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Certificate of Technical Studies in Music

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Certificate of Technical Studies in Music will have demonstrated:

comprehension of basic tonal music theory and aural theory skills and concepts;
basic fundamental performance skills on a primary instrument or voice;
comprehension of the basic historical significance and development of Western Art music from the Middle Ages to the present;
basic fundamental performance skills on piano; and
successful communication within the music environment using verbal, written, and basic computer literacy skills.

First Semester		Hours
ENGL 101:	Composition and Rhetoric I	3
MUSC 110:	Class Piano I	1
MUSC 112:	Ear Training/Sight Singing I	1
MUSC 122:	Music Theory I	3
MUSC 120:	Music Appreciation	3
MUSC	Approved Music Ensemble *	1
MUSC	Approved Studio Lesson **	2
		14

Second Semester		Hours
CIS 105:	Computer Concepts	3
ENGL 102:	Composition and Rhetoric II	3
	Approved Humanities Elective ***	3
MUSC 111:	Class Piano II	1
MUSC 113:	Ear Training/Sight Singing II	1
MUSC 123:	Music Theory II	3
MUSC	Approved Music Ensemble *	1
MUSC	Approved Studio Lesson **	2
		17

Total for Certificate		31

Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course.

Students must make a “C” or higher in all courses which satisfy graduation requirements in order to receive the Certificate of Technical Studies in Music from BPCC.

Students must meet the general education competencies for the academic certificate.

MUSC 140 Concert Band
MUSC 144 Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 148 Concert Choir

MUSC 230 Applied Piano
MUSC 231 Applied Voice
MUSC 232 Applied Flute
MUSC 233 Applied Oboe
MUSC 234 Applied Clarinet
MUSC 235 Applied Bassoon
MUSC 236 Applied Saxophone
MUSC 237 Applied Trumpet
MUSC 238 Applied Horn
MUSC 239 Applied Trombone
MUSC 240 Applied Tuba / Euphonium
MUSC 241 Applied Percussion
MUSC 242 Applied Classical Guitar