 Semesters
Credit Hours
130 Total, 99 in Major
Careers
Teachers
Music for Teacher Licensure students at EIU

Why Study Music for Teacher Licensure at EIU?

  • Work closely with faculty in small class settings
  • Practice teaching opportunities with K-12 students both on and off campus.
  • Develop your musicianship through private lessons on your instrument or voice
  • Present your own research at conferences.
  • EIU offers three concentrations for music education students to choose from: Instrumental Music, Vocal/Choral Music, and General Music.
"I have spent my whole life in a small and rural community with little opportunity to experience lifestyles unreflective of the town in which I was raised. ... To supplement some areas that might have been lacking in my music education, my parents enrolled me in music lessons at an early age and I was even a part of Eastern's community music program. ... Throughout junior high and high school, I auditioned and was selected to play in ILMEA bands and choirs held at Eastern."
Carter Davis
Music Education | Class of 2027
Carter Davis, Music Education at EIU

Hands-On Experience

  • Significant peer teaching practice opportunities
  • Observation hours in local schools
  • Experience teaching opportunities with actual public school students on campus
  • Gain professional development and leadership skills in the Illinois Music Educators Association student chapter.
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Hands-On Experience, Music for Teacher Licensure students at EIU

What You'll Learn

As the most populated major within the School of Music, the Music Education program prepares you for a career in the K-12 music classroom and leads to state licensure. It is a fit if you are a capable musician who wants to share music with young people.

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$54,548
Median Salary for These CareersMedian salaryThe median is the middle value: half of the people counted earn more and half earn less. It is an estimate for a typical graduate, not a promise of what you will earn. Pay varies by employer, location, experience and the specific job.

Career OutcomesCareer outcomesThese are example careers that graduates of this program often pursue, taken from the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET occupation list. They are examples, not job guarantees, and many graduates work in other fields.Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor

  • Middle School Teachers
  • Secondary School Teachers
  • Elementary School Teachers

Career Insights

Job Outlook ★ Bright Outlook Bright OutlookBright Outlook careers are ones with a promising future. They're expected to grow quickly, to have lots of job openings, or to be brand new and emerging. A career earns the label if it meets any one of these: projected growth of 5% or more, at least 75,000 projected openings, or New & Emerging status.
Openings: Employers are expected to need at least 75,000 people for this career over the next several years. That count includes new jobs created by growth and spots opened when workers move on.Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
Openings
Preparation Needed Considerable (4/5)Job Zone 4: Considerable preparationMost of these careers require a four-year bachelor's degree. They also tend to build on several years of work-related experience or training.Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
Personality Fit SocialSocial interest typeYou like helping people. This work centers on supporting others by helping, teaching, advising or serving them.Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor

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Shellie Gregorich
Chair, School of Music | Professor of Music Theory/Piano
slgregorich@eiu.edu
2620 Doudna Fine Arts Center
217-581-5946
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Danelle Larson
Instrumental Music Education, Music Education Division Director
dlarson@eiu.edu
Doudna Fine Arts Center
217-581-2350
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Billy Panther
Head of Panther Pride
Old Main
217-581-2223
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