Comments on: Wanted: Music Credential

By: Owen Bradley

Owen Bradley — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:27:43 +0000

Alas, I believe that this is an excellent example of the double-edged sword that we have when it comes to music being labeled “co-curricular”. In Florida, they have mandated that students take a full credit of performing arts as a graduation requirement. Be careful what you wish for, because it subjects you to the craziness that is the education system!

Whoever said that it makes sense? Seems to me that anyone who can instill a love of music to a student would be “qualified”, but I can also see how if we demand the same respect as a subject, music teachers would be under the “umbrella”.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:04:56 +0000

I don’t know what to do. I am getting a music degree in education and I don’t know how to get a credential for it. I want to conduct a choir and I know all the theory. I don’t mind taking the CSET, I just want to know where the cheapest, fastest, and in a relatively good place, is to credential. Do you know? Tell me please.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:36:12 +0000

Nathan writes:

““Core academic subjects” means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.”

“arts” includes music, dance, visual art, drama…It is a very broad category.

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:13:16 +0000

Wait, I thought that was the whole point of the degree: to show that one is competent in that subject area. I have a degree in English and didn’t have to take a CSET to get my credential. Is taking the CSET in the area of future credentialing a requirement now, no matter the degree obtained?

I still wonder about my original questions. Why would a district take so long to find an unqualified teacher in their midst? Can competency be demonstrated some other way, even for teachers with credentials issued after the July 1, 2002 deadline for HOUSSE eligibility? Should exceptions be made to HQT requirements? Are we trying to build teachers or build requirements? How important are those requirements when someone like me slipped under that radar twice without anyone saying a word until the tail end of the second incident? A tiny effort on my part and I could have gotten away with it a third time, I’m sure.

By: A

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:21:24 +0000

Actually, although a degree in music automatically qualifies you for a supplemental credential in Music (introductory level only), it does not automatically give you competency in the subject matter. I have a BA in Music and I was told that I had had to take the CSET to be credentialed in secondary Music.