Music, Department Award (D)
This one year curriculum will cover three broad areas: historical, theoretical and skill based music courses (musicianship, technique classes, performance ensembles).These courses are intended to give the student a complete introduction to a course of study in music, culminating in a department award in Music.
Complete all department requirements with a “C” or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 102A | Basic Musicianship | 3 |
| MUS 102B | Basic Musicianship | 2.5 |
| MUS 104A | Beginning Theory | 3 |
| MUS 104B | Beginning Theory | 3 |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-7 | |
| Music Appreciation | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Survey of Music History | ||
| Survey of Music History | ||
| History And Appreciation Of Rock And Popular Music | ||
| World Music | ||
| Select two units of Beginning or Intermediate Piano selected from the following: 1 | 2 | |
| Beginning Piano | ||
| Beginning Piano | ||
| Intermediate Piano | ||
| Intermediate Piano | ||
| Select two courses of Performance organization from the following: 2 | 2 | |
| Bebop Vocal Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Swing Vocal Jazz Ensemble | ||
| College Choir | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Quire Of Voyces | ||
| Vocal Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Beginning Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Beginning Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Chamber Music of the Baroque Era | ||
| Chamber Music of the Modern Era | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Select two units of Vocal or Instrumental Technique from the following: 3 | 2 | |
| Beginning String Techniques | ||
| Beginning Wind And Percussion Techniques | ||
| Vocal Techniques I | ||
| Vocal Techniques II | ||
| Optional: | ||
| Applied Music 4 | ||
| Total Units | 23.50-24.50 | |
- 1
1-unit each semester for a total of two semesters. May be passed by exam for experienced pianists.
- 2
Minimum of 1-unit each semester for a total of two semesters. Private organizations outside of the college curriculum do not count as a Performance organization for music majors.
- 3
Two semesters of Applied Music [MUS 185 Applied Music] may be used to satisfy this requirement
- 4
Private voice or instrument lessons for those who are enrolled in Musicianship, Theory, and a Performance organization and are chosen by an audition held the first Friday of the semester
The program of study can be completed in one year and covers three broad areas; historical, theoretical and skill-based music courses, i.e., musicianship, technique classes, historical survey and performance ensembles. These courses are intended to give the student a complete introduction to a course of study in Music, culminating in a Department Award in Music. There are neither college requirements nor General Education requirements that need be taken.