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The Advanced Audio Postproduction Course provides students with an advanced view of the process of audio postproduction for multimedia music composers. This course focuses on the creative development of audio postproduction elements, such as sound effect design, music editing, dialogue editing, and the final mixing process. The final mix of a film or television soundtrack requires many different sound layers; this course specifically examines each one of these elements as students engineer a finished product. Course Outline Sound Effect Design and Editing Sound Effect Design for Film and Television Music Editing for Film and Television Mixing and Processing: Troubleshooting

The Advanced Music Composition Programming Course continues to develop the compositional voice of each student. Students work together to create professional documentation and utilize their recording skills to support a musical project. The project exemplifies real-world collaboration while composing, tracking, and mixing to produce a professional musical composition. Course Outline Collaboration Tools Preproduction and Session Planning Marketing Your Talent and Musical Services Tracking and Mixing Basics Teamwork and Project Team Management

The Advanced Music Production for Media Course teaches students how music and sound contribute to multimedia storytelling. Beginning with a survey of animation shorts and films, students learn to identify the standards and develop music compositional skills for each genre. Students then create a score to accompany an animation short or short film.

Students in the Advanced Music Theory Course identify, appraise, and cultivate a comprehensive knowledge of music theory. These elements include counterpoint, modulations, secondary dominants, extended harmony, extended form, and borrowed chords. Students also explore the instrumentation and orchestration practices that define style genres.

The Audio File Management and Documentation Course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of many different audio file formats and the proper management and documentation of these files. Additional topics addressed in this course include professional management standards for audio files and file documentation standards for various audio production applications. This course helps to develop students’ professional demeanor through careful examination of industry standards, workflow, protocol, etiquette, and vocabulary.

The Audio Postproduction Course provides students with an overview of production sound and audio postproduction sound design for film and television. Subjects include the history of the audio postproduction process, the recording of production sound, timecode and synchronization, the film audio postproduction process, and the television audio postproduction process.

The Audio Workstations Course explores the digital audio workstation environment through an overview of digital audio concepts and practices. Students receive instruction and practical experience with powerful computer- based recording systems typically found in the modern audio and professional music composition environment.

It is vital that today’s media production composer has a solid understanding of digital audio and the theories associated with this technology. The Digital Audio and Theory Course examines digital audio in various audio applications, preparing students for working in the digital audio realm.

Advancements in computer hardware and software have led to a revolution in music production. High-quality results can now be achieved economically without the necessity for large-format facilities. In the Digital Recording Principles Course, students receive training on how to get professional-sounding results from their laptop-based project studio environment.

Creating music for game audio requires a radical shift in production strategy because of the conditional-access design of games. In the Game Music Composition Course, students study game music and design, analyze design approaches, synthesize and use a toolbox of production strategies through group collaboration led by the educator. Students’ music skills continue to develop through the construction and production of a course project.

The Interactive Audio Course introduces students to the importance of high- quality audio for all applications of interactive media. Students delve into specific examples of audio components and explore how the elements apply to the final product. The course provides a survey of audio, computer, and synthesis fundamentals as applied to streaming audio, video games, and other interactive content.

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (midi) Is The Electronic Marriage Of Music And Computer Technology That Revolutionized Music Composition, Recording, And Arrangement. Students Are Introduced To The History Of The Midi Concept, Its Principles And Theory, And Midi Production Techniques As Well As Midi Control, Synchronization, Troubleshooting, And The Design Of Midi Systems. Students Also Survey The Effect Of Midi On The Modern Recording Studio Environment And Examine Live Audio Midi Applications. Finally, Students Learn How To Interface Computers With Musical Instruments For Recording And Live Performance Applications.

The Music Composition Programming Course instructs students on the process of capturing and developing new musical ideas. By utilizing skills learned in the prerequisite Music Theory and Musical Listening and Identification Courses, students transcribe their melodies and bass lines into musical notation with music composition software and learn to develop their ideas using various compositional methods. Loop-based sequencing with professional audio software programs are utilized to provide each student with a powerful set of music content creation tools.

Musical genres are often associated with distinct lifestyles and attitudes. These associations can be used to tell the story of a character or product with genre-based music. For that reason, composers who can produce music in many styles have more to offer their clients. Students build this competency in the Musical Genres Course by arranging and producing songs that make use of specific genre attributes.

The American music industry has generated hits and new style combinations through every decade. The Music History I Course surveys this rich evolution from its roots through modern times, examining each musical style’s respective sociological and technological precedents.

The Music History II Course explores the popular music revolution of 1965–1970 as well as “big business” music and promotion convergence. In this course, students explore specific case studies involving artists and their impact on the industry.

The Music Production Final Project Course provides opportunities for Music Production students to contribute artistry, technical ability, and social skills to meet the needs of a student project. The course provides an opportunity to conceptualize a complete, collaborated preproduction work schedule with a final project student group. Each step of the process is supervised and approved by the Music Production Final Project staff.

Students in the Music Production for Media Course create music to fit within typical broadcast branding and advertising found in the real world. Beginning with an exploration of music in branding and marketing, students learn to discern the elements that constitute standards in professional commercial music production. Music skills are continually developed through the construction and production of advertisement and jingle campaign packages as well as a website branding project.

The Music Theory Course encompasses a thorough study of the workings of music and sound. Students explore music theory, song form, and notation as well as develop ear-training skills. The focus of the course lies in understanding the construction of music and gaining the ability to communicate effectively with musicians, composers, directors, programmers, and producers in the professional audio production environment.

