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Associate of Arts in Performing Arts (Music Concentration)
Learning Outcomes:
Recipients of the Associate of Arts in Performing Arts with a Concentration in Music will have demonstrated:
- comprehension of tonal music theory, aural theory skills, and Twentieth-Century theoretical concepts;
- proficiency in performance abilities on a primary instrument or voice;
- comprehension of the basic historical significance and development of Western Art music from the Middle Ages to the present;
- basic proficiency in performance skills on piano; and
- successful communication within the music environment using verbal, written, and basic computer literacy skills.
Required courses for Associate of Arts in Performing Arts with a concentration in music:
| Freshman Year | ||
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101: | Composition and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 102: | College Algebra ***** | 3 |
| or MATH 101: | Applied Algebra for College Students ***** | |
| MUSC 110: | Class Piano I | 1 |
| MUSC 112: | Ear Training/Sight Singing I | 1 |
| MUSC 122: | Music Theory I * | 3 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 1 | 2 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 2 | 1 |
| 14 | ||
| Second Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 102: | Composition and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Humanities Elective ** | 3 | |
| Behavioral/Social Science Elective*** | 3 | |
| MUSC 111: | Class Piano II | 1 |
| MUSC 113: | Ear Training/Sight Singing II | 1 |
| MUSC 123: | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 1 | 2 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 2 | 1 |
| 17 | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | Hours | |
| Natural Science Elective **** | 3 | |
| MUSC 212: | Ear Training/Sight Singing III | 1 |
| MUSC 222: | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC 220: | Historical Survey | 3 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 1 | 2 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 2 | 1 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 3 | 2 |
| 15 | ||
| Second Semester | Hours | |
| Behavioral/Social Sciences Elective *** | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective **** | 3 | |
| MUSC 213: | Ear Training/Sight Singing IV | 1 |
| MUSC 223: | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 1 | 2 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 2 | 1 |
| MUSC | Approved Music Elective 3 | 2 |
| 15 | ||
| Total credit hours | 61 | |
| Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course. | ||
| Students must make a “C” or higher in all courses which satisfy graduation requirements in order to receive the Associate of Arts in Performing Arts (Music Concentration) from BPCC. | ||
| Students must establish computer competency to complete degree requirements either by passing a computer competency examination or taking CIS 105. | ||
| Students must establish oral communication competency to complete degree requirements either by passing a SPCH 110 competency examination or taking SPCH 110. | ||
| 1 Applied Studio Lesson | ||
| 2 Primary Performance Ensembles of Concert Band or Concert Choir | ||
| 3 Applied Piano | ||
| * Fine Arts Elective | ||
| ** Humanities elective: ENGL 201, ENGL 202, ENGL 255, ENGL 256, FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 201; HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103, HIST 104, HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 203; RLGN 201, RLGN 202; SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201 | ||
| *** Behavioral/Social Sciences elective: ANTH 201, ANTH 202; BADM 201, BADM 202; CJUS 101; GPHY 101, GPHY 102; POSC 201, POSC 202; PSYC 201, PSYC 202, PSYC 205, PSYC 206, PSYC 210, PSYC 215, PSYC 220, PSYC 225; SLGY 201, SLGY 202, SLGY 203, SLGY 207. | ||
| **** Natural Science elective: BLGY 105, BLGY 106, BLGY 107; PHSC 105, PHSC 106, PHSC 107, PHSC 110, PHSC 111; SCI 101. | ||
| ***** For transfer to a four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take MATH 102 instead of MATH 101. Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate mathematics course. | ||
Additional Requirements for the Associate of Arts in Performing Arts with a concentration in music:
- Music majors will perform a sophomore (fourth semester) solo recital.
- Music majors are required to pass the Piano Proficiency Exam. Students typically enroll in MUSC 299-Piano Proficiency in their fourth semester of piano study in conjunction with their applied piano course. Students must earn a grad of "S" in MUSC 299-Piano Proficiency.
- Music majors are required to perform on student recitals each semester. This also includes the applied instruments for which they are enrolled other than their primary instrument.
- Music majors are required to take a music theory placement exam prior to enrolling in MUSC-Music Theory I for proper advising in the music theory sequence.