Additional information available on the Music Department website.
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Music is an art form and cultural activity with sound and silence as the medium. Common elements of music are pitch, rhythm, dynamics and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping. The creation, performance, significance and even the definition of music varies according to culture and social context. The Associate of Arts (AA) degree with designation in Music includes courses that are common to all four-year institutions in Colorado and will prepare you for continued study at a four-year college/university in pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Music. (Careers in music typically require a bachelor’s degree.) With a degree in Music you may be employed in one of the following areas: performance, education, composition, arrangement, audio production, artist management, orchestra/band/choral conducting, entrepreneurism, event production, instrument production/repair/sales, music engineering, music therapy, promotion, recruitment, public relations, talent scouting or tour work (road manager, booking agent).
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Music program, students should be able to:
- Recognize Western musical forms and styles from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century
- Apply concepts of music theory to the analysis of music compositions
- Apply the fundamentals of music to the voice or specific musical instruments
- Performs various types of musical literature
Content criteria, competencies, and student learning outcomes associated with the general education courses required for this degree can be found on the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.
Full list of requirements can be found at Associate of Arts Degrees, AA .
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