Music
Associate of Arts Course of Study
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Recommended basic skills are:
Music, as all of the arts, is an expression and transcendence of the human experience. Music courses serve as an introduction into the examination of sound as a vibrant art form as well as to provide training in performance and composition. The Music Department’s offerings of humanities and performance classes are open to all students beginning through advanced. Consultation with the program director is recommended for course placement while consultation with the program director is required for applied music study.
Courses marked with an asterisk [*] are not currently offered at PPCC.
Written Communication
Six (6) credit hours
GT-CO1: ENG 121 |
English Composition I: CO1 |
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GT-CO2: ENG 122 |
English Composition II: CO2 |
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GT-CO2: ENG 122 |
English Composition II: CO2 |
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GT-CO3: ENG 201 |
English Composition III: CO3 |
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Oral Communication
Three (3) credit hours
Public Speaking |
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Interpersonal Communication |
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Intercultural Communication |
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Mathematics
Three (3) credit hours minimum (credit hours over three [3] will be applied to the electives category). Full list of requirements.
Suggested Courses
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: MA1 |
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College Algebra: MA1 |
4 |
Art and Humanities / Social and Behavioral Sciences
Eighteen (18) credit hours. Full list of requirements.
Two guaranteed transfer Arts & Humanities courses from two different areas (AH1, AH2, AH3 or AH4)
Two guaranteed transfer Social & Behavioral Sciences courses from two different areas (SS1, SS2, or SS3)
One guaranteed transfer course from History (HI1)
One additional course from Arts & Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, HI1, SS1, SS2, or SS3)
Suggested Courses
GT-AH1
Music students should take MUS 121 and MUS 122 or one (1) western music history course (MUS 121 or MUS 122) and a non-western music history course (MUS 123 or MUS 125).
Music History Medieval thru Classical Period: AH1 |
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Music History Early Romantic Period to the Present: AH1 |
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Survey of World Music: AH1 |
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History of Jazz: AH1 |
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Natural and Physical Sciences
Seven (7) credit hours. Two (2) guaranteed transfer courses including at least one (1) lab course (SC1, SC2*). Additional credit hours over seven (7) will be applied to the electives category. Full list of requirements.
Electives
Twenty-three (23) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list.
Music Preparation Courses
Music Theory I |
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Music Theory II |
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Ear Training/Sight–singing I Lab |
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Ear Training/Sight–singing II Lab |
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Music Class I |
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Music Class II |
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Private Instruction I |
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Private Instruction II |
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Ensemble I |
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Ensemble II |
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Music Theory III |
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Music Theory IV |
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Advanced Ear Training/Sight–singing I Lab |
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Advanced Ear Training/Sight–singing II Lab |
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Private Instruction I |
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Private Instruction II |
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Ensemble I |
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Ensemble II |
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Total Credit Hours |
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