The William D. Hall and Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Conservatory of Music

The mission of the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University is to provide a rigorous and progressive education of distinction for the professional and intellectual development of artists and scholars in a supportive, liberal arts environment.

 

The Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music offers a Master of Music in Keyboard Collaborative Arts and provides coursework for the Master of Arts in Teaching: Secondary Education-Music Education Program emphasis. The M.A. in Teaching Music Education emphasis is administered through the College of Educational Studies.

 

The Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

The Master of Arts in Teaching: Secondary Education program allows the candidate to obtain both the single subject credential and the master’s degree through an integrated program of coursework, fieldwork and student research. The Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies  has developed a specific Master of Arts in Teaching: Secondary Education-Music Education program emphasis, for those who wish to teach music education at the middle school or high school level.

See the Attallah College of Educational Studies section Teaching: Secondary Education (Music Education Program Emphasis), M.A.  in the graduate catalog for details.

Single Subject Credential in Music

The single subject credential allows the holder to teach in a specific subject area. Music education students who intend to enroll in the credential program at Chapman may complete the professional education courses of the credential program after the bachelor of music is awarded or may include professional education courses as part of the upper-division undergraduate program. All professional education coursework must be approved by an advisor in the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies . Requirements for the credential program are specified in the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies, Public School Credential program section of the graduate catalog. The normal residency for completion of the Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification) degree and required professional education courses is five years.

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires candidates who are pursuing a single subject credential to verify their subject matter competence as a part of their teaching qualifications. This requirement must be fulfilled before entering the student teaching phase of the credential program. To fulfill the requirement, candidates must pass the music California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET). The music CSET consists of three subtests, and it is recommended that they be taken during a candidate’s first semester in the credential program. In addition, the student must achieve an overall GPA of at least 2.750 in the last 60 semester (or 90 quarter) credits of their completed degree program and must pass the CBEST examination prior to admission to the credential program. CSET and other testing requirements will be reviewed with each candidate by the education director when they first enter the single subject credential program.

See the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies  section of the graduate catalog for additional details

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