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 |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I |
MUS 3: Harmony I |
| MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II |
MUS 4: Harmony II |
| MUSC 221: Music Theory and Form III |
MUS 5: Harmony III |
| MUSC 222: Music Theory and Form IV |
MUS 6: Harmony IV |
| MUSC 133: Aural Skills I |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY 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 |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
*
A grade of B [3.0] or better is required in this course.
Foreign Language requirement
Students are required to take 1 of the following foreign language sequences.
Sequence 1:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
No course equivalency |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
No course equivalency |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
Choose one of the following 2 options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FR 1: Beginning French I
Option 2: Take both courses
• FR 1A: Introduction to Beginning French I
• FR 1B: Continuation of Beginning French I |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
Choose one of the following 2 options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FR 2: Beginning French II
Option 2: Take both courses:
• FR 2A: Introduction to Beginning French II
• FR 2B: Continuation of Beginning French II |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
No course equivalency |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
Choose one of the following 2 options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FR 1: Beginning French I
Option 2: Take both courses
• FR 1A: Introduction to Beginning French I
• FR 1B: Continuation of Beginning French I |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
Choose one of the following 2 options:
Option 1: Take the following course:
• FR 1: Beginning French I
Option 2: Take both courses
• FR 1A: Introduction to Beginning French I
• FR 1B: Continuation of Beginning French I |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GER 1: Elementary German |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |