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Master of Music in Music Education—Online

(MMME ONLINE)

This online program is designed especially for educators who seek an advanced degree without taking time off from their careers. It can be completed in one or two years. This degree is uniquely designed to integrate practices of social change in the music classroom. Graduates will be prepared to amplify the voices of students from all backgrounds, create and make music from diverse cultures, and approach music teaching from a holistic and equity-based perspective.

Course Highlights Your Faculty

Erin Zaffini, Director of Teacher Education Michael Gutierrez, Administrative Manager of Teacher Education Ashleigh Cicconi Michael Coelho Nicole Collins Heather Cote

Modern Band Sarah Fard This course will focus on modern Lorrie Heagy band approaches in popular music, popular music learning in formal and informal settings, songwriting Eben Fernando Heldreth and composition within modern Gabrielle Molina band, and modern band approaches Garo Saraydarian Christopher Sierrathat can be implemented in the traditional classroom setting. Non-Traditional Ensemble Monique Van Willingh Composing and Arranging Ryan Zellner Learn non-traditional approaches to ensembles in a K-12 classroom— to ensure access and inclusion for students who wish to pursue performance opportunities beyond standard offerings. Focus on composing and arranging music for the students in your room, while ensuring a high-quality, standardsdriven ensemble experience, in rehearsal and performance. Watch: Longy’s Master of Music in Music Education Online

Faculty Profile Sarah Fard

Sarah Fard is a guitarist and educator who teaches Adapted Music and Identity and Culture in the Music Classroom as part of Longy’s Master of Music in Music Education program. She also teaches at Medford High School in Medford, MA. Her focus is on making music education more accessible and inclusive. In school, I was often the only female-identifying guitarist or musician in the room. I was so self-conscious, I was always the first to turn the volume down on my amp. A student’s music education experience has the potential to be very empowering or very othering, so it’s important for educators to think critically about their approach and put more representation in the classroom. There is also a need for more adaptive approaches to music education. We need to change our expectations of what a music classroom looks like and how we expect students to engage with music. Longy’s MMME stands out because we’ve built a team of people who are driving change both in and outside the classroom. As a teacher who knows firsthand what it’s like to work in a public school in 2022,I am able to offer our students relevant and real world practices. The change begins with the teachers, and I’m so excited to be part of reworking the concept of music education—it’s long overdue.