Music Education at Austin Peay
Greetings and Welcome to the Music Education program at Austin Peay State University.
Music Education is a challenging and rewarding career in which highly qualified professionals
have the opportunity to continue their own creative endeavors as musicians, while
providing a solid musical foundation and instilling a life-long love of music in their
students. It is our goal to challenge you to grow personally, musically, and professionally
as you pursue your music education concentration, and as you begin what we hope will
be a successful and long-lasting career as a music educator.
As you consider a degree music with music education concentration, we hope that APSU can help you fulfill your dreams. In recent years, 100% of APSU music education graduates have either been hired as music teachers, or have been accepted into graduate programs. Our world-class ensembles, engaging out-reach programs, supportive students and faculty, and completely revitalized undergraduate and graduate music education curricula have transformed our department into one of the finest music education programs around. Join us to see why we consider APSU Tennessee’s home for music education.
Degree Offerings
APSU offers the Bachelor of Music with concentrations in Choral/K-12 General Music and Instrumental/K-12 General Music, and the Master of Music: Music Education Concentration. At the graduate level, APSU offers four cognate options, and online course offerings for working adults. The graduate program also offers an Initial Licensure Program, most of which can be completed online.
Student Spotlight
Mackenzie Kelly: In the summer of 2018, APSU music education major, Mackenzie Kelly was one of four music students from Tennessee to attend the NAfME National Advocacy Summit in Washington D.C. This is the 4th year that an APSU student has attended this summit. Mackenzie is from Murfreesboro, TN, and is pursuing a Bachelor of Music with a concentration in instrumental / K-12 Music Education. To read more about APSU's participation in NAfME, visit Collegiate NAfME.
Michael Chandler, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Music Education
Chandlermd@apsu.edu