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MUSI 15A

Guitar Ensemble I · 2 units · used in 5 transfer pathways

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About this course

Introduction to the performance of music for guitar ensemble, emphasizing sight reading, rhythmic accuracy and ensemble skills. Music from the 15th century to the present will be rehearsed and performed. Topics may include: Music written for guitar orchestras, transcriptions from orchestral scores, transcriptions for guitar duos, trios and quartets, as well as modern music using contemporary rhythmic and melodic concepts and alternative performance techniques (prepared guitar, percussion, extended glissandi).

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTC

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. 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

  • Enrollment subject to audition
  • and
    • ability to execute proper classical guitar technique
    • andread music.

Catalog wording: “Enrollment subject to audition; and ability to execute proper classical guitar technique and read music.

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 15A as a prerequisite.

Transfer pathways that use MUSI 15A

ASSIST maps MUSI 15A to a requirement in 5 published pathways from De Anza College.

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