Music Majors
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Music The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Music in the following concentrations:
- Choral Conducting concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
- Instrumental Conducting concentration
- Instrumental Studies concentration
- Music History/Literature concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
- Theory/Composition concentration(Instrumental or Vocal)
- Vocal Studies concentration
- World Music/Ethnomusicology concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
University Core Requirements
Please consult the University Core requirements page for additional courses as required by the College of Communication and Fine Arts.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Students are required to complete General Theory requirements, Applied Music requirements and a two-semester Foreign Language requirement.
General Theory requirement
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I |
MUSIC 201: Harmony I |
| MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II |
MUSIC 202: Harmony II |
| MUSC 221: Music Theory and Form III |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 222: Music Theory and Form IV |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 133: Aural Skills I |
MUSIC 211: Musicianship I |
| MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
MUSIC 212: Musicianship II |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 101: Studio Class (taken for 4 semesters) |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 180: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 181: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 280: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 281: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
*A grade of B [3.0] or better is required in this course.
Foreign Language requirement
Students are required to take one of the following foreign language sequences.
Sequence 1:
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITALIAN 1: Elementary Italian I |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
ITALIAN 2: Elementary Italian II |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
No course equivalency |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
Choose one of the following options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FRENCH 1: Elementary French I
Option 2: Take both courses:
• FRENCH 21: Fundamentals of French I
• FRENCH 22: Fundamentals of French II |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
FRENCH 2: Elementary French II |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
No course equivalency |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITALIAN 1: Elementary Italian I |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
Choose one of the following options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FRENCH 1: Elementary French I
Option 2: Take both courses:
• FRENCH 21: Fundamentals of French I
• FRENCH 22: Fundamentals of French II |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITALIAN 1: Elementary Italian I |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |
Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
EAST L. A. COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
Choose one of the following options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FRENCH 1: Elementary French I
Option 2: Take both courses:
• FRENCH 21: Fundamentals of French I
• FRENCH 22: Fundamentals of French II |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
EAST L.A. COLLEGE |