The Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer degree prepares students in basic freshman and sophomore-level music study to transfer to a 4-year University to seek a Bachelor of Arts in General Music degree. Students must audition with an instrument of choice or voice to be admitted into the program to take the applied skills course. Students whose applied music skills are at a pre-collegiate level may enroll in remedial course such as Elementary or Intermediate Voice, Piano or Guitar classes. It should also be noted that the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer does not guarantee admission to any specific campus of CSU or admittance to major in music after the transfer. Students will need to audition to be accepted as a music major at CSU or any other university. Students intending to transfer to seek a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree will need additional courses, and should select AA in Music.

To earn this AA-T degree, students must meet the following Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer requirements (pursuant to SB 1440 law):

🗸 Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University.
🗸 The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education Breadth Requirements.
🗸 A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
🗸 Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. 5. Earn a grade of “C” or better or “P” (pass) in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Analyze a short musical work by applying intermediate-level music theory, including analysis of melody, harmony, rhythm and meter, and form, demonstrating skills and knowledge acquired over 3 semesters of Music Theory study.
🗸 Aurally identify intervals, rhythms, voice-leading and harmonic progressions by taking dictation and writing appropriate musical
notation, and sight read melodies of difficulty level covered in the third semester of Musicianship.
🗸 Publicly perform on their major instrument or voice a solo repertoire appropriate for college sophomores with technical facility
🗸 Play or sing in an ensemble with technical ease, blend, and
expressive artistry, demonstrating the culmination of four semesters of study in improved reading ability, listening skills, and performing skills.
🗸 Demonstrate piano keyboard skills acquired in three semesters of study, including sight reading, scales and arpeggios, and harmonic progressions in various keys and modes.