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MUSC 005: Fundamentals of Music

Course Description

This course is designed for the student who seeks to acquire beginning basic skills in music theory. No knowledge of music or music theory is required. The course covers: basic music notation, rhythm and meter, scales, key signatures, intervals and inversions, triads, seventh chords, inversions of chords, and basic music analysis. This is not a course required for music majors.

Units: 3

  • Credit - Degree Applicable
  • Transferable to both UC and CSU

Course Details

  • Grade Options: Letter Grade, Pass/No Pass
  • In-Class Lecture Hours: 48 – 54
  • In-Class Lab Hours: 0

Requisites and Advisories

  • Prerequisites: None
  • Co-Requisites: None
  • Advisory: None

Transfer Details

  • CSU/UC: Transferable to both UC and CSU
  • WVC GE: C. Humanities
  • CSU GE: Area C - Arts and Humanities: C1- Arts
  • UC/IGETC GE: Area 3 - Arts and Humanities: 3A- Arts
  • C-ID: MUS 110 - Music Fundamentals
Last Updated 7/19/23