In this non-certification degree, you’ll become a responsive artist-educator capable of teaching music effectively in diverse communities and settings. Through flexible course options that integrate strong musicianship, pedagogical expertise, and experiential learning, you’ll tailor your professional path in music education to embrace culturally sustaining practices, technological innovation, critical inquiry, and the rich cultural resources of New York City.
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Degree Details
Official Degree Title
Master of Arts in Music Education in Communities
Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
30
Start Date
Fall
Application Deadline
You’ll learn to design, facilitate, and lead music-making programs for diverse populations within a broad ecosystem of music learning, including community arts organizations, cultural institutions, youth programs, nonprofit organizations, correctional facilities, private studios, and entrepreneurial initiatives.
- Flexible Pathways: Tailor your degree to your unique artistic and career goals with flexible coursework in community music, teaching artistry, jazz studies, technology, conducting, and music psychology.
- Artistic Development: Stay active as a performing musician through private lessons, ensemble participation, and a culminating Graduate Lecture-Recital that bridges performance and pedagogy.
- Community Internships: Gain real-world experience and expand your professional networks through internships with community arts organizations, prestigious cultural institutions, and music education programs.
- Research and Inquiry: Develop critical research, policy, and evaluation skills through courses like Research in the Arts, Human Development in the Arts, and Current Issues and Perspectives in Music Education.
You’ll emerge prepared to pursue a range of opportunities in diverse music education contexts, including high-impact roles in music learning, arts engagement, program leadership, and community development.
- Professional Portfolio: Build a digital portfolio showcasing your internship work, curriculum designs, community project proposals, and artistic performance materials for prospective employers.
- Industry Connections: Graduate with a robust professional network established through direct internship placements and collaborations across New York City’s arts sector.
- Foundations for Advanced Study: Develop the research methodology, writing, and theoretical foundation needed to pursue doctoral programs in music education or related fields.
Immersed in NYU Steinhardt’s vibrant interdisciplinary environment and New York City’s exceptional cultural ecosystem, you’ll develop as a creative leader, artist-educator, and changemaker, ready to shape the future of music learning in diverse community settings.
- Community Music Focus: Enroll in one of the few graduate programs in the nation specifically grounded in community music principles and social engagement through the arts.
- Train in New York City: Study in the heart of NYC’s vibrant cultural hub, placing you within walking distance of countless historic venues, arts organizations, and community programs.
- World-Class Cultural Partners: Benefit from established relationships with premier institutions like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Belongó, Carnegie Hall, 92NY, and the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
Questions
If you have any additional questions, please contact music.education@nyu.edu.
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