California Community Colleges System Courses

Voice Training

This course provides a venue for older adults to discover or strengthen their musical creativity, personal vocal skill, performance standards, and self-confidence. Vocal exercises and solo singing. Ad

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Gospel Community Chorus

This course introduces older adults to gospel music, literature, and singing techniques with the goal of performing throughout the community. The course provides a venue for older adult students to ex

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Spanish Folk Singing

This course provides older adults (primarily those with a working knowledge of the Spanish language) with an opportunity to practice and perform music in Spanish from around the world. Older adult stu

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Luisa R.G. Kot Concert Series

In this class, Emeritus students will experience a series of concert performances through a mix of live and in-person performances and pre-recordings. These musical performances will expose students t

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Opera Appreciation

This course helps older adults understand and appreciate opera as a music form and provides opportunities for socialization through shared interests. Older adults learn about the creative aspects, his

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Music Appreciation

This course helps older adults understand how music can enhance their life experiences by learning more about music styles, composition, performance, and historical periods. Older adults listen to and

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Lyric Chorus

This course provides older adults with a musical growth experience, opportunities to enhance their self-esteem and sense of belonging, and a way to express their creativity and interact with peers. Ol

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Piano and Theory

This course is intended to enhance the enjoyment of creating music among older adults and enhance their ability to express themselves through music. Older adults learn to play piano music at their own

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Music Appreciation – Modified for Older Adults

This course stimulates older adults — many of whom are in residential or convalescent homes — to rediscover their life experiences, interact with peers, and renew their involvement with music in order

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Art and Music of Western Culture

This course provides older adults with a telescopic look at the development of music in western culture. Older adults learn how musical experiences can continue to enhance and stimulate their lives, a

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Home Gardening and Plant Growing for Older Adults

This course furthers older adults — consumer knowledge about home gardening techniques; older adults learn what to buy, what to avoid, and how to get the most pleasure out of home gardening. Older adu

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Home Gardening and Plants

This course helps older adults select and maintain a small garden or group of plants in an indoor environment. The course is designed especially for older adults in residential or daycare facilities,

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Current Events

This course increases older adults’ understanding of local, national, and international current affairs and how it affects their lives as well as the world around them. Older adults consider the polit

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Music, Politics and Social Change

This course helps Emeritus students understand how music and culture influences and is influenced by political movements. Emphasis will be placed on listening to the music of various eras in American

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Pop Culture, Politics and Social Change

This course helps Emeritus students understand how political movements influence and are influenced by popular culture (such as music, books, comics, fine arts, sports, theater, films and TV). Emphasi

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• Paid Course