Music

The Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer degree (AA-T in Music) is a 60-unit program which provides students the lower division coursework required for transfer to a CSU institution for the major in Music. MUSC 042 or 048 or 049 are 1-unit courses that must be repeated 4 times to meet the CSU transfer requirement as appropriate to the student's course of study. MUSC 039A/B/C/D/E/F/G is a genre-specific 1-unit course that must be repeated 4 times to meet the requirement as appropriate to the student's course of study. Students must complete the following requirements: • 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units. • the California General Education Transfer Curriculum pattern (Cal-GETC). • a minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district. • attainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0. • earn a grade of C or P or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.  NOTE: Though the AA-T provides seamless transfer to a CSU institution, students must still audition for acceptance and placement within the corresponding Music program, per NASM accreditation standards. Music majors will be required to pass a Piano Proficiency Examination prior to graduation from the transfer institution which may include: sight reading a two-part grade 1 selection; playing two stylistically contrasting pieces from Bartok's Mikrokosmos Book II or equivalent; transposing a simple chorale at sight; harmonizing a melody; improvising a melody from a given chord progression. Students who do not possess these proficiencies are encouraged to use available elective units to enroll in the appropriate level of Beginning or Intermediate Piano (MUSC 030A, 030B, 031A, 031B), determined by placement audition with WVC piano faculty prior to the start of the semester.