Music - Program Details
Mt. Hood Community College offers diverse performance opportunities. If you want to advance your musical abilities, we have a symphonic and chamber choir, symphonic band, orchestra, jazz band, and small combos.
Hands-on Learning
In the Music program you’ll learn by doing. You'll participate in a mix of ensembles, lessons, and classes that will help you grow your skills and confidence as a musician.Program Outcomes
After completing this program you'll be able to:
- Demonstrate performance proficiency on a primary instrument and at a basic level on the keyboard.
- Recognize and articulate the interrelationships of basic musical properties through performance, analysis, composition, and evaluation.
- Engage in both written and verbal discourse on any musical composition in historical, social, and cultural contexts.
- Analyze complex hierarchical musical structures through reasoned, formal, or mathematical processes.
- Demonstrate original thinking by creating musical compositions in a variety of styles.
Courses and Curriculum
Our vibrant curriculum gives you the knowledge and tools to become a better musician and successfully transfer into a four-year program.
Explore the Course CurriculumYour Future in Music
The music program at MHCC makes you valuable for many positions in the arts. Career opportunities include musician, music director, sound engineering technician, and music teacher.