Music
CI 161. Mth Mtl Mus
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 999 units
EHD 154B. Final Student Teaching Seminar - Music
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EHD 155B. Seminar to accompany final student teaching that provides opportunities for candidates to investigate and discuss variety of topics and strategies and to reflect on issues that surface during their student teaching experience.
Units: 1
EHD 155B. Studt Tchg Music
Prerequisites: admission to student teaching, EHD 155A, CI 161 (or concurrently, depending on major departmental policy); senior or post baccalaureate standing; approval of major department including subject matter competency approval; completion of the subject matter preparation program or passing the subject matter examination(s) designated by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Supervised teaching in single subject classroom; assignment is for the full day; five days per week. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 5-10, Repeatable up to 20 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 1A. Ear Training and Sight Singing I
Basic drill in the singing and recognition of intervals, triads, and melodies in major and minor keys. Principles of tuning. Dictation of simple melodies in major and minor keys. Harmonic dictation using root position triads. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 1B. Ear Training and Sight Singing II
Prerequisite: Music 1A. Extension of melodic sight-singing and dictation to include passing tones, rhythms in simple/compound meter. Melodies in major and minor keys featuring leaps. Harmonic dictation using inversions of chords; recognition of basic chord patterns. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 1C. Ear Training and Sight Singing III
Prerequisite: MUSIC 1B. Extension of melodic sight-singing and dictation to include non-harmonic tones, more complex rhythms. Drill in singing and recognition of secondary triads and seventh chords. Harmonic dictation using chromaticism; recognition of chord patterns using secondary chords and modulation.
Units: 1
MUSIC 1D. Ear Training and Sight Singing IV
Prerequisite: MUSIC 1C. Melodic sight-singing and dictation featuring modal, chromatic, modulating, and post-tonal melodies. Dictation of rhythms featuring irregular beat divisions, polyrhythms. Drill of chromatic triads, extended tertian chords. Harmonic dictation using extended dominants; recognition of patterns in foreign keys.
Units: 1
MUSIC 4B. Piano Class II
Prerequisite: MUSIC 9. Music majors and minors only. Playing skills and techniques necessary to prepare for the piano proficiency examination required of all music majors. (Course fee, $20)
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 99 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 4C. Piano Class III
Prerequisite: MUSIC 4B. Playing skills and techniques necessary to prepare for the piano proficiency examinations required of all music majors. Continuation of MUSIC 4B. Continuing enrollment in MUSIC 4C is required until the piano proficiency exam is passed. Letter grade only. (Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 136S)
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 99 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 9. Introduction to Music
Not recommended for music majors. Music theory and aesthetics for the general student. Notation of pitch and rhythm. Reading, playing, and writing melodies with chordal accompaniments. Introduction to computer applications. This course is not recommended for music majors; however, freshmen music majors may enroll by permission of instructor. G.E. Breadth C1.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: C1
MUSIC 9. Introduction to Music
Music theory and aesthetics for the general student. Notation of pitch and rhythm. Reading, playing, and writing melodies with chordal accompaniments. Introduction to computer applications. (Course fee, $20 for piano sections only) G.E. Breadth C1.
Units: 3
GE Area: C1
MUSIC 11. Intermediate Guitar Technique
Introduction to classical guitar, major, minor, and chromatic scales, chord progression, and beginning classical guitar selections.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 12. Flamenco Interpretation
Introduction to basic flamenco guitar techniques; rasgueados, picados, tremolos, basic rhythms, studies and interpretation of flamenco repertoire.
