Training
•Bullet: Certificate of Achievement for students developing musical skills through one-on-one instruction and regular performance opportunities in instrumental, vocal, or composition areas
•Bullet: Requires application, audition, and acceptance into the four-semester SMC Applied Music Program
•Bullet: 12-unit sequence: four semesters of Applied Music Instruction (Music 92, 2 units each) paired with four semesters of Concert Music Class (Music 94, 1 unit each)
•Bullet: Program outcomes target technical skill for repertoire performance or composition, collaborative and presentation skills, and the ability to give constructive musical feedback
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Applied Music students perform alongside SMC's ensemble programs — SMC Choirs, the SMC Symphony Orchestra, SMC Vocal Jazz, the SMC Wind Ensemble, and the SMC Jazz Ensemble — and the department's Friday Night Jazz Series and recitals
Facilities
•Bullet: Instruction and performances are based in the Performing Arts Center, home to the Music Hall and the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage