CHERRYPICKERFoothill College
MUS 12A
BEGINNING CLASS PIANO · 2 units · used in 27 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Group instruction in piano for those with no previous training. Emphasis is on finger technique, note reading, and performance of simple piano literature. For music majors as well as the general student.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCMUS 12ABEGINNING CLASS PIANOWaitlist1 section · 0 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 20056 · 02Waitlist · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 10; this course is included in the Piano Class Applied Performance family of activity courses.”
Transfer pathways that use MUS 12A
ASSIST maps MUS 12A to a requirement in 27 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- Music, Concentration in Vocal PerformanceFoothill → San Francisco State
- Music: Concentration in Instrumental PerformanceFoothill → San Francisco State
- MusicFoothill → San Francisco State
- Music: Concentration in Jazz/EthnomusicologyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Music: Concentration in Music ProductionFoothill → San Francisco State
- Music: Concentration in CompositionFoothill → San Francisco State
- Music: Concentration in Music Teacher PreparationFoothill → San Francisco State
- Music, B.A., Music Technology ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
- MusicFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
- Music Industry and Technology B.A. - Recording Arts OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Music B.A. - Music Education OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Music Industry and Technology B.A. - Music Industry OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Music B.A. - Applied Music OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- MusicFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
- Music Performance: StringsFoothill → University of Redlands
- MusicFoothill → University of Redlands
- Music Performance: Wind or PercussionFoothill → University of Redlands
- Music: CompositionFoothill → University of Redlands
- Music Performance: VoiceFoothill → University of Redlands
- Music: EducationFoothill → University of Redlands
- Music Performance: GuitarFoothill → University of Redlands
- MusicFoothill → San Jose State
- Music, Concentration in PerformanceFoothill → San Jose State
- Music, Concentration in CompositionFoothill → San Jose State
The other FHDA college
The district declares these courses cross-listed with MUS 12A. 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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