Music Performance Certificate

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Middle Ages through the 21st century. Concert attendance required. Designed for the general student. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Music of western civilization from ancient to the present; emphasis on listening. Designed for the music major and the general student with a music background. Outside listening and concert attendance required. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
Writing and analysis; fundamentals of music. Designed for the music major. Introduction to the notation and primary elements of tonal music with regard to music from Western history and non-Western cultures: Examples from music literature will demonstrate staff notation in treble and bass clefs, rhythm and meter; basic properties of sound; intervals; diatonic scales and triads; and diatonic chords. History and social context of the above concepts will be discussed. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Course covers content of MUS 1A with extra lab time and guided practice. Appropriate for students desiring extra support due to no prior music experience. Writing and analysis; fundamentals of music. Designed for the music major. Introduction to the notation and primary elements of tonal music with regard to music from Western history and non-Western cultures: Examples from music literature will demonstrate staff notation in treble and bass clefs, rhythm and meter; basic properties of sound; intervals; diatonic scales and triads; and diatonic chords. History and social context of the above concepts will be discussed. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Fundamental theory of music: pitch, rhythm, meters, scales, keys, key signatures, intervals, rhythm, and scale dictation. Designed for the general student, the music major with limited music theory experience, the commercial music student, and the classroom teacher. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes technical development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes musical expression. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes repertory development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes performance practice. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting with concurrent private instruction. Progressive development of skills and knowledge needed for solo performance, auditions, and transfer. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Achievement evaluated through a juried performance. Recital participation required. Primarily for Music Majors. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival, and tour participation required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of advanced-level choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival and tour participation required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
Piano and guitar students combine into various combinations of ensembles. Course requires in-class and public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
The rehearsal, study, research, and performance of scenes and complete operatic works from the Baroque and Classical periods. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
The study, rehearsal, research, and performance of major Romantic operatic works. Performances include vocal concerts, galas, reviews and fully staged operas or operettas. Audition required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Modern literature with an emphasis on compositions of composers from the 20th and 21st century will be performed and studied. Interpretation of a variety of band music drawn from various historical periods of classical music and different world cultures with awareness of self-expression. Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Participation in all performances required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performances of a broad range of jazz ensemble literature. Repertoire from varying historical periods of jazz music and different world cultures. Participation in concerts and jazz festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral literature of all eras. Repertoire from varying historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Combines college students and community members. Participation in all performances is required (two or three each semester). Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Small-group jazz performance: standard literature, informal (“head”) arrangements, and student compositions or arrangements. In-class and/or public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of Contemporary and Mainstream jazz literature for the small ensemble (3-7 members per ensemble). Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Latin American influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Caribbean influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music, with emphasis on major choral works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and orchestral/choral works. Participation in concerts and festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Concepts of intonation, balance, blend, basic articulation and public performance. Rehearsal and performance of symphonic band literature with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century works. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of complex, compositionally advanced, and professional level modern jazz ensemble literature. Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral music, with emphasis on major works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Participation in all public performances is required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival, and tour participation required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of advanced-level choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival and tour participation required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
Piano and guitar students combine into various combinations of ensembles. Course requires in-class and public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
The rehearsal, study, research, and performance of scenes and complete operatic works from the Baroque and Classical periods. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
The study, rehearsal, research, and performance of major Romantic operatic works. Performances include vocal concerts, galas, reviews and fully staged operas or operettas. Audition required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Modern literature with an emphasis on compositions of composers from the 20th and 21st century will be performed and studied. Interpretation of a variety of band music drawn from various historical periods of classical music and different world cultures with awareness of self-expression. Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Participation in all performances required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performances of a broad range of jazz ensemble literature. Repertoire from varying historical periods of jazz music and different world cultures. Participation in concerts and jazz festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral literature of all eras. Repertoire from varying historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Combines college students and community members. Participation in all performances is required (two or three each semester). Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Small-group jazz performance: standard literature, informal (“head”) arrangements, and student compositions or arrangements. In-class and/or public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of Contemporary and Mainstream jazz literature for the small ensemble (3-7 members per ensemble). Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Latin American influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Caribbean influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music, with emphasis on major choral works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and orchestral/choral works. Participation in concerts and festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Concepts of intonation, balance, blend, basic articulation and public performance. Rehearsal and performance of symphonic band literature with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century works. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of complex, compositionally advanced, and professional level modern jazz ensemble literature. Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral music, with emphasis on major works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Participation in all public performances is required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes technical development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes musical expression. