Division of Music Education

Jody Kerchner, Director

For complete information on this department, its faculty, and a biography for each faculty member go to: www.oberlin.edu/musiced/

Peggy Bennett, Professor of Music Education
Joanne Erwin, Professor of Music Education
Jody Kerchner, Associate Professor of Music Education
John Knight, Professor of Music Education (on leave Spring ‘07)

The mission of the Music Education Division is to prepare its candidates for careers as professional music educators and to emulate and convey the following core values: pursuing excellence in education; a commitment to diversity; excellence in musicianship, pedagogy and scholarship. As a guiding principle, the Music Education Division seeks to promote the highest standards for achievement in all areas of professional education and music.

The Music Education Bachelor of Music Program at a Glance

Entrance Requirements
To be admitted to teacher education, prospective students must meet the following requirements:
• A minimum SAT score of 1200
• An undergraduate program interview with a music education faculty member
• An Entrance Essay
• Proficiency in mathematics, writing, and English skills.

Student Enrollment
• Total number of students admitted to teacher education in 2004-2005 — 9
• Total number of students enrolled in teacher education — 26

Student Teaching
• Total number of weeks of supervised student teaching required — 13
• Average number of student teaching hours required per week — 40
• Total number of hours required for student teaching — 300
• Total number of students in supervised student teaching — 11
• Number of faculty members who supervised student teachers in 2004-2005 — 5
    Full-time faculty in professional education — 4
    Part-time faculty in professional education who work full-time in the institution — 0
    Part-time faculty in professional education not otherwise employed by the institution — 1
• Student teacher/faculty ratio — 1.6:1

Exit Requirements
To successfully complete the teacher education, students must meet the following requirements:
• Maintain a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00
• Complete an Exit Survey (Undergraduate Level)

Program Completers
• Total number of individuals completing a teaching education program in 2004-2005: 11

Praxis II Pass-Rate Data
Academic Year: 2004-2005
Academic Content Areas
Music — Content Knowledge

# Taking Praxis # Passing Praxis % Passing Praxis
12 12 100
From the Report on the Quality of Teacher Education in Ohio 2004-2005.