Program Advisor: Ellen Shanahan, ext. 4703.
The Music concentration of the Fine Arts 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 on gaining skills in Western and non-Western as well as classical and popular musics.
Related majors at the baccalaureate level: arts management, composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, film scoring, jazz studies, music education, music history, music performance, music technology, music therapy, musical theater, opera, sound recording. This is a MassTransfer eligible program.
Expected Outcomes
Graduates of this program should be able to:
- hear, identify and work conceptually with the elements of music;
- know about a wide selection of music literature and styles;
- perform in solo and ensemble performances.
Graduation Requirements
To earn a degree in this program, a student must complete the 66 program and general education credits, plus the additional requirements below.
| Program |
31 Credits |
| |
| MUS 108 |
Music Theory I |
3 |
| MUS 132 |
Introduction to Recording Technology |
3 |
| MUS 138 |
Class Piano I |
1 |
| MUS 139 |
Class Piano II |
1 |
| MUS 156 |
Musicianship I |
2 |
| MUS 187 |
Music Theory II |
3 |
| MUS 216 |
Musicianship II |
2 |
| MUS |
Music History (see footnote 1) |
6 |
| MUS |
Ensembles (see footnote 2) |
4 |
| MUS |
Applied Music I-IV |
6 |
| |
| General Education |
35 Credits |
| |
| COM |
Communication |
3 |
| ENG |
English Composition/Writing |
6 |
| ENG |
Literature |
3 |
| MUS 110 |
American Popular Music |
3 |
| |
Behavioral or Social Science |
3 |
| |
Environmental Studies (see footnote 3) |
1 |
|
History (H) |
6 |
|
Mathematics |
3 |
| |
Natural or Physical Science (see footnote 3) |
7 |
| |
| Additional As Shown |
|
| |
| |
Core Competencies Portfolio |
6 Items |
| |
Forum |
12 Units |
| |
Health/Fitness |
30 Hours |
| |
Minimum Cumulative Averages: |
|
| |
-Overall |
2.000 |
| |
-Area of specialization: |
|
| |
All required MUS courses |
2.000 |
| |
First Semester 17 Credits
MUS 101 Applied Music I....................................................................1
MUS 108 Music Theory I....................................................................3
MUS 110 American Popular Music.......................................................3
MUS 138 Class Piano I.......................................................................1
MUS 156 Musicianship I....................................................................2
MUS Ensemble (see footnote 2)...................................................1
ENG English Composition/Writing...............................................3
History (HI).......................................................................3
Second Semester_______________________________ 17 Credits
MUS 102 Applied Music II..................................................................1
MUS 139 Class Piano II......................................................................1
MUS 187 Music Theory II...................................................................3
MUS 216 Musicianship II....................................................................2
MUS Ensemble (see footnote 2)....................................................1
COM Communication...................................................................3
ENG English Composition/Writing.................................................3
History(HI)..........................................................................3
Third Semester 16 Credits
MUS 201 Applied Music III.................................................................2
MUS Ensemble (see footnote 2).................................................. 1
MUS Music History (see footnote 1)............................................ 3
ENG English Literature...............................................................3
Mathematics .....................................................................3
Natural or Physical Science (see footnote 3)......................... 4
Fourth Semester 16 Credits
MUS 132 Introduction to Recording Technology.................................3
MUS 202 Applied Music IV................................................................2
MUS Ensemble (see footnote 2)..................................................1
MUS Music History (see footnote 1)............................................3
Behavioral or Social Science...............................................3
Environmental Science (see footnote 3)..............................1
Natural or Physical Science (see footnote 3)........................ 3
Footnotes:
1. MUS 225 and MUS 226
2. Ensembles chosen from Choral Ensemble (MUS 120, MUS 130, MUS 220, and MUS 230); Jazz Ensemble (MUS 163, MUS 164, MUS 263, and MUS 264); and or Instrumental Ensemble (MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 251 and MUS 252).
3. The Natural or Physical Science requirement must be fulfilled by one 4.credit laboratory science and one 3.credit non.laboratory science or by two 4.credit laboratory sciences. Completion of an environmentally focused laboratory science course, such as BIO 109, BIO 110, ENV 101 and ENV 102, fulfills both the Natural/Physical science requirement and the Environmental Studies requirement.
