<p>I'm thinking about going to school for a music education major. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the following schools and whether or not they have a good music education program</p>
<p>Iowa State University
North Dakota State University
Colorado State University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of South Dakota
University of Iowa
University of Arizona</p>
<p>Do you know of any other schools I should take a look at?</p>
<p>FYI, University of Iowa’s music building is temporary right now after the old building got devastated by a flood. The new building will not be done until 2014 or something like that. I live in Iowa-if you want to study music ed in Iowa the school for that is UNI. (And I’m an Iowa alum). If S had done music ed he would’ve gone there. He ended up doing performance and went to Northern Illinois.</p>
<p>lynx-I looked up your past post and if you want to be choral music ed there are a few other schools not on your list. These are schools that my S’s friends are going to for choral ed: Luther, St. Olaf and Depauw (don’t confuse with Depaul)</p>
<p>I can heartily recommend Brandon Hendrickson at USD for voice/voice pedagogy. He taught my kids briefly on his way up. He is a great teacher and a wonderful guy. Don’t know much else about the school though.</p>
<p>My S also considered Depauw - great program and nice faculty. S just didn’t like the location (he’s a city kid).</p>
<p>University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa have good music programs- UIowa seems to have more prestige and more resources because it is better funded then UNI. Iowa State’s music program isn’t very good at all, I wouldn’t recommend going there for music education.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, as someone who almost went to The University of Iowa, they do not have a music education major for undergrads. Instead, you earn a bachelor of music with a concentration (again, not technically a major) in performance and take classes in their school of ed to get certification to teach music in public schools. They definitely have good professors for instruments and voice there, but I’d be wary of how their program is a lot less specified for music ed than say majoring in music education elsewhere and getting a concentration or emphasis in choral, choral/general or whatever specific niche you’re going for. I have a friend who’s doing choral/general at the University of Wisconsin and she loves it there. Granted, she’s a harpist, not a singer but the program would probably serve you well regardless. I like that your choices lean more towards state schools than conservatories, as you’re looking into ed rather than performance and those schools are more appropriate.</p>