{"id":39,"date":"2019-06-11T11:45:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T11:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lenoircc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-1\/afa-music-program-hits-a-high-note\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T20:15:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T20:15:05","slug":"afa-music-program-hits-a-high-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenoircc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-1\/afa-music-program-hits-a-high-note\/","title":{"rendered":"AFA Music Program Hits a High Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Beginning in the Fall of 2018, Lenoir Community College became one of 17 North Carolina community colleges to offer an Associate of Fine Arts in Music.\u00a0 The program is hitting a high note with students who are interested in Performance, Music Education, Musical Theatre, Sacred Music, Music Therapy, or Jazz Studies as they can now earn 60 of their 120 hours towards their Bachelor\u2019s Degree here at LCC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">The LCC Music Department currently offers focuses in Brass, Guitar, Piano, and Voice, with plans to broaden those options in the\u00a0upcoming semesters.\u00a0 \u201cAt LCC, students have the ability to receive superior instruction in the fundamentals of music while having ample opportunities to perform,\u201d Music Instructor Jessica Cruz said.\u00a0 \u201cThe music lab has state-of-the-art equipment, allowing students to receive \u2018hands-on\u2019 learning opportunities.\u00a0 Concerts are offered each semester,\u00a0Broadway\u00a0musicals are performed, and special guest performances are held in and around the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">The program, though in its early stages, graduated three students in the Spring of 2019; all three have been accepted into multiple music programs at four-year universities.\u00a0 \u201cIt is such an overwhelming feeling, watching students not only be accepted to one four-year music school, but several; each graduating student had multiple options to choose from to pursue their further educational goals,\u201d Cruz said.\u00a0 \u201cTheir success is our focus, not only here at LCC, but beyond.\u00a0 The entire music department is proud of the accomplishments this first graduating class has made.\u00a0 They are truly paving the way for generations to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-154\" src=\"http:\/\/lenoircc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Music_Michael.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"337\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Music classes at LCC are not only aimed toward Music Majors.\u00a0 Multiple opportunities exist for students to be involved by taking music classes as electives.\u00a0 Chorus, Beginning Piano, and Beginning Guitar are just a few ways non-music majors can participate in the Music Department as well.\u00a0 These courses are offered for students seeking to earn educational credit, and also for community members to refine their musical skills through continuing education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Last year, the LCC Music Department presented the first musical the school has seen in 10 years \u2013\u00a0Annie.\u00a0 \u201cIt was a huge success.\u00a0 The cast and crew consisted of more than 70 members of the community,\u201d Cruz said. The production was unfortunately interrupted by Hurricane Florence, and Briley Auditorium, on the campus of LCC, sustained major damage from the storm and flooding.\u00a0 This led to the opportunity to refurbish the inside of the auditorium with updated technology, staging, flooring, and seating. The space is slated to be ready for new productions starting as early as Fall 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">For more information, visit\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans Bold';\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenoircc.edu\/acaddiv\/acada10700\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LCC Music<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in the Fall of 2018, Lenoir Community College became one of 17 North Carolina community colleges to offer an Associate of Fine Arts in Music.\u00a0 The program is hitting a high note with students who are interested in Performance, Music Education, Musical Theatre, Sacred Music, Music Therapy, or Jazz Studies as they can now&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lenoircc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-1\/afa-music-program-hits-a-high-note\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"article_type":[],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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