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2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum
Music, AA
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Music is a gateway to creativity. Our degree gives you the foundation to bring art to life, a chance to let your passion soar. Our program in music provides the approved field of study for all music majors intending to transfer to a college or university. We offer an array of courses so that you can receive a thorough, comprehensive knowledge of music, while getting a diverse study of liberal arts. Choose your specialization from a variety of concentrations.
With our program, you will be well-trained and prepared to transfer to any four-year school after graduation to pursue bachelor’s degrees in music performance, music education, music business, music therapy, commercial music, and many other career paths. Marketable skills for this award include: creativity, critical thinking, friendly/outgoing, initiative, interpersonal skills, multi-tasking, problem solving, time management, and verbal communication skills.
Associate of Arts - (Includes Field of Study Courses)
TSI Complete
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Major Courses: 36 Credits
Select one:
- MUEN x1xx - Music Ensemble Elective Semester Credit Hours: 1
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- MUAP x1xx - Applied Music Individual Instruction Elective Semester Credit Hours: 1
TJC Core Curriculum: 24 Credits
In addition to the Major Courses, the student is required to take 24 credit hours from the TJC Core Curriculum . These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill the major course requirement.
Major Courses: 36
TJC Core Curriculum: 24
Recommended Course Sequence:
Total Semester Hours: 60
Note:
- *The Applied Concentration for a music major must be a 2-credit lesson, and may be any brass, woodwind, string, or percussion instrument; piano, voice, guitar.
- **Piano is required for all music majors. Piano majors must select a different secondary instrument.
- ***Instrumental, wind, and percussion instruments are required to audition for ensembles. Vocal majors must register for Concert Choir, and are encouraged to audition for Chamber Singers and Harmony.
- Ensembles include: Apache Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Apache Indoor Percussion, Apache Pan Ensemble, Instrumental Chamber Ensemble (separate sections for Strings, Piano, & Percussion), Guitar Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Harmony.
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