Student teaching opportunities are crucial to the success of pedagogy degree candidates and many opportunites are available for varied experiences in the USC Preparatory Program, the evening adult group piano courses, and through observed teaching of college-level secondary piano students. Select graduate students are often asked to aid in mentoring beginning undergraduate student teachers. The University of South Carolina School of Music also houses the Piano Pedagogy Center and Pedagogy Library. Piano Literature and Pedagogy courses are held in this classroom as well as piano lessons conducted by the pedagogy program student teachers. The Pedagogy Library includes several thousand books, instructional print materials, recordings, computer and MIDI instructional materials, videos, educational aids, journals and items of historical interest.
Items are available to students for research, teaching, and class projects.
Pedagogy faculty are committed to providing students with education and practical applications of music technology in the piano teaching disciplines. Access to internet resources is available for class use and students should follow mature user guidelines. Faculty regularly offer courses in using music notation software, sequencing, and other various music education software. On-site staff are available to assist students with projects. The Music Technology Center is located in the Music Library and is available for use by students during regularly scheduled hours.