MUSIC AT CAŅADA
COLLEGE
Love
more music in more ways!
The primary mission of the Caņada College Music
Department is to offer a variety of transferable music courses. These range from a hands-on orientation to courses
promoting multiple perspectives on music.
Our courses cover a wide range of interests and support different
learning styles. These courses have no
prerequisites and are of interest to students with no music background at all
as well as to accomplished musicians.
Piano -- Several levels of piano instruction are offered -- .
NO MUSIC BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY for the entry level course,
MUS 301.
Music of The
Americas
(MUS 240) This course will explore the
exciting world of music from South, Central and North America as we listen to
how indigenous, African and European traditions blend to create an amazing
buffet of dance, folk and art music.
Attending one concert is a part of the course.
Fundamentals of Music (MUS 100) teaches you how
to read music notation, understanding scales, key signatures, and rhythms. NO MUSIC BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE
NECESSARY. You can apply what you learn
to creating your own music.
Ear-training is also introduced for fun (it is not tested). The course is taught with each student
sitting at a piano keyboard, so we get to work with sound! Many assignments can be completed in class
and there is little reading involved.
Just music reading! This course
takes you up to an introductory level for notating songs you compose. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A)
Music Appreciation (MUS 202) covers blues, jazz, various kinds
of popular music, and classical music with an ear toward interpreting musical
meanings. The course has one
presentation and one or two short
papers required. A light reading load
with a mixture of in-class assignments and homework. Attending one concert is a part of the course. A mixture of multiple-choice quizzes leading
to a take-home final exam with essay questions. Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A) Class webpage.
World Music (MUS 250) skips around the world, sampling
traditional and contemporary music from Africa, the Arab world,
Music, Art and Ideas (MUS 115) integrates the
history of art and music in European and American culture. What music did composers compose when
Michelangelo was sculpting his David? What paintings were painted as Beethoven
created his 5th Symphony? Find out in Music, Art and Ideas. If you
like grand stories, this is the course for you. It is also good for those of you who consider yourself to be
visual learners. The course places
equal emphasis on art and music. The
music is the basis of would we consider to be the classical tradition
today. I find that mixing music and art
makes them both more interesting and approachable. We learn through emotions, not just memorizing data, and music
and art provide emotional pathways into history, too. A very readable and enjoyable textbook with many fine pictures is
the basis of a moderate reading load.
Exams are multiple-choice with short essay questions on the final. Attending one concert and visiting an art
museum is a part of the course.
Transfer: CSU: C1, UC. (IGETC: 3A) Current class
webpage.
Future offerings
If you are interested in particular courses,
especially in voice or guitar, being offered at
~~David Meckler
