Commercial Music (AS Degree S0876)
Arts Division Degree S0876 A degree in Commercial Music prepares students for entry-level work in the commercial music industry. The program includes music and audio courses that cover the performance, creative, technical, and business concepts needed to succeed in the field of commercial music. Students will learn to write, compose, and arrange modern commercial music; perform commercial music in live and recording settings; produce, record, and mix commercial music; collaborate effectively in commercial music settings; and integrate commercial music practices in a variety of musical and non-musical settings. This program is distinct from our Music program because it addresses modern, comme
Courses
- MUS 100 — Introduction to Western Classical Music
- MUS 100H — Introduction to Western Classical Music - Honors
- MUS 101 — Women in Music
- MUS 102 — Film Music Appreciation
- MUS 103 — Music and Culture of Hip Hop
- MUS 103H — Music and Culture of Hip-Hop - Honors
- MUS 105 — Western Music History I: Antiquity to 1750
- MUS 106 — Western Music History II: 1750 to Present
- MUS 110A — Music Fundamentals for Musicians
- MUS 120 — Music Theory I
- MUS 125 — Musicianship I
- MUS 160 — Individual Instruction
- MUS 171 — Piano II
- MUS 180 — DJ Performance
- MUS 181 — Pop/Rock Band
- MUS 185 — Advanced Commercial Music Ensemble
- MUSA 100 — Fundamentals of Audio Technology
- MUSA 120 — Introduction to Music Production
- MUSA 130 — Business of Audio Production
- MUSA 150 — Audio Recording
- MUSA 160 — Live Sound Engineering
- MUSA 200 — Audio Production
- MUSA 210 — Audio for Multimedia
- MUSA 220 — Sound Performance and Synthesis
- MUSA 230 — Songwriting