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  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Music",
  "id": "commercial-music-teaching-beginning-piano-certificate-of-achievement-ca",
  "name": "Commercial Music: Teaching Beginning Piano",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement (CA)",
  "department": "music",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laspositas.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/102/103/105/107/158/1904/1905/1907/1912",
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      "markdown": "#### Overview\n\nThe Certificate of Achievement in Commercial Music: Teaching Beginning Piano provides those who are current or prospective piano teachers with practical courses focused on the art of teaching beginning students of all ages, a core music theory and technique background, and essential entrepreneurship skills they will need to succeed in self-employment and/or working for a music school. This certificate includes classes from the business department in addition to the music department.\n\n#### Career Opportunities\n\nCareer opportunities include, but are not limited to: Private Piano Teacher for beginning students of all ages, piano teacher based in a music studio, music school owner/operator, and group piano teacher.\n\n#### Program Learning Outcome(s)\n\nUpon completion of this program, students will be able to:\n\n1.  Develop, market, and maintain a private piano teaching studio.\n2.  Present new pieces to their students by explaining the form, compositional technique, style and mood of the piece, as well as the intent of the composer.\n3.  Solve common teaching issues using a variety of approaches.\n\n##### **Commercial Music: Teaching Beginning Piano (CA): Program Requirements**"
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          "text": "Required Core: (13 Units)"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS 8A",
          "title": "Music Theory and Musicianship 1",
          "units": "4",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS 8B",
          "title": "Music Theory and Musicianship 2",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS 18A",
          "title": "Jazz/Pop Piano 1",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS 25",
          "title": "Teaching Beginning Piano",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS 38",
          "title": "Applied Lessons",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List A: Select Two (6 Units)"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSN 40",
          "title": "Introduction to Business",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSN 58",
          "title": "Small Business Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MKTG 50",
          "title": "Introduction to Marketing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MKTG 61",
          "title": "Professional Selling",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total",
          "units": "19"
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