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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
M MUSI 4B Comprehensive Musicianship II (Second Quarter)
4 Units
MUSI 12A Class Piano I 1 1/2 Units
Advisory: MUSI 10A.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Piano Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Beginning piano for students with no previous instruction, those who need knowledge of piano for a teaching credential, music majors, and the general student.
MUSI 12B Class Piano II 1 1/2 Units
Prerequisite: MUSI 12A or consent of instructor.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Piano Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Basic piano for beginning students who read treble and bass clef and understand music notation.
MUSI 12C Class Piano III 1 1/2 Units
Prerequisite: MUSI 12B or consent of instructor.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Piano Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Piano performance with emphasis on interpretation, musical form and harmony.
MUSI 13A Beginning Singing I 1 1/2 Units
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263; an understanding of basic music notation and some possession of basic piano skills, or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 10A or MUSI 12A.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Voice Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Class instruction for beginners in techniques of solo and group singing. Training in controlling tonal production, breathing, diction, and musical accuracy.
MUSI 13B Beginning Singing II 1 1/2 Units
Prerequisite: MUSI 13A or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263; an understanding of basic music notation and some possession of basic piano skills, or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 10A or MUSI 12A.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Voice Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Continuation of MUSI 13A with emphasis on musicianship, memorization, legato singing, correction of individual problems, and the rudiments of performance. Training in controlling tonal production, breathing, diction, and musical accuracy.
MUSI 13C Beginning Singing III 1 1/2 Units
(Formerly MUSI 53C.)
Prerequisite: MUSI 13B or equivalent.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Voice Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
A continuation of MUSI 13B with emphasis on developing repertoire of art songs (Italian, German, French, English) and musicianship, memorization, legato singing, correction of individual problems, and introduction to opera and music theater. Includes technique development and the rudiments of performance. Training in controlling tonal production, breathing, diction, and musical accuracy.
MUSI 14A Classical Guitar I 1 1/2 Units
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Guitar Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
This course will provide students with beginning instruction for playing the classical, nylon-stringed guitar, assuming there is no prior musical experience. It introduces basic note reading on the first four frets of the instrument, left and right-hand techniques, including free strokes, rest strokes, arpeggio technique, left-hand development of strength and independence. Chords, chord progression, and basic strumming techniques will also be introduced.
MUSI 14B Classical Guitar II 1 1/2 Units
Prerequisite: MUSI 14A or equivalent level; admission by instructor consent. One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Guitar Class Applied Performance Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Prerequisite: MUSI 4A or by audition.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course covers principles, literacy, and parameters of music including writing musical scores, comprehensive and aural analysis, sight-singing, rhythmic training, ear training, and keyboard work, exploring the chromatic practice and the limits of the tonal system including a review of diatonic practice.
MUSI 4C Comprehensive Musicianship II (Third Quarter)
4 Units
Prerequisite: MUSI 4B or by audition.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course covers principles, literacy, and parameters of music including writing, comprehensive and aural analysis, sight-singing, rhythmic training, ear training, and keyboard work exploring the post-tonal practice and the influence of non- notated, experimentally notated, and non-Western music on an emerging worldwide art music culture.
MUSI 8 Intermediate Electronic Music 3 Units
Prerequisite: MUSI 51.
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course covers intermediate level electronic music techniques including digital and analog synthesizer sound design and editing; professional studio and computer music software including integrated audio/MIDI sequencing software, instrument editors, software synthesizers; basic audio/MIDI studio configuration; modular synthesis; basic digital audio recording and editing; basic audio signal processing; introduction to concepts of music notation software; historical and technological development of electronic music; and roles of electronic music technology in modern music. Some prior music experience and/or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 10A or MUSI 12A is recommended, but not required.
MUSI 9A Jazz Piano I
1 1/2 Units
(Formerly MUSI 9.)
Prerequisite: Ability to play a keyboard instrument and read music.
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Class Applied Performance - Jazz and Non- Western Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Development of the ability to play basic jazz piano arrangements from lead sheets in a variety of jazz styles using knowledge of jazz harmony, jazz piano techniques, and improvisational skills. Improvisational skill is developed through the application of provided scale choices and techniques for melodic development.
MUSI 9B Jazz Piano II
1 1/2 Units
(Formerly MUSI 69B.)
Prerequisite: MUSI 9A or by instructor consent.
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Class Applied Performance - Jazz and Non- Western Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Development of the ability to play intermediate jazz piano arrangements from lead sheets in a variety of jazz styles and settings using knowledge of jazz theory, jazz piano techniques, and improvisational skills. Improvisational skill on the piano is developed through the application of scales determined through the use of jazz theory and harmonic analysis, and the application of techniques for melodic development.
MUSI 9C Jazz Piano III
1 1/2 Units
(Formerly MUSI 69C.)
Prerequisite: MUSI 9B or by instructor consent.
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Class Applied Performance - Jazz and Non- Western Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
Development of the ability to play advanced jazz piano arrangements from lead sheets in a variety of jazz styles and settings using knowledge of jazz harmony, jazz piano techniques, and improvisational skills. Improvisational skill on the piano is developed through the application of basic to advanced scales determined through the use of jazz theory and harmonic analysis, and the application of idiomatic phrases.
MUSI 10A Music Fundamentals
3 Units
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
Three hours lecture (36 hours total per quarter).
This is a basic introduction to concepts and skills of music notation, rhythm, major and minor scales and keys, simple sight-reading, key signatures, melody, and triads. This course is open to all students and may be appropriate for students with low scores on the MUSI 3A diagnostic test. Music Fundamentals students with no previous musical experience may benefit from concurrent enrollment in a beginning instrumental or vocal performance class.
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