Applied Music Pathway | VHCC

Program Pathway | COLLEGE TRANSFER

Applied Music

Career Studies Certificate

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Applied Music

Career Studies Certificate Can you picture yourself working as a musician? The Applied Music CSC will provide background in music history, composition and performance. You will gain experience in both instrumental and vocal performance. Come make music with us at VHCC!

Program Length 1 year (2 semesters) Transfer Objectives Gain applied music credits that will transfer to four year music programs.

Is this degree for you? A career studies certificate in

music is appropriate for you if you want to further your own musical abilities and knowledge of music and potentially transfer into a four-year music program.

Tuition & Fees At only $162.11 per credit hour, you’ll

save $10K to $22K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.

As a lifelong musician, Munsey received her BA in Music Education from Emory and Henry College and her Masters in Music from James Madison University. She has extensive professional experience and encourages all students to endeavor to include many types of music in their journeys.

Mary Munsey

Program Coordinator MEC 114 mmunsey@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2454

YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 2 Semesters First Semester (Fall) MUS 221

History of Music I

3

MUS 131

Class Voice I

2

MUS 163

Guitar Theory and Practice I

3

MUS 248 or 249 Orchestra or Band Ensemble

1-2

TOTAL CREDITS

9-10

Second Semester (Spring) MUS 222

History of Music II

3

MUS 132

Class Voice II

2

MUS 147

Applied Music Composition

1

MUS 141

Class Piano I

2

MUS 150

Old Time String Band

3

TOTAL CREDITS

11

Why start at Virginia Highlands?

For more than 50 years, VHCC has been committed to making our region a better place to live, work, and learn!

Beautiful 100 acre campus in Abingdon

Receive Up to $2K Annually

Complete an Associate of Arts & Science at VHCC and you may be eligible to receive up to $2K annually for tuition expenses. Ask us about Transfer Grants.

Guaranteed Admission to 30+ Schools!

Start at VHCC and meet specified transfer agreement requirements and you’ll enjoy guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech, Radford, King University, Emory & Henry College, ETSU and more.

17:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

80+

Programs of Study

84%

of Students Get Financial Aid

#1 College in the Region

Virginia Highlands Community College was recently voted the #1 College in the Region through the Best of Bristol Awards program – from a group of two and four year colleges and universities in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.

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