<p>And for the record, mine was a dual major performance/ed candidate who completed the five years, but opted out at the last moment, short of the student teaching and a state mandated general requirement to concentrate on his first love, performance.</p>
<p>And he honestly could not see himself within a k-12 public setting, at least at this point in his life. He much prefers to teach in studio and small group settings, and continues to do so both at the “child” and adult levels.</p>
<p>One thing a good undergrad music ed program will do is to expose you to the requirements and experiences of being an educator within a k-12 setting, and continually evaluates your skills and potential for this type of career; a good program will also ask you to not continue within the major if you lack all the necessary skills. Some music ed BA tracks and a general BA music degree defers these experiences, and some will find that they are not suited or simply don’t want to teach in that environment. To wait till the Masters level to find that out is a path I would not suggest. </p>
<p>Just food for thought.</p>