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Music Major and Minor Curriculums

The Music Department at CSUSB offers a BA degree in Music with seven possible emphases, including one leading to a California teaching credential, and also two minors that can be added to any CSUSB degree. Those are:

Emphases for the BA in Music:

        Music Education
        Performance/Composition
        General Music Studies
        Music Technology
        Musical Theatre
        Ethnomusicology
        Music History

Minors Offered by the Music Dep.

Music
Recording Arts

Teaching Credential Program:

Music

Further Information about each emphasis, including the courses required, can be found in the Music portion of the CSUSB Academic Bulletin/Course Catalog (PDF, 400 kb).

Music Courses in Other Curriculums

The Music Department offers three courses in the Liberal Studies program:

      MUS 531. Music Development for the Classroom Teacher (4)
      MUS 550. Music in the Elementary Classroom (4)
      MUS 570. Musical Creativity for the Elementary Classroom (4)

The Music Department also offers courses in the General Education curriculum:

For category Humanities Breadth Area C.1: MUS 180. Studies in Music (4)
For category Multicultural/Gender Requirement G.2: MUS 350. Music in World Cultures (4)

Further information about Liberal Studies or General Education can be found in the CSUSB Academic Bulletin/Course Catalog (PDF, 2.5 mb).

Course Rotations

Courses offered every quarter by the Music Department:

Applied Lessons

Applied Lessons (Cont.)

Other Courses

MUS 080

MUS 081

MUS 082A-E

MUS 083A-E

MUS 084A-D

MUS 085

Prep Voice

Prep Piano

Prep Strings

Prep Woodwinds

Prep Brass

Prep Percussion

MUS 440

MUS 441A-C

MUS 442A-E

MUS 443A-E

MUS 444A-D

MUS 445

MUS 446

MUS 447

Upper Division Voice II

Upper Division Keyboard II

Upper Division Strings II

Upper Division Woodwinds II

Upper Division Brass II

Upper Division Percussion II

Upper Division Composition II

Applied Technology

MUS 498

MUS 499

MUS 510

MUS 528

MUS 598

MUS 599

MUS 990

MUS 998

Independent Study

Junior Recital

Special Topics in Music

Special Projects

Senior Project

Senior Recital

Music Compreh. Assess.

Concert Attendance

MUS 140

MUS 141A-C

MUS 142A-E

MUS 143A-E

MUS 144A-D

MUS 145

MUS 240

MUS 241A-C

MUS 242A-E

MUS 243A-E

MUS 244A-D

MUS 245

MUS 246

MUS 340

MUS 341A-C

MUS 342A-E

MUS 343A-E

MUS 344A-D

MUS 345

MUS 346

Lower Division Voice I

Lower Division Keyboard I

Lower Division Strings I

Lower Division Woodwinds I

Lower Division Brass I

Lower Division Percussion I

Lower Division Voice II

Lower Division Keyboard II

Lower Division Strings II

Lower Division Woodwinds II

Lower Division Brass II

Lower Division Percussion II

Lower Division Composition

Upper Division Voice I

Upper Division Keyboard I

Upper Division Strings I

Upper Division Woodwinds I

Upper Division Brass I

Upper Division Percussion I

Upper Division Composition I

Performing Ensembles

MUS 380

MUS 381

MUS 382A

MUS 382B

MUS 382C

MUS 382D

MUS 382E

MUS 382F

MUS 385

MUS 386

MUS 389

MUS 391

Chamber Orchestra

Symphonic Band

Chamber Music: Woodwinds

Chamber Music: Percussion

Chamber Music: Flute Choir

Chamber Music: Brass Quintet

Chamber Music: Saxophone Quartet

Chamber Music: Guitar Ensemble

Concert Choir

Chamber Singers

Chamber Winds

Jazz Ensemble

Liberal Studies

MUS 531

Musical Development for the Elementary Teacher

Courses offered every year, and the quarter in which they are offered:

Fall		Winter		Spring
Theory
MUS 100 MUS 101 MUS 320 MUS 321 MUS 542	Basic Musicianship Basic Musicianship Lab Theory III Theory III Lab Studies in Music Org.	MUS 120 MUS 121 MUS 322 MUS 323 MUS 406	Theory I Theory I Lab Theory IV Theory IV Lab Orchestration	MUS 122 MUS 123 MUS 324 MUS 325 MUS 408	Theory II Theory II Lab Theory V Theory V Lab Arranging
History
MUS 304 MUS 400 or MUS 402 or MUS 426	Music History I Studies in Composers Studies in Genres Studies in Music History	MUS 305 MUS 350	Music History II Music of World Cultures	MUS 306	Music History III
Class Applied
MUS 206 MUS 220 MUS 221 MUS 222	Class Voice Class Piano I Class Piano II Class Piano III	MUS 205A MUS 220 MUS 221 MUS 222	Class Guitar I Class Piano I Class Piano II Class Piano III	MUS 205B MUS 206 MUS 220 MUS 221 MUS 222	Class Guitar II Class Voice Class Piano I Class Piano II Class Piano III
Music Technology
MUS 266 MUS 267	Intro Comp. & Elec. Music Intro to Studio Record. Tech.	MUS 416 MUS 427	Adv. Comp. & Elec. Music Adv. Studio Rec. Tech.	MUS 429	Topics in Music Tech.
Music Education
MUS 210 MUS 411 MUS 207A	Conducting Teaching Music in Secondary Schools Diction for Singer I	MUS 209 MUS 303 MUS 410	Instrumental Music Literature Instrumental Conducting Music in the Elem. Schools	MUS 208 MUS 301 MUS 535	Vocal Music Literature Choral Conducting Computer Studies for Music Teachers
General Education
HUM 330 MUS 180	Arts and Ideas Studies in Music	HUM 380 MUS 180	Comp. Ideas in Art: East and West Studies in Music	MUS 330 MUS 180	Arts and Ideas Studies in Music
Ensembles
MUS 392	Show Choir	MUS 387	Opera Workshop	MUS 392	Show Choir

Courses offered on a four-quarter rotation:

MUS 201A
MUS 202A

Class Strings I
Class Woodwinds I

MUS 201B
MUS 202B

Class Strings II
Class Woodwinds II

MUS 203A
MUS 204A

Class Brass I
Class Perc. I

MUS 203B
MUS 204B

Class Brass II
Class Per. II

Courses offered "as needed" and the quarter in which they are usually offered:

MUS 302
MUS 351
MUS 550
MUS 570

Musical Theater Production
Latin American Music
Music in the Elementary Classroom
Music Creation for the Elementary Classroom

As needed.
Spring as needed.
Winter as needed.
Spring as needed.