The Musical Arrangement Course addresses musical concepts of melody, rhythm, harmony, and the arrangement of a rhythm section, solo instruments, and voice. Learning focuses on grasping the conceptual process of combining individual components to complete a musically sound arrangement. Students are led through an exploration of the use and integration of MIDI technology and sequencing as it relates to rhythm section and lead-line writing. Various contemporary music styles and the music concepts comprising them are examined. Additional course topics address music production from a compositional perspective, demonstrating how knowledge of compositional elements such as melody, harmony, arranging, and orchestration help provide the foundation and focus of contemporary styles and techniques.

The most vital instruments in the music producer’s possession are his or her ears. The Musical Listening and Identification Course introduces the lifelong practice of developing musical and aural discernment. Music recognition begins with identifying musical intervals and progresses to the transcription of simple melodies, chords, and bass lines. Students learn rhythmic identification beginning with simple meter beat counting and progressing to distinguish simple grooves and basic phrasing. Basic song form ingredients are explored and differentiated.

Topics addressed in the Professional Workflow Course include file labeling, submission, and delivery methods required for collaboration between remote locations. This course helps to develop students’ professional understanding of industry standards, workflow, protocol, and etiquette. Students use these collaborative skills while contributing to the final project.

In the Songwriting and Development Course, basic songwriting techniques are addressed as students work to develop a strong sense of form, melody, harmony, bass line development, and rhythm. An introduction to lyric considerations for various musical genres is explored, and all of these course topics are connected and related to the standpoint of the music composer. Additional topics include modulation and modality, transitional bridge and primary bridge, rhythm, rhyme and form, effective arrangements for vocals, and supporting the style and structure of a song with appropriate instruments. The overarching goals of this course are to convey the significance of songwriting in the production process and to assist the learner in making appropriate technical decisions based on the song and the artist.

The Music Business Marketing Course explores general marketing concepts as they relate to the nuances of the music business. Students construct strategic plans in the selection and development of media products and are introduced to entertainment licensing concepts and promotional avenues such as trade shows, trade publications, and the Internet. In addition, this course strengthens students’ understanding of analytical tools and strategic analysis of the music business, providing them with knowledge that can facilitate the success of their creative work. Consumer behavior and its effect on the success of entertainment products are also examined.

The Music Copyright and Publishing Course teaches students how to protect their creative works and provides an overview of the business mechanisms that can affect the use of their songs and those of their clients. Along with the global topics of copyright and music publishing, the course also covers the history of the music publishing industry, royalties, songwriter’s contracts, publishing options, and an overview of publishing companies.

The Project Management and Assessment Courses are concurrent courses taken alongside core curriculum in order to assist students with the development, management, and assessment of program projects. The courses provide an opportunity for students to apply analysis skills, create strategic plans, and foster professional workflow practices.

The Project Management and Assessment Courses are concurrent courses taken alongside core curriculum in order to assist students with the development, management, and assessment of program projects. The courses provide an opportunity for students to apply analysis skills, create strategic plans, and foster professional workflow practices.

The Project Management and Assessment Courses are concurrent courses taken alongside core curriculum in order to assist students with the development, management, and assessment of program projects. The courses provide an opportunity for students to apply analysis skills, create strategic plans, and foster professional workflow practices.

The Behavioral Science Course introduces students to the psychology of self-evaluation, self-motivation, self-awareness, and self-focus. This course provides an overview on current and historical theory as it pertains to the above-mentioned areas. Students are also introduced to techniques of time management, organization, active listening, and creating effective presentations.

The College Mathematics Course is designed to enable students to build skills and confidence in algebra and applied mathematics that are required to succeed in future math and core courses. First-time algebra students or those needing a review will begin with basic concepts and build upon these ideas by completing work that uses mathematics in practical situations.

The Computer Science and Internet course introduces students to the basics of computer operating systems and software, web 2.0 tools, and multimedia applications as they relate to everyday experiences of the computer user. Students will initiate online collaboration as well as utilize the tools to successfully navigate common issues associated with online collaboration. Additionally, students will evaluate and demonstrate knowledge of specific software applications and technologies used in today’s society.

The English Composition I Course is designed to introduce students to the writing process. Special at tention is given to selecting and refining topics, identifying the audience, developing a purpose, and formulating thesis statements. Grammatical conventions and their applications are heavily stressed. Students will learn to compose mature, logical sentences, and paragraphs in order to create rhetorical cohesion.

The Interpersonal Communications Course examines the nature of the communication process, variables affecting the process, and the individuals involved. Additionally, this course includes individual analysis of behavior processes that may impede and/or enhance communication processes. Topics include perception, nonverbal behavior, persuasive communication, identity management, intercultural communication and computer mediated communication. This course also enhances students’ ability to analyze and evaluate information.

The Introduction to Media Arts Course is designed to introduce students to the film, television, sound, live event, and digital media industries. The course provides fundamental terminology and the necessary understanding of the history, personnel, and production processes of the different media fields. Students will explore how sound, visuals, and writing are all essential elements of successful media production.

The Professional Communication and Presentation Course exposes students to various forms of written and oral communication through technical, electronic, and creative-writing activities. In addition, students develop competency in visual presentation design. Through practice and development of written and oral skills, students sharpen their abilities to craft effective documents and presentations, while gaining confidence in both the content of their message and their ability to clearly convey it.

The Professional Writing Course is designed to further develop the rational/logical functions of the brain while cultivating intellectual prowess to master multiple genres of writing. Students identify and practice different writing styles while exploring the purposes of writing vital to their success as professionals.