Music

The Music program offers a wide range of courses in music fundamentals, musicianship, harmony, appreciation, history, technology and musical theatre, as well as group instruction in piano, voice and guitar. Private lessons are available to music majors through the applied music program. Public performance opportunities are provided to both majors and non-majors enrolled in instrumental ensembles, vocal ensembles, and musical theatre productions. It is the goal of the music program to:

• help students develop their musical and intellectual potential to the highest possible level.

• provide a broad foundation of knowledge in the theory, history, literature and practice of performing arts for students wishing to pursue degree, certificate, transfer and vocational agendas.

• promote community awareness of the relationship between music and the history of human values, cultural diversity and the liberal arts tradition.

• promote the development of discipline-specific skills appropriate to the training of those who wish to teach, those who will pursue advanced studies or professional employment, and those who will use their artistic training in community settings and other cultural service areas.

• enable all students to benefit from the cultural richness of our heritage through both traditional and experimental performance practices.

Careers in music include performer, educator, conductor, composer, arranger, accompanist, recording engineer, radio/television audio engineer, music minister, music therapist, private instructor.

Degrees and Certificates offered:

• Associate of Arts: Music

• Music Technology Certificate of Achievement

• Musical Theatre Certificate of Achievement

Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution and major in music should consult with an advisor regarding the transfer process and lower division requirements.

Advisors:

Anthony Fesmire (instrumental)

afesmire@collegeofthedesert.edu 760-776-7477

Darlene Romano (vocal)

dromano@collegeofthedesert.edu 760-776-7240

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MUSIC A.A. DEGREE and Transfer Preparation
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
Required Core :
MUS	1	Music Theory I	4
MUS	2	Music Theory II	4
MUS	3	Music Theory III	4
MUS	21A	Piano I	2
MUS	21B	Piano II	2
MUS	21C	Piano III	2
MUS	99	Applied Music (1,1,1,1)	4

Performance Ensembles - 4 units chosen from the following in consultation with Music advisor:
MUS	27	Jazz Band	1
MUS	28	Jazz Ensembles	1
MUS	29	Jazz Singers	1
MUS	31	Chamber Singers	1
MUS	33	Symphonic Band	1

		Music Subtotal	26
		CSU General Education or IGETC Pattern	38-41
		Kinesiology (PE) Activities	2
		DEGREE TOTAL	66-69

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
MUS	12	Fundamentals of Music	3
MUS	21A	Piano I	2
MUS	21B	Piano II	2
MUS	21C	Piano III	2
MUS	78A	Digital Audio I	3
MUS	78B	Digital Audio II	3
MUS	78C	Digital Audio III	3
		CERTIFICATE TOTAL	18

MUSICAL THEATRE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
MUS	7	History of Musical Theatre	3
MUS	22A	Voice I	2
MUS	22B	Voice II	2
MUS	23	Broadway Voice	2
MUS	86	Musical Theatre Performance	3
MUS	90	Musical Theatre Workshop	1
DANC	73	Dance, Jazz	1
DANC	76	Dance, Ballet	1
TA	2	Acting I	3
TA	3	Acting II	3
		CERTIFICATE TOTAL	21