Applied Music Program
The LPC Applied Music Program provides music majors the opportunity for highly affordable private instruction in a variety of instruments and voice (both jazz and classical), and composition, in preparation for transfer as music majors to four-year universities and conservatories. Students who are pursuing their AA-T and/or AA in Music, as well as several of our Commercial Music Certificates are required to successfully pass MUS 38 Applied Lessons four times in order to earn their degree.
How It Works
Applied Music (MUS 38) students receive approximately 9 hours per semester of one-on-one instruction in voice, any instrument, or composition, in various stylistic/historical musical traditions. The course is 1 unit, and can be taken up to 4 times.
Lessons are scheduled on a TBA basis between the applied instructor and the student by the end of the 2nd week of the semester. Each lesson is tracked and recorded using this Lesson Attendance Log.
End of semester juries are required as well as a minimum of 3 hours per week of outside practice (to be logged using a spreadsheet program like Excel or Google Sheets, and monthly music forums (held on the first Friday of each month). A 20-30 minute public recital may replace an end-of-semester jury for those in their 4th semester of Applied Lessons.
Requirements
Specific requirements for the student's focus will be listed on the syllabus and will become more challenging each semester the student is enrolled in MUS 38. Current Applied Lessons options include: jazz guitar, piano, voice, jazz voice, jazz piano, classical woodwinds, jazz woodwinds, trumpet, jazz trumpet, jazz drums, classical percussion, classical composition, cello, high strings (violin/viola), jazz bass, classical bass, classical low brass, jazz low brass, french horn, and bassoon.
The goal is for students to develop the skillset to audition into a 4-year program successfully. LPC prides itself on an excellent track record of its music students transferring to such excellent music programs as UCLA, UC San Diego, Berklee School of Music, Eastman School of Music, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Northridge, Cal State San Jose, Cal State East Bay and more.
How to Enroll
Interested students should first enroll in the two required courses (performing ensemble and music theory/musicianship (Mus 6, 8A, 8B, 10A, or 10B) on Class-Web.
Once enrolled, students should take a screenshot of their Class-Web schedule and email it to Andreas Preponis (apreponis@laspositascollege.edu) specifying which Applied Lessons section is desired. Please specify Jazz or Classical for Voice, Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Drums, Bass, and Woodwinds. Music Composition is also an option. An add code for MUS 38 will be emailed back to the student pending a successful audition.
Returning students will receive their add code following a successful end-of-semester jury - which functions as their audition.
New students must audition for a spot in the Applied Program on Friday, August 28 between 2 and 4 pm in room 4138. Auditions are 10 minutes, and a sign-up sheet will be taped to the door of 4138 beginning Monday, August 24.
Auditions will consist of the following:
Instrumentalists (Classical and Jazz): Please perform any major scale and its relative minor scale. Perform one piece of your choosing which showcases your skills, musicality and personal strengths. A collaborative pianist will be available to accompany you upon request. Bring sheet music.
Vocalists (Classical and Jazz): Please perform one song that showcase your skills, musicality and personal strengths. A collaborative pianist will be available to accompany you upon request. Bring sheet music in your key.
Composers: Please present one score (any style) that showcases your compositional skill. MIDI realizations are OK.
Jazz Drummers: Please perform one song that showcase your skills, musicality and personal strengths. Demonstrate at least 3 different feels/grooves (i.e. swing, latin, funk)
Classical Percussionists: Please perform one piece that showcase your skills on any instrument in the percussion family (pitched or unpitched)
More details can be found in the Student Handbook.
If you have any additional questions, email department coordinator:
Andreas Preponis
apreponis@laspositascollege.edu
