Advance Your Career in Music Education with the World-Renowned School of Music
ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston University's College of Fine Arts is a comprehensive conservatory-style school within a major research university, offering professional training in music, theatre, and visual arts to 1000 graduate and undergraduate students. Education at the College of Fine Arts begins at Boston University and extends into the city of Boston, a center of cultural, artistic, and intellectual activity.
With 30,000 students from all 50 states and 140 countries, Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the United States. For over 150 years, Boston University has anticipated the changing needs of its students while serving the greater needs of society.
As one of the nation's premier research universities, Boston University believes that all students benefit by learning from dedicated teachers who are actively engaged in original research. The University's learning environment is further enriched by an extraordinary array of direct involvement with the broader artistic, economic, social, intellectual, and educational life of the community. These relationships provide a distinctly practical edge to the University's educational and research programs.
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Boston University School of Music
Boston University's world-renowned School of Music is the oldest degree-granting music education program in the United States. Founded in 1872, Boston University's graduate and doctoral programs prepare students for career advancement opportunities in music education. Boston University awarded the first Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education in 1955. In 1967, the School of Music co-sponsored the Tanglewood Symposium which helped to change American music education. Tanglewood continues as a summer-long symposium designed to give young artists the opportunity to learn from distinguished professionals, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 2007, BU sponsored Tanglewood II in order to chart the future of music education well into the 21st Century.
Boston University School of Music Online
Boston University also offers graduate and doctoral degrees in music education through the online music school, allowing students to achieve their educational goals via distance learning. Online students earn the same prestigious degree as on-campus students.