Units: 2
MUSIC 14. Accompanying I
Prerequisite: Jury I. Designed to give the piano student accompanying experience which systematically develops proficiency in skills useful to the accompanist, chamber musician or school music teacher. Skills include sight-reading , transposing, harmonizing, open-score reading and "quick study." (Formerly MUSIC 130T)
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 20. Convocation
Department student recitals, advising, and enrichment. Required of all music majors each semester they are registered for classes until the senior recital is completed. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 0
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 31. Euphonium
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 31S and 131S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 31. Tuba
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 31S and 131S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 31. Trumpet
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 31S and 131S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 31. Trombone
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 31S and 131S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 31. Horn
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 31S and 131S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 32. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and MUSIC 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 33. Contrabass
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 33S and 133S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 33. Guitar
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 33S and 133S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 33. Violoncello
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 33S and 133S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 33. Violin
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 33S and 133S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 33. Viola
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 33S and 133S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 34. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
MUSIC 31 and MUSIC 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 35. Bassoon
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 35S and 135S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 35. Saxophone
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 35S and 135S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 35. Oboe
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 35S and 135S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 35. Flute
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 35S and 135S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 35. Clarinet
(Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 35S and 135S)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 38. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 39. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 40. Theory and Literature I
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 9. Fundamentals of music: notation, scales, intervals, keys, triads, concepts of mode and meter, principles of melody writing, and species counterpoint in two voices. Analysis of appropriate examples from musical literature. Use of music notation software. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 41. Theory and Literature II
Prerequisite: MUSIC 40. Figured bass and principles of voice leading. Four-part writing in choral and keyboard style. Functional harmony, seventh chords, and secondary function chords. Harmonization of melodies. Principles of form in Western art music. Analysis of representative musical literature. Use of music notation software.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 42. Theory and Literature III
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Continuation of figured bass and part writing, emphasizing chromaticism, altered chords, and extended tonality. More advanced musical forms. Study of representative musical examples. Use of music notation software.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 43. Theory and Literature IV
Prerequisite: MUSIC 42. Non-tonal harmony (e.g. quartal, pandiatonic). Introduction to set theory and basic twelve-tone technique. Jazz harmony and principles of improvisation. Survey of representative compositions of the twentieth century with respect to style and structure. Use of music notation software.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 47. Introduction to Music Technology
Principles, uses, techniques and applications of music technology. Experience with current hardware and software for sequencing, and synthesis, as well as digital recording and editing.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 48. Seminar in Composition
Prerequisite: MUSIC 47 (may be taken concurrently with permission of instructor). Aural-analytic introduction to/study of origins and developments of major compositional concepts and genres in Western music; exercises and creative writing; and problems of concepts in notation.
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 6 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 58. Basic Conducting
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Fundamentals of conducting and score-reading; standard patterns and stick technique.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 60T. Topics in Music
Special studies in ethnomusicology or music appreciation, business, education, history, literature, theory, or technology.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 74. Listener's Guide to Music
Exploration of a wide range of musical styles (past, present, classical, and popular) through guided practical experiences and the development of an aesthetic sensitivity for music of various cultures. G.E. Breadth C1.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: C1
MUSIC 75. History of Rock and Roll
The History of Rock and Roll and its musical precendents: The music, musical styles and musicians of Rock and Roll, as well as the most important cultural, sociological and philosophical factors that influenced and were influenced by Rock and Roll.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: C1
MUSIC 102CC. Community Chorus
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102CS. Chamber Singers
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102FE. Flute Ensemble
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102GC. Gospel Choir
(Same as Music 102GC) Performance of a variety of inspirational songs reflecting the African American cultural experience. Participation through rehearsals, activities, programs, and field trips.
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102GE. Guitar Ensemble
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102JE. Jazz Ensemble
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102MC. Men's Chorus
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102PB. Basketball Band
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102PE. Perc Ensemble
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102SE. String Ensemble
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102US. University Singers
Study and performance of literature for university singers (US).
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 102WC. Women's Chorus
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 102WWE. WWD Ensemble
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 103CC. Concert Choir
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 103JO. Jazz Orchestra
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 103MB. Marching Band
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 103SB. Symphonic Band
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 103SO. Symphony Orchestra
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 103WO. Wind Orchestra
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 110. Voice for Non-Music Majors
Acquaints the non-music major with basic principles of good singing; applies principles of good singing to different song styles; and helps the non-music major voice student develop and strengthen performing skills. (Formerly MUSIC 130T section)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 111. Advanced Guitar Technique
Advanced studies in classical guitar works, diatonic major and minor scales, chord progression, and interpretation of classical guitar repertoire.
