The MJC Music Program offers courses for students wishing to earn an associate’s degree in music, general education courses for non-music majors, and courses designed for community members. These include a comprehensive curriculum of music theory and musicianship.
Ensemble and production courses include Concert and Symphonic Bands, Day and Evening Jazz Bands, Concert and Chamber Choirs, Masterworks Chorus, Community Orchestra, Guitar Orchestra, opera/musical theatre productions, chamber music performances, and electronic music productions.
The program also offers applied studies in piano, organ, harpsichord, guitar, voice, violin/viola, cello/bass, woodwinds, and brass/percussion, as well as survey courses such as Music Appreciation, Introduction to World Music, Introduction to American Popular Music, and History of Western Music.
The MJC Music Program offers courses for students wishing to earn an Associate’s Degree in Music, general education courses for non-music majors, and courses designed for community members. These include a comprehensive curriculum of music theory and musicianship. Ensemble and production courses include Concert and Symphonic Bands, Day and Evening Jazz Bands, Concert and Chamber Choirs, Masterworks Chorus, Community Orchestra, Guitar Orchestra, opera/musical theatre productions, chamber music performances, and electronic music productions. The program also offers applied studies in piano, organ, harpsichord, guitar, voice, violin/ viola, cello/bass, woodwinds, and brass/percussion, as well as survey courses such as Music Appreciation, Introduction to World Music, Introduction to American Popular Music, and History of Western Music.
The MJC Music Program offers courses for students wishing to earn an Associate’s Degree in Music. Our comprehensive curriculum includes the following core classes for music majors: music theory and musicianship classes; ensemble classes that include Concert and Symphonic Bands, Day and Evening Jazz Bands, Concert and Chamber Choirs, Masterworks Chorus, Community Orchestra, Guitar Orchestra, Opera and Musical Theatre productions, as well as Chamber Music performances. The program also offers applied studies in piano, organ, harpsichord, guitar, voice, violin/viola, cello/bass, woodwinds, and brass/ percussion. Lastly, our program also offers survey courses such as Music Appreciation, Introduction to World Music, Introduction to American Popular Music, and History of Western Music that can be taken as electives by both music and non-music majors. The Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer Degree is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in Music Studies at a CSU campus. Students completing the transfer degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. Students transferring to a CSU campus that accepts this degree will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transferring to earn a bachelor’s degree. The transfer degree may not be the best option for students intending to transfer to a particular CSU campus or a university that is not part of the CSU system. In all cases, students should consult with a counselor for more information on university admission and transfer requirements.
The Recording Arts Certificate Program at Modesto Junior College provides students the technical and musical skills to meet the challenges of today’s ever-changing field of modern music production. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in the Sound Engineering, Sound Design, Music Production, Live Sound, Music Sales and Music Composition for Radio, TV, Film, and Video. The topics include recording studio techniques, live sound engineering, music production, sound design, synthesizers, music technology, music notation and music composition. Opportunities for hands on recording sessions, live sound mixing, original music composition and performance in concert are provided.
