This A.A. degree program provides a foundation in music for students interested in a career in the musical entertainment industry or pursuing a bachelor's degree in Music. Students are encouraged to take private instruction (not provided by the college) each term along with classes in their specialization.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion, students will be able to:

- Demonstrate, through successful public performance, a synthesis of technique, memory, musicality and stage presence in both group and solo presentations

- Demonstrate proficiency equivalent to national lower-division curriculum standards in music literacy for all historical periods, ear training and keyboard harmony

- Distinguish musical cultures, historical periods, forms and composers from each other while demonstrating an understanding of the roles of music in human culture

- Produce, notate and perform music using contemporary technologies