Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Choral
Application Deadline for Fall 2025 - December 1, 2024
Designed for pianists or singers who wish to specialize in teaching choral or general music in elementary and secondary schools. Participation in choral or instrumental groups prior to application is recommended. Demonstration of performance competence in voice or piano is required for admission.
Dual Degree in Music Performance: The Dual Degree in Music Education and Performance is designed for those who wish to pursue additional performance studies while earning a bachelors degree in music education, and generally requires an additional year of study.
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Education requires a minimum of 130 credits: coursework is composed of 40 hours of performance and a minimum of 18 non-SMTD credits. SMTD coursework to include:
- Private lessons (voice or piano)
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Musicology
- Ensemble participation
- Piano
- Conducting
- Student teaching
Silent Advisor
Degree requirements and term-by-term layout for current students.
Faculty
Stephanie Christensen
Colleen M. Conway
Kate Fitzpatrick
Michael Hopkins
Marie McCarthy
Carlos Xavier Rodriguez
Julie Skadsem
Performance Opportunities
From large ensembles in celebrated concert halls to chamber groups in intimate recital spaces, performance opportunities across all disciplines abound, with nearly 900 student performances each academic year. Whether your focus is on early, classical, or contemporary music, whether your passion is for jazz, electronic, or world music, there is an ensemble—or in many cases, multiple ensembles—to suit your interests, including specific opportunities for percussion, piano, and organ & carillon. For students in theatre & drama, musical theatre, dance, and opera, opportunities abound in both professionally produced and student-run presentations.
Choirs
Students can explore opportunities across a wide array of SMTD and U-M choirs that perform a range of choral works in world-class venues in Ann Arbor and beyond.
Opera
Both undergraduate and graduate students have opportunities to perform in fully produced operas and opera workshops as part of this renowned program.
Early Music Ensembles
Students interested in historically oriented performance have opportunities to explore music from across the centuries, performed on authentic period instruments and high-quality replicas.
Solo & Studio Recitals
Across all disciplines, students perform and study with their peers in studio classes and perform for the public in solo student recitals and studio recitals