MUSI 14A

About this course

This course will provide students with beginning instruction for playing the classical, nylon-stringed guitar, assuming there is no prior musical experience. It introduces basic note reading on the first four frets of the instrument, left and right-hand techniques, including free strokes, rest strokes, arpeggio technique, left-hand development of strength and independence. Chords, chord progression, and basic strumming techniques will also be introduced.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ESL D261. and ESL D265., or ESL D461. and ESL D465., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list MUSI 14A as a prerequisite.

• MUSI 14BClassical Guitar II

Transfer pathways that use MUSI 14A

ASSIST maps MUSI 14A to a requirement in 8 published pathways from De Anza College.

• MusicDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Music, General TrackDe Anza → San Diego State
• Music, Music Education SpecializationDe Anza → San Diego State
• Music, Concentration in Music EducationDe Anza → San Jose State
• Music, Music Teacher Preparation ConcentrationDe Anza → San Jose State
• Music B.A. Liberal Arts OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills
• Music B.A. Music Education OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills
• Music B.A. Performance OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with MUSI 14A. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• MUS 14A