Arts and Sciences Transfer, Music Area of Concentration

Arts and Sciences Transfer Degree, Music Area of Concentration

Pursue your dream and study music at Baltimore City Community College, whether you are a community member looking to enrich your life by taking a course in music or a full-time student with the goal of transferring to a university to complete a bachelor’s degree.

Studies include: Composition, Conducting, Ear Training, Music History, Music Theory, Piano, Performances, Private Lessons, and Sight Singing.

With an associate degree in music, you are able to secure a career position based upon your specialty area in the industry as a business music manager, educational music coach, performer, production manager, song writer, or a sound engineer technician.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100 course within the first six credits.

Program Learning Outcomes

Explain various musical genres and stylistic periods.
Analyze the usage of elements of music in aural examples representing traditions from various style periods and world cultures.
Determine factors that influence musicians in specific historical eras and places.
Use standard musical notation symbols.
Play with expression and technical accuracy a stylistically varied repertoire of instrumental literature.
Sing with expression and technical accuracy a stylistically varied repertoire of vocal literature.
Formulate, apply, and communicate criteria for evaluating personal performances and the performances of others.
Describe how musical expression reflects individual, social, political, and ethical issues.
Compare and explain value of music, functions of music, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is performed in various world cultures.

1st Semester

PRE 100 - Preparation for Academic Achievement (1 credit)
CLT 100 - Computer Literacy (2 credits)
ENG 101 - English Writing (3 credits)
MAT 107 - Modern Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
MUS 100 - Introduction to Music Fundamentals (3 credits)
MUS 101 - Theory of Music I (3 credits)
MUS 128 - The BCCC Chorus (1 credit)
MUS 191 - Ear Training I (1 credit)

Total Semester Credits 17

2nd Semester

SPE 101 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
SCI 100 - Elements of Earth Science (3 credits)
MUS 123 - Piano I (2 credits)
HLF Elective - Health and Lide Fitness (1 credit)
MUS 192 - Ear Training II (1 credit)
MUS 140 - Applied Music I (2 credits)
MUS 129 - The BCCC Chorus (1 credit)

Total Semester Credits 13

3rd Semester

BPS-Elective - Biological and Physical Sciences with a lab (4 credits)
MUS 102 - Theory of Music II (3 credits)
HIS 101 - History of American Civilization I (3 credits)
OR
HIS 151 - World History I (3 credits)
MUS 141 - Applied Music II (2 credits)
MUS 273 - Piano II (2 credits)
MUS 130 - The BCCC Chorus (1 credit)
HLF-Elective - Health Life Fitness (1 credit)

Total Semester Credits 16

4th Semester

General Education Requirement: Arts and Humanities (3 credits)
General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
MUS 292 - Applied Music III (2 credits)
ENG 200 - Introduction to Literature (3 credits)