Music Education
Become a music teacher at UWEC
You might have a music teacher, conductor or director who helped inspire your passion for the arts. Encouraging the love of music and helping youth hone their musical skills is a noble calling. Music education has been central to UWEC since its foundation in 1917. We have a 100% placement rate for our music education graduates of whom we are very proud.
We offer many experiences to help our students develop as educators. Opportunities include organizing festivals for middle school and high school students, serving in leadership positions in the marching band, participating in immersion programs and engaging in student organizations focused on music education. Music education students also receive frequent exposure to public school classroom settings through various practica, and the program culminates with a semester of student teaching. Faculty from across the department — from bands, choirs and orchestra — contribute to the music education curriculum.
Here at UW-Eau Claire, I made leaps and bounds in my musical skill and accomplished musical feats that I had never dreamed were possible for me.
Explore our music education majors
Learn more about our teaching - all music, instrumental emphasis, BMEd program
Learn more about our teaching - all music, choral emphasis, BMEd program
Meet your instructors
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Randal Dickerson
Professor of Music, Director of Blugold Marching Band
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Laura Dunbar
Associate Professor of Music Education | Music Education Coordinator
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Christopher McGinley
Assistant Professor of Music - Choral
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Lee Anna Rasar
Professor of Music Education/Music Therapy
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Tulio Rondón
Professor of Music - Cello
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John R. Stewart
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Concert Bands, Wind & Percussion Area Coordinator
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Frank A. Watkins
Director of Choral Studies | Associate Professor of Choral Music Education