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De Anza College

MUSI 1A

Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures · 4 units · used in 68 transfer pathways

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About this course

This course is an introduction to the discipline of music; methods of understanding music available in modern culture; listening techniques; use of fundamental concepts including form, style, musical media, and textures; acquaintance with and comparison of musical examples from various eras and cultures; roles of music in society.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTC
MUSI 1AMusic Appreciation: Music in Western CulturesFull2 sections · 0 seats reported · 2 instructors
  • CRN 01658 · 62Thomsen · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0
  • CRN 28590 · 65Lai · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0

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 D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.

Transfer pathways that use MUSI 1A

ASSIST maps MUSI 1A to a requirement in 68 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with MUSI 1A. 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.

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