Units: 2
MUSIC 112. Advanced Flamenco Interpretation
Special studies in flamenco guitar interpretation including advanced techniques, traditional rhythms, improvisations, and analysis of music, songs and dance. For majors and non-majors.
Units: 2
MUSIC 113. Vocal Pedagogy
Open to upper-division vocal performance majors only. Prerequisites: passing of Jury II, all lower-division music core courses, as well as at least one semester of music history, MUSIC 161A or MUSIC 161B. Principles, teaching procedures, materials, and physiology of the voice, and historical background for teaching solo and group lessons.
Units: 2
MUSIC 114. Accompanying II
Prerequisite: MUSIC 14. Student will perform regularly, accompanying one or more soloists or groups throughout the semester by assignment. In addition, there will be readings and exercises to further develop skills studied in MUSIC 14.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 115. Advance Guitar for the Classroom Teacher
Continued development of guitar skills for the general music teacher. Intermediate group instruction on the acoustic guitar with focus on techniques and materials appropriate for accompanying classroom music. Topics include chord structures, strumming, picking style, and fingering techniques.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 117BB. Bulldog Beat
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 117BQ. Brass Quintet
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 117CM. Chamber Music
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 117JC. Jazz Combo
This course is a non-conducted ensemble that studies and performs small group jazz literature including orignial compositions and arrangements by students and commissions by professional ensembles. Two weeekly rehearsals will focus on ensemble skills and other skills idiosyncratic to jazz performance. (repeatable for credit)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 117KE. Keyboard Ens
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 117PQ. Pres Quintet
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 118BW. Band Wrkshp
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 118OPR. Opera Production
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 118OT. Opera Theatre
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 118PW. Percussion Wrksp
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 118VW. Vocal Wrksp
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 119. Voice Techniques and Materials
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching voice in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 119Q)
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 120. Class Piano Techniques and Materials
Prerequisites: MUSIC 41, passed piano proficiency. Study of techniques and materials appropriate for teaching class piano to beginners in elementary school, middle school, high school, and community college music classrooms.
Units: 1
MUSIC 122A. String Techniques and Materials
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Principles and physics of stringed instruments; playing procedures and materials for teaching beginning string students from elementary school through community college. (Course fee, $20)
Units: 2
MUSIC 124A. Woodwind Techniques and Materials
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Principles and physics (including common transpositions) of woodwind instruments; playing procedures and materials for teaching beginning woodwind students from elementary school through community college. (Course fee, $20)
Units: 2
MUSIC 126. Percussion Techniques and Materials
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching percussion instruments in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)
Units: 2
MUSIC 127A. Brass Techniques and Materials
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Principles and physics (including common transpositions) of brass instruments; playing procedures and materials for teaching beginning brass students from elementary school through community college. (Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 119I, Music 127)
Units: 2
MUSIC 129. Reed Making
Required for oboe and bassoon players. Individual or group supervision in all aspects of the art of reed making. Repeatable for credit until such time as student and professor mutually agree that supervision is no longer necessary. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 130T. Topics in Performance
Special studies in vocal or instrumental music, including topics such as accompanying, electronic instruments, mixed chamber music.
Units: 2
MUSIC 130T. Kodaly: A Choral Component
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 130T. Cho Cond RF Skls
Units: 1
MUSIC 131. Euphonium
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 131. Trumpet
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 131. Tuba
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 131. Trombone
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 131. Horn
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 131J. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 132. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 132J. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
MUSIC 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 133. Contrabass
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 133. Guitar
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 133. Violoncello
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 133. Violin
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 133. Viola
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 133J. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 134. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 134J. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 135. Bassoon
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 135. Saxophone
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 135. Oboe
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 135. Flute
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 135. Clarinet
(Course fee, $20)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 999 units
MUSIC 135J. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 138. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 138S. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 139. Instrumental, Vocal, & Composition Lessons
Music 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 and 131J through 135J include technical, stylistic, and aesthetic performance studies of standard literature: etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. All music majors (except students enrolled in the Music as a Liberal Art Option) are required to enroll in a declared performing medium until completion of senior recital. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate major ensemble required. Passing Jury II required to enroll in MUSIC 131 through 139. Students admitted to the jazz option must complete 4 units of Music 31 through 38 and pass Jury I to enroll in Music 131J through 135J. MUSIC 148 includes individual instruction in original composition in a variety of media, forms, and styles. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 16 units
MUSIC 140T. Topics in Theory
Prerequisite: MUSIC 43. Analytical study of specific composers, genres, styles, and diverse approaches to music theory.
