Transform Music Education

The Hybrid Summer Master of Arts in Music and Music Education (M.A. M&ME) at Teachers College, Columbia University, offers you an intellectually rigorous and creatively engaging education that prepares you for the challenges and rewards of teaching music in the 21st century.

This is an exciting time for music education. New voices, ideas, and technologies are giving rise to widespread cultural transformation, and music is playing a pivotal role in this sea change. Current generations are reinventing the way music is produced and consumed, and today’s educators are transforming the way music is taught.

About the Hybrid Summer M.A. in Music and Music Education

The Hybrid Summer M.A. M&ME has no parallel., offering both in-person summer residencies and an online learning experience. Teachers College, Columbia University, is the only Ivy League institution with a postgraduate Music and Music Education program and one of just a few universities that offers a hybrid M.A. in this area of study. With our M.A. M&ME, students get the best of everything: a world-class education, online coursework during the academic year, and two immersive Summer Residencies in New York City—one of the world’s premier cultural hubs.

As part of Teachers College, the music education master’s program gives you the opportunity to develop musical, pedagogical and leadership skills—in tandem. As a cohort-based program, it immerses you in a community of thinkers, practitioners, and scholars. You will share experiences and form bonds that impact your life throughout your time at Teachers College and long after you graduate.

I entered the program for selfish reasons. I was thinking about my need for an intellectual boost and how good the program would be for me professionally. I didn’t expect it to alter my teaching in such concrete and impactful ways. I became more invigorated and excited as an educator, and my students became more engaged and motivated.

Andrea Maas, Hybrid Summer M.A. M&ME, Teachers College, Columbia University

Program Highlights

• Program Curriculum – Our cutting-edge curriculum includes fieldwork, ensemble experiences, and classroom training, equipping you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel in 21st century educational settings. Read more about the program curriculum.
• Experiential Learning – We support your personal career goals through a student-centered approach to learning that includes opportunities to take Teachers College courses outside the music education master’s program.
• Summer Residencies – Students experience two exhilarating four-week Summer Residencies that offer robust learning experiences; weekly lunches with faculty and peers; and field trips to landmark institutions, as well as to venues off the beaten path.
• Scholarships – All admitted students have the opportunity to be awarded a minimum scholarship covering six credits/points* of coursework. Learn more about scholarships on our Tuition page.

*Please note that Teachers College uses the word “point” to reference what may be more commonly known as a “credit”.