Compose your future and your career with Lansing Community College's Music program. Choose the curriculum that best suits your passions and professional goals. We offer three associate degrees in music and, through small class sizes and instruction from talented faculty, make sure your music education is focused and productive. We offer more than 20 concerts and recitals each year, and our students work on state-of-the-art technology to prepare them for careers in this exciting field.
Important Dates & Deadlines
Full Semester Teaching Period - Last Week for Waitlist
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First 12 Weeks Teaching Period - Last Week for Waitlist
Full Semester Teaching Period Begins - Spring Semester
LCC Music Program Details
Our program has offerings for those seeking a career in music performance, music education, or those just wanting to make music with other people for fun while they're at LCC.
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Degrees and Certificates Offered
Music, GA
Overview
This degree is designed for students wishing to work in any Music-related field. The degree includes a common set of courses applicable to all Music majors. Students beginning their college study in this degree program are encouraged to work with academic and program advisors throughout their first few semesters of study to determine their specific major area and transfer destination (if transfer is a goal).
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Transferability
General education requirements may differ from one institution to another. Contact your preferred institutions and plan their general education requirements accordingly with an LCC advisor.
Music Education/Pre-Music Therapy, AM
Overview
The purpose of this major is to prepare students to enter a Bachelor's in Music Education program, leading to K-12 certification to teach music in Michigan schools or to enter the Music Therapy programs at Eastern Michigan University or Western Michigan University. The degree is customizable for transfer by destination school, degree type, and instrument. It includes four semesters of Applied Lessons, Music Ensembles, and Studio class, as well as a robust Music Theory and Aural Skills curriculum.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Transferability
General education requirements may differ from one institution to another. Contact your preferred institutions and plan their general education requirements accordingly with an LCC advisor.
Music Industry, AM
Overview
The purpose of this major is to prepare students to work in the field of Music Industry on completion of the Associate degree. This ever-evolving field, commercial music, offers opportunities in Popular Music Performance, Composition and Arrangement, Music Production, and Music Business. Additionally, upon graduation students will be prepared to teach music either independently or through training centers. This degree also offers students the option to transfer to Ferris State University to complete their Bachelor's Degree in Music Industry.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Transferability
General education requirements may differ from one institution to another. Contact your preferred institutions and plan their general education requirements accordingly with an LCC advisor.
Music Transfer, AM
Overview
This degree focuses on getting the music student ready to transfer to a four year institution in classical performance, music education, jazz studies, theory/composition, music therapy, and sacred music.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Transferability
General education requirements may differ from one institution to another. Contact your preferred institutions and plan their general education requirements accordingly with an LCC advisor.
Music, Enhanced, AM
Overview
This degree is designed for students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a Bachelor's degree in this area, either through a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music or a Bachelor of Music degree. Students who complete this degree will also satisfy the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) between two-year and four-year institutions in Michigan and will also qualify for an LCC Transfer Studies Certificate of Achievement (1482). See a Program or Academic Advisor for details.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Transferability
General education requirements may differ from one institution to another. Contact your preferred institutions and plan their general education requirements accordingly with an LCC advisor.
Musicianship Studies, CC
Overview
This Certificate of Completion is geared towards the student wanting to build their basic musicianship skills, without committing to the General Education requirements of an Associates Degree. It features two semesters of Lessons, Ensembles, and Studio Class, as well as some Music Theory and Aural Skills training. Any student completing an Associate of Music will also meet the requirements for this Certificate.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Career Information
The occupations listed below may require education beyond an Associate Degree. Please see Career Coach for specific career requirements.
*Please note that data shared on this page is provided by Lightcast are estimates only, may require education beyond the certificate or associate degree granted by LCC, and are no guarantee of employment. LCC advises that you rely on your own due diligence in choosing a field of study.
Music Technology, CC
Overview
This Certificate of Completion is geared towards the student interested in Music Technology and Production. It features several classes in audio engineering, as well as a Business of Music class.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Admissions Requirements
LCC is an open enrollment college serving all those who are excited to learn. Applicants seeking financial aid must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Career Information
The occupations listed below may require education beyond an Associate Degree. Please see Career Coach for specific career requirements.
*Please note that data shared on this page is provided by Lightcast are estimates only, may require education beyond the certificate or associate degree granted by LCC, and are no guarantee of employment. LCC advises that you rely on your own due diligence in choosing a field of study.