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 9 units
MUSIC 141. Seminar in Modal Counterpoint
Prerequisite: MUSIC 43. Polyphony of the 15th and 16th centuries; analysis and composition of melodic lines, simple counterpoint, types of imitation; writing motets with text in two or more parts.
Units: 3
MUSIC 142. Seminar in Canon and Fugue
Prerequisite: MUSIC 42. Polyphony of the 17th and 18th centuries; analysis and composition of melodic lines, imitative, strict and invertible counterpoint, canon, and fugue.
Units: 3
MUSIC 144. Form and Analysis
Prerequisite: MUSIC 42. Principles of musical form and analysis as applied to musical repertoire. Includes an introduction to the Schenker method of music analysis and review of chromatic harmony as necessary.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 147. Digital Music Production
Prerequisite: MUSIC 9 and MUSIC 47; or perrmission of Instructor. Lecture and discussion on digital audio design for various forms of media, and practical experience designing and producing audio and music in a digital format.
Units: 3
MUSIC 148. Composition
Prerequisite: 2 semesters of MUSIC 48 and successful completion of Jury 1. Includes individual instructions in original compostion in a variety of media, forms, and styles.
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 10 units
MUSIC 153. Children's Music
Open to nonmajors only. Introduction to song literature and singing games suitable for children. Development of in-tune singing, ear training, and sight-singing skills.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 154. Music for the Elementary Classroom
Music majors only. Prerequisites: MUSIC 41, passed piano proficiency. Song literature, musical games, and basic skills for the recorder and guitar appropriate for use in the elementary music classroom. Course content derived from the folk music and musical contributions of world cultures.
Units: 3
MUSIC 155. Advanced Elementary Classroom Techniques
Prerequisite: MUSIC 153 for students not majoring in music. Individual research on the place and functions of music in preschool and elementary school curriculum; selection, discussion, and analysis of musical materials including state texts; planning activities that enable children to develop aesthetic sensitivity, musical skills, and understanding.
Units: 3
MUSIC 158A. Advanced Instrumental Conducting
Prerequisite: MUSIC 58. Advanced instrumental conducting and score reading; rehearsal techniques; problems in tempo, balance, style, and phrasing; mixed meters and other contemporary problems. Assigned projects in conducting.
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 4 units
MUSIC 158B. Advanced Choral Conducting
Prerequisite: MUSIC 58. Advanced choral conducting and score reading; rehearsal techniques; problems in tempo, balance, style, and phrasing; mixed meters and other contemporary problems. Assigned projects in conducting.
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 4 units
MUSIC 159. Marching Band Techniques
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. Offered fall semester only. Practical and creative aspects of producing musical shows and marching formations for athletic events, parades, and public ceremonies. Use of computer programs.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 160T. Topics in Music History and Literature
Study of selected musical genres, composers, and other specialized topics.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 9 units
MUSIC 160TZ. Monarchs: Market/Music 18th Century London
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 9 units
MUSIC 161A. Survey of Western Art Music I
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41, MUSIC 74 and junior-level status(60 units or more). Study of representative composers, genres, and major works. Emphasis on changing concepts of "music," development of styles, and relation of music to the history of ideas and to relevant institutions and social customs up to approximately 1800 A.D.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 161B. Survey of Western Art Music II
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41, MUSIC 74 and junior-level standing (60 units or more). Study of representative composers, genres, and major works. Emphasis on changing concepts of "music," development of styles, and relation of music to the history of ideas and to relevant institutions and social customs Beethoven to the present.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 162. Jazz Pedagogy
Prerequisite: MUSIC 43. Junior music major. Basic rehearsal techniques for small and large ensembles of the secondary and collegiate levels. Survey of pedagogical concepts, performance practices, and performance repertory for jazz ensembles.
