Music (A.A.)

The Music degree program offers courses comparable to those taken during the first two years at a typical music conservatory and in a college or university music department. Emphasis is placed on foundation courses and gaining skills in Western, non-Western, classical and popular music. Related majors at the baccalaureate level include arts management, composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, film scoring, jazz studies, music education, music history, music performance, music technology, music therapy, musical theatre, opera and sound recording.

This is a MassTransfer eligible program.

Transfer Schools

• Westfield State University
• UMASS Amherst
• Berklee College of Music
• Lyndon State University
• Boston Conservatory
• MCLA (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts)
• Full Sail University

Expected Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

• Hear, identify and work conceptually with the elements of music;
• Perform in solo and ensemble performances;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of major composers throughout music history;
• Use music technology for notation and for sound recording to create original work;
• Develop a music repertoire appropriate for the instrument studied; and
• Be prepared, through applied music study, to compete the audition process at four-year colleges and music schools.