DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
James Melton, D.M.A., Chair
MISSION: The Music Department seeks to provide understanding and appreciation of the creative process and historical context of music, by offering opportunities for all students to create and recreate music through writing and performance, and to develop their performance skills both individually and by participating in musical ensembles.
The Music Department offers a B.A. degree in Music with emphasis in Music Education, Music Ministry, Music Composition, or Performance. The emphasis in Music Education leads toward the music subject requirements for a State of California Single Subject Teaching Credential. The Music Ministry emphasis provides professional musical background for church music ministry. Music Composition and Performance emphases provide an alternative for students who plan to pursue other professional careers in music. Each of the four emphases provides excellent background for graduate studies. A twenty-unit music minor is offered to interested majors in other disciplines. Required courses for the music major include the music major core requirements and the specific requirements for one of the emphases listed below. Music minor requirements are also listed.