Getting started in Music: 2023-2024 Entering Frosh
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Students are admitted to UCSC with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission to UCSC does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major. Students must be declared in a major by the end of the second year (or equivalent), so learning about and preparing for a major is a primary goal for first-year students.
Importance of an early start: |
This is a course-intensive and/or sequential program, and students who intend to pursue this major must begin taking classes for the major in their first year at UCSC. |
Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major: |
Review the B.A. Major Qualifications and B.M. Major Qualifications in the General Catalog. |
Frosh who intend to pursue this major should do the following things prior to the beginning of fall term... |
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...and should take these courses their first term: |
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Special enrollment procedures: |
Individual lessons and ensembles require an audition. Please contact applied faculty and ensemble directors directly to schedule auditions. |
Sample Academic Plan: |
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Other Information: |
Music Department Orientation - Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. -9:45 a.m. in the Music Center recital Hall. If you are unable to attend the Orientation, you will be able to view a recording after the fact on the Music Department website. Contact <music@ucsc.edu> for further details. Please note, many of our courses (including lessons and ensembles) have special enrollment conditions. The description for the class in the Schedule of Classes will have details. Individual lessons are not for beginners, and are offered only on standard orchestral instruments, as well as drum set and jazz bass. |
Links to Review: |
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Advisor Contact Information: |
Cory Graves-Montalbano |