ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MUSIC DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Music Department now offers the Associate in Fine Arts Degree in Music.  The AFA includes a complete two-year Music Theory sequence, a year of Music History, Private Individual Lessons and Performance Ensembles in Bands and/or Choirs.  Students may transfer as a third year Music student in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree programs.

Students may prepare for careers in Music Teaching, Music Therapy, Performance, Composition, Conducting, Church Music and Music Business.

The mission of the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Music Department is two fold:

1.  Prepare students for careers and advanced study in music by offering an Associate of Fine Arts in Music.  

The Anoka-Ramsey Music Department makes the following commitments:
    
> to offer courses that lead to a major or minor degree in music.
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to prepare each student with a solid foundation in music.
     > to prepare students artistically, intellectually, and professionally for the challenging world in which musicians now live.
        
2.  Introduction of Music as general offerings to college students through classroom courses and performance courses.  

The Anoka-Ramsey Music Department makes the following commitments:
     > to encourage students to become supporters and advocates of Music as an integral part of the human experience.
    
> to encourage students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the world of Art    Music through general education:
     > to provide options for students to participate in performance groups:
     > to provide students opportunities to explore specific interests:
     > to expose students to global cultures historical cultures and popular cultures:
     > to make available courses accessible over the internet: