The Vocal/General Music Education Concentration in the Bachelor of Music degree is offered by the College of Liberal Arts at MTSU. If you aspire to be a K-12 general music teacher and/or choral director, become a you will want to take the Vocal/General Music Education pathway major in the School of Music. Students observe and teach in public schools beginning their first year, and MTSU has close to a near a 100% placement rate for students training to be music educators entering the field as a professional music educator.Vocal/General Music Education students perform in ensembles such as Schola Cantorum, Women SOAL Chorale, Men TEBA Chorale, Opera Theater, and the MTSU Singers vocal jazz group. At MTSU, you will learn from Music Education faculty who have K-12 teaching experience in public schools. They are active in state and national professional organizations, and present their scholarly work at conferences, in workshops, and in journal publications.
Which department am I in?
College of Liberal Arts
Study options
Full Time
(4 Years)
Tuition fees
US$34,888.00
per year
Books and Supplies - 1,260
Start date
January 2027
Venue
Middle Tennessee State University
1301 East Main Street,
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee,
37132, United States
Entry requirements
For international students
Students must have official high school or university transcripts and it must be mailed directly from your high school or university to MTSU. For guaranteed admission, applicants must have completed the recommended college preparatory courses and must present one of the following: GPA 3.0 OR.Minimum composite ACT score of 22 OR minimum SAT total score of 1100 (Evidence Based Reading, Writing and Math).If you do not meet either of the above requirements you will need: Minimum 2.7 GPA plus ACT score of 19 OR SAT score of 990 (Evidence-Based Reading or Writing and Math).
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.