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Music Education – AFA

Programs

Music Education

Associate in Fine 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 Education. In order to take courses similar to those of freshman and sophomore students at a university, some general education courses are postponed to the junior and senior years. Students enrolled in this program plan to transfer into a Teacher Education Program at a university to teach Music secondary education.

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Modes of Instruction
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Program Details

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View Program Guide for Associate in Fine Arts in Music Education

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100College 1011
ENG 101 or ENG 113English Composition I or Professional Technical Writing3
MAT 113 or 120IAI Math Elective3
MUS 108Aural Skills I1
MUS 121Theory of Music3
MUS 101A or MUS 102AChoral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble1
MUS 106 or MUS 111Beginning Class Piano I or Applied Music1
MUS 211Applied Music2
MUS 110Music Fundamentals3
Total18

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102English Composition II3
PSY 132General Psychology3
MUS 225Music Literature/History3
MUS 109Aural Skills II1
MUS 122Theory of Music3
MUS 101A or MUS 102AChoral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble1
MUS 111Applied Music1
MUS 211Applied Music2
Total17

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

Physical SciencePhysical Science Elective3
EDC 202Human Growth, Development, and Learning3
COM 115Speech3
MUS 208Aural Skills III1
MUS 221Advanced Theory of Music I3
MUS 101A or MUS 102AChoral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble1
MUS 111Applied Music1
MUS 211Applied Music2
Total17

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

Life ScienceLife Science Elective4
EDC 203Schooling in a Diverse Society3
HumanitiesHumanities Elective3
MUS 209Aural Skills IV1
MUS 222Advanced Theory of Music II3
MUS 101A or MUS 102AChoral Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble1
MUS 111Applied Music1
MUS 211Applied Music2
Total18
Total Hours for Degree67

The Music Education – AFA Program is a minimum of 67 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts.

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 Education, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

  1. 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.
  2. Students will identify musical elements and organizational patterns through aural and visual analysis.
  3. 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

Chris Thornton

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