Vanguard University of Southern California

Music Major*

Music Major Core Requirements sixty units
Lower Division twenty-five units
          
Music Theory seventeen units
MUSC 131 Music Theory I 3 units
MUSC 132 Aural Theory I 1 unit
MUSC 136 Music Theory II 3 units
MUSC 137 Aural Theory II 1 unit
MUSC 220 Introduction to MIDI 1 unit
MUSC 231 Music Theory III 3 units
MUSC 232 Aural Theory III 1 unit
MUSC 236 Music Theory IV 3 units
MUSC 237 Aural Theory IV 1 unit
Ensemble MUSC 200, 240, 241, or 250 (1 unit each) 4 units
Applied Music Instrumental, Piano, Organ or Voice (1 unit each) 4 units
Recital Attendance MUSC 114 A/B, 214 A/B 0 units

Students must show proficiency in Basic Musicianship II (MUSC 106) prior to enrolling in Music Theory I (MUSC 131). Students who need to enroll in MUSC 101 and/or MUSC 106 should be prepared to take up to five years to complete the Music Major.

All music majors must select one performance medium for an applied area of specialty (piano, organ, voice, string, wind, brass, percussion, or guitar).

Participation in department recitals during the semester and performance before a jury at the end of the semester are required in each Applied Music course.

Upper Division   thirty-five units
MUSC 325 Music History and Literature I  (Music Before 1600) 3 units
MUSC 326 Music History and Literature II  (1600-1900) 3 units
MUSC 330 20th Century and World Music 3 units
MUSC 331A Conducting 3 units
MUSC 332 Advanced Conducting 2 units
MUSC 301 Counterpoint 3 units
MUSC 401 Twentieth Century Music Theory 3 units
MUSC 402 Orchestration 3 units
MUSC 406C Music and Worship 3 units
Applied Music  Instrumental, Piano, Organ or Voice (1 unit each) 4 units
Recital Attendance MUSC 314 A/B, 414 A/B 0 units
(Note: Must be the same performance medium as lower division Applied Music. Performance and Composition emphases have different Applied Music requirements.)
     
Senior Recital MUTC, MUPF, MUSC 491 1 unit 
Ensemble MUSC 300, 340, 341 or 350 (1 unit each) 4 units
Piano Proficiency   0 units
     
   

* This information is provided for ease of use, however it is not the official record. See the academic catalog for official course descriptions and requirements, or contact the Department of Music Information shown here reflects the 2009-2010 academic catalog.