Welcome to the LMC Music Department

The LMC Music program offers courses leading to an Associate in Arts Degree in Music, and a Certificate of Achievement in Music. There are dozens of career possibilities related to the areas of professional musician, teaching, commercial music, radio-TV, recording industry, church-related, and other areas such as music therapy, accompanist, music librarian, piano tuner, acoustical engineer, personnel manager, and music critic.

We offer students the chance to pursue their musical interests in a professional environment with state of the art equipment and facility. Browse our website, check out the faculty biographies, and read about the performing groups and classes we offer. Please sign up for our mailing list and we will send you whatever information you request or phone (925) 439-0200.

Music Degrees and Certificates

• Certificate of Achievement: Music—Commercial – Business Management
• Certificate of Achievement: Music—Commercial – Pedagogy
• Certificate of Achievement: Music—Commercial – Performance
• Associate of Art - Music

Please view the Los Medanos College Catalog for more information.

Music career possibilities include:

1) Professional Musician — conductor, concert artist, studio musician, symphony orchestra member, opera singer, composer, accompanist, arranger.
2) Teaching music — band director, orchestra director, choir director, private instructor, music teacher (elementary through college in public or private schools).
3) Commercial — instrument sales, instrument repair, pop singer, orchestrator, arranger, music publisher, music activities producer, agent-manager, songwriter.
4) Radio, TV, recording industry — disc jockey, recording artist, recording engineer, movie, TV, radio music director (see also Recording Arts).
5) Church-related — minister of music, organist, choir director.
6) Other — music therapist, music librarian, piano tuner, acoustical engineer, music personnel manager, accompanist, music critic, music software writer/technician.