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MUSIC - Frequently Asked Questions
- What do graduates do with a degree in music?
One of the great things about a music major
is the great diversity in which area of emphasis the student chooses.
For example, in performance the student can specialize in his or her
individual instrument or voice. A career in performance can range anywhere
from becoming an opera singer to playing sessions in a recording studio,
or performing in an orchestra. Students may also want to choose a major
that allows them to work as either a band or choral director in the
public school system. There are also many academic routes of study that
would qualify the student to teach at a university or publish. Last but
not least, there are many areas of emphasis in the music major that
prepare the student for a career in commercial music, theatre or even
television and movies.
- Do students have to be a music major to take private
lessons? Yes. The reason being that there are only a limited
number of instructors to teach individual lessons. Even at universities
with large music departments with many members on the music faculty,
instructors will only take so many students and those that are allowed
to study must be declared music majors.
- What kind of certification is required to teach music?
In the public school system students take courses to qualify them for
K-12 certification. However students are often surprised that at
universities and other institutions of higher learning no special
certification is required. For those positions other professional
criteria are taken into consideration for that career path.
- How does Columbia State's music degree transfer to other
universities in the area? Students that complete their A.A. or A.S.
degree at Columbia State will find it easy to transfer to other
Tennessee Board of Regents institutions upon graduation.
- What is the difference in receiving an A.S. degree and an A.A.
degree in music? The
Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in music is designed for those
students who plan to transfer into a B.A. program in music performance.
Students may obtain the Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in art
by completing six (6) hours of a single foreign language. The
Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in music is typically
designed for those students who plan to transfer into a B.S. program in
music education.
- Where are some other universities nearby that I can complete my
degree in music? Most students completing that music major degree either
go to Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro Tennessee or
Austin Peay University in Clarksville Tennessee. Both of these
universities are fast becoming recognized for the quality of their
respective music programs.
- What is the difference in music education and music performance?
A degree emphasis in music education is designed for students who plan
to teach music or become a band director in the public school systems.
A degree emphasis in music performance is designed for students who plan
to perform professionally in the field of music (ex: opera, theater,
vocal instructor, etc.).
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