Music
Transfer Major
Students interested in Music at Bucks need to meet with a music faculty member for advising. Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of the Arts
Hicks 125 • Phone (215) 968-8425
Music Area
Hicks 208 • Phone (215) 968-8425
Curriculum Code No. 1019
The Music major, which is designed to prepare students for transfer in Music to four-year institutions, is a curriculum that culminates in an Associate of Arts degree. Numerous courses in the program fulfill Core Curriculum requirements for general students, and students enrolled in other majors are encouraged to participate in any course or performing ensemble for which they qualify.
Graduates of this program are able to
- perform appropriate musical repertoire competently in both solo and ensemble environments;
- identify and analyze in both written and aural formats the historical forms, styles, genres, and compositional techniques of varied musical repertoire.;
- analyze and construct diatonic and chromatic harmonies using techniques of Roman Numeral harmonic analysis, figured bass, and related symbolic nomenclatures;
- employ music technology productively in both practical and creative contexts; and
- sight-sing melodies accurately and take musical dictation by applying compatible solfege methodologies.
Students entering as Music majors 1) must successfully pass the qualifying exam for entrance into Music Theory I and Ear Training I, 2) must schedule an interview with a representative of the Music Area, and 3) must perform an audition on their principal instrument (or voice) for placement into the Applied Lesson course sequence. Contact the Music Area (215-968-8425) for complete information and scheduling of these preliminary requirements.
Registration for private applied lessons [courses with the “MUSL” prefix] is restricted to students enrolled in the Music major degree program and additionally requires Music Area approval. However, courses with MUSG, MUSC and MUSE prefixes are open to all students who have satisfied any published prerequisite.
Students must own an instrument and purchase music as required for study.
Students will be charged a music lesson fee for all MUSL courses.
Bucks County Community College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Degree Course Requirements:
| COMP110 | English Composition I A,G,1 | 3 |
| COMP111 | English Composition II G,2 | 3 |
| MUSC101 | Introduction to Music 3 | |
| or | ||
| MUSC105 | American Music 3 | |
| or | ||
| MUSC106 | History of Jazz 3 | 3 |
| MUSC103 | World Music 6 | 3 |
| MUSC111 | Music Theory I B | 3 |
| MUSC112 | Music Theory II B, G | 3 |
| MUSC115 | Ear Training I B | 3 |
| MUSC116 | Ear Training II B, G | 3 |
| MUSC124 | Music Technology 4 | 3 |
| MUSC201 | Musical Styles and Literature: Music before 1750 G | 3 |
| MUSC202 | Music Styles and Literature: Music after 1750 G | 3 |
| MUSC211 | Music Theory III G | 3 |
| MUSC212 | Music Theory IV G | 3 |
| MUSC215 | Ear Training III G | 3 |
| MUSC216 | Ear Training IV G | 3 |
| MUSG165 | Group Instruction in Piano Level I | 1 |
| MUSL111 | Principal Lesson I B | 1 |
| MUSL112 | Principal Lesson II G | 1 |
| MUSL211 | Principal Lesson III G | 2 |
| MUSL212 | Principal Lesson IV G | 2 |
| College level Mathematics A or Science C | 3 | |
| Ensembles E, F | 4 | |
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge D,G,5 | 3 |
| Personal Health C | 2 | |
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Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
First Semester |
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| COMP110 | English Composition I A,G,1 | 3 | |||
| MUSC111 | Music Theory I B | 3 | |||
| MUSC115 | Ear Training I B | 3 | |||
| MUSC124 | Music Technology 4 | 3 | |||
| MUSL111 | Principal Lesson I G | 1 | |||
| MUSG165 | Group Instruction in Piano Level I | 1 | |||
| Ensemble F | 1 | ||||
| 15 | |||||
Second Semester |
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| COMP111 | English Composition II G, 2 | 3 | |||
| MUSC101 | Introduction to Music 3 OR | ||||
| MUSC105 | American Music 3 OR | ||||
| MUSC106 | History of Jazz 3 | 3 | |||
| MUSC112 | Music Theory II B, G | 3 | |||
| MUSC116 | Ear Training II B, G | 3 | |||
| MUSL112 | Principal Lesson II G | 1 | |||
| Ensemble E |
1 |
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| Personal Health C | 2 | ||||
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16 | |||
Third Semester |
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| MUSC201 | Musical Styles and Literature: Music before 1750 G | 3 | |||
| MUSC211 | Music Theory III G | 3 | |||
| MUSC215 | Ear Training III G | 3 | |||
| MUSL211 | Principal Lesson III G | 2 | |||
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College level Mathematics A or Science C Elective |
3 | ||||
| Ensemble E | 1 | ||||
| 15 | |||||
Fourth Semester |
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| MUSC202 | Music Styles and Literature: Music after 1750 G | 3 | |||
| MUSC212 | Music Theory IV G | 3 | |||
| MUSC216 | Ear Training IV G | 3 | |||
| MUSC103 | World Music 6 | 3 | |||
| MUSL212 | Principal Lesson IV G | 2 | |||
| INTG285 |
Integration of Knowledge D,G,5 Ensemble E |
3 1 |
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| 18 | |||||
A Placement testing required.
B Audition and/or placement testing required.
C Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory. Any course may be chosen.
D Any INTG course may be chosen.
E Any of the following courses may be chosen: MUSE101, MUSE115, MUSE121, MUSE140, MUSE151, MUSE155, MUSE201 series. All Ensemble courses may be repeated.
F MUSE101 is required.
G Course requires prerequisite.
1 Satisfies College level Writing Level I.
2 Satisfies College level
Writing Level II.
3 Satisfies Cultural Perspectives.
4 Satisfies Creative Expression.
5 Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
6 Satisfies Social Perspectives.
Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.
