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  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 2 times. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Provides beginning level group instruction in how to play the violin, viola, cello and string bass. Use of both rote and note approaches. No experience necessary. Students should provide their own instruments. Some are available for class use only. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 2 times. Corequisite: MUS 1. Recommended Preparation: MUS 6 or MUS 5 or equivalent skills; eigibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Teaches and develops ear training, dictation and sight singing, including solfeggio. This is the musicianship component for theory for music majors and minors. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Prerequisite: MUS 1 or equivalent skills. Corequisite: MUS 2M. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Continues development of written skills and analysis from MUS 1, including formal analysis and modulation. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Lecture; 1 hour Activity Repeatability: May be taken a total of 4 times (with satisfactory progress.) Recommended Preparation: MUS 18A or MUS 19; Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Provides intermediate instruction for string and orchestra wind players: violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, oboe, bassoon, recorder, trombone, trumpet, clarinet, F horn, piano, and percussion. The class emphasizes sight reading and rehearsal techniques of many pieces. Basic knowledge of instrumental music equivalent to MUS 18A or MUS 19 is needed for this course. Must have ability to read intermediate music at sight and play an instrument with proficiency. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 2 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 2 times. Beginning voice production for singing and speaking. Aims to develop free, flexible tone quality, to perfect interpretive and performance skills, to overcome nervousness and self-consciousness. Prepares students for participation in more advanced course work in the Performing Arts curriculum.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 2 times (with satisfactory progress.) Prerequisite: MUS 51B or equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Continues technical studies, improvisation, performance, and practicing of piano literature. Students should have an understanding of basic (equivalent to MUS 51B) technique, theory and music reading. Students should be able to play simple pieces with independent hands for classical and popular styles. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 4 times (with satisfactory progress.) Prerequisite: MUS 22A or equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Continues technical keyboard studies with an emphasis on musical analysis, interpretation, performance, literature and style. Class and private instruction. Students should have an understanding of technique, theory and music reading equivalent to MUS 22A or at the intermediate piano level. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Introduced element and stylistic practices of jazz improvisation for classroom and public performance. Accuracy of technique, validity of style, shadings of interpretation, disciplines of rehearsal and performance. Students should have the ability to play an instrument with proficiency and read music at sight. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 2 times. Prerequisite: MUS 24A or equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Continuation of the basics and scale foundations for jazz improvisation initiated in MUS 24A. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 2 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 2 times (with satisfactory progress.) Prerequisite: MUS 24B or equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Designed to give students the ability to perform improvised solos to "standards" and other jazz compositions. Improvisation both by memory and by reading chord symbols. Knowledge of jazz improvisation equivalent to MUS 24A and 24B is recommended for this course. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
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