Students who aspire to become K-12 general music teachers and/or choral directors choose to study Vocal/General Education in the School of Music. MTSU students observe and teach in public schools beginning their freshman year. MTSU music education faculty have K-12 experience teaching in the public schools. Faculty are active in state and national professional organizations and present their scholarly work at conferences, workshops, and in journal publications. Vocal/general students perform in ensembles such as Schola Cantorum, Women's Chorale, Men’s Chorale, Opera Theater, and the MTSU Singers jazz group.

MTSU's School of Music offers an undergraduate major in Music leading to Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree in the following concentrations:

Instrumental Music Education
Instrumental Performance (Brass, Orchestral Strings, Woodwinds, and Percussion; Guitar; Jazz Studies; Organ; or Piano)
Music Industry
Theory-Composition
Vocal/General Music Education
Voice Performance

MTSU has close to a 100 percent placement rate for students training to be music educators. Vocal/General Education majors generally go into teaching in public schools, but they may pursue graduate studies in school administration, conducting, or other music-related fields. Some future career possibilities include

Church/community chorus director
Conductor
General music teacher at elementary/middle schools
Choral director at middle/high schools
Musicologist
Music theater director
Private vocal teacher
School administrator
Singer/performer
Talent agent
University professor
Vocalist