The Associate of Arts in Music is based on the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway in Music. It is recommended for students planning to start at Tri-C and transfer to a four-year institution to major in Music.
The Music program at Tri-C connects students with top-notch faculty and working professional musicians who can help them achieve their creative goals and grow as musician.
There are a variety of music-related careers in commercial, performance, education, music therapy, and music business settings. Some of the many potential careers in the Music include: music production, recording, composition, performance, education, arts management, concert management, live music and sound production, music therapy, music media, and many more!
Admissions Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- Placement into MUS-1600 Traditional Theory Ithrough appropriate score on Music Theory Placement Test offered through the Music Department. Students who do not achieve the appropriate score on the Music Theory Placement Test will be required to complete MUS-1200 Music Reading Skills and MUS-1210 Introduction to Music Theory with a grade of "C" or higher prior to starting this program.
- Placement into MUS-1611 Ear Training I through appropriate score on Music Theory Placement Test offered through the Music Department. Students who do not achieve the appropriate score on the Music Theory Placement Test will be required to complete MUS-1220 Basic Ear Training with a grade of "C" or higher prior to enrolling in this course.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Identify and demonstrate the interpretation of musical materials including harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and basic formal procedures.)
- Identify and demonstrate melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic implications of triads and quadrads in chromaticism.
- Identify and diagram forms and compositional techniques used in the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, and transition into modern literature.
- Demonstrate dictation by aurally perceiving standard rhythmic and melodic patterns, with harmonic implications, including secondary chord relationships and translating these into written notation.
- Demonstrate dictation by aurally perceiving intricate melodic patterns in all major keys, minor keys, modes, pentatonic, and whole tone scales, including those containing chromaticism and modulations, and translating them into notation.
- Demonstrate dictation by aurally perceiving rhythmic patterns containing simple and compound standard meters, syncopation, borrowed rhythms, subdivisions, and polyrhythms, and translate them into notation.
- Perform selected melodies and melodic passages in major keys, minor keys, and modes by sight-singing, using solfege syllables, note names, and numeric scale degrees.
- Perform melodies and scales in all major keys, minor keys, and modes, with correct interpretation of rhythms and meter and all borrowed and standard expressions of the beat.
- Perform individual musical lines from two, three, and four-part textures both individually and while the other voices are playing.
- Sight-read elementary piano materials using proper chord and fingering positions.
- Perform solo and ensemble literature for elementary-level piano students with notation and rhythmic accuracy.
- Transpose elementary-level pieces into related or close-positioned voicings and hand position.
- Improvise simple pieces in a homophonic structure in pop, rock, jazz, and classical styles.
- Perform all major scales, minor scales, and arpeggios two octaves.
Suggested Semester Sequence
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH-1190 | Algebraic and Quantitative Reasoning (or any approved Ohio Transfer 36 Mathematics course) | 3 |
| MUS-1250 | Class Keyboard I | 2 |
| MUS-1461 | Applied Music I | 1 |
| MUS-1600 | Traditional Theory I | 3 |
| MUS-1611 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| Honors College Composition I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of European Classical Music | ||
| Survey of Jazz | ||
| Survey of Rock and Roll | ||
| Survey of African-American Music | ||
| Survey of World Music | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Choral Ensemble | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Instrumental Ensemble | ||
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUS-1260 | Class Keyboard II | 2 |
| MUS-1471 | Applied Music II | 1 |
| MUS-1620 | Traditional Theory II | 3 |
| MUS-1631 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Social and Behavioral Science Elective (must select from two different disciplines) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Composition II | ||
| Honors College Composition II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Choral Ensemble | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Instrumental Ensemble | ||
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| MUS-2461 | Applied Music III | 1 |
| MUS-2600 | Traditional Theory III | 3 |
| MUS-2611 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| Any Approved Ohio Transfer 36 course 1 | 3 | |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Natural Science w/Lab Requirement | 3 | |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Social and Behavioral Science Elective (must select from two different disciplines) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Choral Ensemble | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Instrumental Ensemble | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MUS-2471 | Applied Music IV | 1 |
| MUS-2620 | Traditional Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS-2631 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| Any Approved Ohio Transfer 36 course | 3 | |
| OT36 Art & Humanities from other than Music | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Honors Speech Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Choral Ensemble | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Instrumental Ensemble | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 64 | |
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PSY-2110 Educational Psychology highly recommended for students planning to major in Music Education.
Recommended Civic Responsibility Electives
Students should select at least one designated designated Civic Responsibility course to fulfill their Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science, or Ohio Transfer 36 elective requirements from the below list. View full list of courses that can be selected to fulfill Arts and Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural Sciences requirements here.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG-1510 | Regional Geography of the United States and Canada | 3 |
| GEOG-2030 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| HIST-1510 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-151H | Honors United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-1520 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-152H | Honors United States History since 1877 | 3 |
| HUM-1020 | The Individual in Society | 3 |
| HUM-102H | Honors Individual in Society | 3 |
| HUM-2030 | Culture and Belief | 3 |
| PHIL-1000 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL-2020 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-202H | Honors Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-2060 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| POL-1010 | American National Government | 3 |
| POL-101H | Honors American National Government | 3 |
| POL-1020 | State & Local Government | 3 |
| POL-2030 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POL-2070 | International Relations | 3 |
| SOC-201H | Honors Social Problems | 3 |
| UST-1010 | Introduction to Urban Studies | 3 |
| WGS-2120 | Women and Politics | 3 |
MATH-1140, MATH-1141, MATH-1200, MATH-1270, and MATH-1280 can no longer count towards fulfilling the college-level mathematics requirement. These courses were re-classified as developmental mathematics by the state of Ohio in 2016. Tri-C established a 5-year transitioning window for students who had completed these courses prior to 2016 to apply them towards meeting graduation requirements, which expired in Summer 2021. It is highly recommended to see a counselor to determine the appropriate math required for your current major.