Music Associate of Fine Arts Degree

Music Associate of Fine Arts Degree

Career Description

Students will be able to pursue careers in Music Education, Music Technology, Music Liturgy, Music Performance, Music Industry/Media/Production and other careers as well minor in music.

Program Information

This Associate of Fine Arts Music Degree endows students with a foundation of music theory, history, technology, education, large and chamber ensembles experience, applied major lessons and class piano for achieving transfer and success at an upper level academic institution in the field of music.

Program Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

  • Demonstrate artistry, technical ability, improvisation skills, and knowledge of repertoire represented through the concentrated study of a ***Primary Instrument/Voice;
  • Participate effectively as part of a large and chamber performance ensemble on your primary instrument/voice;
  • Demonstrate knowledge of music theory and notation;
  • Demonstrate knowledge of music history in the Western art tradition;
  • Understanding of the cultural and historical development of music;
  • Demonstrate facility in ear training and sight-singing skills;
  • Working knowledge of the role of technology in the musical arts;
  • Demonstrate proficiency in keyboard skills; and
  • Be prepared to transfer to and succeed at a four-year college or university in the field of music.

Special Program Requirements

In addition to the program requirements, students must meet the following conditions in order to graduate:

  1. College Cumulative GPA Requirement: cumulative grade point average (GPA) of credits attempted and completed at CLC must be at least 2.0;
  2. Residency Requirement: students must complete 25% of their credits at Central Lakes College.

Accreditation

This degree is Accredited by the Higher Learning Comission, HLC.

Admissions

The recommendation from a secondary school music instructor with the exception of transfer students and extenuating circumstances.

Transfer Opportunities

This A.F.A. degree transfers via an articulation to Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead and The College of St. Scholastica. Students will be able to pursue careers in Music Education, Music Technology, Music Liturgy, Music Performance, Music Industry/Media/Production and other careers, as well as minor in music.

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Program Course Requirements

Required Discipline Courses (35-37 credits)
For all Primary Instruments/Voice***, take each of the following:
MUSC 1459 Musicology (Goal 6), 3 cr
MUSC 2410 Music in World Cultures (Goals 6,8), 3 cr
MUSC 2413 Music Production: Intro to ProTools (Goal 6), 3 cr
MUSC 2450* History and Literature of Music I (Goal 6), 3 cr
MUSC 2511* Music Theory and Musicianship I: Aural,2 cr
MUSC 2512* Music Theory and Musicianship I: Written, 3 cr
MUSC 2518* Piano Fundamentals/Proficiency, 1 cr
MUSC 2520 Music Education I: Introduction, 2 cr
MUSC 2594* Music Theory and Musicianship II Aural, 2 cr
MUSC 2595* Music Theory and Musicianship II Written, 3 cr

Four Semesters are required for each of A, B, & C:
A. MUSC 1560 Performance Laboratory, 0 cr
B. Using the Concentration Guide, choose Lessons (Goal 6), Total of 4 cr
MUSC 1441 Applied Music Lessons – Guitar OR
MUSC 1464 Applied Music Lessons – Brass OR
MUSC 1468 Applied Music Lessons – Strings OR
MUSC 1475 Applied Music Lessons – Woodwind OR
MUSC 1477 Applied Music Lessons – Bass Guitar OR
MUSC 1481 Applied Music Lessons – Piano OR
MUSC 1485 Applied Music Lessons – Percussion OR
MUSC 1491 Applied Music Lessons – Voice
C. Using the Concentration Guide, choose one major performance ensemble (Goal 6), Total of 4 cr
MUSC 1407 Raider Concert Winds OR
MUSC 1420 String Orchestra OR
MUSC 1431 Concert Choir

Two Semesters are required for each of D & E:
D. Using the Concentration Guide, choose one minor ensemble (Goal 6), Total of 2 cr
MUSC 1404 Raider Jazz Collective OR
MUSC 1405 Central Lakes Jazz Orchestra OR
MUSC 1408 Central Lakes Wind Symphony OR
MUSC 1421 Chamber Singers
E. Using the Concentration Guide, choose one chamber ensemble (Goal 6), Total of 0-2 cr
MUSC 1415 Brass Ensemble OR
MUSC 1418 Woodwind Ensemble OR
MUSC 1419 Percussion Ensemble

Required MnTC Courses
COMM 2420 Intercultural Communication (Goals 1,7A,7B) OR
COMM 2422*Honors Intercultural Comm (Goals 1,7A,7B), 3 cr
ENGL 1410 Composition I (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1420*Honors Composition I (Goal 1), 4 cr
ENGL 1411* Composition II (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1421*Honors Composition II (Goal 1, 9), 4 cr
Goal 4 course, 3-4 cr

Additional Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses to fulfill six goal areas**, 13-16 cr

*Denotes Prerequisites
**Students must complete 6 of the 10 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum goal areas in order to graduate.
***Primary Instrument/Voice will be declared to the faculty and recorded during the first semester of study.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – 65 CREDITS

Students must complete applied lessons on their primary instrument for four semesters. (Note these courses are repeatable). Applied lessons on a secondary instrument are supported/encouraged but not required or allowed to be substituted.

Students must complete four semesters with a major ensemble and two semesters for both chamber and minor ensembles. (Note these courses are repeatable). Any ensemble with a secondary instrument is supported/encouraged but not required or allowed to be substituted.

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