This degree program offers lower division preparation for students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in music education and a California teaching credential in music. The primary emphasis is to prepare students for transfer to four-year music education programs.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Analyze a musical score to determine its key, harmonic structure, musical style, and form.
• Use the piano keyboard to demonstrate musical concepts and play intermediate level compositions.
• Use a digital audio workstation to record and edit digital audio files and notate musical ideas.
• Identify musical elements in performances and relate them to their cultural and historical contexts.
• Describe the typical duties of a secondary school music teacher.
• Use either the voice or a musical instrument to perform an intermediate level work with reliable technique and appropriate stylistic interpretation.
• Perform musical works in a large vocal or instrumental ensemble.

Career Opportunities

Arranger¹
Choral Director¹
Composer¹
Conductor¹
Copyist
Critic¹
Instrumentalist
Music Instructor/Professor¹
Music Librarian¹
Music Therapist¹
Music Typographer
Performer, Vocalist
Radio Programmer
Recording Company Representative
Teacher¹

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Bachelor Degree or higher required.

Associate in Arts Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
MUS-105	Music Theory and Practice I	4
MUS-106	Music Theory and Practice II	4
MUS-110	Great Music Listening	3
MUS-116	Introduction to World Music	3
MUS-119	Cooperative Work Experience in Music Education	1
MUS-120	Introduction to Music Technology	3
MUS-126	Class Guitar I	2
MUS-132	Class Piano I	3
MUS-133	Class Piano II	3
MUS-170	Class Voice	2
MUS-190	Performance Studies	0.5
MUS-191	Performance Studies	0.5
MUS-232	Class Piano III	3
MUS-233	Class Piano IV	3
MUS-290	Performance Studies	0.5
MUS-291	Performance Studies	0.5
Select four of the following:		4
MUS-108	Rock, Pop and Soul Ensemble
MUS-109	Rock, Pop and Soul Ensemble
MUS-152	Concert Band
MUS-153	Concert Band
MUS-158	Chorus
MUS-159	Chorus
MUS-208	Rock, Pop and Soul Ensemble
MUS-209	Rock, Pop and Soul Ensemble
MUS-252	Concert Band
MUS-253	Concert Band
MUS-258	Chorus
MUS-259	Chorus
MUS-260	Conducting
MUS-262	Woodwinds Methods
MUS-263	Brass Methods
MUS-272	String Methods
MUS-273	Percussion Methods
Total Units		40

Plus General Education Requirements