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LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 80TH ANNIVERSARY CATALOG 2008-2009
expertise and skills needed to obtain a job in the music industry; and the
Associate of Arts (AA) Degree program, designed for students planning to
transfer to four-year universities.
Our faculty members are dedicated teachers who are active in the music
industry as arrangers, copyists, composers, theorists, sound engineers and
performers who play and sing regularly as soloists and with professional
ensembles.
Students have a variety of performance opportunities, giving public concerts
in Commercial and Classical Voice, Piano and Chamber Ensemble,
Choir, Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble and our famous
Studio Jazz Band. In addition to being performers, music majors enter
such fields as Recording Industry (Producing, Engineering, Arranging);
Television and Radio (Program Director, Music Licensing); Music Technology
(Sound Editor); Composing (Commercial Jingles, TV/Film); Conducting;
Music Business (Music Distributor, Marketing); Music Education; Music
Librarian; Music Publishing (Music Editor, Copyrights); Music Therapy;
Music Communications (Publisher, Reporter); Instrument Making and Repair
and more.
DEGREE PROGRAM
MUSIC
Associate of Arts Degree
Transfer/Career Program
The Music Major Core Curriculum is outlined below. Although the order and
semester in which courses are taken may have to be modified to meet individual
needs, all courses listed as requirements are needed for the Associate
of Arts degree with a Major in Music. Students will select additional courses
in Music needed for proficiency in particular performance areas, composition,
and orchestration and arranging.
All students should see a music counselor in the Music Department for assistance
in arranging their academic programs.
Please Note: 0.5 unit labs do not count towards the AA Degree.
COURSES UNITS
First Semester
Music 152* .............................................................................................. 1
Music 200* .............................................................................................. 4
Music 300* .............................................................................................. 1
Music 311* (or more advanced level) ...................................................... 1
Performance Ensemble (See Below)* ................................................. 0.5-1
Second Semester
Music 152* .............................................................................................. 1
Music 201* .............................................................................................. 3
Music 211* .............................................................................................. 2
Music 301* .............................................................................................. 1
Music 312* (or more advanced level) ..................................................... 1
Performance Ensemble (See Below)* .................................................. 0.5-1
Third Semester
Music 111 ................................................................................................ 3
Music 152 ................................................................................................ 1
Music 202 ................................................................................................ 3
Music 212 ................................................................................................ 2
Music 302 ................................................................................................ 1
Music 313 (or more advanced level) ....................................................... 1
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Performance Ensemble (See Below)* ................................................. 0.5-1
Fourth Semester
Music 152 ................................................................................................ 1
Music 203 ................................................................................................ 3
Music 213 ................................................................................................ 2
Music 303 ................................................................................................ 1
Music 314 (or more advanced level) ....................................................... 1
Performance Ensemble (See Below)* ................................................. 0.5-1
Total Units ............................................................................................ 36
The Performance Ensemble requirement may be satisfied by enrollment in
and satisfactory completion of any of the following courses: Music 251,
351, 501, 511, 521, 531, 561, 705, 711, 725, 731, 751, 765, 771, 775, 781.
*These starred (*) courses must be included in the minimum requirements
under Graduation Requirements “Plan A.” All courses in the core
curriculum must be completed under Graduation Requirements “Plan B.”
It is also strongly recommended that students consider auditioning for
Applied Music in their primary performance area while at LACC.
Students may select "PLAN A" or “Plan B” general education requirements to graduate.
PLAN A: Please consult with a counselor about specific courses needed or see the college catalog
"Graduation Requirements" section. Plan A is designed for transfer to a four-year college or university.
However, requirements vary depending upon the individual institution. Please consult with a
counselor for the specific requirements of the university you plan to attend.
3-6 Units English Composition
6-9 Units Communication/Analytical Thinking
3 Units Natural Sciences
3 Units Humanities
9 Units Social/Behavioral Sciences (including American History & Governments)
3-4 Units Health/Physical Education
3-5 Units Math Competency
(Math 115 or higher or passing score on Los Angeles Community College District Math
competency exam)
PLAN B: Please consult with a counselor about specific courses needed or see the college
catalog "Graduation Requirements" section. Plan B is not designed for transfer to a four-year
college.
3 Units English Composition
3 Units Communication/Analytical Thinking
3 Units Natural Sciences
3 Units Humanities
3 Units Social/Behavioral Sciences (including American History & Governments)
3-4 Units Health/Physical Education
3-5 Units Math Competency
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
The Commercial Music Certificate curriculum has been designed to provide
the student with means to acquire valuable knowledge, expertise, and marketable
skills with which to obtain employment in the following areas:
Instrumental Performer: Brass, Guitar, Organ, Percussion,
Piano, Strings, Woodwinds
Music Copyist
Music Technology
Orchestrator/Arranger
Vocal Performer
Each Certificate is made up of four skill levels. A Skill Certificate will be
awarded by the Music Department upon application by the student to the
Department showing satisfactory completion of the requirements for each
level. A Commercial Music Certificate will be awarded by the Music Department
to a student who has successfully completed the four levels required
for a given specialty.