Klarinet Archive - Posting 000783.txt from 1998/04

From: SEAN TALBOT <talbotse12@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Illinois Music Teachers
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:43:07 -0400

>the qualification for teaching will be a Master's degree in teaching
>which follows a bachelor's degree in subject matter to the best of
>our ability, and limit the education school to whatever they can cram into
>one year + one summer . . . . .

At our school we have something like this but it IS the undergrad degree.
I put it this way because music ed. undergrads come out of here with
175-180 credits uner their belt and it does take at least 5 years. It
all adds up if you take 8 instrament tech. classes, 3 semesters of music
history, 4 sems. of aural skills (if your lucky), 6 theory classes, 2 sems.
of Jazz techniques, 4 sems. of piano, marching band tech, class voice, plus
all of the music methods classes, general education and licensure classes.
It is complete as they can make it even though we lost our instrament care
and repair class. Nearly every class I have taken can and will apply to
my future profession. I know many colleges have lower class loads to
get people through in four years. They almost have to due to high
tuition. Why require a master's degree when you can create a complete
undergrad degree?

Sean Talbot
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
talbotse12@-----.edu