Earn an Associate in Fine Arts - music. The college catalog details the Associate in Fine Arts - music program options, courses, eligibility, and requirements currently available at Central Piedmont. The school you transfer to will determine how your courses will transfer.

Suggested course sequence

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Auditions

Students must audition to register for applied lessons. Applied lessons are a required part of the AFA Music degree. Auditions for the Spring 2025 semester will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024. Please be prepared to perform one song , scales, and sightreading. Although it is preferred, audition pieces do not have to be memorized. To request an audition, please submit the Music Department Audition Request Form. Completion of this form does not guarantee an audition. We will contact you with an audition time once the form is completed. For more information on auditions, please email Mahari Freeman. Any student registered for applied lessons must also take the co-required repertoire class and perform in all midterm and final recitals. 

For detailed information on Associate in Fine Arts - music program options, courses, eligibility, and requirements, visit the Central Piedmont Community College catalog. The music department uses placement exams to determine which major courses you will start with.

• 2023-24 course sequences
• 2022–23 course sequences (PDF)
• 2021–22 course sequences (PDF)

Suggested course sequences for Central Piedmont transfer degrees

Applied Music Study

Applied music classes are one-on-one lessons with a music instructor designed to further student capabilities in voice or a particular instrument.  When taking an applied music class, students should also register for the appropriate co-requisite repertoire class. 

Students must audition to register for applied lessons. Applied lessons are a required part of the AFA Music degree. Auditions for the Spring 2025 semester will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024. Please be prepared to perform one song, scales, and sightreading. Although it is preferred, audition pieces do not have to be memorized. To request an audition, please submit the Music Department Audition Request Form. Completion of this form does not guarantee an audition. We will contact you with an audition time once the form is completed. For more information on auditions, please email Mahari Freeman. Any student registered for applied lessons must also take the co-required repertoire class and perform in all midterm and final recitals.   

Performances and Recitals

Listening to a wide variety of music is an essential part of music education, and it's fun! The department sponsors free concerts, recitals, and lectures all year long featuring current and former students, faculty, and local artists. Attending live concerts is a requirement for music majors and students enrolled in MUS110 and MUS112 courses.  

Courses available and their schedules can change each semester. Check the Associate in Fine Arts - music program options, courses, eligibility, and requirements each semester.

Shriner Music Library

Practice Rooms

The music department has practice rooms for music students. You must have an access card to enter a practice room. Access cards are distributed by music faculty teaching theory or ensemble courses. If you are a music student and would like an access card, please request one through one of your music instructors. Your music instructor will have you fill out an agreement form prior to issuing you an access card. If you are a Central Piedmont student but you are not a music major or if you are not enrolled in a music class but would like access to the practice rooms, please contact the music department chair. Access may be given at the discretion of the music department chair. Non-music students still need to complete an access card agreement form and will only have access the the practice rooms on the first floor of Sloan-Morgan. All access cards must be returned by the last day of the semester to your music instructor or to the music library. There is a $5 fee for the loss of a card or for failure to return the card by the last day of the semester that it was issued. All access cards not returned by the last day of the semester will be deactivated.

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