The certificate programme in music education can be undertaken on a part-time basis as a professional development course or alongside the 5th to 8th semesters of a Bachelor’s degree in arts education or a teacher training programme. The programme focuses on the acquisition of artistic and pedagogical skills in an additional instrument or voice, The certificate programme can be tailored to jazz. Not only are the individual instrumental and vocal lessons then jazz-specific, but so too are various music theory and practical performance subjects, such as

• Jazz harmony
• Jazz aural training
• Big Band/Combo/Pop Band
• Rhythmic Interpretation
• Active Listening
• Arrangement
• Second instrument: jazz piano
• Improvisation teaching
• Subject-specific teaching methodology
• Teaching Practice

You can find general information on certificate programmes here.

You can find more detailed information on the Jazz certificate programme here.