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MUSC 069A: Songwriting, Level 1

Course Description

This course offers the commercial music student the opportunity to acquire basic skills in commercial music theory, specifically in preparation for MUSC 069B Songwriting, Level 2. No prior knowledge of music or music theory is required. This course explores basic music notation, rhythm and meter, scales, key signatures, intervals and inversions, triads, inversions of chords, and simple harmonic analysis.

Units: 3

  • Credit - Degree Applicable
  • Transferable to CSU only

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 CSU only
  • WVC GE: C. Humanities
Last Updated 7/19/23