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes repertory development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes performance practice. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting with concurrent private instruction. Progressive development of skills and knowledge needed for solo performance, auditions, and transfer. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Achievement evaluated through a juried performance. Recital participation required. Primarily for Music Majors. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes technical development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes musical expression. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes repertory development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes performance practice. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting with concurrent private instruction. Progressive development of skills and knowledge needed for solo performance, auditions, and transfer. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Achievement evaluated through a juried performance. Recital participation required. Primarily for Music Majors. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival, and tour participation required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of advanced-level choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival and tour participation required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
Piano and guitar students combine into various combinations of ensembles. Course requires in-class and public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
The rehearsal, study, research, and performance of scenes and complete operatic works from the Baroque and Classical periods. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
The study, rehearsal, research, and performance of major Romantic operatic works. Performances include vocal concerts, galas, reviews and fully staged operas or operettas. Audition required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Modern literature with an emphasis on compositions of composers from the 20th and 21st century will be performed and studied. Interpretation of a variety of band music drawn from various historical periods of classical music and different world cultures with awareness of self-expression. Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Participation in all performances required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performances of a broad range of jazz ensemble literature. Repertoire from varying historical periods of jazz music and different world cultures. Participation in concerts and jazz festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral literature of all eras. Repertoire from varying historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Combines college students and community members. Participation in all performances is required (two or three each semester). Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Small-group jazz performance: standard literature, informal (“head”) arrangements, and student compositions or arrangements. In-class and/or public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of Contemporary and Mainstream jazz literature for the small ensemble (3-7 members per ensemble). Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Latin American influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Caribbean influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music, with emphasis on major choral works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and orchestral/choral works. Participation in concerts and festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Concepts of intonation, balance, blend, basic articulation and public performance. Rehearsal and performance of symphonic band literature with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century works. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of complex, compositionally advanced, and professional level modern jazz ensemble literature. Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral music, with emphasis on major works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Participation in all public performances is required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes technical development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes musical expression. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes repertory development. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting. Students perform for and with peers. Instructor facilitates dialogue about technical, interpretive, practice, performance, and career topics. Primarily for Music certificate-seeking or non-major students. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Course emphasizes performance practice. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
Musical performance instruction in a group setting with concurrent private instruction. Progressive development of skills and knowledge needed for solo performance, auditions, and transfer. Class is appropriate for students at the intermediate/advanced level as determined by the instructor. Achievement evaluated through a juried performance. Recital participation required. Primarily for Music Majors. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival, and tour participation required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of advanced-level choral music for large ensemble. Repertoire is drawn from a variety of historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Concert, festival and tour participation required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
Piano and guitar students combine into various combinations of ensembles. Course requires in-class and public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
The rehearsal, study, research, and performance of scenes and complete operatic works from the Baroque and Classical periods. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
The study, rehearsal, research, and performance of major Romantic operatic works. Performances include vocal concerts, galas, reviews and fully staged operas or operettas. Audition required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Modern literature with an emphasis on compositions of composers from the 20th and 21st century will be performed and studied. Interpretation of a variety of band music drawn from various historical periods of classical music and different world cultures with awareness of self-expression. Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Participation in all performances required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performances of a broad range of jazz ensemble literature. Repertoire from varying historical periods of jazz music and different world cultures. Participation in concerts and jazz festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral literature of all eras. Repertoire from varying historical periods of classical music and different world cultures. Combines college students and community members. Participation in all performances is required (two or three each semester). Performances will be held at approved on campus events, including off-campus festivals and competitions. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Small-group jazz performance: standard literature, informal (“head”) arrangements, and student compositions or arrangements. In-class and/or public performances. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of Contemporary and Mainstream jazz literature for the small ensemble (3-7 members per ensemble). Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Latin American influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of traditional and contemporary music based on shared African and Caribbean influences and heritage. Participation in concerts is required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of choral music, with emphasis on major choral works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and orchestral/choral works. Participation in concerts and festivals required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Concepts of intonation, balance, blend, basic articulation and public performance. Rehearsal and performance of symphonic band literature with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century works. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of complex, compositionally advanced, and professional level modern jazz ensemble literature. Participation in concerts and festivals required. (A, CSU, UC)

Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
Study and performance of orchestral music, with emphasis on major works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Participation in all public performances is required. Students working toward the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer (AA-T) are advised to enroll in 1 unit only. (A, CSU, UC)