Degrees & Certificates
Music AA
Effective Fall 2020
The Associate of Arts in Music offers a secure foundation for further study in music, and is designed to prepare students to transfer to many four year colleges. Courses in the Music Department will fulfill the needs of music majors, professional musicians, and those whose interest is recreational. Students who obtain this degree will have completed the common core of lower division courses, including piano courses required for a CSU baccalaureate degree in Music, as well as most UCs and private institutions.
Career Opportunities
Examples of careers for the music major include the following: Accompanist, Acoustician, Adjudicator/Clinician, Agent, Arranger Arts, Entertainment and Contract Attorney, Arts Journalist/Reviewer, Arts/Personnel Management, Arts Marketing and Sales, Audio Production, Composer, Conductor, Copyist/Transcriber, Copyright Consultant, Cruise Ship Entertainer, Curator (Arts, Instruments and Manuscripts), Editor, Film/T.V./Video Game Composer, Foley Artist, Fundraiser/Grant Writer, Instrument Designer and Builder, Instrument Manufacturer, Intellectual Property Rights Attorney, Keyboard Technician/Piano Tuner, Lyricist, Music-Consultant, Music Librarian, Music Psychologist, Music Store Owner, Music Theoretician, Music Therapist, Musical Theater/Pit Musician, Musicologist, Organ Builder/Tuner/Technician, Part Preparer, Performer, Producer, Proofreader, Music Educator, Music Publisher, Recording Session Musician, Songwriter, Sound and Stage Technician, Sound Designer, Sound Engineer, Tour/Road Manager
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 8A (Music Theory and Musicianship 1) | 4 |
| MUS 8B (Music Theory and Musicianship 2) | 4 |
| MUS 10A (Music Theory and Musicianship 3) | 4 |
| MUS 10B (Music Theory and Musicianship 4) | 4 |
| MUS 21A (Beginning Piano) | 1 |
| MUS 21B (Beginning Piano: Intermediate) | 1 |
| MUS 38 * (Applied Lessons) | 4 |
* To be taken four times
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 1 (Introduction to Music) | 3 |
| MUS 3 (World Music) | 3 |
| MUS 4 (Jazz in American Culture) | 3 |
| MUS 5 (American Cultures in Music) | 3 |
| MUS 18A (Jazz/Pop Piano 1) | 1 |
| MUS 18B (Jazz/Pop Piano 2) | 1 |
| MUS 19 (Studies in Music Composition) | 3 |
| MUS 23A (Elementary Voice I) | 1 |
| MUS 23B (Elementary Voice II) | 1 |
| MUS 20A (Elementary Guitar) | 1 |
| MUS 20B (Study of Guitar) | 1 |
| MUS 31 (Study of Piano) | 1 |
| MUS 34 (Music in Film) | 3 |
| MUS 35 (Intro to Music Technology) | 3 |
| MUS 37 (Music Industry Career Development) | 3 |
| MUS 47 (College Productions-Music) | 1-4 |
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 12 (Wind Ensemble) | 1 |
| MUS 14 (Jazz Workshop) | 1 |
| MUS 15 (Jazz Ensemble) | 1 |
| MUS 16 (Philharmonic Orchestra) | 1 |
| MUS 17A (Jazz Combo 1) | 1 |
| MUS 17B (Jazz Combo 2) | 1 |
| MUS 44 (Concert Choir) | 1 |
| MUS 45 (Chamber Choir) | 2 |
| MUS 46 (Vocal Jazz Ensemble) | 2 |
| Units Category | Units |
|---|---|
| Total Units in the Major | 30 |
| Units Category | Units |
|---|---|
| General Education Pattern | Total Units Required |
| AA | 60 |
| CSU GE-B | 63 |
| IGETC (CSU) | 61 |
The Associate Degree is conferred upon those students who complete the required 60
or more semester units of the degree pattern with a grade-point average of 2.0 or
better, of which 12 units must be earned at Las Positas College. In addition, students
must complete a General Education pattern in order to earn a degree: see the Las Positas
College General Education Pattern for Associate of Arts (AA) Degree, California State
University General Education-Breadth, or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer
Curriculum (for CSU) patterns for listing of areas and courses. Double counting courses
in GE and the major is permissible. The number of units that may be double counted
will depend on the entry point to the degree program, the optional course(s) taken,
and the GE pattern selected. Elective units are degree applicable. Consult with an
adviser or a counselor to plan the courses necessary to achieve your academic goal.