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Overview

The Division of Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement (PACE) provides students with focused and rigorous curricular and cocurricular opportunities to imagine, research, and practice how their musical work will impact communities beyond Â鶹ÊÓƵ. PACE builds upon the conservatory’s foundational music education program with an emphasis on social justice, arts advocacy, and community engagement.

PACE encompasses three areas: pedagogy, professional development, and advocacy and community engagement.

Pedagogy

• Piano Pedagogy includes courses, guided observation, secondary teaching experience, and a capstone project
• String Pedagogy offers a mix of classroom lectures and regular observation, and focuses on the beginner
• Vocal Pedagogy includes courses in secondary teaching
• General Pedagogy incorporates courses in foundations and principles of pre-K through 12th-grade classroom instruction as well as eurythmics and conducting classes

Career and Professional Development

• Professional development
• Individual advising
• Speakers, workshops, and related classes
• Coursework in music journalism, arts administration, and entrepreneurship
• Integrative Concentration in Arts Administration and Leadership
• Participation in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Career Community for Music Performance, Education and Administration
• Career resources targeting arts and music job searches
• Internal and external funding sources
• Gig Referral Service
• Additional support from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Career Development Center

Advocacy and Community Engagement

• StudiOC connected-learning courses
• Speakers, workshops, and related classes
• Community-based learning
• Experiential- and applied-learning opportunities
• Internships
• Winter-term projects