Music- Bachelor of Music, with majors available in the following areas:
- Instrumental Performance
- Vocal Performance
- Music Education
- Jazz Studies
- Piano Studies
- Composition
- Bachelor of Arts, Music with emphases available in General Music or Music Technology
- A minor in Music is available, as is a concentration in Music for those majoring in Liberal Studies.
- Musician, $41,333 annually
- Music Teacher, Post-secondary, $55,190 annually
- Deborah Kavasch (Chair), Ph.D.
- Daniel R. Afonso, D.M.A.
- Robert Danziger, Ph.D.
- Daniel Davies, D.M.
- Geoffrey Mulder, M.M.
- Stuart Sims, M.A.
- Stephen Thomas, D.M.A
- John Weddle, D.M.
- Joseph Wiggett, D.M.A
The College of the Arts’ focus on excellence across disciplines provides the region and the state with superior and fulfilling visual and performing arts degree programs. The College is comprised of exceptional artists and dedicated faculty who understand the interrelationship of the arts and their relevance to our greater society.
COA contact info
Dean: Daryl J. Moore
Phone: (209) 667-3959
E-mail: COA@csustan.edu
Web site: www.csustan.edu/COA
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The Department of Music validates its commitment to excellence through the promotion of scholarship and performance by both faculty and students. The program provides opportunities for multicultural experiences through a progressive curriculum that examines the diversity of the world’s music. The program is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Where can a Music degree take you? Possible career paths/fields of work include: singer, conductor, soloist, commercial music recording, private teacher, journalist, accompanist, organist, choir director, music librarian, music therapist, music publisher, recording industry producer, music critic, or instrumentalist.
- Composition
- Orchestration
- Eighteenth Century Counterpoint
- Form and Analysis
- Basic Conducting
- Jazz Arranging
- Music in Elementary School
- American Music
- History of Jazz
MUS 3500:
Audio Recording
Introduction of basic audio recording principles and techniques progressing from tape-based recording through such subjects as mixers, multi-track recording, effects processors, and microphones.
- To perform on a principal instrument/voice with a proficiency appropriate to the desired level of study, and to demonstrate this skill in solo and ensemble performances
- To demonstrate technological literacy throughout the curriculum
- To demonstrate understanding of theoretical and formal principles of music through coursework that emphasizes composition, analysis, and improvisation
Department of Music
Music Building, Room M3
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382