Units: 2
MUSIC 163. Jazz History
Prerequisite: Music 43. Junior music major. The history of Jazz in America through study of important innovators, performers, composers, and improvisers.
Units: 3
MUSIC 164. Jazz Theory & Improvisation I
Prerequisite: MUSIC 43, concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 102JEA or MUSIC 102JEB. Provides basic and intermediate foundation in theory and improvisational styles within the jazz idiom.
Units: 3
MUSIC 165. Jazz Theory Improvisation II
Prerequisite: MUSIC 164, concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 102JEA or MUSIC 102JEB. Provides intermediate and advanced foundation in theory and improvisational styles within the jazz idiom.
Units: 3
MUSIC 166. Piano Pedagogy
Piano majors only. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching individual and small group piano lessons to students from elementary school age through community college. (Course fee, $20) (Formerly MUSIC 119P)
Units: 2
MUSIC 167. Keyboard Literature
Piano majors only. A historical survey of the standard repertoire for the piano. (Formerly MUSIC 176T section)
Units: 2
MUSIC 169. Instrumental Techniques and Materials
Prerequisites: MUSIC 43, MUSIC 158A or MUSIC 158B, pass conducting proficiency, MUSIC 121, MUSIC 122A, MUSIC 124A, MUSIC 126, MUSIC 127A. Offered spring semester only. Principles, procedures, literature, and materials for use in instrumental music programs in the public schools. (Expenses for off-campus visits will be incurred by student)
Units: 2
MUSIC 170A. Music of the Americas: Latin America
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Examination of the musics of Latin America with special emphasis on art-music and its relationship to folk-popular musics as influenced by social, ideological, and political cross-currents. G.E. Integration IC.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: IC
MUSIC 170B. Music of the Americas: United States
Representative styles and genres of music in the United States with particular attention to social contexts of repertories and music interactions between elite and popular traditions.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 171. Introduction to the World's Music
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Exploration of selected musics of the world from the perspective of ethnomusicology or study of music as an aesthetic communication that possesses meaning only in relation to specific, situated sociocultural contests. Study of selected musical forms and their relationship to social formations. G.E. Integration IC.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: IC
MUSIC 171Z. Introduction to the World's Music
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Exploration of selected musics of the world from the perspective of ethnomusicology or study of music as an aesthetic communication that possesses meaning only in relation to specific, situated sociocultural contests. Study of selected musical forms and their relationship to social formations. G.E. Integration IC.
Units: 3
GE Area: IC
MUSIC 172. Vocal Literature
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41. For students who major or minor in vocal music. A historical survey of the standard repertoire for the voice.
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 175T. Topics in Instrumental Pedagogy
Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching individual instrumental (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass, harp, guitar, percussion) lessons to students of varying skill and artistic levels.
Units: 2
MUSIC 179. Choral Techniques and Materials
Prerequisites: passed piano proficiency; MUSIC 43, MUSIC 158A or MUSIC 158B. Principles, choral techniques, literature, and materials for use in vocal music programs in the public schools. (Expenses for off-campus visits will be incurred by student.)
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 179L. Choral Techniques Lab
Prerequisites: passed piano proficiency. Piano skills necessary for music educators. Students learn to read opera scores at the piano, lead rehearsals from the piano, play vocal exercises for choirs, and increase sightreading ability. Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 179 required. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 1
MUSIC 180. Children's Choirs: Techniques and Literature
Prerequisite: MUSIC 155. Basic overview of materials, techniques, and procedures applicable to the choral experience at the elementary level. Topics include conducting for the elementary school choral director, vocal pedagogy for children, and a survey of appropriate choral literature.
