# Commercial Music (Certificate of Achievement (C))

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Music

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/academic-departments/music/commercial-music-certificate-achievement/

### Overview

This curriculum offers an opportunity to develop skills in specific performance or technical areas, creating a broad based historical and theoretical background as applied to the commercial music field.

### Requirements

**Certificate of Achievement Requirements**

Complete all Major Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better.  Candidates for a Certificate of Achievement are required to complete at least 20% of the major requirements through SBCC.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Major Requirements** | |  |
| **Required Core** | |  |
| MUS 102A | Basic Musicianship | 3 |
| MUS 102B | Basic Musicianship | 2.5 |
| MUS 104A | Beginning Theory | 3 |
| MUS 104B | Beginning Theory | 3 |
| MUS 112 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 120A | Sound Recording And Electronic Music | 3 |
| MUS 120B | Sound Recording And Electronic Music | 3 |
| MUS 128A | Songwriting I | 3 |
| MUS 128B | Songwriting II | 3 |
| MUS 165 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| MUS 166 | Intermediate-Advanced Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| **List A - Complete 4-8 units (1-2 units each semester for a total of four semesters) of Music Performance from the following:** | | 4-8 |
| ↳ MUS 156 | Bebop Vocal Jazz Ensemble |  |
| ↳ MUS 157 | Swing Vocal Jazz Ensemble |  |
| ↳ MUS 160 | College Choir |  |
| ↳ MUS 162 | Chamber Singers |  |
| ↳ MUS 163 | Quire Of Voyces |  |
| ↳ MUS 164 | Vocal Jazz Ensemble |  |
| ↳ MUS 167 | Beginning Jazz Ensemble |  |
| ↳ MUS 168 | Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |  |
| ↳ MUS 169 | Advanced Jazz Ensemble |  |
| ↳ MUS 170 | Symphony Orchestra |  |
| ↳ MUS 171 | Chamber Music of the Baroque Era |  |
| ↳ MUS 172 | Intermediate Orchestra |  |
| ↳ MUS 174 | Chamber Music |  |
| ↳ MUS 175 | Chamber Music of the Modern Era |  |
| ↳ MUS 176 | Concert Band |  |
| ↳ MUS 177 | Symphonic Band |  |
| ↳ MUS 178 | Wind Ensemble |  |
| **Total Units** | | **32.50-36.50** |

### Learning Outcomes

1.  Recognize compositional form and basic skills in creation of a song.
2.  Analyze and critically evaluate a musical performance.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of and skill level in the use of music technology.
4.  Demonstrate an understanding of and skill level in the use of music technology.

### Recommended Sequence

Make an appointment with your SBCC academic counselor through Starfish to create a Student Education Plan that reflects a recommended course sequence for this program that is tailored to your individual needs.

How to schedule an Academic Counseling appointment.