Converse College Petrie School of Music

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC EDUCATION AND THERAPY

The department of Music Education and Therapy is dedicated to the music student who wishes to become a classroom music teacher or private studio teacher. Music Education and Piano Pedagogy majors graduate as versatile, well-grounded musicians who have had the performance and education opportunities offered by the unique small-college atmosphere of Converse College.

The department offers the undergraduate degrees of Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Choral or Instrumental), Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy and Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy. At the graduate level, the department offers the Master of Music in Music Education, the Master of Music in Music Education with Initial Certification (Choral or Instrumental), and Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy.

See what Music Education and Therapy alumnae do when they graduate from Converse.

FACULTY

	Elizabeth York Chair of the Department of Music Education and Therapy, Associate Professor, Director of Music Therapy Program PhD, University of Miami MM, University of Miami BM, University of Georgia
	Patricia Solesbee Foy Associate Professor of Music Education BM, Converse College MME, PhD, University of South Carolina
	Dr. Anne Lipe Assistant Professor of Music Therapy PhD, University of Maryland MM, Catholic University BM Shenandoah Conservatory
	Paula Sigler Morgan Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy Director of Alia Lawson Pre-College Program BM, Converse College MM, Converse College
	Melanie Foster Taylor Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music MA, Marshall University DM, Indiana University