Whether you are continuing your music education studies with an undergraduate degree or transforming your career with one of our two graduate tracks, you will receive an outstanding education with the guidance of a diverse faculty of world-class scholars, performers, researchers, and educators.<br>FIU is committed to the mission of graduating educators who are responsible, reflexive, ethical, creative and dedicated to their communities. Job placement has been consistently strong for graduates seeking positions in schools.<br>All Music Education candidates must also audition in their applied instrument. <br>All Music Education candidates must submit a 5 minute video which should be properly edited. Feel free to use a creative format. All videos should, at minimum, address the following issues/questions:<br>Provide background in music and explain your interest in music education.<br>Explain what, in your opinion, constitutes an outstanding educator, explaining your rationale, and providing examples.<br>Tell us about a time when you acted as a teacher and what challenges and questions that experience raised for you. How might it have impacted your decision to become a music educator. If you do not have any teaching experiences describe a teacher you had in the past who was effective and why. Describe a teacher who was not effective and why.<br>A common saying states that: those who cant do, teach How would you respond to such a statement, and what evidence would you offer