Music

Associate in Arts

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in Music.

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Program Details

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FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100	College 101	1
ENG 101 or ENG 113	English Composition I or Professional Technical Writing	3
MAT 113 or 120	IAI Math Elective	3
MUS 101A or MUS 102A	Choral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble	1
MUS 106	Beginning Class Piano I	1
MUS 108	Aural Skills I	1
MUS 121	Theory of Music	3
MUS 110	Music Fundamentals	3
	Total	16

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102	English Composition II	3
Humanities	Humanities Elective	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
MUS 109	Aural Skills II	1
MUS 122	Theory of Music	3
MUS 101A or MUS 102A	Choral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble	1
MUS 225 or Elective	Music Literature/History or General Elective	3
MUS 111	Applied Music	1
	Total	18

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

Physical Science	Physical Science Elective	3
COM 115	Speech	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
MUS 208	Aural Skills III	1
MUS 221	Advanced Theory of Music I	3
MUS 105	Music Appreciation	3
MUS 101A or MUS 102A	Choral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble	1
MUS 111	Applied Music	1
	Total	18

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

Life Science	Life Science Elective	4
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
Humanities	Humanities Elective	3
MUS 209	Aural Skills IV	1
MUS 222	Advanced Theory of Music II	3
MUS 101A or MUS 102A	Choral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble	1
MUS 111	Applied Music	1
	Total	16

Total Hours for Degree

The Music – AA Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools.

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John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Music, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

Students will perform music on a primary instrument from a broad historical and stylistic range of solo and ensemble repertoire with technique, accuracy, expressivity, stage presence, and creativity.
Students will identify musical elements and organizational patterns through aural and visual analysis.
Students will demonstrate music pedagogy as it relates to private lesson instruction, applicable literature, and the ability to diagnose and correct musical and technical faults.

Music Faculty Contact

Chris Thornton

Instructor of Music

Email: chris.thornton@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8033
Office: B41

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