Music Education, BM Courses

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In addition to the general education and core music degree requirements, students must complete all of the prescribed courses listed in the music education major. Students must also select an emphasis from the following: Choral Emphasis or Instrumental Emphasis.

Core Applied Music Requirements

MUSC0120 Class Piano I

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
MUSC0120-A Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC0120-CR Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	T	-
MUSC0120-B Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC0220 Class Piano II

Prerequisite: MUSC0120 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
MUSC0220-CR Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	T	-
MUSC0220-A Dahlgren, Steven J	01/11/2027	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC0220-B Dahlgren, Steven J	01/11/2027	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC 0800-0890 - Private Instruction (4 units, same instrument**)
MUSC 4600-4690 - Private Instruction (4 units minimum, same instrument)**

Core Lower Division Requirements

MUSC1140 Music Theory I

Prerequisite: MUSC1070 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC1140-A St Marseille, Daniel F	01/11/2027	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
MUSC1140-B St Marseille, Daniel F	01/11/2027	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC1150 Musicianship Lab 1

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC1150-A King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC1150-B King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC1240 Music Theory II

Development of skills in analyzing and writing music involving diatonic voice leading principles and harmonic progressions. Examples are drawn from art, sacred and popular music. Concert attendance requirement. Prerequisite: MUSC1140 (3 Units)

MUSC1250 Musicianship Lab II

Continued development of aural skills and introduction to keyboard harmony and improvisation. Prerequisite: MUSC1150 Corequisite: MUSC1240 (1 Unit)

MUSC2020 Music in Global Cultures

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2020-A Wheeler, Ruth Noemy	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC2020-A Wheeler, Ruth Noemy	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC2140 Music Theory III

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2140-A Kirk, Erin P.	09/08/2026	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
MUSC2140-B Kirk, Erin P.	09/08/2026	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC2150 Musicianship Lab III

Prerequisite: MUSC1250 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2150-A King, Nathan E.	09/08/2026	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC2150-B King, Nathan E.	09/08/2026	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC2240 Music Theory IV

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2240-A Kirk, Erin P.	01/11/2027	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC2250 Musicianship Lab IV

Prerequisite: MUSC2150 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2250-A King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	TTh	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Core Upper Division Requirements

MUSC3120 Introduction to Conducting

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3120-A Holliday, Guy M.	09/08/2026	MW	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MUSC3120-B Holliday, Guy M.	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC3130 Music History I

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3130-A Golden, Joshua Charles	09/08/2026	MW	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3230 Music History II

Following the scope and format of the music history courses, this course is a general survey of musical styles and history of the Baroque and Classical periods. Prerequisite: MUSC1240 MUSC1250 (3 Units)

MUSC3240 Music History III

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3240-A Toledo, David M.	09/08/2026	MWF	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3250 Music History IV

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3250-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	MW	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3820 Music Technology

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
MUSC3820-A Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	09/08/2026	MW	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MUSC3820-B Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC3820-A Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	01/11/2027	MW	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MUSC3820-B Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC4310 Senior Recital and Project

Prerequisite: MUSC0120 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4310-A Moon, Gene Ho	09/08/2026		-
MUSC4310-A Moon, Gene Ho	01/11/2027		-

PART3600 Beauty, Arts, and Christian Wa

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
PART3600-A Williams, Chessa W.	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PART3600-A Williams, Chessa W.	01/11/2027	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Music Education Lower Division Requirement

MUSC0140 Class Guitar

Group instruction in the fundamentals of guitar. (1 Unit)

Music Education Upper Division Requirements

EDUC4810 IntlClinPrac: PrelimSngSubCred

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
EDUC4810-E Allbeck, Paula R.	09/07/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-B Stubbs, Richard J.	09/07/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-C Ortuno Davari, Dewitt	09/07/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-D Park, Angela J.	09/07/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-A Hughes, Ashley N.	09/07/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-F STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-E STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-D STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-C STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4810-B STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

EDUC4820 FnlClinPract: PrelimSnglSubCre

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
EDUC4820-E Allbeck, Paula R.	11/02/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-B Stubbs, Richard J.	11/02/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-C Ortuno Davari, Dewitt	11/02/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-D Park, Angela J.	11/02/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-A Hughes, Ashley N.	11/02/2026	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-A Alexander, Karen Elizabeth	03/08/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-F STAFF, STAFF	03/08/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-E STAFF, STAFF	03/08/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-D STAFF, STAFF	03/08/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-C STAFF, STAFF	03/08/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EDUC4820-B STAFF, STAFF	03/08/2027	M	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

EDUC4990 Student Teaching Portfolio

Prerequisite: EDUC4980 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
EDUC4990-B Johnson, Jannette M.	09/08/2026	T	8:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EDUC4990-A Hansen, Darel E.	09/08/2026	T	8:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EDUC4990-C Walker, Annette	09/08/2026	T	8:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EDUC4990-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	T	8:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EDUC4990-C STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	T	8:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EDUC4990-B STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	T	8:15 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC3110 Form and Analysis

Prerequisite: MUSC2240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3110-A Jaramillo, Andres E.	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC3110-DS Jaramillo, Andres E.	09/08/2026		-

MUSC4050 Introduction to Music Educatio

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4050-A Park, Angela J.	09/08/2026	TTh	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

