Music: Mariachi Specialization
Certificate of Proficiency
Career/Technical (Major Code: 02543)
Provides basic instruction to help students become professional mariachi musicians, and provides music instructors with the basic knowledge of mariachi history and performance practice necessary to teach mariachi in public schools.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will play and sing traditional mariachi music, including all of the standard mariachi song-types: son jalisciense, huapango, ranchera, bolero, son jarocho and joropo.
- Student will demonstrate an understanding of mariachi history, style and performance practices.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | ||
| Music Fundamentals and Mariachi History Courses | ||
| MUS 101 | MUSIC THEORY I * | 3 |
| MUS 102 | MUSIC THEORY II * | 3 |
| MUS 111 | AURAL SKILLS I * | 1 |
| MUS 113 | AURAL SKILLS II * | 1 |
| MUS 202 | DEVELOPMENT OF MARIACHI: STYLE AND CULTURE | 3 |
| Mariachi Performance Courses (2) | ||
| Select any two of the following: | 2-4 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MARIACHI PERFORMANCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MARIACHI PERFORMANCE II | ||
| MARIACHI GARIBALDI I | ||
| MARIACHI GARIBALDI II | ||
| Total Units | 13-15 | |
* Or the equivalent course taken and passed with grade "C" or above at another institution.