COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

MUSIC (MUSIC)169MUSIC 10Music Appreciation3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCSurvey designed to enhance the enjoyment of musicwith emphasis on listening: Historical overview of thedevelopment of musical form through the centuries.1004.00AA/AS area 3; CSU area C1; IGETC area 3MUSIC 12AIntroduction to Music Literature: Birth of Christto 18273 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCChronological survey of various phases of stylisticgrowth in Western music: Early Christian beginnings toBeethoven. 1004.00AA/AS area 3; CSU area C1; IGETC area 3MUSIC 12BIntroduction to Music Literature: RomanticPeriod to Present3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Music 12A is not prerequisite to Music 12B.Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCChronological survey of various phases of stylisticgrowth in Western music: Musical contributions of thenineteenth and twentieth centuries. 1004.00AA/AS area 3; CSU area C1; IGETC area 3MUSIC 15AJazz, Blues and Popular Music in the AmericanCulture3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCHistorical and critical analysis of unique American music:Focus on environments from which its many forms haveemerged and its role in social history; development ofblues, folk, jazz, rock and other popular music forms inthe twentieth century. 1004.00AA/AS area 3, 5; CSU area C1; IGETC area 3MUSIC 15BJazz, Blues and Popular Music in the AmericanCulture3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Music 15A is not prerequisite to Music 15B.Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCStudy of the contemporary music scene with in-depthinvestigation of trends in artistic expression: Music asa revolutionary force, the role of the music industry,analysis of performances and interviews. 1004.00AA/AS area 3, 5; CSU area C1; IGETC area 3MUSIC 23Stage Band2 units, 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)Recommended preparation: Ability to play a jazzorientedinstrument proficiently and some knowledgeof improvisationAcceptable for credit: CSU, UCCourse study under this section may be repeated threetimes.Study and performance of “Big Band” jazz arrangements.Participation in public performance required. 1004.00MUSIC 25College Choir2 units, 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Ability to sing acceptably determined byinstructor through auditionAcceptable for credit: CSU, UCCourse study under this section may be repeated threetimes.Study and interpretation of a wide variety of accompaniedand unaccompanied choral literature. Participation inpublic performances required. 1004.00MUSIC 28Small Ensemble Improvisation/Jazz Theory2 units, 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC (pending)Course study under this section may be repeated threetimes.Study and performance of jazz, blues and improvisation:Emphasis on the blues using representative compositionsof the blues and standard jazz repertoire from 1883 tothe present. 1004.00MUSIC 36Contemporary Jazz Band Studies2 units, 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Ability to play a jazz-oriented instrumentproficientlyAcceptable for credit: CSU, UCCourse study under this section may be repeated threetimes.Study of materials and techniques unique to thecontemporary jazz ensemble: Addition of jazz fusion,Latin, Bossa Nova, Samba and various other African/American styles to the more traditional Big Band Swing.1004.00MUSIC 38Elementary Piano1 unit, 1 hour lecture, 2 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCCourse study under this section may be repeated threetimes.Basic piano techniques and theory: Scales, arpeggios,and chord structures. 1004.00