Music Education - Group Teaching and Leadership

This Music Education - Group Teaching and Leadership MA course from the University of York is for musicians who want to enhance their capabilities and confidence in group teaching and develop skills for leadership roles in music education settings.

Key Facts

Through a combination of theory and practical teaching activities, you’ll explore inclusive approaches to supporting musical development in early childhood, primary and secondary education, and with learners with special educational needs and/or disabilities. You’ll also develop an understanding of the philosophical and psychological foundations of music learning and how you can apply this to improve your own teaching practice.

Meanwhile, our unique module on leadership and management will introduce you to the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities associated with a leadership role in music education.

Career opportunities:

The skills developed in this program will contribute to enhanced professional ability as a music leader, educator, or instrumental teacher in educational contexts both inside and outside of schools.

You'll also be equipped for further postgraduate study in the field of Music Education.

Career opportunities:

• Music teacher

• School teacher

• Education specialist within arts organisations

• Community arts worker

• Research and PhD study

Courses include:

• Music Across the Lifespan: Early Childhood and Special Education
• Philosophy and Psychology of Music Education
• Music Across the Lifespan: Music in the School Years and Beyond
• Leadership and Management in Music Education
• One-to-One Teaching: Beginner-Intermediate
• Community Music in Principle
• Enhanced Student-centred Pedagogy