Comments on: What classes should I take in college if i want to be a private violin teacher? http://www.ktvlair.com/2010/02/07/what-classes-should-i-take-in-college-if-i-want-to-be-a-private-violin-teacher/ Welcome to KTVLair.Com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:46:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: eri http://www.ktvlair.com/2010/02/07/what-classes-should-i-take-in-college-if-i-want-to-be-a-private-violin-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-4307 eri Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:06:15 +0000 http://www.ktvlair.com/2010/02/07/what-classes-should-i-take-in-college-if-i-want-to-be-a-private-violin-teacher/#comment-4307 Anyone can be a private music teacher; you don't need a college degree for that. However, if you want to teach young children using the Suzuki method, you need to be certified by Suzuki to do this. Anyone can be a private music teacher; you don’t need a college degree for that. However, if you want to teach young children using the Suzuki method, you need to be certified by Suzuki to do this.

]]> By: Anna http://www.ktvlair.com/2010/02/07/what-classes-should-i-take-in-college-if-i-want-to-be-a-private-violin-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-4308 Anna Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:06:15 +0000 http://www.ktvlair.com/2010/02/07/what-classes-should-i-take-in-college-if-i-want-to-be-a-private-violin-teacher/#comment-4308 You should get either a BA in Music Education (sometimes called a BME) or a BM if you're more performance oriented. Aside from your core courses, you would need to follow whatever is required for that particular university department of music. This information is usually available on their webpage, and normally includes something like: Private lessons Orchestra three times a week chamber music (string quartets, as a rule) Methods courses (if you do a music ed degree), which include courses in strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, instrumental conducting, vocal pedagogy/conducting Usually four semesters - each - of music history, music theory, and ear training/sightsinging You should also take a separate course in conducting and one or two in composition You should get either a BA in Music Education (sometimes called a BME) or a BM if you’re more performance oriented. Aside from your core courses, you would need to follow whatever is required for that particular university department of music. This information is usually available on their webpage, and normally includes something like:

Private lessons
Orchestra three times a week
chamber music (string quartets, as a rule)
Methods courses (if you do a music ed degree), which include courses in strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, instrumental conducting, vocal pedagogy/conducting
Usually four semesters – each – of music history, music theory, and ear training/sightsinging
You should also take a separate course in conducting and one or two in composition

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