Some performance courses require auditions during the first week of class. A maximum of 12 units is allowed in performance courses. Please also see course listing in Music History.
MUSIC 1, Fundamentals of Music 3 units
Transfer: UC*, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
*No UC transfer credit for Music 1 if taken after Music 2.
This course provides the study of the rudiments of music notation, including scales, intervals, triads and seventh chords. Also included are rhythmic drills, sight singing and exercises using computer-assisted instruction. This course (or the equivalent) is a prerequisite for all other music theory courses.
1504 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh MAD 114 Takesue S A
Above 1504 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1505 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh M 139 Gran C L
1506 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh MAD 114 Martin J M
Above 1506 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1507 2:45p-5:45p TWTh MAD 114 Gran C L
Above 1507 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4080 6:30p-9:30p TWTh MAD 114 Zusman S P
Above 4080 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 50A, Elementary Voice (2,2) 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of singing: breath control, tone production, diction and the use of appropriate song material.
1519 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 115 Trabold W E
Above 1519 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1521 2:45p-5:45p TWTh MAD 115 Parnell D J
Above 1521 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 50B, Intermediate Voice (2,2,2,2) 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Advisory: Music 50A.
This course is the continued development of basic technique, musicianship, style and interpretations and song repertoire.
4081 6:30p-9:30p TWTh MAD 115 Parnell D J
Above 4081 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 60A, Elementary Piano, First Level 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
Instruction in this course ranges from an introduction to the keyboard to the reading of simple pieces at sight in all major keys. Technical problems, basic music theory, major scales, hand-over-hand arpeggios, simple chording and an introduction to piano literature are stressed.
1522 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh MAD 206 Sterling J
Above 1522 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1523 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh MAD 206 Chiang N
Above 1523 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4082 6:30p-9:30p TWTh MAD 206 Sterling J
Above 4082 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 60B, Elementary Piano, Second Level 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Advisory: Music 60A.
Instruction in this course ranges from an introduction to major and harmonic minor scale fingerings, minor key signatures, hand-over-hand arpeggios, triad inversions, primary chord harmonization, sight-reading, and transposition. Pieces are studied with attention to basic concepts of piano technique and interpretation such as phrasing, tone, touches, and dynamics.
1524 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 206 Takesue S A
Above 1524 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 84A, Popular Guitar, First Level 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: A guitar in good playing condition.
This course includes the study and performance of popular guitar styles in the range of beginning to intermediate skills of music reading, interpretation, and performance.
1525 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh MAD 104 Harmon J M
Above 1525 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1526 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 104 Harmon J M
Above 1526 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4083 6:30p-9:30p TWTh M 168 Cheesman J M
MUSIC 84B, Popular Guitar, Second Level (2,2,2,2) 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Advisory: Music 84A.
The study and performance of popular guitar styles in the range of intermediate difficulty are the goals of this course. The course includes finger styles as found in folk, rock, jazz, and their variations.
4084 6:30p-9:30p TWTh MAD 104 Mayer P C
Above 4084 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.