%0 Journal Article %T The Journey From Instrumental to Elementary General Music Education: How to Succeed in a New Specialization %A Christa R. Kuebel %J General Music Today %@ 1931-3756 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/1048371318773366 %X For various reasons, instrumentalist music education majors may find themselves teaching in an elementary general music classroom. Based on research and experience, this article will discuss why the transition from instrumental to elementary general music education may occur as well as offer suggestions to support instrumentalists new to the elementary general music classroom %K elementary general music %K instrumental music education %K music teacher licensure %K music teacher preparation %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1048371318773366