Music - Associate in Arts

Program Info

Year Established
1985
Program Code
MUSIC.AA
Degree Type
Associate in Arts
Office Contact
School of Liberal Arts: 313-845-9624, lainfo@hfcc.edu, Liberal Arts Building, Room: K-201 and F-138
Faculty Contact
Anthony Lai: 313-845-6474, ajlai@hfcc.edu

Program Description

Description

Credentials successful students for employment opportunities in music and prepares students for further study at a university level. Students desiring an Associate in Arts degree with a major in music must have music reading skills and basic piano keyboarding skills. Students lacking these skills need to complete MUS-134: Music Fundamentals to develop music reading skills and MUS-117: Piano Class to develop piano skills in addition to the courses listed below.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  1. Perform, within a historical context, on an instrument, keyboard or voice, as a soloist and in ensemble with tone, intonation, and style at the level of a second year University School of Music student.
  2. Analyze four-part compositions in 18th-century style (e.g. chorale) in all major and minor keys.
  3. Compose four-part compositions in 18th-century style (e.g. chorale) in all major and minor keys, applying appropriate melody, rhythm, chord progression, voicing, and phrasing.
Career Opportunities

Church music director
Community music director
Freelance musician
Music retail
Private music instructor


Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements and Eligibility

Students concerned about their ability to read music or piano keyboarding skills are encouraged to contact music faculty.

General Education

Category 1: English Composition
Complete any one from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 2: English Composition or Communications
Complete any one course from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 3: Mathematics
Complete any one course from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 4: Social Sciences
Complete any two, from different disciplines from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
Complete any one, from a different discipline (not MUS) from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 6: Natural Sciences
Complete any two, including one with laboratory experience, from different disciplines from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list. PSCI-135 is recommended.
Credit Hours
26.00

See General Education for Transfer Degrees for details.

Requirements are subject to change. The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2021 and applies to the current catalog year. If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the My Progress section of HFC Self Service.