Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, CCPA’s music education program has been a nurturing space for quality teachers for several decades. Music education majors at Roosevelt University are given the opportunity to engage the best of theory and practice with caring, knowledgeable faculty and opportunities for preservice teaching practice. Students engage the Roosevelt University mission of social justice through focused pedagogy, scholarship, and activism. Students have the opportunity to study with unparalleled applied studio faculty, all of whom are experienced master performers. Many of our artist faculty perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera, world-class organizations just blocks from CCPA.

An individual who has completed or will complete a high school degree or its equivalent and has fewer than 15 transferrable college credit hours. IELTS 6.5 or equivalent Applicants must complete the following for consideration: A performance audition on your primary instrument (or voice). Follow the Classical Performance undergraduate audition requirements for the appropriate instrument/voice, unless a specific Music Education requirement is noted. Attendance at the Music Education discussion or interview on your audition date. Applicants who do not audition on campus may be asked to complete a phone interview. In addition to an instrumental audition, piano and guitar Music Education applicants must also take part in a short vocal evaluation. All Music Education applicants must have complete files (transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation) by the date of their audition/interview.