Units: 3
MUSIC 181. Jazz Composition & Arranging
Prerequisites: MUSIC 43, Junior Music Major in the Jazz Option or permission of instructor. Study of composition and arranging in the jazz idiom. Skills and creative concepts necessary for the design and creation of jazz arrangements for various-sized ensembles.
Units: 3
MUSIC 182. Basic Arranging
Prerequisites: MUSIC 1B, MUSIC 42. Basic course in scoring and arranging for band, orchestra and choral ensembles. Ranges, transposition, technical capabilities of band and orchestra instruments and the voice. Emphasis on arranging for musicians typically foundin elementary and secondary schools. Use of computer notation and sequencing programs. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall
MUSIC 183. Advanced Choral Arranging
Prerequisites: MUSIC 182. Advanced course in scoring and arranging for various sizes and types of choral ensembles. Studies in depth composing and arranging in various choral idioms. Use of computer notation and sequencing programs. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 184. Advanced Instrumental Arranging
Prerequisite: MUSIC 182. Advanced course in scoring and arranging for band and orchestra instruments. Studies in depth problems of idiomatic writing for the instruments and sonorities. Use of computer notation and sequencing programs. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units
Course Typically Offered: Spring
MUSIC 185A. Lyric Diction I
Prerequisite: MUSIC 41 and successful completion of one year of Music 39 or MUSIC 139 or permission of instructor. For students who major or minor in vocal music. Introductory study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to singing in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Latin.
Units: 2
MUSIC 185B. Lyric Diction II
Prerequisite: MUSIC 185A. For vocal performance majors or with permission of instructor. Singers' advanced diction studies of English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish, as well as other languages used in the standard Western art music vocal repertoire.
Units: 2
MUSIC 186. Arranging and Composing Using MIDI
Prerequisite: MUSIC 182. Arranging and composing using MIDI sequencing. Students record and edit musical material in the MIDI/computer-based production facility. Finished works will be exported to music notation programs and recorded to digital audio media. Works will be performed in public concerts. (Formerly MUSIC 130T)
Units: 3
MUSIC 187. Pop Music: Jazz and Rock
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Survey of styles, trends, and the musical and cultural roots of pop music, jazz, and rock in the United States, Great Britain, and the West Indies. Guidelines for listening to and writing about music. G.E. Integration IC.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: IC
MUSIC 187Z. Pop Music: Jazz and Rock
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Survey of styles, trends, and the musical and cultural roots of pop music, jazz, and rock in the United States, Great Britain, and the West Indies. Guidelines for listening to and writing about music. G.E. Integration IC.
Units: 3
GE Area: IC
MUSIC 190. Independent Study
See Academic Placement -- [-LINK-]. Approved for SP grading.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 191. Readings in Music
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. In-depth readings and discussions in individual conferences; subjects to be selected by students and their advisers. May be preliminary research in connection with thesis topic. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 198. Senior Recital or Project
Prerequisites: passed piano proficiency, senior standing, approval of major applied music instructor or adviser. Preparation and presentation of a satisfactory senior recital or project.
Units: 1-2
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MUSIC 204. Graduate Music Theory Survey
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Required of all M.A. candidates in music. A comprehensive survey of the disciplines of harmony, counterpoint, and analysis, with respect to the music of the 18th through 20th centuries, with an emphasis on review and reinforcement. Topics include species counterpoint, figured bass, voice leading, principles of Schenkerian analysis, and basic atonal and twelve-tone theory.
Units: 3
MUSIC 210. Studies in Performance
Open only to master's degree students majoring in performance or to other master's students by permission of instructor. Prerequisite: MUSIC 220. Individually directed studies in performing or conducting instrumental or vocal music; historical and theoretical interpretation applied in preparation for public recitals and concerts of works from the standard literature of all periods in the student's major performance area. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 211. Graduate Performance Ensemble
Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Ensemble performance of instrumental or choral music with emphasis on historical and theoretical interpretation of advanced level literature. This course includes technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of musical literatuare, rehersal, and public performance..
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 220. Seminar in Research Methods and Bibliography
Bibliography, sources, and research techniques necessary for graduate study in music. Individual projects and research; satisfies graduate writing requirement. Required of all students working for the master's degree in music.
