The BSC Music program allows students to enjoy music and develop their skills by participating in lessons, classes and performing groups. It provides the core curriculum for students planning to become music teachers or professional performers, and promotes the arts on the campus and in the community.
Students of all abilities are welcome in the Music program whether they plan to major in music or plan to continue their enjoyment through classroom study or performance ensembles. Performance ensembles contribute toward graduation requirements as humanities or enrichment credits.
Students may participate in Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Choir, String Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Ensemble and Woodwind Ensemble. Opportunities also occur for students to meet, study and perform with highly regarded professional musicians.
Students may study privately with applied music instructors. Individual and group lessons are available for voice, piano, guitar, strings, percussion and wind instruments. A humanities course titled Music Appreciation is available to all students, and a course titled Music for Teachers is offered for students interested in a career in elementary education.
The Tom and Frances Leach Music Center houses a state-of-the-art rehearsal hall, electronic piano studio, computer workstation, ensemble rooms and percussion studio. The Milt and Norma Rue Fine Arts Wing includes a music classroom, private studios and the Jane Gray Stewart Studio Theatre. Sidney J. Lee Auditorium is a 440-seat performance venue for concerts, plays, lectures and the annual spring musical production.
Students who complete the requirements below earn an Associate in Arts degree and may transfer as a music major to a four-year institution.
Career Possibilities: Instrumental and Choral Conductor, Classroom or Private Teacher, Composer, Performer, Instrument Repair, Music Sales.
