GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MUSIC

This certificate prepares students for entry level positions within the professional music industry, working in a studio or performing live, as instrumentalists, vocalists, or composers. The courses are divided into four categories: core classes, instrumental and vocal classes, performing ensembles, and electives.
 
PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  Select 9 units from the following core courses:
  MUSIC 101 Music Fundamentals 3
  MUSIC 102 Fundamentals for Music Majors 3
Corequisite: MUSIC 107 MUSIC 104 Musicianship I 2
MUSIC 104; Corequisite: MUSIC 108 MUSIC 105 Musicianship II 2
Corequisite: MUSIC 104 MUSIC 107 Harmony I 3
MUSIC 107; Corequisite: MUSIC 105 MUSIC 108 Harmony II 3
  MUSIC 120 or
MUSIC 125 &126 		Music Appreciation or
History & Literature and History & Literature 		3 or
3+3
  Select 6 units from the following instrumental and vocal courses (2 units from each group):
  GROUP I  
MUSIC 135 Voice Training I 2
MUSIC 135 or equivalent MUSIC 136 Voice Training II 2
MUSIC 136 or equivalent MUSIC 137 Voice Training III 2
  GROUP 2  
Must demonstrate a basic proficiency on the instrument or voice. Audition required MUSIC 140* Applied Music 2
  GROUP 3  
  MUSIC 160 Piano I 2
MUSIC 160 or 1/2 year of piano experience MUSIC 161 Piano II 2
MUSIC 161 or 1 year of piano experience MUSIC 162 Piano III 2
MUSIC 161 or equivalent MUSIC 163 Piano Workshop 1
  Select 4 units from the following performing ensembles courses:
Ability to perform on a standard band instrument MUSIC 141 Concert Band 1
Ability to perform upon the trumpet, trombone, saxophone, drums, string bass, guitar, or piano. MUSIC 143 Jazz Band 1
Ability to play a musical instrument in a band/orchestra/etc. MUSIC 144 Woodwind Ensemble 1
Ability to play a musical instrument in a band/orchestra MUSIC 145 Brass Ensemble 1
Ability to perform on a standard orchestral instrument MUSIC 146 Community Orchestra: Literature 1725-1850 1
Ability to perform on a standard orchestral instrument MUSIC 147 Community Orchestra: Literature 1825-1950 1
Ability to perform on a std. string, winds, or keyboard instrument MUSIC 148 Chamber Music 1
Ability to play a musical instrument in a band/orchestra MUSIC 152 String Ensemble 1
MUSIC 157 or equivalent MUSIC 159 Classical Guitar Ensemble 1
MUSIC 135 or equivalent MUSIC 231** College Choir 1
  MUSIC 232** Chamber Chorale: Winter Productions 1
  MUSIC 233** Chamber Chorale: Festival 1
  MUSIC 234** Concert Singers: Madrigal Feast 1
  MUSIC 235** Concert Singers: Masterworks 1
  MUSIC 236** Vocal Ensemble: Holiday Review 1
  MUSIC 237** Vocal Ensemble: Jazz/Show Classics 1
  MUSIC 240** Concert Singers: Holiday Concert 1
  MUSIC 241** Concert Singers: Traditional 1
  MUSIC 242** Concert Singers: Contemporary 1
  Select 5 units from the following elective courses
  MUSIC 121 History of Rock Music 3
  MUSIC 127 World Music 3
  MUSIC128 Music of America 3
  MUSIC129 Commercial Voice 2
  MUSIC156 Classical Guitar I 2
MUSIC 156 or equivalent MUSIC157 Classical Guitar II 2
MUSIC 157 or equivalent MUSIC158 Classical Guitar III 2
MUSIC 101 or equivalent MUSIC176 Popular Songwriting 3
  MUSIC 177 Introduction to Music Technology and Sequencing 2.5
  MUSIC 178 Introduction to Recording and Digital Audio Production 2.5
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 24
* Corequisite: Enrollment in a one-unit section of one of the following: MUSIC 143 (instrumentals only), 146, 147, 148, 231, 234, 235, or 240.
**Audition required.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2009 GCC Catalog 2009-2010

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