Music Majors
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 |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I
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MUS 180: Theory and Ear Training 1
+
MUS 185: Theory and Ear Training 2
(both courses are required) |
MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II
MUSC 133: Aural Skills I |
MUS 280: Theory and Ear Training 3 |
MUSC 221: Music Theory and Form III
MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
MUS 285: Theory and Ear Training 4 |
| MUSC 222: Music Theory and Form IV |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
ORANGE COAST 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
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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*
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 |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 185: Elementary Italian 2 |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
ITAL 285: Intermediate Italian 2 |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GRMN 180: Elementary German 1 |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
GRMN 185: Elementary German 2 |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FREN 180: Elementary French 1 |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
FREN 185: Elementary French 2 |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GRMN 180: Elementary German 1 |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 185: Elementary Italian 2 |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FREN 180: Elementary French 1 |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 185: Elementary Italian 2 |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FREN 180: Elementary French 1 |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GRMN 180: Elementary German 1 |
LMU
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ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
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