M.M. Music Education
36 credit hours
100% online
Overview
To ensure that students' education is well-rounded and creatively inspired, Texas State offers a large variety of performing opportunities, including participation in opera productions, choir, orchestra, concert and marching bands, chamber ensembles, award-winning mariachi and salsa ensembles, and other vibrant cultural music groups.
Somos Musicos ("We are Musicians") expresses with simplicity the solidarity of purpose and cooperation within an extraordinary community of musical artists, scholars and composers: the students and faculty of the School of Music. The unified mission is threefold: to make music together, to develop the self and the art of music, and to contribute value to society.
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Program Mission
Somos Musicos ("We are Musicians") expresses with simplicity the solidarity of purpose and cooperation within an extraordinary community of musical artists, scholars and composers: the students and faculty of the School of Music. The unified mission is threefold: to make music together, to develop the self and the art of music, and to contribute value to society.
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Career Prospects
Students will find a variety of career options:
- authoring or editing music publications
- composing/arranging music for film, professional ensembles or commercial projects
- conducting professional ensembles
- performing with opera companies, symphony orchestras,
- jazz ensembles or Latin ensembles
- teaching in public or private schools, colleges and private studios
- writing professional articles and textbooks
Career Outlook Statistics
Music Directors/Composers
- 2024 Median Pay: $63,670 per year/$30.61 per hour
- Work Experience in a Related Occupation: less than 5 years
- Number of Jobs, 2023: 50,300
- Job Outlook, 2023-2033: 3% growth
Musicians and Singers
- 2024 Median Pay: $42.45 per hour
- Work Experience in a Related Occupation: None
- Number of Jobs, 2023: 169,300
- Job Outlook, 2023-2033: 2% growth