Parkland College

Music Performance

Program Code: FMSP AFA

Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 67 semester hours

Parkland students who are seeking a bachelor’s degree in music are strongly encouraged to complete the Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) degree and the general education core curriculum before transferring.

To transfer as a junior into a baccalaureate program with a major in music education or music performance, students should complete the course work in consultation with a music faculty advisor. Completion of the A.F.A. degree does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum. Therefore, students are advised to complete the general education core curriculum before they transfer. Choose two additional Social/Behavioral Science electives from two different subject areas and one Humanities/Fine Arts elective to complete this core curriculum.

Transfer admission is competitive. Completion of this program alone does not guarantee admission either to the baccalaureate program or to upper-division or specialty music courses. Students may be required to demonstrate skill level through auditions and placement testing at the institution to which they transfer. In some colleges and universities, a bachelor’s degree may also require competency in a single foreign language.

Program Note*
MUS 121 may not be used as a fine arts elective for students pursuing an A.F.A. in music performance.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

FALL 1st Semester
MUS 101
MUS 103
MUS 165
MUS 180
Ensemble
ENG 101
Mathematics elective

SPRING 2nd Semester
MUS 102
MUS 104
MUS 166
MUS 180
Ensemble
ENG 102
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
General elective
 

FALL 3rd Semester
MUS 201
MUS 203
MUS 243
MUS 280
Ensemble
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Physical/Life Sciences elective

SPRING 4th Semester
MUS 202
MUS 204
MUS 244
MUS 280
Ensemble
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Physical/Life Sciences elective
SPE 101

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required General Education Core Courses (29 hours)

Communications (9)
    ENG 101Composition I
    ENG 102 Composition II
    SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication


3
3
3

Social/Behavioral Sciences elective

3

Humanities elective

3

Fine Arts elective* (ART 163 recommended)
   One course from Soc/Beh Sci, Hum, or FA must fulfill the non-Western culture requirement.

3

Mathematics elective

3

Physical Sciences elective

4

Life Sciences elective

4
 

Required Core Music Courses (38 hours)

 

MUS 101 Music Theory and Harmony I

3

MUS 102 Music Theory and Harmony II

3

MUS 103 Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony I

1

MUS 104 Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony II

1

MUS 165 Class Piano I

2

MUS 166 Class Piano II

2

MUS 180 Applied Music

4

MUS 201 Advanced Theory and Harmony I

3

MUS 202 Advanced Theory and Harmony II

3

MUS 203 Advanced Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony I

1

MUS 204 Advanced Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony II

1

MUS 243 Music Literature: Antiquity to 18th Century

3

MUS 244 Music Literature: 18th Century to Present

3

MUS 280 Applied Music

4

ENSEMBLE
Choose from:
Choral Ensemble (MUS 141 or MUS 142),
Instrumental Ensemble (MUS 147 or MUS 148), or
Jazz Ensemble (MUS 149, MUS 160, or MUS 169).

4

General elective
   THE 107 is strongly recommended.

     1

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

67

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