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Welcome To Eastern College of Music!
Eastern College of Music is a distance learning school of music. We offer study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in various areas of music. Most of the requirements can be met at a distance with a one week summer residency.
The Eastern College of Music seeks to provide church musicians and professional private music teachers and other music professionals the opportunity to earn a first or second music qualification. We seek to acquire and maintain the finest instructors to prepare students for successful careers as church musicians, performers, composers, conductors, and scholars.
Please visit our full website at www.EasternCollege.us
Eastern College of Music has been declared by the appropriate state authority exempt from the requirements of licensure under the provisions of North Carolina General Statues Section (G.S.) 116-15 (d) for exemptiom from licensure with respect to religious education (exemption from licensure is not based upon any assessment of program quality under established licensing standards). We are a legally chartered non-profit post-secondary school in the State of North Carolina.
We are an accredited member of the International Accreditation and Recognition Council, located in Australia. We also have institutional memberships with the International Society For Music Education and the Music Teachers National Association.
Bachelor of Music is a professional qualification requiring 185 quarter credits. This degree prepares the student for a professional career in performing, compostion, conducting, or teaching. Additionally it will prepare the student for advanced study in music. This course requires the student to take general education courses, music core, major core, recitals, a research project and two residency sessions. The Masters program requires 36 semester hours of credit. There is flexibility in this program because there are no limitations on a major (with in the scope of expertise of our faculty). Current available majors are performance and pedagogy, church music, conducting, and composition and theory. Some life experience credit, transfer credit, and challenge exam credits will be accepted. The Bachelor and Masters program in Church Music are both professional degrees designed especially for people who work in music ministry. The same requirements apply to these programs as well.
The Musical Arts Diploma is similar to the Bachelor of Music course. More concentration in Music is required and there are no general education requirements. The diploma however requires a broad knowledge outside of the major intended and requires a final research project.
Transfer and life experience credits are not as generous and liberal in this program which can be completed in one year. The certificate program is a pre-professional program. It aims to prepare students for advanced study in music while gaining the necessary fundamental skills. the residency requirement for this program is optional but encouraged
Non-Discrimination Policy
The Eastern College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, handicap, and national or ethnic origin in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs.
