Program website
Program Manager: Dr. Michael Gersten
Email: mgersten@frederick.edu
Phone: 301.846.2566
Program Description
Offers students concentrated training in music theory and practical application to prepare them for acceptance and transfer into 4-year music degree programs, to obtain an Associate of Arts degree, or to pursue individual musical directions.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Perform as a soloist in a manner that is both musically expressive and technically proficient.
- Interpret a variety of styles, periods and genres according to recognized standards of performance practice.
- Perform in collaboration with other musicians, using appropriate performance and stage presence techniques.
- Demonstrate keyboard proficiency, including mastery of scales, triads, chord progressions, and figured bass.
- Sing tonal melodies that contain chromatic writing, modulations, and differentiated rhythmic values.
- Transcribe from an aural source material of intermediate melodic, harmonic and rhythmic complexity.
- Master current music software programs, including ability to compose or arrange music.
Program Requirements
- Students must complete their credit English and Mathematics within the first 24 credits.
- One course must meet the cultural competence graduation requirement.
- CORE: The General Education CORE is that foundation of the higher education curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for all students. Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution (ARTSYS) before selecting General Education CORE requirements. http://artsys.usmd.edu/
- In some General Education categories (Mathematics, Biological & Physical Sciences), a 4-credit course selected from the GenEd course list will satisfy the requirement in place of a 3-credit course. Students should check with an advisor before selecting these courses.
- For the Physical Education, Health, or Nutrition requirement, a 3-credit PHED, HLTH, or NUTR course may satisfy the requirement in place of a 1-credit course. Students should check with an advisor before selecting this course.
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 101 English Composition.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition | 3 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| Music Cultures of the World (recommended) | |
| 1 |
| MUSC 111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC 112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC 211 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC 212 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC 106 | Ear Training and Musicianship I | 1 |
| MUSC 107 | Ear Training and Musicianship II | 1 |
| MUSC 206 | Ear Training and Musicianship III | 1 |
| MUSC 207 | Ear Training and Musicianship IV | 1 |
| |
| 4 |
| Choral Ensemble I | |
| Choral Ensemble I | |
| Jazz Ensemble I | |
| Jazz Ensemble I | |
| Orchestral Ensemble I | |
| Orchestral Ensemble I | |
| Wind Ensemble I | |
| Wind Ensemble I | |
| Choral Ensemble II | |
| Choral Ensemble II | |
| Jazz Ensemble II | |
| Jazz Ensemble II | |
| Orchestral Ensemble II | |
| Orchestral Ensemble II | |
| Wind Ensemble II | |
| Wind Ensemble II | |
| 4 |
| 1 | |
| MUSC 151 | Class Piano I | 1 |
| MUSC 152 | Class Piano II | 1 |
| MUSC 251 | Class Piano III | 1 |
| MUSC 252 | Class Piano IV | 1 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Transfer Note
For more information on careers and transfer, contact the Career and Academic Planning Services office at 301.846.2471 or visit Transfer Services.
Guided Pathway to Success (GPS)
Suggested schedules map your path to degree completion.
Students should meet with an advisor each semester to carefully select and sequence courses based on their specific academic goals and interests. Visit Jefferson Hall or call 301.846.2471 for advising.
Plan of Study Grid | Recommended First Semester |
|---|
| ENGL 101 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3-4 |
| MUSC 111 | Music Theory I () | 3 |
| 1 |
| Choral Ensemble I | |
| Jazz Ensemble I | |
| Orchestral Ensemble I | |
| Wind Ensemble I | |
| 1 |
| MUSC 106 | Ear Training and Musicianship I | 1 |
| MUSC 151 | Class Piano I | 1 |
| 1,3 |
| | Credits | 14-17 |
| Recommended Second Semester |
|---|
| 3 |
| 4 |
| MUSC 112 | Music Theory II () | 3 |
| 1 |
| Choral Ensemble I | |
| Jazz Ensemble I | |
| Orchestral Ensemble I | |
| Wind Ensemble I | |
| 1 |
| MUSC 107 | Ear Training and Musicianship II | 1 |
| MUSC 152 | Class Piano II | 1 |
| | Credits | 14 |
| Recommended Third Semester |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3-4 |
| 3 |
| MUSC 211 | Music Theory III () | 3 |
| 1 |
| Choral Ensemble II | |
| Jazz Ensemble II | |
| Orchestral Ensemble II | |
| Wind Ensemble II | |
| 1 |
| MUSC 206 | Ear Training and Musicianship III | 1 |
| MUSC 251 | Class Piano III | 1 |
| | Credits | 16-17 |
| Recommended Fourth Semester |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Music Cultures of the World () | |
| MUSC 212 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| 1 |
| Choral Ensemble II | |
| Jazz Ensemble II | |
| Orchestral Ensemble II | |
| Wind Ensemble II | |
| 1 |
| MUSC 207 | Ear Training and Musicianship IV | 1 |
| MUSC 252 | Class Piano IV | 1 |
| | Credits | 16 |
| | Total Credits | 60-64 |
Part-time Students
Part-time students should complete courses in the order listed on the pathway. Please contact program manager for questions about part-time status.
Students who take fewer than 15 credits each semester or who require developmental English or Math coursework will need additional semesters to complete their degrees. Summer term and January session classes may help students to make faster progress.
Pathway Legend
Milestone - courses with the Milestone notation should be taken within the recommend credit range to stay on track for program completion.
Fall, Spring, Summer - courses with a Fall, Spring, or Summer notation indicate the course is offered in the specified semester only.
