Not all classes in all disciplines are offered every semester. See the Class Schedule or contact the Music department for offerings in the current semester.

NOTE For up-to-date course descriptions, please refer to the current GCC catalog.

Glendale Community College offers several different levels of voice and keyboard instructions. Our classes are offered at several different times of the day to accommodate your schedule. They are great resources for anyone in the Metro Los Angeles area.

101
MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS
3.0 Units
MUSIC 101 is an introductory course designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of tonal music and music notation. It incorporates the concepts of pitch, rhythm and meter, intervals, diatonic scales, Major and minor keys, triads and inversions, and beginning harmonic analysis. Students learn to notate these elements in bass and treble clefs, and to relate these elements to the piano keyboard. Development of skill in handwritten notation is expected.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: None.

Course Typically Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 110)

120
MUSIC APPRECIATION
3.0 Units
MUSIC 120 traces the evolution of music over the past 1500 years, with a special emphasis on understanding how to listen for greater enjoyment. Students learn the basic elements of music, such as form and structure, families and subgroups of musical instruments, as well as learning about specific composers and works.

Note: This course may not be taken for credit by students who have completed MUSIC 125 or 126. This course is designed especially for non-music majors. Music majors should enroll in MUSIC 125 and 126. The student is required to attend five (5) classical concerts and submit concert reports.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: None.

Course Typically Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/ Fall.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

121
HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC
3.0 Units
MUSIC 121 is a course in the evolution of popular music in the United States since World War II. Students first study the musical influences which led to the rise of rock and roll in the mid-1950. They then follow the development of the various musical styles which are collectively referred to as rock music. Emerging musical innovations are viewed as reflections of changes within our society.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: None.

Course Typically Offered:

Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

122
HISTORY OF JAZZ
3.0 Units
MUSIC 122 traces the evolution of jazz music from its earliest influences in the nineteenth century to current styles. Special emphasis is placed on understanding how to listen for greater enjoyment. Students learn basic elements of music, such as meter, form, and structure, and how the elements of music are used in jazz. Students learn to distinguish the instruments used in jazz performance as well as examining the different types of jazz ensembles. Students learn about the leading practitioners of jazz and listen to the masterworks of jazz.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: None.

Course Typically Offered: Fall/ Spring.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

125
HISTORY AND LITERATURE
3.0 Units
MUSIC 125 covers the history of music from the early Christian era through the Baroque Period. In addition to lectures and readings, the course includes a study of live and recorded musical performances. Recognition of composers and styles is emphasized.

Note: Students are required to attend six (6) concerts featuring music from the historical periods being studied, and to submit six (6) concert reports. Students are urged to take MUSIC 125 and 126 within the same academic year.

Lecture 3 hours.

Recommended Preparation: It is strongly recommended that students entering MUSIC 125 be able to read music well enough to identify key signatures and transpositions, and be able to follow a musical score.

Course Typically Offered: Fall.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

126
HISTORY AND LITERATURE
3.0 Units
MUSIC 126 begins with the mid-18th century and continues with musical history through the present day. In addition to lectures and readings, the course includes a study of live and recorded musical performances. Recognition of composers and styles is emphasized.

Note: Students are required to attend six (6) concerts featuring music from the historical periods being studied, and to submit six (6) concert reports. Students are urged to take MUSIC 125 and 126 within the same academic year.

Lecture 3 hours.

Recommended Preparation: It is strongly recommended that students entering MUSIC 126 be able to read music well enough to identify key signatures and transpositions, and be able to follow a musical score.

Course Typically Offered: Spring.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

127
WORLD MUSIC
3.0 Units
MUSIC 127 is designed to provide non-majors with a broader understanding of the multicultural world community. Students are introduced to non-western music as it occurs in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Musical expression is viewed as an outgrowth of diverse cultural needs.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: None.

Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

201
MUSICIANSHIP I
1.0 Unit
MUSIC 201 is a course designed for those who have an elementary knowledge of music and music notation. Students should be able to read bass and treble clefs, notes and notes values, time signatures and key signatures, and identify notes of a piano keyboard. Using this basic knowledge, fundamental concepts such as meter, scales and intervals are studied. These musical concepts are then applied in ear training, performing, and analysis exercises.

Laboratory 3 hours.

Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 211 required

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 125)

202
MUSICIANSHIP II
1.0 Unit
MUSIC 202 is a course designed to train the student to recognize, develop, and apply the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic materials studied in Harmony I through ear training, sight singing, dictation, and analysis. Content includes major and minor keys, simple and compound meter, and rhythms containing divisions and subdivisions.

Laboratory 3 hours.

Prerequisite: MUSIC 211 or equivalent.

Corequisite: MUSIC 212 or equivalent

Course Typically Offered: Fall.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 135)

203
MUSICIANSHIP III
1.0 Unit
MUSIC 203 is a course designed to train the student to recognize, develop, and apply the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic materials studied in Harmony III through ear training, sight singing, dictation, and analysis. Content includes more advanced metrical rhythms, chromatic alterations, secondary chords and modulation to closely-related keys.

Note: Students who previously successfully completed MUSIC 105 prior to Fall 2016 will not receive credit for this course.

Laboratory 3 hours.

Prerequisite: MUSIC 202 or equivalent.

Corequisite: MUSIC 213 or equivalent.

Course Typically Offered: Spring.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 145)

204
MUSICIANSHIP IV
1.0 Unit
MUSIC 204 is a course designed to train the student to recognize, develop, and apply the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic materials studied in Harmony IV through ear training, sight singing, dictation, and analysis. Content includes advanced rhythms and meters, and contemporary scales, harmonies and melodic construction.

Laboratory 3 hours.

Prerequisite: MUSIC 203 or equivalent.

Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 214.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 155)

211
HARMONY I
3.0 Units
MUSIC 211 is a course designed for those who have an elementary knowledge of music and music notation. Students should be able to read bass and treble clefs, notes and notes values, time signatures and key signatures, and identify notes of a piano keyboard. Using this basic knowledge, fundamental concepts such as meter, scales, intervals, chords and transposition are studied. These musical concepts are then applied in analysis and compositional exercises.

Note: Students who previously successfully completed MUSIC 102 prior to Fall 2016 will not receive credit for MUSIC 211.

Lecture 3 hours.

Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 201 required.

Course Typically Offered: Spring.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

212
HARMONY II
3.0 Units
MUSIC 212 is a course designed to provide a working knowledge of the basics of musical composition. Emphasis is placed on voice leading, figured bass, and harmonizing melodies in diatonic harmony, including 7th chords. Students will be introduced to extended diatonic harmony through modulation, secondary chords and sequences, and to formal analysis through the study of binary and ternary forms. Students will both analyze and compose examples of the musical concepts being studied.

Note: Students who previously successfully completed MUSIC 107 prior to Fall 2016 will not receive credit for MUSIC 212.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: MUSIC 211 or equivalent.

Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 202 required.

Course Typically Offered: Fall.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 130)

213
HARMONY III
3.0 Units
MUSIC 213 is a course designed to provide student with a deeper understand of traditional composition. Emphasis is placed on secondary chords, borrowed and mixture chords, sequences, modulation, and using these elements in figured bass realization, harmonization, and analysis. MUSIC 213 also includes an introduction to chromatic harmony. Students will conduct formal analysis of music using binary and ternary forms, and will compose examples of the music concepts being studied.

Note: Students who previously successfully completed MUSIC 108 prior to Fall 2016 will not receive credit for MUSIC 213.

Lecture 3 hours.

Prerequisite: MUSIC 212 or equivalent.

Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 203 required.

Course Typically Offered: Spring.

Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 140)