Music
Centralia College offers an associate degree in music for students intending to transfer to a four-year institution for further musical study, as well as community performance groups, and free quarterly concerts.
Upcoming Concerts
Centralia College's performance groups host free, open concerts during fall, winter, and spring quarters. All concerts are at 7pm in Corbet Theatre inside Washington Hall.
Fall 2024
Download the concert season program (pdf)
- Nov. 26 Lewis County Community Band
- Dec. 2 Pacific Northwest Chamber Orchestra
- Dec. 4 Centralia College Jazz Ensemble
- Dec. 12 Centralia College Choir
Winter 2025
- March 11 Lewis County Community Band
- March 17 Pacific Northwest Chamber Orchestra
- March 19 Centralia College Jazz Ensemble
- March 20 Centralia College Choir
Spring 2025
- June 10 Lewis County Community Band
- June 13 Centralia College Choir
- June 16 Pacific Northwest Chamber Orchestra
- June 18 Centralia College Jazz Ensemble
Come Play With Us!
Musicians and singers have a great opportunity to perform with Centralia College’s music program, stepping on stage with the college choir, the jazz ensemble, or the community band each quarter.
Open to all community members, young in age or youthful in spirit, with the music in their souls, enrollment is easy and inexpensive. To find out more and sign up, visit the Centralia College Continuing Education webpage.
Courses are also available for college credit, follow the Steps for New Students to enroll. New class sessions start every quarter.
Study Music and Prepare for a Music Career
Washington Hall boasts a full array of facilities for music majors, including practice rooms and a Mac lab, resources typically found at much larger music programs.
Centralia College's class sizes are small and feature hands-on application of concepts and lots of opportunities for creativity.
In addition to offering face-to-face courses, Centralia College offers online music courses.
Instructors are highly qualified and have taught and studied at highly respected institutions of higher learning, including Yale University, the University of Texas - Austin, and the University of Illinois.
Students who study music can pursue many career options, including the following:
- K-12 music educator, including band, orchestra, or choir director
- Private studio instructor or owner
- Composer for media, including video games, TV, films, or theme parks
- Performing artist, including soloist, pit orchestra member, chamber or ensemble player
- Instrument builder, repairer, store owner or manager
- Church musician
- Accompanist
- Arts administrator
- Grant writer
- Music librarian
- Music therapist
- Session musician
- Sound designer or sound engineer
- Piano technician
Degree: Associate in Music - DTA/MRP
Emphasis: Music
The Associate in Music degree is for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in with a major in music. This degree provides a solid liberal arts foundation, in addition to the courses required to complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree in music.
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* Students must place into MUSC& 141 or take MUSC 100 before MUSC& 141. ** At least one Natural Science Distribution class must include a lab component. |
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** At least one Natural Science Distribution class must include a lab component. |
CONTACT
Beth May (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Music
Office: WAH 121
360-623-8487
Email Beth May