Music Applied
10 courses · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
MUSA 20A Guitar I
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Advisory
- MUSL 6
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students will be led through a one-semester course to introduce them to the guitar. The course will be split into several units that cover various aspects of understanding the instrument and the music that can be created with it. Students will learn using a combination of folk and classic approaches to playing technique, utilizing basic scales and chords in first position, and music notation. Students will also be led through a routine of tuning their guitars, warming-up, group instruction, and independent group practicing and playing.
MUSA 20B Guitar II
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Prerequisite
- MUSA 20A or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides intermediate six-string guitar instruction. Intermediate level classical solo repertoire as well as equivalent level popular music will be examined. Bar chords, intermediate level keys and arpeggios, transposition with and without a capo, strums, bass runs, and classical theory will be taught.
MUSA 21A Piano I
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Advisory
- MUSL 6
- Transfers to
- CSU
Beginning piano. Contemporary and classic approaches to playing piano using basic scales, chords and music notation.
MUSA 21B Piano II
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Prerequisite
- MUSA 21A
- Transfers to
- CSU
Development of skills in piano performance, notation, literature. Emphasis on further development of technique and performance.
MUSA 21M Class Piano for Majors
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Prerequisite
- MUSL 2A and/or Passing of a placement examination by the instructor.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to prepare music majors for their piano proficiency examination. Skills development includes major and minor scales, diatonic chord progressions, transposition, treble and bass clef reading, harmonization, and simple hands together part playing.
MUSA 22A Jazz Piano and Musicianship I
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Advisory
- MUSL 6
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Voicings, chords, and guidelines for improvisation in the contemporary styles of the jazz pianist. Post bop-era, through modern to avant-garde piano playing in the jazz idiom.
MUSA 22B Jazz Piano and Musicianship II
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Prerequisite
- MUSA 22A
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Development of skills in jazz piano performance, notation, literature. Emphasis on further development of technique and performance.
MUSA 23A Voice I
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
MUSA 23A is an introductory course designed to teach you how to make your voice sound more powerful, how to use vocal technique to expand your range and expression, and how to become more confident in vocal performances. Topics include tone production, breathing, diction, sight singing, interpretation and solo performance of vocal literature.
MUSA 23B Voice II
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Prerequisite
- MUSA 23A
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Development of the many aspects of singing from the physical act through the aesthetic experience. The course is designed for the beginning to intermediate singer who desires vocal improvement, and for the music major as an addition to and extension of skills and knowledge necessary for artistic development. Introduces appropriate repertoire.
MUSA 40 Applied Lessons
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 72 Lab
- Corequisite
- MUSP 12, MUSP 13, MUSP 15, MUSP 16, MUSP 44, MUSP 45
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Students study the performance traditions for the specific instrument or voice that is the performance medium. Repertoire for performance is selected that is representative of the best works for the instrument or voice and which is appropriate for study at the particular lower-division level. The specific content studied is determined by the difficulty level and historical/cultural context of the literature/etude lists specific to the instrument or voice. General course content includes aspects of rhythm, intonation, articulation, and expressive elements. When appropriate other content studied may include blend and balance while performing with others, improvisation and standards of conduct when rehearsing/performing. Achievement is evaluated through a juried performance. Enrollment subject to a standardized audition demonstrating basic competencies in technique and musicianship in their major performance medium.