Take the next step in your musical development with an Associate of Arts in Music from Montco. In our 60-61 credit program, you will refine your skills while you prepare to transfer to a four-year institution as a music or music education major.

Opportunities for private lessons and access to private, state-of-the-art recording studios also exist.

Our graduates generally transfer to such four-year schools as Temple University, West Chester University and Penn State University–Abington. Many go on to become performers or music educators. Note that, to graduate, students must maintain a "C" or above in all MUS courses.

Program outcomes

• Demonstrate proficiency at the intermediate level on either the guitar or the piano;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of tonal harmony;
• Demonstrate functional proficiency in Aural Theory (ear training);
• Describe the musical and cultural characteristics of at least two periods of music history;
• Demonstrate proper use of basic hardware and software tools of music technology.

Program Curriculum

*See advisor for specific course information/recommendations.

*Students should consult transfer options.

**All students must either pass a fundamental musicianship placement test or take MUS-120 (Music Fundamentals) before taking any course marked with **.

Students enrolled in the Music AA program must earn a “C” or better in all MUS courses.

• ^A Satisfies Aesthetic Sensibility
• ^C Satisfies Cultural Awareness & Diversity
• ^E Satisfies Ethical Perspectives
• ^I Information Literacy is Reinforced
• ^O Satisfies Oral Communication
• ^Q Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning
• ^S Satisfies Scientific Reasoning
• ^T Satisfies Technological Fluency
• ^W Satisfies Written Communication