Music Courses

Register for classes using WebAdvisor. Review the Class Schedule for class dates and times. Course descriptions are available in the Catalog. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.

A sampling of courses for this discipline includes (not a complete list):

Skip list of courses.

• MUS/ART/ID/TD-100 Survey of the Arts
• MUS-101 Introduction to Music - Western Classical Music
• MUS-102 Music Appreciation
• MUS-103 Fundamentals of Music
• MUS-104 Music of World Cultures
• MUS-108 Song Writing
• MUS-110A Music Theory and Harmony
• MUS-110B Harmony
• MUS-111A Musicianship
• MUS-111C Advanced Musicianship
• MUS-112A Pro Tools 101
• MUS-112B Pro Tools 110
• MUS-112C Pro Tools 201
• MUS-113/BRDC-132 Studio Recording
• MUS-114 Create a CD
• MUS-116 Sound Reinforcement and Live Recording
• MUS-120A History of Trends in Music Literature
• MUS-121 The History of Jazz
• MUS-122/HIST-141/IS-142 A History of Early Rock and Roll: Music and Culture of the 1950s
• MUS-123/HIST-142/IS-143 History of Rock and Roll: Music and Culture of the 1960s
• MUS-125/HIST-143 Rock Music Since 1970
• MUS-160A Beginning Class Piano
• MUS-160B/C/D Class Piano
• MUS-161A/B/C/D/E/F Class Guitar
• MUS-162A/B Class Voice - Beginning
• MUS-162E/F Vocal Repertoire
• MUS-163A/B/C/D Woodwind Instruments (Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon)
• MUS-164A/B/C/D Brass Instruments (Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba)
• MUS-165A/B/C/D Percussion Instruments
• MUS-166A/B/C/D Applied Music
• MUS-169A Jazz Guitar
• MUS-169B/C Blues/Rock Guitar
• MUS-192 Music for Minors: Music Docent Training
• MUS-350 Community Band
• MUS-351 Performance Ensembles
• MUS-352 Jazz/Rock Combos
• MUS-354A String Techniques - Ohlone Chamber Orchestra
• MUS-355 College Chorus
• MUS-356 Chamber Singers
• MUS-358 Community Chorale
• MUS-367 Women's Chorus
• MUS-368 Men's Chorus
• MUS-369 Jazz, Rock, Popular, Blues Piano
• MUS-370 Symphonic Band
• MUS-371 Mixed Wind Ensemble
• MUS-374 Community Orchestra [Symphony Orchestra]
• MUS-380 Musical Theatre Workshop I (Principals)
• MUS-381 Musical Theatre Workshop II (Chorus)
• MUS-382 Musical Theatre Workshop III (Instrumental)
• MUS-394 Madrigals

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the courses in this discipline, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills:

• Demonstrate fluency in the language of music, be it spoken, written, played, or heard.
• Demonstrate a cultural, historical, and analytical perspective on the study of music.
• Demonstrate artistic growth and personal enrichment through the performance of music.
• Assemble the vocational skills necessary for a career in music.