Music

Program Level: Degrees, Pre-Majors/Transfer

Department: Arts

Institute: Creative & Communication Arts

College: SAC

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What is the program?

As a discipline, music has an emotional resonance unlike any other artistic expression. The musical sounds made by the voice and various instruments have had centuries of influence on human experience and are reflected universally in cultures all over the world. As an individual act or in an ensemble, the study and performance of music provides opportunity for students to develop both creativity and mastery.

What will I learn?

The music program provides students the opportunity to explore classical and popular musical forms and to understand their historical/cultural origins. For majors, students will develop skills with music theory, notation, aural skills, and applied skills that are the foundations of performance, and will develop knowledge, experience, and confidence in live performances. Private lessons are available on all standard orchestral instruments, plus piano, organ, saxophone, guitar, and electric bass; and ensembles include concert choir, guitar ensemble, wind ensemble, string ensemble, brass ensemble, jazz ensemble, Latin jazz, chamber singers, percussion ensemble, and SAC’s award-winning mariachi ensemble.

What can I do with this course of study?

The music program is designed to prepare students for study in a bachelor's degree in the following areas: performance, music education, music industry, music marketing, music therapy, composition, theory, and musicology. Students take courses in music theory, music literature, applied instruction in voice or instrument, and ensemble participation.

What is special about this program?

The facilities of the music program include several piano labs, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and specialized instruction from faculty who are widely known, with regular performances both regionally and nationally. Also, the program features regular performances at the college, using the 1,004-seat McAllister Fine Arts Auditorium as its primary venue.

Degrees and Certificates

Music Pre-Major

Faculty

Daniel Anastasio Piano MCFA 102B (210) 486-0477 danastasio@alamo.edu	Andrew Gignac Brass (trumpet) MCFA 102D (210) 486-0269 agignac@alamo.edu	Cindy Sanchez Voice MCFA 201 (210) 486-0264 csanchez324@alamo.edu
Tom Sprayberry Guitar MCFA 129B (210) 486-0241 tsprayberry@alamo.edu	Mark Alexander Piano MHA 106 malexander27@alamo.edu	Tim Birt Voice MHA 113 tbirt@alamo.edu
Joe Caploe Percussion MCFA 125 jcaploe@alamo.edu	David Deering Brass (tuba, trombone) MCFA 125 ddeering1@alamo.edu	Gary Fair Clarinet MHA 115 gfair2@alamo.edu
Steve Gollihar Theory MHA 111 (210) 486-0265 sgollihar@alamo.edu	Beth Johnson String (violin, viola) MCFA 125 bjohnson115@alamo.edu	Thomas Kurtz Saxophone MHA 115 tkurtz4@alamo.edu
John Lopez Mariachi MHA 107 jlopez796@alamo.edu	Kerri Morgan Voice MHA 113 (210) 486-0265 kmorgan31@alamo.edu	Geraldine Ong Piano MHA 106 gong@alamo.edu
Georgie Padilla Santiago Percussion MCFA 125 jpadilla63@alamo.edu	Jean Park Piano MHA 106 jpark82@alamo.edu	Zlatan Redzic String (bass) MCFA 125 zredzic@alamo.edu
Aurelia Rocha String (cello) MCFA 125 (210) 486-0478 arocha17@alamo.edu	Becky Walker Voice MHA 117 (210) 486-0269 bwalker2@alamo.edu

Contact Us

Kevin Conlon
Chair
MCFA 105A
(210) 486-0494
kconlon3@alamo.edu

Kerri Morgan
Program Coordinator
MCFA, 102H
(210) 486-0477
kmorgan31@alamo.edu

Mandy Derfler
Academic Unit Assistant
MCFA 105
(210) 486-0258
aderfler@alamo.edu