Composition for Stage and Screen, BM Courses

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The Bachelor of Music in Composition for Stage and Screen prepares students with the fundamental musical skills, technical competencies, stylistic understanding, creative tools and artistic cultivation to successfully pursue a career in music composition. Students in the program will also be required to actively compose and perform throughout their tenure in the program.

Core Applied Music Requirements

MUSC0120 Class Piano I

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
MUSC0120-A Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC0120-CR Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	T	-
MUSC0120-B Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC0220 Class Piano II

Prerequisite: MUSC0120 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
MUSC0220-CR Dahlgren, Steven J	09/08/2026	T	-
MUSC0220-A Dahlgren, Steven J	01/11/2027	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC0220-B Dahlgren, Steven J	01/11/2027	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC 0800-0890 - Private Instruction (4 units)
MUSC 4600-4690 - Private Instruction (2 units minimum)
MUSC___ - Major Ensemble (4 units selected from MUSC 0670, 0690, 0910, 0920, 0940, 0960, 0970, 0990)

*See notes in the current catalog.

Core Lower Division Requirements

MUSC1140 Music Theory I

Prerequisite: MUSC1070 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC1140-A St Marseille, Daniel F	01/11/2027	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
MUSC1140-B St Marseille, Daniel F	01/11/2027	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC1150 Musicianship Lab 1

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC1150-A King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC1150-B King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC1240 Music Theory II

Development of skills in analyzing and writing music involving diatonic voice leading principles and harmonic progressions. Examples are drawn from art, sacred and popular music. Concert attendance requirement. Prerequisite: MUSC1140 (3 Units)

MUSC1250 Musicianship Lab II

Continued development of aural skills and introduction to keyboard harmony and improvisation. Prerequisite: MUSC1150 Corequisite: MUSC1240 (1 Unit)

MUSC2020 Music in Global Cultures

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2020-A Wheeler, Ruth Noemy	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC2020-A Wheeler, Ruth Noemy	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC2140 Music Theory III

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2140-A Kirk, Erin P.	09/08/2026	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
MUSC2140-B Kirk, Erin P.	09/08/2026	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC2150 Musicianship Lab III

Prerequisite: MUSC1250 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2150-A King, Nathan E.	09/08/2026	TTh	7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MUSC2150-B King, Nathan E.	09/08/2026	TTh	8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

MUSC2240 Music Theory IV

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2240-A Kirk, Erin P.	01/11/2027	MWF	8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

MUSC2250 Musicianship Lab IV

Prerequisite: MUSC2150 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC2250-A King, Nathan E.	01/11/2027	TTh	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Core Upper Division Requirements

MUSC3090 History of Film Music

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3090-A Pickett, Glenn A.	01/11/2027	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC3120 Introduction to Conducting

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3120-A Holliday, Guy M.	09/08/2026	MW	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MUSC3120-B Holliday, Guy M.	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC3130 Music History I

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3130-A Golden, Joshua Charles	09/08/2026	MW	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3240 Music History III

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3240-A Toledo, David M.	09/08/2026	MWF	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3250 Music History IV

Prerequisite: MUSC1240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3250-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	MW	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3820 Music Technology

Prerequisite: MUSC2140 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
MUSC3820-A Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	09/08/2026	MW	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MUSC3820-B Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC3820-A Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	01/11/2027	MW	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MUSC3820-B Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC4310 Senior Recital and Project

Prerequisite: MUSC0120 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4310-A Moon, Gene Ho	09/08/2026		-
MUSC4310-A Moon, Gene Ho	01/11/2027		-

PART3600 Beauty, Arts, and Christian Wa

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
PART3600-A Williams, Chessa W.	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PART3600-A Williams, Chessa W.	01/11/2027	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Plus, MUSC___ Ensemble (2 units Upper Division Chamber or Large Ensemble)

Composition Major Requirements

MUSC1210 Composition Forum

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC1210-A Pickett, Glenn A.	01/11/2027	F	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC1210-A Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	01/11/2027	F	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC2530 Introduction to Music Composition

Composing for a variety of instruments and/or voices. Intended as an introduction to various techniques and styles of composition and particular concerns of each. Prerequisite: MUSC2140 MUSC2150 (3 Units)

MUSC3170 Music Entrepreneurship

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3170-DS Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	09/08/2026		-
MUSC3170-A Jimenez, Hector Gabriel	01/11/2027	MWF	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MUSC3260 Commercial Arranging I

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3260-A Brooks, James Thomas	01/11/2027	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC3540 Private Lessons in Composition

Prerequisite: MUSC2530 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3540-A Pickett, Glenn A.	09/08/2026	F	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC3540-A Pickett, Glenn A.	01/11/2027	F	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

MUSC3720 Counterpoint

Continued study of composers' methods of organizing music. Focuses on analysis of music and writing music using contrapuntal techniques. Emphasis on forms of Baroque era and their current application. Prerequisite: MUSC2240 MUSC2250 (2 Units)

MUSC3860 Audio RecordingAndStudio Tech

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3860-A Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey L.	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
MUSC3860-B Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey L.	09/08/2026	TTh	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

MUSC3870 Audio RecordingAndStudio Tech

Prerequisite: MUSC3860 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3870-A Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey L.	01/11/2027	TTh	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MUSC3870-B Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey L.	01/11/2027	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

MUSC4720 Orchestration

Prerequisite: MUSC2240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4720-A Pickett, Glenn A.	09/08/2026	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

* Students must take 8 units of MUSC 1210 (1 unit for each semester of residence)

* Students must take 4 units of MUSC3540

Composition Electives

Complete 6 additional units from the following:

FILM1050 Introduction to Film Studies

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time
FILM1050-C Berry, Joel P.	09/08/2026	TTh	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
FILM1050-B Scoggins, Nathan R.	09/08/2026	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
FILM1050-A Croteau, Melissa	09/08/2026	MW	12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
FILM1050-A Eaton, Michael A.	01/11/2027	TTh	12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
FILM1050-B Eaton, Michael A.	01/11/2027	TTh	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

MUSC3060 History of Popular Music

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3060-A Brooks, James Thomas	01/11/2027	MWF	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

MUSC3080 History of Jazz

( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3080-A STAFF, STAFF	01/11/2027	TTh	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

MUSC3110 Form and Analysis

Prerequisite: MUSC2240 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC3110-A Jaramillo, Andres E.	09/08/2026	MW	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
MUSC3110-DS Jaramillo, Andres E.	09/08/2026		-

MUSC3230 Music History II

Following the scope and format of the music history courses, this course is a general survey of musical styles and history of the Baroque and Classical periods. Prerequisite: MUSC1240 MUSC1250 (3 Units)

MUSC4870 Sound DesignForFilmAndMultimed

Prerequisite: MUSC3870 ( Units)

Instructor	Start Date	Days	Time	Location
MUSC4870-A Brooks, James Thomas	01/11/2027	TTh	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

*Curriculum subject to change. Please refer to the current catalog for more information.

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