Program Recognition
•Music Department helped develop the Ventura Music Festival, New West Symphony, and Ventura Master Chorale
•Center of musical arts in Ventura County
Training
•Private Lessons: Voice with individualized technique and repertoire study
•Voice Technique and Voice Development sequence (I-IV) covering art songs, opera, oratorio, and musical theatre literature
•Diction in English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish
Performance & Productions
•Opera/Music Theatre Workshop (beginning through advanced) featuring fully produced opera and musical productions
•Concert Choir, College Singers, and Community Choir ensembles
•Achievement evaluated through juried performance
Degree Flexibility
•AA-T degree designed for transfer to CSU music programs
•Comprehensive foundation in music theory, ear training, piano proficiency, and music history