The program at the University of South Carolina encompasses three main elements:

• Teacher education, including emphases in early childhood/elementary, choral, strings and winds/percussion.
• Leadership programs, including the Children's Music Development Center, the Choirs of Carolina Mentoring Initiative, the Congaree New Horizon Band Program and the USC String Project.

• Research and creative activities, including a wide range of study options.

Offered by the School of Music, the Bachelor of Music program provides excellent general education combined with rigorous training in an area of emphasis (composition, jazz studies, music education, music theory or performance).

Careers

A major in music with an emphasis in music education can prepare you for careers in:

• music instruction