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ARTS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCEAssociate in ArtsAART - Associate in Arts

Program Information/Mission

The Music Business area of study is an opportunity for music students to engage in courses from areas of marketing, multimedia, communications, and music business. This area of study will provide coursework needed for a successful transfer to a four-year music business degree.

Music business students must successfully complete the following coursework before transferring to a four-year institution as a junior in music business: two semesters of music theory, four semesters of applied music, two semesters of class piano, four semesters participation in one or more college performance groups.

Admission to Program

A 70% or better on a music theory placement exam or successful completion of MUS 136 and diagnostic audition on the primary performance instrument.

Accreditation Information

Illinois Central College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Additional Program Information

Students enrolled in the Associate in Arts degree program must meet with their assigned academic adviser to plan a specific course schedule meeting Illinois Central College and personal requirements in addition to requirements for the institution to which transfer is intended.

To maximize musical skill development, each level of Theory, Musicianship, and Piano should be taken concurrently (i.e.: MUS 110, MUS 170, MUS 180; MUS 111, MUS 171, MUS 181). If the student's primary instrument is piano, the Applied Piano numbers may be substituted.

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