Music Education at Western
The Music Education department at Western is dedicated to world-leading research and teaching in music education. Our graduates are well educated musicians and scholars with a passion for and commitment to music education. As visionary musicians and educators they possess the musical, pedagogical and technological skills, knowledge and understandings necessary to advance music education around the world.
Our Music Education community is committed to scholarly work of various forms, from research to practice, to pedagogical work, to artistic production, to creative endeavours. In all, both faculty and students strive for work that is meaningful and has an impact both on the educational and musical community as well as in academic circles. Our diverse faculty and students are presenting and workshopping across Canada and all over the world. Our faculty is widely published and constantly leading the way in music education thought and practice.
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Faculty
Music Education Faculty Listing
Programs
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
Bachelor of Education
Minor in Dance
Concurrent Degrees
Graduate
Master's in Music Education
PhD in Music Education
Professional Development
Student Groups
Music Education Student Association (MESA)
Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS)
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Music Education Impact
August 2023
PhD student Joel Martinez-Lorenzana leads Music Making Creative Lab in El Salvador
October 2022
May 2022
Darren Hamilton, MMus’16, named 2022 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year
May 2022
Mark Ramsay, Assistant Professor of Music Education and Coordinator of Choral Activities at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, was Co-chair for the Choral Canada/Choirs Ontario Podium 2022 conference, held May 19-23, 2022, in Toronto. In addition to his teaching duties at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, he is the conductor of Western University Singers. He is also the artistic director of Toronto’s Exultate Chamber Singers and the editor of Choirs Ontario’s publication, Dynamic.
August 2021
Undergraduate Music Education students Sara Shifaw and Cynthia Lê published their research findings on how Four Universities in Canada are addressing issues of equity and inclusion, funded through a 2021 Undergraduate Summer Research Internship with a generous grant from Western University.
Student Experience
Student Leadership Opportunities
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 Student 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.
Alumni of Note
Darren Hamilton, MMus’16
2022 MusicCounts Teacher of the Year Award winner
