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 Requirement
Students are required to complete General Theory requirements, Applied Music requirements and a two-semester Foreign Language requirement.
General Theory requirement
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I |
MUSIC 3A: Harmony |
| MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II |
MUSIC 3B: Harmony |
| 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 2A: Musicianship |
| MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
MUSIC 2B: Musicianship |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |
Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 101: Studio Class (taken for 4 semesters) |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 180: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruc. |
MUSIC 9B: Individual Instruction - Studio/Jazz Woodwinds and Brass |
| MUSC 181: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruc.* |
MUSIC 9B: Individual Instruction - Studio/Jazz Woodwinds and Brass |
| MUSC 280: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruc.* |
Choose one course:
Music 9C, 9F, 9G |
| MUSC 281: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruc.* |
Choose one course:
Music 9C, 9F, 9G |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY 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 |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITALN 1: Elementary Italian |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
ITALN 2: Elementary Italian |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |
Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GRMAN 1: Elementary German |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
GRMAN 2: Elementary German |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLE |
Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRNCH 1: Elementary French |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
FRNCH 2: Elementary French |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |
Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GRMAN 1: Elementary German |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITALN 1: Elementary Italian |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |
Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRNCH 1: Elementary French |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITALN 1: Elementary Italian |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |
Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRNCH 1: Elementary French |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GRMAN 1: Elementary German |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |