Bachelor of Music (Music Education)

Our Honours Bachelor of Music in Music Education program is unique in featuring:

  • Performance emphasis: weekly, hour-long, private lessons on major instruments with extensive performance opportunities
  • Participation in outstanding vocal and instrumental ensembles. Explore ensemble opportunities
  • Experiential learning and real-world teaching experience with in-house programming
  • Academic foundations: students build a strong academic foundation for teaching by studying history, theory, general musicianship and music education philosophy, psychology, and methodology.
  • Breadth: opportunity to study as many as eight different instruments alongside instrumental and choral conducting, as well as popular music pedagogies.
  • Service learning: all third-year students take Music Education in Action, a community service learning course, where they put their learning into practice in real-life situations.
  • An active Music Education Students' Association (MESA), a student chapter of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association.
  • Direct pathway entry to Western's Faculty of Education for qualifying students.

Learn more about the Bachelor of Music program

Student Experience

Leadership Opportunities at the Don Wright Faculty of Music
Current student leaders at the Don Wright Faculty of Music talk about some of the leadership opportunities for students, including participation in the Music Education Students' Association (MESA), and the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS).


Concurrent Degrees
Meet Morgan, a Music Education student who chose to add to her Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree by also completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Studies, so she could pursue both her passions.


Contact Information

Department Chair
Kevin Watson
TC 116
519-661-2111 x85896
kwatso54@uwo.ca

Recruitment Officer
Sasha Gorbasew
519-661-2111 x80532
agorbase@uwo.ca