Course Descriptions: MUSIC

MUS. 100 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Learn basic musical skills: reading music notation, sight-singing and ear training, using scales, chords and key signatures to harmonize simple melodies. Students develop listening techniques and explore musical styles. Does not satisfy requirements for the music major degree. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC*. (IGETC: 3A)

MUS. 101 MUSICIANSHIP I

Units (Grade Option) 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 32 lab/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 100 or demonstrated ability to read music notation. Corequisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MUS. 131. Description: This course reviews fundamentals of aural skills for theory basics and then explores major and minor triads and their functions in diatonic harmony, culminating in the use of the dominant seventh chord. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 102, 103, 104 MUSICIANSHIP II, III, IV

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 102, 103 and 104 require the previous level. Description: This series of courses covers music notation, keys, key signatures, intervals, sight reading and ear training from beginning through advanced levels. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 115 ART, MUSIC AND IDEAS

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: An introduction to the understanding and appreciation of art and music, especially in the context of European history. An investigation into the elements of art and music equip the student to see and hear with greater discrimination, as well as recognize how these elements relate to changes in society. Lectures are illustrated with slides, recordings, films, etc., attendance at a live performance and a museum visit required. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A)

MUS. 131 HARMONY I

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 100 or demonstrated ability to read music notation. Corequisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MUS. 101. Description: This course reviews fundamentals of notation and theory basics and then explores major and minor triads and their functions in diatonic harmony, culminating in the use of the dominant seventh chord. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A)

MUS. 132 HARMONY II

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 131. Corequisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MUS. 102. Description: This course explores major and minor triads and their functions in chromatic harmony, including issues such as secondary dominants, modal mixture, extended and altered chords, and modulation. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 202 MUSIC APPRECIATION (CAN MUS 8)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Learn about musical terms and ideas and apply that knowledge to many types of music such as popular, classical, jazz, and other forms of music from around the world. Consider different ways of listening to music and learn about the different meanings music can have in entertainment, history, ritual, film and other contexts. Concert attendance required. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A)

MUS. 240 MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Learn about the rhythms and varieties of music in Latin America and the cultural roots that nurture this exciting form of expression. Music from the Caribbean and South, Central and North America is covered, including genres such as corridos, son, rumba, and tangos. Concert attendance is required. Transfer: CSU: C1.

MUS. 250 WORLD MUSIC

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Survey of selected listening and readings about cultures such as India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Europe, North and South America, and Africa. Students learn to use basic musical terminology in describing that music, and to relate music behaviors to the cultural contexts that surround them. Equal emphasis is placed on music and culture. Concert attendance is required. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A)

MUS. 301, 302, 303, 304 PIANO I, II, III, IV

Units (Grade Option) 2; Class Hours: Minimum of 32 lecture/16 lab/48 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 302, 303 and 304 require the previous level. Description: These applied music courses stress the basics of piano playing from beginning through advanced levels. Students are taught the foundations of piano technique, to read music, to play musically, and to expand their repertoire. For those with no music literacy, concurrent or previous enrollment in MUS. 100 is recommended if enrolling in level I. MUS. 304 may be repeated for credit. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 305, 306, 307, 308 KEYBOARD HARMONY I, II, III, IV

Units (Grade Option) 2; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 306, 307 and 308 require the previous level. Description: This series of beginning through advanced courses gives students hands-on keyboard proficiency in performing the harmonic theory studied in MUS. 131, 132, 133, and 134. The courses reinforce their aural perception of harmonic progressions, provide instruction for transposition, and lay the foundation for improvisation at the keyboard. Some pianistic ability is desirable for level I. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 371, 372, 373, 374 GUITAR I, II, III, IV

Units (Grade Option) 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Possession of a guitar. MUS. 372, 373 and 374 require the previous level. Description: These courses cover basic techniques of playing the guitar from beginning through advanced levels. Group and individual attention are included. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 450 JAZZ BAND

Units 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Demonstration of ability by audition. Description: This course provides for the study of all phases of big band jazz. Performance is required. Demonstration of proficiency is a prerequisite. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 461, 462, 463, 464 INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE I, II, III, IV

Units 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MUS. 461 requires demonstration of ability by audition. MUS. 462, 463 and 464 require the previous level. Description: These course are a Brass, String, and Woodwind ensemble. Performance is required. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 476 CHOIR

Units (Grade Option) 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Student must be able to match pitch vocally. Description: This course is the study and performance of choral literature for accompanied and unaccompanied chorus. The repertoire includes "popular" contemporary styles. Performances are required. Field trips may be required. May be repeated for credit up to 3 times. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 486 COLLEGE SINGERS

Units 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 80 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Previous choral experience and demonstrated ability by audition. Description: This is an advanced ensemble specializing in the performance of choral literature for small choruses. The repertoire includes both traditional and contemporary styles. Performances are required. Field trips may be required. May be repeated for credit up to 3 times. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 490 PENINSULA CANTARE I

Units (Grade Option) 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Previous choral experience and demonstrated ability through auditions. Description: Rehearsal and performance of oratorios and other choral literature is the content of this course. Performance is required. May be repeated for credit up to 3 times. Transfer: CSU, UC.

MUS. 491 PENINSULA CANTARE II

Units 0.5; Class Hours: Minimum of 24 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Previous choral experience and ability demonstrated by audition. Description: This course focuses on rehearsal and performance of oratorios and other choral literature at a more advanced level than MUS. 490. Participation in performances is required. May be repeated for credit up to 3 times. Transfer: CSU, UC.