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 |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I |
MUSIC 6: Diatonic Harmony |
| MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II |
MUSIC 7: Chromatic 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 2: Musicianship |
| MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
MUSIC 3: Musicianship |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 101: Studio Class (taken for 4 semesters) |
No course equivalency |
MUSC 180: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction
MUSC 181: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
MUSIC 92: Applied Music Instruction |
MUSC 280: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction*
MUSC 281: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
MUSIC 92: Applied Music Instruction |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA 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 |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 1: Elementary Italian I |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
ITAL 2: Elementary Italian II |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GERMAN 1: Elementary German I |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
GERMAN 2: Elementary German II |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRENCH 1: Elementary French I |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
FRENCH 2: Elementary French Ii |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GERMAN 1: Elementary German I |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 1: Elementary Italian I |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRENCH 1: Elementary French I |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 1: Elementary Italian I |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRENCH 1: Elementary French I |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GERMAN 1: Elementary German I |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |