Bachelor of Music in Music Education - Instrumental in West Hartford United States | University of Hartford

The Music Education Division at Hartt provides one of the country's most extensive music education programs. Blending intensive conservatory-style training with essential music education fundamentals, this curriculum equips students for careers teaching music in elementary and secondary schools. Beyond core subjects like general music, choral instruction, and wind/string instrument teaching, music education majors learn specialized approaches including Kod√°ly, Suzuki, and Orff techniques. Undergraduate students follow a four-year program focused on either instrumental or vocal specialization. Those interested in jazz (saxophone, trumpet, or trombone) can opt for a dual degree in Music Education and Jazz Studies (a five-year program). Applicants for this combined program must complete both jazz and classical auditions, as they'll receive private lessons in both disciplines.

Hartt's Music Education Division maintains dynamic partnerships with numerous local school programs. At the University of Hartford Magnet School, Hartt students gain hands-on experience teaching younger elementary students in classroom environments and mentoring beginning band and orchestra players through the Hartt Band Project and Hartt String Project. Through collaboration with Simsbury Public Schools, Hartt students instruct upper elementary general music classes along with high school band and choir. These distinctive partnerships offer valuable practical experience before student teaching begins. Hartt's Music Education graduates are highly recruited for teaching positions in public schools across New England and nationwide.