Training
•60-credit AA designed for university transfer
•Four-semester sequences in written theory and aural theory, plus music history, individual lessons, piano study, and ensemble participation
•Student-centered work in performance, composition, and listening
•Individualized Applied Music instruction prepares students for professional study in performance and education
Facilities
•Music facilities adjoin CWC's 942-seat theatre
•Soundproof classroom, rehearsal rooms, and practice areas
•Grand pianos, a digital and analog recording studio, composition computers, MIDI piano lab, digital synthesis, and a listening library
Degree Flexibility
•CWC prepares students for fundamentals and major-area performance examinations that receiving music programs may require
•Four semesters of piano study are strongly recommended unless the student passes a piano proficiency examination