California Community Colleges System Courses

Classical Guitar IV

Continuation of skills learned in MUSI D014C, with greater emphasis on higher positions and longer/more difficult compositions.

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Guitar Ensemble I

Introduction to the performance of music for guitar ensemble, emphasizing sight reading, rhythmic accuracy and ensemble skills. Music from the 15th century to the present will be rehearsed and perform

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Guitar Ensemble II

Continuation of Guitar Ensemble I, emphasizing sight-reading at higher positions, greater accuracy at increased tempos and/or rhythms, and ensemble skills. Music from the 15th century to the present w

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Beginning Acoustic Guitar

A beginning level course covering basic guitar technique, such as strumming, fingerstyle picking, and open and moveable position chords. Both tablature and music notation are covered. No previous musi

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Jazz, Blues and Popular Guitar

This course is an early-intermediate level study of the common practices used in jazz, blues and selected styles of popular music. Guitar styles from the 1940s to the present will be examined through

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Intermediate Piano I

A study of the traditional classical piano literature from the Baroque era to present day. Focus will be on the differences in interpretation and style for each of the time periods as well as developm

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Intermediate Piano II

Continued study of the traditional classical piano literature from the Baroque era to the present day. Focus will be on the differences in interpretation and style for each of the time periods as well

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Intermediate Piano III

A study the traditional classical piano literature from the Baroque to the present day. Focus will be on the differences in interpretation and style for each of the time periods as well as development

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Music Fundamentals

This is a basic introduction to concepts and skills of music notation, rhythm, major and minor scales and keys, simple sight-reading, key signatures, melody, and triads. This course is open to all stu

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Rehearsal and Performance

This course provides supervised participation in various aspects of music rehearsal and performance.

• California Community Colleges System
• 30 hours
• Paid Course

Rehearsal and Performance

This course provides supervised participation in various aspects of music rehearsal and performance.

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Composition and Arranging - Level I

The art and technique of writing and arranging music. Solving basic compositional problems, writing melodies and simple harmonies, inventing direct manipulation, variations, and motivic developments o

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Conducting I

This course is an introduction to the art and craft of conducting. Students explore the use of batons as well as rehearsal and performance techniques. Students work with vocal and instrumental ensembl

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Conducting II

This course continues studying the art and craft of conducting. Students learn to master expressive gestures and independence of hands, working with vocal and instrumental ensembles. This course is op

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Conducting III

This course continues the study of the art and craft of conducting, with emphasis on score study, interpretation, and performance preparation. Students work, extensively, with vocal and instrumental e

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course