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 Requirement
Students are required to complete General Theory requirements, Applied Music requirements and a two-semester Foreign Language requirement. General Theory requirement
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I |
MUS 10: Harmony I |
| MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II |
MUS 11: Harmony II |
| MUSC 221: Music Theory and Form III |
MUS 12: Harmony III |
| MUSC 222: Music Theory and Form IV |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 133: Aural Skills I |
MUS 92: Musicianship I |
| MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
MUS 93: Musicianship II |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |
Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 101: Studio Class (taken for 4 semesters) |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 180: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction |
Choose one course:
• MUS 50: Applied Music - Instrumental
• MUS 51: Applied Music - Keyboard
• MUS 52: Applied Music - Voice |
| 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 |
SADDLEBACK 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 |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITA 2: Elementary Italian |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
ITA 3: Intermediate Italian |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |
Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GER 1: Elementary German |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
GER 2: Elementary German |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |
Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FR 1: Elementary French |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
FR 2: Elementary French |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |
Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GER 1: Elementary German |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITA 2: Elementary Italian |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |
Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FR 1: Elementary French |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITA 2: Elementary Italian |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |
Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FR 1: Elementary French |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GER 1: Elementary German |
| LMU |
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE |