<p>Hunt, somewhere along the line the student will need to acquire teacher licensure and acreditation if they want to teach in a public school system. Depending on the state and local system, and the need for teachers, some systems/districts will allow you to teach while you actively pursue initial licensure. Additional coursework can be done in a masters program, either in ed, or in music ed specifically. There are a number of grad level programs where a masters in music ed can be acquired over three, maybe four summer sessions.</p>
<p>Private schools, faith based schools have a bit more leeway depending on the state requirements. In a specialized discipline such as music, an ed or mus ed degree is not a requirement, but these schools (at least the ones I’ve seen) tend to look for an MMus (or an active performing musician) but the concentration need not be MMusEd.</p>
<p>Local private and community music schools are all over the board. Depending on the quality and reputation of the program, it can be as simple has having a music talent and an ability to teach to a conservatory quality actively performing musician of note.</p>