Welcome to the Spring 2025 Semester!

20th Annual Marian Filice Piano Competition and Music Festival

The Gavilan College Music Department fosters a vibrant community of performers, composers, and theorists who share a deep passion for music. Offering a wide range of courses, the department serves students of all backgrounds, whether they pursue professional music careers or use their studies as a foundation for other endeavors. With a curriculum rooted in traditional music education, the department focuses on areas such as piano, guitar, vocal performance, electronic music, and digital recording.

The music curriculum provides a program for the students who wish to:
1. Pursue an advanced degree in music
2. Broaden a general knowledge of music
3. Develop performance skills
4. Become a professional musician
5. Work in a recording studio
6. Prepare for a career as music educators

Experienced instructors create an environment that both fulfills general education requirements and offers students exemplary preparation for transfer into both university and vocational level programs.