<p>You do not have to have a music education degree to teach private instrument lessons. You DO have to have a good solid understanding of the sequence of instruction for your instrument, good pedagogy, and good interpersonal skills. I do not agree with you that you NEED a music ed degree to teach private lessons.</p>
<p>You have Boston University on your list. They have a core course requirement also…I believe it is 8 courses that are not music courses. It might be 10. BU has very rigorous course requirements and the courses are challenging. You would have to fulfill those requirement. Most university music programs have academic course requirements within the university. Conservatory programs typically have their own academic courses within the conservatory. </p>
<p>If you go the music education route…it is my opinion that regardless of where you go to school, your “practice time” will be reduced due to the rigor of the music education college curriculum. Lots of courses, requirements for off campus school involvement, student teaching, etc.</p>