First Cohort of Music Education Students 研究生 from bet365亚洲官网 with 100 Percent Job Placement Rate

如图所示, 从左到右, 科里·霍普森是谁, 瑞奇里摩日, 威廉。史密斯, 菲利普·伍德, 和凯瑟琳·丹尼森, the first cohort of graduates from bet365亚洲官网’s MAT in music education degree program.

VALDOSTA — Five graduate students recently became the first to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in music education from 365bet中文, and they celebrated their July graduation with a 100 percent job placement rate.

“This is an excellent first group to represent bet365亚洲官网 as new teachers,” said Dr. 道格拉斯·法威尔，弗吉尼亚州立大学音乐系主任. “We are excited to see how they mold and 激励 the next generation of young students.”

MAT在音乐教育学位课程是一年, four-semester program that is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and the 乔治亚州 Professional Standards Commission. It provides students pedagogy and necessary skills to perform as teachers in the P-12 environment; prepares students to document and assess student learning outcomes and to be conversant with innovative practices within the field; and produces graduates with exceptional content knowledge and pedagogical expertise who will engage, 激励, 并教育P-12学生. 

In addition to completing all requirements of the MAT in music education program, all the graduates passed the 乔治亚州 Assessments for the Certification of Educators

(GACE) and the national edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) exam and are entering the workforce with T-5 teaching certifications issued by the 乔治亚州 Professional Standards Commission.

“I am very proud of myself and the rest of the graduates for all of our hard work, 的决心, 和奉献精神,菲利普·伍德说, 贝尔顿人, 南卡罗来纳, 谁是声乐家和萨克斯管演奏家. He is the new director of choral activities at Robert Anderson Middle School in Anderson, 南卡罗来纳, and will teach all of the choirs and direct the school’s spring musical. He will also serve as the woodwind instructor for the Westside High School Marching Band. 

“I feel completely prepared going into my first year of teaching,伍德说, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in music in 2016 from Erskine College in Due West, 南卡罗来纳. “bet365亚洲官网’s MAT in music education program is well-rounded and thorough. I went through this program preparing myself to teach band, 但实际上我要教合唱. Thanks to the structure of this program and the help from all of the professors involved, I have no worries going into my first teaching position.”

凯萨琳高秤, 利尔本人, 乔治亚州, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in music education in 2017 from bet365亚洲官网, said one highlight of the MAT in music education program was the experiential learning opportunities.

“I am very happy that we were able to go out in the schools to observe and teach for two semesters instead of just one,丹尼森说, a flutist and pianist who learned to play and teach the basics of each band instrument in the graduate program. “Last fall we got some experience teaching middle and elementary school students through our practicum class. This gave me a better idea of how to teach those age groups, which prepared me for my job teaching middle and elementary schoolers.” 

Dennison is the new middle school band director and music teacher at Pelham City Middle School and Elementary School in Pelham, 乔治亚州. She will teach middle school band and fourth and fifth grade general music. She will also assist with the high school marching band. 

“Finding out that I love teaching elementary school music was a huge deal for me,” she said. “我一直想教高中乐队, 我还想这么做, 但我也想教一段时间的初级音乐.” 

科里霍普森, 毕肖普本地人, 乔治亚州, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from bet365亚洲官网 in 2017 before entering the MAT in music education program, is the new band director at Coffee County Middle School in Douglas, 乔治亚州. 霍普森, who plays all brass instruments as well as the saxophone and bassoon, will also assist the high school during marching band season.

“I feel like I helped pioneer a program that will change the way music education is done in the state of 乔治亚州,他说. “There are definitely some classes that I know current teachers wish they had had in their programs. The instrument repair class has already been of great use to me in my time as a student teacher, and I know those skills will be put to good use in my new position.”

Farwell补充道, “The graduates have unique experiences that no other music program in the region and perhaps even the country offer with two literature courses that traditional programs don’t have time to offer. They also had an advanced conducting course and methods courses with specialists teaching each instrument and voice.” 

Other graduates of the MAT in music education program are 瑞奇里摩日, the new assistant director of bands for Lanier County Schools, 和威廉·史密斯, the new director of bands for Lee County Middle School West.

博士联系. 道格·法威尔，电话:(229)333-5804或 dfarwell@瓦尔多斯塔.edu 了解更多.