Units: 3
MUSIC 221. Foundations of Music Education
Prerequisite: MUSIC 220. Historical, curricular, and philosophical foundations of music education. Research in learning theories, teaching strategies, and concept development. Evaluation of contemporary trends and tech niques in methodology.
Units: 3
MUSIC 234. Studies in Composition
Open only to master's degree students majoring in composition. Prerequisite: MUSIC 220. Individually directed studies in composition with contemporary techniques of an extended work equivalent in substance to a sonata, cantata, or other composition of major proportions. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 2, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 240T. Advanced Topics in Music Theory
Prerequisite: MUSIC 204 and MUSIC 220. Advanced analytical study of specific composers, genres, styles, and diverse interdisciplinary approaches to music theory. A final paper or project is a central component of this course.
Units: 3
MUSIC 240T. Analysis of Non-Western Music
This course will expand the student's analytical skills by applying the basic tools for analysis to music beyond the Western Canon. Through examination of pitch, rhythm, and timbre, students will sharpen their listening and thinking skills, and they will write about their observations, either through a comparative analysis or through a thorough analysis of a selected work of non-Western music. Class sections will focus on listening skills and clarifying the analytical process, readings will include selections about theoretical analysis, aboriginal music, musicology, and non-Western culture. Weekly listening logs will be kept, and various music will be assigned for listening.
Units: 3
MUSIC 257A. Seminar in Choral Conducting
Prerequisite: MUSIC 158A or MUSIC 158B or equivalent. Advanced study of conducting choral music in the Western tradition. Students will organize and complete projects that address the preparation, interpretation, rehearsing, and performance of choral music. (Formerly MUSIC 258T)
Units: 3
MUSIC 258T. Topical Seminars in Conducting
Prerequisite: MUSIC 158A or MUSIC 158B. Advanced studies in selected topics related to conducting. Projects with particular attention to rehearsal techniques, score preparation, and interpretation.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 259T. Topical Seminars in Vocal Music
The study of advanced level song literature, song interpretation, and performance practice as applied to standard and special vocal repertoire.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 260T. Topical Seminars in Music History
Prerequisite: MUSIC 220. Current methods, resources, and issues in music history, with application to specific topics focusing on major Western composers, major genres, landmark works or repertories, issues in musical aesthetics and criticism.
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 9 units
MUSIC 267. Seminar in Contemporary Music
Prerequisite: MUSIC 220. Critical and analytical study of the sources, selected works, and composers of the 20th century, with particular emphasis on avant-garde movements and schools. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.
Units: 3
MUSIC 269T. Topical Seminars in Instrumental Music
The study of advanced level instrumental literature, score interpretation, and performance practices as they apply to standard and special in strumental literature.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 277. Seminar in American Music
Prerequisite: MUSIC 220. Critical and analytical study of the historical sources, selected works, and composers in the United States from 1620 A.D. to the present. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.
Units: 3
MUSIC 279T. Topical Seminars in Choral Music
The study of advanced level choral literature, performance practices, interpretation, and rehearsal techniques pertinent to various choral ensembles.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 290. Independent Study
See Academic Placement -- [-LINK-]. Approved for SP grading.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
MUSIC 291. Readings in Music
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Readings in depth and discussions in individual conferences; subject to be selected by students and their advisers. May be preliminary research in connection with thesis topic. Approved for SP grading.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 99 units
MUSIC 298. Project
See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Completion of an approved project appropriate to the candidate's area of specialization. To be used in place of MUSIC 299 for majors in performance, composition, and as an option for majors in music education. The graduate recital, for performance majors, will consist of an approved program containing at least one hour of music. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 3
MUSIC 298C. Project Continuation
Pre-requisite: Project 298. For continuous enrollment while completing the project. May enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Units: 0
MUSIC 299. Thesis
Prerequisite: See [-LINK-]. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Approved for SP grading.
Units: 3
MUSIC 299C. Thesis Continuation
Pre-requisite: Thesis 298. For continuous enrollment while completing the thesis. May enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Units: 0
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