Music, Associate in Arts
The Associate in Arts in Music prepares students with musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression in at least one major performance area at a level appropriate to a particular music concentration. Upon completion of this program, students will demonstrate fundamental musical skills including performance, keyboard competency, theory, and musicianship.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Perform a musical composition that demonstrates an intuitive awareness of the symbolic meanings inherent in that work as well as a degree of craft appropriate to the student’s level of development.
- Analyze and interpret elements of musical compositions as they reflect and relate to human thought, achievement, and expression and to communicate the results.
- Analyze a musical composition or performance in a manner that demonstrates both an awareness of the craft, skill and discipline employed, and the intuitive values expressed.
- Perform appropriate piano literature at an intermediate level of keyboard competency.
Associate in Arts Degree Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| MUSI 10A | Music Theory and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUSI 10B | Music Theory and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUSI 10C | Music Theory and Musicianship III | 4 |
| MUSI 50A | Piano I | 1 |
| MUSI 50B | Piano II | 1 |
| MUSI 50C | Piano III | 1 |
| MUSI 50D | Piano IV | 1 |
| Select four semesters of the following: | 2 | |
| Applied Music | ||
| Select four semesters from one of the following: (multiples of the same ensemble are encouraged) | 4 | |
| College Choir | ||
| Jazz Choral Ensemble | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| String Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Improv Ensemble | ||
| Mariachi Ensemble | ||
| Voice Fundamentals | ||
| Guitar I | ||
| Guitar II | ||
| TOTAL MAJOR UNITS | 22 | |
| Additional Requirements | 38 | |
| Complete Competency Requirements, general education pattern (MPC General Education or Cal-GETC), and electives, if needed, for a total of 60 degree-applicable units. | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |
Please refer to the program requirements section of the Catalog for information about associate degree requirements and certificate requirements including Information Competency, and General Education requirements.
The model sequence of coursework below is one pathway for students to complete the program. The information below is not an official educational plan. An MPC Counselor can assist you with creating a personalized education plan based on your academic, career, and personal goals. Visit MPC’s Counseling website for more information about Counseling and up-to-date program requirements.
Suggested 2-Year Course Sequence
Suggested Course Sequence
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| LIBR 50 | Introduction to Library and Research Skills | 1 |
| MPC GE Area 2 (STAT C1000 Recommended) | 4 | |
| MUSI 10A | Music Theory and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUSI 50A | Piano I | 1 |
| MUSI 25 | Applied Music | 0.5 |
| MUSI 20 | College Choir 1 or Jazz Choral Ensemble or Concert Band or Jazz Ensemble or String Orchestra or Jazz Improv Ensemble or Mariachi Ensemble or Voice Fundamentals or Guitar I or Guitar II | 1 |
| Elective (COUN 10 Recommended) | 1 | |
| Units | 15.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSI 10B | Music Theory and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MPC GE Area 1B (ENGL C1001 or COMM C1000 Recommended) | 3 | |
| MUSI 50B | Piano II | 1 |
| MUSI 25 | Applied Music | 0.5 |
| MUSI 20 | College Choir 1 or Jazz Choral Ensemble or Concert Band or Jazz Ensemble or String Orchestra or Jazz Improv Ensemble or Mariachi Ensemble or Voice Fundamentals or Guitar I or Guitar II | 1 |
| MPC GE Area 4 | 3 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Units | 15.5 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSI 10C | Music Theory and Musicianship III | 4 |
| MUSI 50C | Piano III | 1 |
| MUSI 25 | Applied Music | 0.5 |
| MUSI 20 | College Choir 1 or Jazz Choral Ensemble or Concert Band or Jazz Ensemble or String Orchestra or Jazz Improv Ensemble or Mariachi Ensemble or Voice Fundamentals or Guitar I or Guitar II | 1 |
| MPC GE Area 5 and Lab | 4 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Units | 13.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSI 50D | Piano IV | 1 |
| MUSI 25 | Applied Music | 0.5 |
| MUSI 20 | College Choir 1 or Jazz Choral Ensemble or Concert Band or Jazz Ensemble or String Orchestra or Jazz Improv Ensemble or Mariachi Ensemble or Voice Fundamentals or Guitar I or Guitar II | 1 |
| MPC GE Area 6 | 3 | |
| MPC GE Area 7 | 3 | |
| Electives (MUSI 10D Recommended) | 4 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Units | 15.5 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Repeated units for the same ensemble are strongly encouraged.