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ASSOCIATE OF FINE ARTS in MUSIC DEGREE - (AFA)
Associate of Fine Arts Degree in Music Guide Sheet

The AFA in Music offers a complete two-year Music Theory sequence, a year of Music History, Private Individual Lessons and Performance Ensembles in Bands and/or Choirs. 

The AFA in Music helps students prepare for a career in music and related fields.  After completing the AFA in Music, students may transfer to four-year programs and complete their Bachelors of Arts in Music, Music Performance, Music Education,  Music Business or Music Therapy.

 

Core Music Requirements:

  • Music Theory I & II
  • Aural Comprehension I & II
  • Advanced Music Theory III & IV
  • Advanced Aural Comprehension III & IV
  • Music History I
  • Music History II
  • Large Ensemble - (four semesters)

            >Concert Band
            >Concert Choir
            >String Orchestra

  • Small Ensemble - (two semesters)

             >Jazz Ensemble
             >Chamber Singers

             >Musical Theater Ensemble
             >Chamber Ensembles

             >Guitar Ensemble

 

  • Applied Lesson - (four semesters)

            >Voice
            >Piano
            >Brass
            >Strings
            >Woodwind
            >Percussion
            >Guitar

Electives:

  • Introduction to Music Therapy
  • Introduction to Music Business
  • Introduction to Music Education
             

For more information concerning the AFA in Music please email or contact Melissa Bergstrom, Music Department Chairman, at 763-433-1328 or Melissa.Bergstrom@anokaramsey.edu, or Dana Irgens, Dean of Educational Services, at 763-433-1822 or Dana.Irgens@anokaramsey.edu