Associate of Arts - Music

Students completing the program will be able to... • Perform music with technical facility and artistry on his/her voice or choice of instrument as a soloist and as a member of an ensemble. • Demonstrate practical musical literacy, both theoretical and historical. • Listen to music with practical awareness, theoretical, critical, and historical.

The associate in arts degree in music offers students the opportunity to attain the basic skills and knowledge needed as preparation for careers in music and further undergraduate study. The music major is a two-year program of transferable courses open to all students. Required courses include applied music, theory and musicianship, piano proficiency, and ensemble. The choice of ensemble performance courses and literature courses enables the student to customize his/her own needs and/or special interests.

This degree provides students with the foundations for abroad range of musical specializations such as instrumental performance, vocal performance, jazz performance, composition, theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, music education, and music industry. Music faculty and staff are dedicated to assisting students in exploring performance and teaching opportunities, and transfer to four-year institutions of higher learning.