Graduates of Music in Education are qualified music teachers in all areas of education in the Netherlands. They can also teach cultural and art education (Culturele en Kunstzinnige Vorming) and history of the arts (Kunst Algemeen). They have received a broad-based study programme that is well geared to the labour market of both school music teaching and of the area of art education outside schools. 

Artistic competent (generic)
The teacher arts education has a coherent artistic vision from which he/she realizes artistic processes and products. With this he/she inspires and guides learners in their personal artistic development.

Pedagogically and didactically competent
The teacher arts education  has a broad spectrum of pedagogical and didactic knowledge and skills. In doing so, he creates safe and powerful learning environments for individuals and groups of learners.

Interpersonal competent
The teacher arts education has a broad spectrum of communicative knowledge and skills. In doing so, he establishes effective interactions and forms of cooperation in various professional contexts from his ambassadorship for the arts.

Environmentally oriented competent
The teacher arts education identifies and investigates relevant developments in the (cultural) diversity of the globalizing society. He exploits opportunities and possibilities to establish a connection with his professional practice in a businesslike and organized manner.
 
Critical-reflective and investigative
Through reflection and research, the teacher arts education gains insight and knowledge for his functioning as a professional. He uses his research skills to encourage learners to develop an investigative attitude and to guide them in doing basic research.