Music Education University of the Virgin Islands

Overview

Music Education from University of the Virgin Islands majors are high school graduates that have successfully completed entrance requirements of the university and the Music Education degree program.  University entrance criteria are articulated in the UVI catalog. Students entering the Music Education degree program must successfully complete a music theory placement exam or, if necessary, enroll in the Introduction to Music Theory course (Music 124).  Entrants are also required to schedule an entrance audition before instructors of the Music Education degree program.  The audition and theory placement exam must be scheduled to occur one (1) week before classes begin.

Graduates of the Music Education degree program will have earned the honor to teach within the K-12 arena.  The academic experience provides the opportunity to establish a concentration in piano, voice, steel pan, percussion, and any number of woodwind or brass instruments.

Students at Music Education from University of the Virgin Islands will have successfully acquired the ability to:

• Exhibit analytical understanding and skill through active learning principles applied across the curriculum course content.

• Think critically and creatively.

• Construct new knowledge.