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:

1. Analyze a musical score to determine its key, harmonic structure, musical style, and form.
2. Use the piano keyboard to demonstrate musical concepts and play intermediate level compositions.
3. Use a digital audio workstation to record and edit digital audio files and notate musical ideas.
4. Identify musical elements in performances and relate them to their cultural and historical contexts.
5. Describe the typical duties of a secondary school music teacher.
6. Use either the voice or a musical instrument to perform an intermediate level work with reliable technique and appropriate stylistic interpretation.
7. 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