MUSC 253 - PRIVATE LESSON IVA

A weekly half-hour private instrumental or vocal
lesson is provided for all Music Production,
Composition, and General Music majors. Instruction
is available on keyboard, woodwinds, saxophone,
percussion, guitar, electric and acoustic bass, and
voice. Lessons are designed to increase students?
technical and musical abilities.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 252.

MUSC 256 - CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC ANALYSIS |

Students will be asked to select eight musical pieces
of any style (could also include original material) to
form a forty minute showcase to be performed during
the latter part of their final term. Students will have
to produce partitions for all instruments involved, as
well as assume a leadership role in all rehearsals.

Pre-requisites: Must be a full-time Performance or
Songwriting Major.

MUSC 257 - CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC ANALYSIS II

This course will focus on the delivery of each
student’s showcase where a high level of
performance and leadership will be developed.

Other elements such as stage presence, promotion,
and technical support will also be addressed. All
showcases will be recorded and videotaped for future
use in demo packages.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 256; and must be a full-time
Performance or Songwriting Major.

MUSC 258 - ENSEMBLE III

Ensembles, required of all students, are the

focal point of the Music program. In second year,
students are placed by audition in one or more
ensembles. Students must participate in a minimum
of four ensembles to graduate. Types of ensembles
offered will focus on contemporary music including
rock, funk, fusion, jazz and vocal, with the goal

of developing both the student’s repertoire and
improvisational abilities. Students are encouraged to
participate in as many different types of ensembles
as possible. A graduation showcase will be required
from all students majoring in Music Performance,
Music Songwriting and Composition.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 159.

MUSC 258 - PRECEPTORSHIP I

This course is designed to immerse each student in
a professional performing environment where they
will receive feedback not only from their instructor,
but also from the club owners, managers, and
customers. In this class, students will be required

to assume a leadership role within their ensemble.
Upon successful completion, they will have increased

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their performance abilities in the areas of versatility,
sound, sight-reading, and improvisation. Students
will be able to function in a variety of professional
engagements common to today's music industry.

Pre-requisites: Must be a full-time Performance Major.

MUSC 259 - ENSEMBLE IV

Ensembles, required of all students, are the

focal point of the Music program. All students

are placed by audition in one or more ensembles.
Students must participate in a minimum of four
ensembles to graduate. Types of ensembles

offered will focus on contemporary music including
rock, funk, fusion, jazz and vocal, with the goal

of developing both the student’s repertoire and
improvisational abilities. Students are encouraged to
participate in as many different types of ensembles
as possible. A graduation recital will be required from
all students majoring in Music Performance.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 258.

MUSC 259 - PRECEPTORSHIP II

Students continue their immersion in a professional
performing environment where they receive feedback
not only from their instructor, but also from club
owners, managers, and customers. In this class,
students will e required to assume a leadership role
within their ensemble. Upon successful completion,
they will have increased their performance abilities
in the areas of versatility, sound, sight-reading, and
improvisation. Students will be able to function in

a variety of professional engagements common to
today’s music industry.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 258Q.

MUSC 260 - MIXDOWN AND EDITING

The functional, financial, and legal aspects of
production entrepreneurship is examined. Topics
covered include technical and artistic preparation
through pre- and post- production, recognition of
standard recording techniques, the effects of signal
processing, and the analysis of various production
styles in rock, pop, jazz and classical recordings.
Student producers work with student engineers and
artists to meet course requirements for two-track
and multi-track recording projects.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 167 with a "B" or better, MUSC 181.
Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 270/288.

MUSC 261 - MIXDOWN AND EDITING I

The production aspects of recording music for various
industry applications will be analyzed, discussed,

and applied to student projects. Particular attention
will be paid to the areas of music production for
records, film and television, and radio and television
commercials. Students will work with state-of-the-art
video/audio synchronization devices. Student

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producers will work as a team with student engineers
and artists, songwriters, and film composers to
produce three projects; one in each idiom.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 260 for MUSC 261. Must be taken
concurrently with MUSC 271/289.

MUSC 262 - SURVEY OF
RECORDING TECHNIQUES

An introduction to recording principles and practices,
this course is open to students whose major is not
music production. Topics include a brief history of
the multi-track recording studio, procedures of a
recording studio, procedures of a recording session,
fundamentals of microphones and audio effects.

MUSC 264 - INSTRUMENTAL LAB III

This course is designed to help students develop
instrumental skills. Grouped by instrument, students
learn the fundamentals of reading, articulation,
balance, dynamics, styles and technique as related
to their particular instrument. This course is taught
"instrument-in-hand" and also uses audio and visual
aids to explore different techniques and styles. A
requirement in all majors, students have weekly
assignments.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 163.

MUSC 265 - INSTRUMENTAL LAB IV

This course is designed to help students develop
instrumental skills. Grouped by instrument, students
learn the fundamentals of reading, articulation,
balance, dynamics, styles and technique as related
to their particular instrument. This course is taught
“instrument-in-hand” and also uses audio and visual
aids to explore different techniques and styles. A
requirement in all majors, students have weekly
assignments.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 264.

MUSC 268 - SONGWRITING I

This course is designed to help you prepare for
survival in the competitive world of the songwriters
market. Learn about all types of styles while striving
to define your own. Special attention is paid to the
rudiments of songwriting: creativity, basic theory
(usage of basic rhythms, scales, harmony, melodic
patterns, lyrics, etc.), basic styles (pop. rock, folk,
country, etc.), production patterns, and the legalities
of the music business. The class also spends time
analyzing the work of other writers (successful and
unsuccessful; those who have maintained artistic
integrity; those who have not).

Pre-requisites: A "B" or better in MUSC 171 and MUSC
175, and/or permission of the instructor.

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