MUSC4080 Jazz Pedagogy

Prerequisite: MUSC2240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4080-A St Marseille, Daniel F	09/08/2026	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC4200 Intermediate Studies in Music Education

Building on the foundational concepts introduced in "Introduction to Music Education," this course explores deeper into the theories, methodologies, and practices essential for effective music teaching. The course includes topics such as literacy, diverse teaching strategies, curriculum design, special needs, and assessment techniques tailored for K-12 learning environments. Prerequisite: MUSC4050 (3 Units)

MUSC4400 Instrumental Tech For Woodwind

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4400-A St Marseille, Daniel F	09/08/2026	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

MUSC4410 Instrumental Techniques for Brass

Private or group instruction on instruments of the brass family. Primary emphasis on one instrument to gain basic proficiency, with exposure to problems and techniques of the other members of that family. Instruction in pedagogical techniques useful in classroom instruction. (1 Unit)

MUSC4420 Instrumental Techniques for Percussion

Private or group instruction on instruments of the percussion family. Primary emphasis on one instrument to gain basic proficiency, with exposure to problems and techniques of the other members of that family. Instruction in pedagogical techniques useful in classroom instruction. (1 Unit)

MUSC4430 Instrumental Tech for Strings

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4430-A Wheeler, Ruth Noemy	01/11/2027	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

MUSC4440 Vocal Techniques

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4440-A Niu, Brian	09/08/2026	F	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC4720 Orchestration

Prerequisite: MUSC2240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4720-A Pickett, Glenn A.	09/08/2026	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC4730 Advanced Studies in Music Ed

Prerequisite: MUSC4050 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4730-A Park, Angela J.	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC4750 General Music Methods

Prerequisite: MUSC4050 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4750-A Park, Angela J.	01/11/2027	Th	10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Emphasis Requirements

Music Education students must select an emphasis from the following:

Choral Emphasis
Instrumental Emphasis

Choral Emphasis

MUSC3440 Choral Literature

Prerequisite: MUSC4050 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3440-A Niu, Brian	01/11/2027	T	10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

MUSC4130 Choral Conducting

Prerequisite: MUSC3120 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4130-A Levine, Brent Stephen	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC4130-A Niu, Brian	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC4270 Diction for Singers I

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4270-A Wills, Alyssa B.	09/08/2026	MW	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC4280 Diction for Singers II

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4280-A Wills, Alyssa B.	01/11/2027	MW	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC4790 Choral Methods

Prerequisite: MUSC3440 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4790-A Garrett, Karen G.	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
MUSC4790-A Niu, Brian	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

MUSC4910H Chamber Singers

Chamber Singers gives experience in preparation and performance of recognized and new choral works as well as masterworks of Western music written for small choral ensembles. Students must be enrolled in at least one ensemble for full credit each semester. Additional ensembles may be taken for 0 units. (0-1 Units)

*3 units required for MUSC4910H.

Instrumental Emphasis

MUSC3450 Orchestral and Band Literature

Prerequisite: MUSC4050 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3450-A Holliday, Guy M.	01/11/2027	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC4120 Instrumental Conducting

Prerequisite: MUSC3120 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4120-A Levine, Brent Stephen	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC4120-A Niu, Brian	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC4450 Marching Band Techniques

Prerequisite: MUSC1140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4450-A Levine, Brent Stephen	09/08/2026	MW	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC4760 Instrumental Methods

Prerequisite: MUSC3450 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4760-A Levine, Brent Stephen	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Complete 3 units from the following:

MUSC4900A Major Ensemble: Symphonic Band

Prerequisite: MUSC0670 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4900A-A Levine, Brent Stephen	09/08/2026	T	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MUSC4900A-A Levine, Brent Stephen	01/11/2027	T	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

MUSC4910A Chamber Ensemble

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4910A-A Brand Butler, Angela H	09/08/2026		-
MUSC4910A-A Brand Butler, Angela H	01/11/2027		-

MUSC4910B Chamber Ensemble: Piano

Prerequisite: MUSC0950 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Time
MUSC4910B-A Brand Butler, Angela H	09/08/2026	-
MUSC4910B-C Jaramillo, Andres E.	09/08/2026	-
MUSC4910B-B Rivas, Aristides	09/08/2026	-
MUSC4910B-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	-

MUSC4910C Chamber Ensemble: Guitar

Prerequisite: MUSC0950 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Time
MUSC4910C-A Wheeler, Ruth Noemy	09/08/2026	-
MUSC4910C-C Morris, Simon S.	09/08/2026	-
MUSC4910C-B Cruz, Jennifer Marie	09/08/2026	-
MUSC4910C-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	-

MUSC4910D Chamber Ensemble: Winds

Prerequisite: MUSC0950 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4910D-A Golden, Joshua Charles	09/08/2026		-
MUSC4910D-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027		-

MUSC4910E Chamber Ensemble: Jazz Combo

Prerequisite: MUSC0950 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4910E-A King, Nathan E.	09/08/2026	Th	6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
MUSC4910E-A King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	T	6:15 PM - 7:45 PM

MUSC4910F Jazz Ensemble

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4910F-A St Marseille, Daniel F	09/08/2026	TTh	4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
MUSC4910F-A St Marseille, Daniel F	01/11/2027	TTh	4:15 PM - 5:45 PM

*Curriculum subject to change. Please see the current catalog for more information.

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