Teaching - All Music, Choral Emphasis
Cultivate the minds of young musicians with a music teaching, choral bachelor's degree from UW-Eau Claire.
Combine Your Passion for Singing and Teaching
Through a rigorous curriculum and real-world experience, you'll gain the skills, tools, and certification necessary to teach music — both instrumental and choral — to grades PK-12.
As a UW-Eau Claire music major, you'll quickly find that you earn so much more than just a degree. Rooted in interactive and experiential learning, you'll have opportunities to study abroad, conduct undergraduate research, join ensembles, and perform internationally. Multiple guest artists throughout the year offer additional chances to learn, including special classes, masterclasses, and unique performances.
Our choral emphasis also provides specialized courses and learning opportunities for those specifically interested in teaching choir. And the opportunity to assist teachers in their classrooms throughout your four years — as well as student teach for a full semester — will help you to build your leadership skills, identify your preferred teaching style, and discover how to best meet the needs of your learners.
You'll also be making a difference. Your knowledge of and passion for music will inspire the next generation of singers and musicians — and make the world a brighter place.
Program Details
Accreditation Information
All music degrees from UW-Eau Claire have been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Licensure Information
Completion of teacher preparation programs at UW-Eau Claire meets licensure requirements in Wisconsin. Our programs may not meet requirements in other states. It is very important that individuals seeking licensure in another state obtain the most recent certification/licensure information directly from the state in which they seek employment. Find contact information on each state licensure office here.
Licensure requirements can change at any time. UW-Eau Claire’s Teacher Education Program Office ensures that our programs meet the requirements for licensure in Wisconsin. If you seek licensure in another state, be aware that their requirements could change at any time.
The United States Department of Education requires institutions to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure concerning whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Please note:
- Obtaining a Wisconsin Teaching License PRIOR to applying for a teaching license in another state is usually helpful and strongly recommended.
- "Meets requirements" means that a student is eligible for a license with stipulations, typically for 1-3 years, in that state. The stipulations are likely to be specific testing requirements and/or competency through a course or examination. In some instances, additional stipulations might be added.
- Licensure grade levels vary from state to state. Students who are eligible for a specific grade range in Wisconsin may be licensed for a narrower grade range in another state. Each state determines grade ranges for licensing differently.
- State licensure requirements may change at any time. Licensure questions should be referred to the Teacher Education Program Office (tep@uwec.edu).
The requirements of this program meet requirements in the following states or territories:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa
The requirements of this program do not meet licensure in the following states:
Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, Washington, D.C., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
The Eau Claire community welcomes UW-Eau Claire music students and invites them to become a part of the rich and vibrant music scene of Eau Claire. Here, you’ll have access to countless productions and on-stage experiences made possible thanks to our partnership with the Pablo Center. Discover the Eau Claire Jazz Festival — the largest student-run festival in the nation — and the Viennese Ball, where music students like you provide the soundtrack to a night of Austrian specialties and Viennese waltzes.
UWEC is home to multiple concert venues, six music classrooms, over 40 practice rooms (including chamber music practice rooms), percussion rooms, a reed room, organ practice rooms, harpsichord practice rooms, an audio recording studio, a music technology lab, a digital piano lab, and several rehearsal rooms. We are also proud to partner with the Eau Claire community's newest performance venue, Pablo Center at the Confluence. This state-of-the-art facility is home to many UWEC classes, rehearsals, and performances.
Our music education degree will provide you with high-impact learning opportunities so you feel prepared to lead a classroom. Frequent guest artists will introduce you to new music and new ways of thinking. And a full semester of student teaching will further immerse you in the world of public school.
To help you explore career opportunities and make valuable connections, we host an annual Education Job Fair, an on-campus career fair specific for those looking to enter the field of education. This event is an excellent opportunity to make connections and submit your resume for current and future job openings.
Blugold Stories
The environment within the music education program is incredibly positive — I consistently feel challenged and encouraged to be the best educator I can be.
The voice is a powerful tool. At UW-Eau Claire, our world-renowned music and theatre arts faculty are ready to set you up for success through interactive learning and professional experiences. Whether it be student teaching a choir class at an area high school or singing on stage for a production, students leave UW-Eau Claire prepared to inspire others and cultivate future talent.
The music department is filled with more opportunities than you can imagine to explore and engage in all of your interests. With each new day and opportunity I experience here, I feel even more strongly that choosing UWEC was the best investment I could have made.
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Where can the teaching - all music, choral emphasis program lead me after graduation?
Music education majors leave UW-Eau Claire prepared to inspire students and cultivate future talent. Graduates earn the certification required to teach music in the State of Wisconsin to a variety of ages in public schools, including pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
Example Careers
- Music teacher
- Music professor
- Private vocal instructor
- Performer
- Choir director
- Vocal accompanist
Recent Graduates
Choir Director & Performing Arts Center Director
Waupaca High School
Wisconsin
Choral Director
Lutheran Mission Church
Wisconsin
Choir Teacher
Eau Claire North High School
Wisconsin
Choral Director
Portage High School
Wisconsin
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Wisconsin
Choir Teacher
Faribault School District
Minnesota
UW-Eau Claire sets you up for success through interactive learning and professional experience. Throughout all four years in the program, you will have multiple opportunities to work with elementary music teachers as well as middle and high school conductors. You'll also spend a semester student teaching.
Courses within the major explore a variety of topics, including theory, history, literature, applied voice, conducting, pedagogy, recital, ensembles, and music methods.
Here are a few courses in Teaching - All Music, Choral Emphasis at UW-Eau Claire.
MUED 211
Introduction to Music Education
Introduces basic issues and principles of music teaching with an emphasis on observation in classrooms, reflective thinking, comprehensive musicianship, teaching standards, and music content standards.
MUED 318
Music as Content in Schools
Addresses philosophy of music education, curriculum development, lesson and unit planning, assessment, and management of music classrooms. Includes field experience in which student will experience teaching under the discretion of a cooperating teacher.
MUED 410
Secondary Choral Teaching Methods
Focuses on instructional models, methods, materials, and strategies for teaching and assessing musical concepts in school choral performance ensembles and classes. Emphasizes curricular development and classroom management based upon stages of development in students.
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