Music Field of Study
The Music Field of Study Curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major in music or a related discipline. This field of study will expire on August 31, 2025.
Keyboard (piano) proficiency is a requirement for most baccalaureate degrees in music. Instruction in keyboard skills is generally offered in the first two years of undergraduate study. Keyboard proficiency courses approved for transfer are courses in group piano or applied piano lessons that concentrate specifically on the development of skills for passing keyboard proficiency examinations. Keyboard courses that concentrate primarily on performance literature are not considered keyboard proficiency courses. Completion of courses leading to keyboard proficiency does not necessarily satisfy the requirement at a receiving institution.
Transferring students who have completed the Field of Study Curriculum for Music must satisfy competency and proficiency requirements of the receiving institution. Diagnostic assessment of transfer students is permissible only if the receiving institution routinely conducts diagnostic assessment of its native students at the same point in the program of study. Should a transferring student fail to demonstrate proficiency, the student may be encouraged, but not required, to retake relevant courses to gain proficiency.
Austin Community College’s (ACC) field of study courses for music are listed below. The Field of Study Curriculum for Music consists of 31 semester credit hours (SCH) of lower-division courses broken out by categories. These courses are transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to a bachelor’s degree with a major in Music.
| Music Field of Study Curriculum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | SCH in Category | Course Number | Course Titles |
| Ensembles | 4 | MUEN 11XX MUEN 12XX MUEN 21XX MUEN 22XX* | Instrumental and/or Vocal Ensembles |
| Applied Study | 8 | MUAP 11XX MUAP 12XX MUAP 21XX* MUAP 22XX MUAP 23XX* | Applied Music |
| Music Theory | 12 | MUSI 1311 MUSI 1312 MUSI 2311 MUSI 2312 | Music Theory I Music Theory II Music Theory III Music Theory IV |
| Aural Skills | 4 | MUSI 1116 MUSI 1117 MUSI 2116 MUSI 2117 | Sight Singing & Ear Training I Sight Singing & Ear Training II Sight Singing & Ear Training III Sight Singing & Ear Training IV |
| Music Literature | 3 | MUSI 1307 | Music Literature |
| *Not currently offered at ACC | |||
Students should always consult with an academic or Music faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university. In addition, students should consult with an advisor at the Texas college or university to which they are transferring for additional information.