Music Department

Music Degree and Certificates

Associate of Arts (A.A.) Degree

Music A.A. Degree (PDF) - Designed to prepare students for studying Music at most universities. While the Core courses required in the Associate of Arts Degree in Music will fulfill the lower division major requirements at most universities, students are advised to meet with their counselor to assess the course requirements for specific universities. This program will enable students to develop a strong foundation in music and directly enter the industry workforce if they choose not to transfer. The Music A.A. degree has 4 tracks:

• Music: Commercial Track
• Music: Instrumental Track
• Music: Piano Track
• Music: Vocal Track

Associate of Arts (A.A.) Degree

Fine Arts: Music Concentration A.A. Degree (PDF) - All concentrations in the Fine Arts A.A. Degree will provide students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a variety of artistic, musical, or theatrical careers. These courses emphasize the study of cultural and humanistic activities and artistic expression of human beings. Students will evaluate and interpret the ways in which people through the ages in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation. Students will also learn to value aesthetic understanding and incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments.

Certificates of Accomplishment

• Commercial Music Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)
• Electronic Music Composition Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)
• Music Theory Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)
• Music Theory: Advanced Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)
• Piano Performance Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)
• Vocal Music Performance Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)
• Vocal Music Performance: Advanced Certificate of Accomplishment (PDF)

Additional Information

Review a sample listing of Courses in this area of study. Review academic requirements in the Catalog and in the Curriculum Guides. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.

Video: Recording Studio Tour (Studio A)

Ohlone Music in the News

Ohlone symphony creates classical bliss - December 9, 2009, Tri-City Voice - Mozart, Chopin, Handel, Brahms--the great masters are alive and well, and closer at hand than you may think. For nearly 25 years the Music Department of Ohlone College has been bringing the joy and brilliance of classical music to Fremont through their wonderful orchestra.

Related Information at Ohlone

• Music Department
• Broadcasting
• Broadcasting - Film & Television
• Broadcasting - KOHL Radio Station
• Community Chorale
• Theater and Dance
• Ohlone Chamber Singers

Division

Fine Arts, Business, and Communication Studies Division.