TransfermaticMUSIC at Santa Monica College

    MUSIC 19 - Orchestration

    Recent Professors
    Kopplin D. F.
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of MUSIC 19
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is a study of the techniques of scoring music for the standard symphony orchestra. The ranges, colors, transpositions, and technical capabilities of the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments are all studied. Methods of combining the instruments into performing groups of various sizes are also covered.