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| Music (AA) |
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Total Units: 35 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2025
Description:
The Associate in Arts in Music prepares students for careers in music performance, composition/arranging, publishing, education, and other specializations while also meeting the lower-division transfer requirements for a Bachelor's degree in Music. Students will choose one of three tracks: Instrumental, Vocal, or Jazz Studies.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic structure of music.
- demonstrate fluency with the language of music in written and aural form.
- perform on their instrument (or voice) at college sophomore level.
- perform effectively in a musical ensemble.
- utilize the piano keyboard to demonstrate and apply musical concepts.
- demonstrate a broad-based understanding of the historical and aesthetic development of music.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Music (AA) program are:
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Complete 35 units from
- Music AA Requirements
- Music AA Concentrations
| Music AA Requirements - complete 15.00 units |
| MUSC 2A | Music Theory 1 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 2B | Music Theory 2 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 3A | Musicianship 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSC 3B | Musicianship 2 | 1.00 |
| Music Survey (one course) |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| MUSC 6.1 | Music History and Literature: Antiquity to 1750 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 6.2 | Music History and Literature: 1750 to Present | 3.00 |
| MUSC 7 | Music Appreciation | 3.00 |
| MUSC 8 | World Music Appreciation | 3.00 |
| MUSC 9 | Jazz Appreciation | 3.00 |
| MUSC 10 | Survey of American Music | 3.00 |
| (Students in the Jazz Studies concentration are advised to take MUSC 9) |
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| Piano Proficiency (two courses) |
Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| MUSP 11A | Class Piano 1 | 2.00 |
| MUSP 11B | Class Piano 2 | 2.00 |
| MUSP 11C | Class Piano 3 | 2.00 |
| MUSP 11D | Class Piano 4 | 2.00 |
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| Music AA Concentrations - complete 20.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 20.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| Instrumental Concentration (20.00 Units) |
| Instrumental Concentration: Theory and Musicianship (4 courses) |
| MUSC 2C | Music Theory 3 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 2D | Music Theory 4 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 3C | Musicianship 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSC 3D | Musicianship 4 | 1.00 |
| Instrumental Concentration: Performance Ensemble (4 semesters) |
| MUSP 21A | Concert Choir 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 21B | Concert Choir 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 21C | Concert Choir 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 21D | Concert Choir 4 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 30A | Symphonic Band 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 30B | Symphonic Band 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 30C | Symphonic Band 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 30D | Symphonic Band 4 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 33A | Orchestra 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 33B | Orchestra 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 33C | Orchestra 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 33D | Orchestra 4 | 1.00 |
| Instrumental Concentration: Applied Music (4 semesters) |
| MUSP 40.1 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Piano | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.3 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Strings | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.4 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Woodwind | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.5 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Brass | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.6 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Percussion | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.7 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Guitar | 1.00 |
| Instrumental Concentration: Instrumental Electives (4 unit minimum) |
| MUSC 4A | Jazz, Rock, and Pop Theory 1 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 4B | Jazz, Rock, and Pop Theory 2 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 5A | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 5B | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 50 | Introduction to Music Technology | 3.00 |
| MUSP 17A | Elementary Voice | 2.00 |
| MUSP 17B | Intermediate Voice | 2.00 |
| MUSP 19A | Beginning Guitar | 2.00 |
| MUSP 19B | Intermediate Guitar | 2.00 |
| MUSP 19.1A | Classical Guitar 1 | 2.00 |
| MUSP 19.1B | Classical Guitar 2 | 2.00 |
| MUSP 32A | Jazz Band 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 32B | Jazz Band 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 32C | Jazz Band 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 32D | Jazz Band 4 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42A | Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42B | Jazz Combo Ensemble 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42C | Jazz Combo Ensemble 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42D | Jazz Combo Ensemble 4 | 1.00 |
| Vocal Concentration (20.00 units) |
| Vocal Concentration: Theory and Musicianship (4 courses) |
| MUSC 2C | Music Theory 3 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 2D | Music Theory 4 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 3C | Musicianship 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSC 3D | Musicianship 4 | 1.00 |
| Vocal Concentration: Performance Ensemble (4 semesters) |
| MUSP 21A | Concert Choir 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 21B | Concert Choir 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 21C | Concert Choir 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 21D | Concert Choir 4 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 23A | Chamber Singers 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 23B | Chamber Singers 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 23C | Chamber Singers 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 23D | Chamber Singers 4 | 1.00 |
| Vocal Concentration: Applied Music (4 semesters) |
| MUSP 40.2 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Voice | 1.00 |
| Vocal Concentration: Diction and Repertoire (take all 4 courses) |
| MUSC 18.1 | Diction and Repertoire: Italian | 1.00 |
| MUSC 18.2 | Diction and Repertoire: English | 1.00 |
| MUSC 18.3 | Diction and Repertoire: German | 1.00 |
| MUSC 18.4 | Diction and Repertoire: French | 1.00 |
| Jazz Studies Concentration (20.00 units) |
| Jazz Studies Concentration: Jazz Theory (take both courses) |
| MUSC 4A | Jazz, Rock, and Pop Theory 1 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 4B | Jazz, Rock, and Pop Theory 2 | 3.00 |
| Jazz Studies Concentration: Performance Ensemble (4 semesters) |
| MUSP 32A | Jazz Band 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 32B | Jazz Band 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 32C | Jazz Band 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 32D | Jazz Band 4 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42A | Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42B | Jazz Combo Ensemble 2 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42C | Jazz Combo Ensemble 3 | 1.00 |
| MUSP 42D | Jazz Combo Ensemble 4 | 1.00 |
| Jazz Studies Concentration: Applied Music (4 semesters) |
| MUSP 40.1 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Piano | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.3 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Strings | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.4 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Woodwind | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.5 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Brass | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.6 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Percussion | 1.00 |
| MUSP 40.7 | Applied Music (Individual Instruction): Guitar | 1.00 |
| Jazz Studies Concentration: Jazz Improvisation (2 semesters) |
| MUSC 5A | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 5B | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 5C | Jazz Improvisation 3 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 5D | Jazz Improvisation 4 | 3.00 |
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It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
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Notes:
Students should have prior experience performing on an instrument or voice and be able to read music. Students who lack these basic skills are advised to take one or more of the following:
MUSC 1 Music Fundamentals
MUSP 17A Elementary Voice
MUSP 19A Beginning Guitar
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