Music Education Instrumental PreK-12 (45 Hours) – Virginia

Educational Requirements

According to the Virginia Department of Education:

The state of Virginia offers the following endorsements:

• Virginia offers Music: Instrumental Education.

1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in music education – instrumental; or

2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed 42 semester hours of coursework distributed in each of the following areas:

a. Basic music knowledge. Experiences shall be related to music theory, music history, and literature: 18 semester hours;

b. Musical performance. Experiences shall consist of developing competency in a primary performance medium (band or orchestral instrument), in a secondary performance medium (band, orchestral, or keyboard instrument), and in teaching, rehearsing, and conducting ensembles: 18 semester hours; and

c. Electives with coursework selected from either of the two areas listed in subdivisions 2 a and 2 b of this section: 6 semester hours.