Education (Music), AA

AA.1313A (67 credits)

This emphasis area offers the first two years of basic music requirements for the baccalaureate degree in music education. The non-music courses that are suggested meet WNCC’s requirements for the Associate of Arts degree.

Program Objectives

• Identify current issues in education and their impact in the classroom.
• Understand traditional music notation.
• Interpret the compositional process, the aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these are shaped by artistic and cultural forces within the common-practice-period style.
• Employ the common elements and organizational patterns of music and their interactions in aural, verbal, and visual analysis.
• Take aural dictation.
• Exhibit keyboard competency.
• Demonstrate effective work processes, professionalism, and a coherent set of ideas and goals that are embodied in their work.
• Perform requisite technical skills for artistic self-expression in at least one major performance area at a level appropriate for the specific music concentration.

Notes

• Students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university should consult their faculty and transfer advisors early in their WNCC career to determine a curriculum to best suit their transfer goals.
• Students should consult with their faculty advisor regarding the selection of the six (6) humanities and six (6) social sciences credits required of the general education program to best meet their future academic and career goals.
• MUSC - 2455 Music Theory III  may not be offered every year. Students should check with their faculty advisor.