Rutgers Arts Online
Nurturing Creative Talent Online
Earn a Masters of Music (MM) in Music Education Online!
Combine your passion for music and music education and prepare yourself for the next level in your educational and professional trajectory.
The Curriculum
Our well-rounded, 30-credit curriculum consists of 18 credits of study in music education and 12 credits in music history, music theory and ethnomusicology.
Some of our online course offerings include:
- Comprehensive Study of World Music
- Form and Analysis for Music Educators
- Integrating Technology into the Music Curriculum
- Applied Research in Music Education
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The Online Advantage
- Learn from anywhere on your own schedule
- Balance your studies with other life commitments
- Enjoy intimate class sizes and close online interactions with faculty and peers
- Complete your study all year round, part-time, or full-time
- Choose from Fall and Spring start points
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Some of our top instructors:
Dr. Rhonda Hackworth
Rhonda is an associate professor of music at Mason Gross School of the Arts where she teaches graduate courses in music education and serves as artistic director of the Rutgers Children’s Choir. Her primary research interest is vocal health for music teachers. Her published articles may be found in in Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, and Journal of Music Teacher Education. She currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Music Teacher Education.
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Dr. Craig Levesque
Craig is a composer, arranger, copyist, and horn player based in New Jersey. He teaches theory, analysis, ear training, and orchestration at Mason Gross School of the Arts. At the Westminster Conservatory of Music, he serves as chair of the Theory and Composition Department and teaches horn, composition, theory, and ear training. He performs regularly with the Westminster Winds (the faculty woodwind quintet of the Westminster Conservatory) and the Atlas Brass Quintet.
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Dr. Thomas Rudolph
Thomas teaches for Rutgers Arts Online, Berklee Online School, and Vander Cook MECA. He has authored many online courses as well as face-to-face summer workshops in music technology and music history at Villanova University and Central Connecticut State University. He was one of 4 co-authors of the TI:ME publication: Technology Strategies for Music Education. He has published many articles on music technology that have appeared in the Music Educators Journal, The Instrumentalist, and Downbeat magazine.
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Admission Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in music or music education (with or without a teacher certification) from an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Official transcripts
- At least one year of teaching experience
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement (1-2 pages) with career objectives
- Video of teaching (5-10 minutes) or letters of reference which address the applicant’s teaching experience
- 5-10 page academic paper on a subject in music history, music theory or music education