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Fine Arts, A.F.A. - Music (TTP)

Degree: Associate of Fine Arts
Major: Fine Arts
Area of Emphasis: Music
Department: Music

For more information, visit the Music Department webpage or contact the Humanities and Fine Arts division at 615-230-3200 or humanities@volstate.edu.

This pathway prepares students for a career in many facets of music and music education. Our mission is to give students a solid foundation in music while providing them with a range of performance and creative opportunities. The pathway offers a diverse music theory curriculum that creates a dynamic, rich learning environment for students to pursue their passion for music and performing.

Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution.  Note: Due to the transferability to a four-year institution, there are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide.  

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the E-Proficiency Profile (EPP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/graduation/exit-exams.

Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, the graduate will have developed the skills, knowledge and abilities to accomplish the following:

  1. Apply a wide-range of styles and structures to music through performance.  
  2. Demonstrate competencies in theory and aural skills through sight-singing performance, generating and analyzing harmony, creating, and notating self-generated musical ideas, and the graphic dictation of aural sounds.
  3. Demonstrate cooperative learning and creative expression through performance as a member of performing ensembles.
  4. Demonstrate high level of performance attributes through private lessons and end of semester juries.

CIP Code: 30.50.0101.00

General Education Core Requirements - Credits (35)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (26)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (61)

Note

Each student is required to complete an audition, the remaining six hours of humanities, and in most cases a placement assessment in music theory, ear training, musicology and piano when they transfer.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (13)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (14)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (17)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (17)