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Students who receive Teaching Assistantships in Music Education receive a wealth of hands-on teaching experiences. Students frequently work with undergraduate music education classes such as Elementary General Music Methods and Materials, Secondary General Music Methods and Materials, Elementary Instrumental Methods and Materials, Secondary Instrumental Methods and Materials, Musicianship for Teaching, Freshman Seminar in Music Education, Music Education Student Teaching Seminar, Secondary Choral Methods and Materials, and Instrumental Methods courses. Graduate Teaching Assistants gain experience mentoring preservice teachers and observing students teaching in local elementary, middle, and high schools.
Each year, some graduate students teach courses such as Creative Sound Design, University Strings, Instrumental Methods, and more.