Music Emphasis, A.S.

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The Associate of Science degree, Music emphasis, prepares the student for transfer to their chosen four-year college. The courses included here parallel the basic first two years of the four-year music curriculum to enable the student to major in music education, church music, music business or performance.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: AUPS-MUSC

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 6 ^*
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 6
History Electives Credits: 6
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8
Mathematics Elective Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

MUS 1057 - Music Theory I Credits: 3
MUS 1058 - Ear Training I Credits: 1
MUS 1155 - Music Theory II Credits: 3
MUS 1156 - Ear Training II Credits: 1
MUS 2055 - Music Theory III Credits: 3
MUS 2056 - Ear Training III Credits: 1
Applied Music (Private Music Lesson) Credits: 4
Music Ensembles (Appropriate to Applied Area) Credits: 3

Additional Degree Requirements:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 63 Semester Hours

^*Humanities/Fine Arts Electives must include one literature course.