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Why choose Music at PCC?

The PCC Music program offers a vibrant, creative, highly informative environment that prepares you for transfer to four-year institutions as music majors or minors. Music events and performances are held throughout the year.

Our faculty includes highly qualified instructors who are respected as leaders in their respective fields, with active performing and teaching schedules around the globe. Our private music lesson instructors are some of the region’s finest performers and educators.

Degrees and certificates

PCC offers classes in this program but not a degree. These classes can be used as electives and as part of the following university transfer plans:

What will you learn?

Music coursework focuses on developing the skills necessary to be a well-rounded musician in today’s world. Our curriculum includes the development of aural skills, the study of music theory, piano keyboard proficiency, and applied instrumental or vocal performance – both as soloists and within ensembles.

Opportunities to perform

You will have lots of opportunities to perform at PCC. Instrumental and vocal ensembles are available for musicians of all types. PCC’s performance groups include:

• Voices of Soul Choir
• Chamber Choir
• Chorus
• Jazz Ensemble
• Symphonic Band

You can also take private lessons and participate in music performance sessions.

General interest music classes

For those students interested in lower-division general interest music, we offer courses such as music appreciation, music cultures of the world, and the history of jazz, rock, and folk music. Many of these courses fulfill college General Education and Cultural Literacy requirements. See the music electives and classes for general interest page for more information.

What will you do?

Many of our students transfer to Portland State University, and we have also had students successfully transfer to some of the most prestigious music institutions in the country.