Commercial Music:

Teaching Intermediate Piano

The Certificate of Achievement in Commercial Music: Teaching Intermediate Piano provides students who are current or prospective piano teachers with practical courses focused on the art of teaching intermediate students of all ages, a core music theory and technique background, and essential entrepreneurship skills they will need to succeed in self-employment and/or working for a music school. This certificate includes classes from the business department in addition to the music department.

Career opportunities include, but are not limited to: Private Piano Teacher for beginning through intermediate students of all ages, piano teacher based in a music studio, music school owner/operator, and group piano teacher.

Required Core

MUS 10A Chromatic Harmony/Musicianship (4 units)

MUS 10B Post Romantic/20th Cen Harmony (4 units)

MUS 18A Jazz/Pop Piano 1 (1 unit)

*MUS 27 Teaching Intermediate Piano (2 units)

MUS 28 Keyboard Skills

MUS 38 Applied Lessons (2 units)

Electives (Select two)

*BUSN 58 Small Business Management (3 units)