Music Educators Workshops:

The Southern Methodist University Music Educators Workshops is an annual professional development opportunity offered for music educators by the Community Education Department of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts  The Music Division of Meadows is an accredited institutional member of both the National Association of Schools of Music and the Texas Association of Music Schools. In addition, it is the largest performing arts division in the Meadows School.

Students who earn graduate credit for participation in the Music Educators Workshops may be able to apply that credit to either SMU's Master of Music (MM) degree or SMU's Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree. Both degree programs are designed for professionally employed educators in public or private schools.

With the guidance of a faculty advisor, Master of Music candidates may use elective choices to build a concentration in one of four areas: Choral Conducting, Instrumental Conducting, General Music, or Piano Pedagogy. A concentration requires that a minimum of six elective credits be earned in that specific area. Subject to departmental approval, up to six credit hours of the Master of Music may be satisfied through involvement in the Music Educators Workshops.

The 36-hour Master of Education is designed for the educator whose interest lies in broadening academic preparation for a specific field (e.g., music education) and in refining pedagogical skills and knowledge of education in its psychological, social, and cultural context. Subject to departmental approval, up to 24 credit hours of the Master of Education may be satisfied through involvement in the Music Educators Workshops. The M.Ed. can be individualized for teachers at all levels, kindergarten through grade 12.

For further information, contact either SMU's Meadows Community Education office at 214-768-3343 or commed@smu.edu or Julie Scott, director of the Music Educators Workshops scottj@smu.edu.