麻豆视频 has a long history of offering programs and classes for individuals wanting to learn about culture and music, and fall quarter 2025 is no different. Whether you鈥檙e just starting to explore your passion for music or you鈥檙e looking to build upon your knowledge base and widen your worldview, there鈥檚 a class for you.
Registration is under way for fall quarter and classes begin September 22. Read on for our list of classes with a social science and education or arts and humanities focus:
Introduction to American Indian and Indigenous Studies | AIIS 101
This course provides a historic and contemporary perspective on social, political
and cultural issues affecting Indigenous peoples of North America.
Indigenous Representations in Film and Cinema | AIIS 220
This course critically examines the portrayal and representation of Indigenous peoples
in film and contemporary media from the origins of cinema to the present and across
multiple genres including cinema, television and documentaries.
Beginning Piano | MUS 107
This course provides foundational instruction in piano playing skills. It also serves
as a refresher course for students who have played or studied piano in the past.
Beginning Guitar Class | MUS 113
This course will introduce students to beginning concepts and techniques of guitar
playing. No prior musical experience is required. Instruments may be available to
borrow.
Ear Training 1 | MUSC& 121
This course is designed to prepare students in singing, sight singing and dictation
skills necessary for the performance and teaching of tonal music. The focus will be
on basic rhythmic dictation, major intervals, basic conducting patterns, solfege/note
names, major scales, major triads, basic melodic dictation, basic chordal progressions
and practical keyboard applications. This course supplements corresponding music theory
and will serve as a lab reinforcing the aural components.
Music Theory 1 | MUSC& 131
This course focuses on the study of major and minor scales and key signatures, intervals,
triads, seventh chords, introduction to harmonic function and basic elements of rhythm.
View the full class schedule.
No matter where you鈥檙e going, YVC is the place to start! With many academic options, you can earn the training, degree or certificate you need to get a great job, earn credits that transfer to a four-year university or just to brush up on skills in an area that interests you. YVC鈥檚 open-door policy enables all community members to enroll without regard for their past educational record.
Are you a first-time college student or transferring from another school and planning to earn a degree or certificate? New, transfer and returning degree-seeking students, visit our admissions website to apply and get started.
Are you interested in enrolling in a class or two for personal enrichment, professional development or just plain fun? Non-degree seeking students, those not intending to obtain a degree or certificate, are welcome to enroll in courses that total 11 credits or less per quarter. Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid. Registration begins September 15 for part-time, non-degree/certificate-seeking students for Fall Quarter 2025.
Senior citizens, 60 years of age or older, who are Washington state residents can take advantage of the Gold Card Program. This program allows seniors to attend state supported classes at a reduced cost on a space-available basis. Gold Card participants may enroll on the third day of the quarter or when the class has met at least once, whichever is later.
YVC is a public institution of higher education dedicated to strengthening our communities by providing opportunities for personal enrichment, economic mobility and sociocultural engagement. Founded in 1928, YVC serves all students holistically, supports all students鈥� learning goals, and fosters achievement within career and educational pathways. As a federally designated Hispanic-serving Institution residing on the traditional homelands of the 14 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, YVC cultivates equity and a culture of innovative and inclusive teaching and learning.
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