Music Education Admission Interview

Students applying for admission into the Master of Music degree in Music Education should complete the following on-line interview. In-person or telephone interviews may also be scheduled if the applicant prefers.

To arrange an in-person or telephone interview, please contact:

Dr. Kevin Droe
(319)273-3073
Kevin.Droe@uni.edu

Interview questions may also be downloaded: .DOC | .PDF  (requires Adobe Reader)

Music Education Interview
Contact Information
Interview Questions

1) Describe your current teaching assignment. Include the name of the school district in which you currently teach (answer N/A if you are currently not employed by a school district)?

2) Describe your previous teaching experiences (if applicable).

3) Describe your undergraduate education. Include your area of specialty (instrument/voice) and which classes you found the most beneficial in preparing you to teach.

4) Why do you want to pursue a masters degree?

5) What characteristics do you possess that will help you succeed in graduate school?

6) Describe your experience with research.

7) Why have you selected our graduate school?

8) What do you see yourself doing in five years?

9) Please react to the following statement made by Thomas Regelski (agreements/disagreements):

"The divorce of school music with musical life outside the schoolhouse walls seems undeniably connected with a taken for granted paradigm that sees school music as needing to advance a certain kind of music against (or as a"higher" alternative to) everyday kinds of musics and musicing(sic). Music education, in the US at least, is clearly committed as a field more to 'music appreciation' than to turning all students on via formal instruction to a variety of options for actively engaging in music (beyond easily accessible commercial fare or what the home or ethnic community already offers) outside of school and throughout life. It might be claimed that the 'conservatory mentality' in which most music teachers are trained is responsible for what seems like a perceived need to bring 'good music' to the masses. But, as I get more and more familiar with the situation in Northern Europe, I find that conservatories, academies and universities seem quite open in their music teacher preparation to acknowledging other musics and the need or likelihood that music teachers should be competent beyond the classics."

-Response to MayDay listserv 11/17/02.


10) Please include any other information that you feel is appropriate.

11) Feel free to ask any questions about our program.