<p>ovanova, I have a question regarding your recommendation for smilemask10 where you used the term “music educator”. You wrote “…I think it’s very possible that you can get somewhere as a music educator at your state university.” Were you recommending that smilemask10 attend state university and get an undergraduate degree in music education (which leads to a credential for a career teaching children in elementary, middle school or high school level in public school system)? I think that is what you meant, but the way you said it, it sounded like a degree in music ed might lead to a job in a university. </p>
<p>I think it is important for people going into music education to have sincere interest in teaching children in a public school setting. I would also add that while music ed programs may be less competitive for admission overall than performance programs, some of them are quite competitive.</p>