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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Recording Arts Technology and enter the workforce. Students explore music theory, history, sight-singing, music computer applications and audio. Students build digital literacy skills in audio recording, digital editing, audio production, audio post production, live sound engineering, and film, theater, and video sound production. This program develops the knowledge and skills for entry level career options in the music recording and entertainment industry including copyright, labels, publishing, licensing, distribution, marketing, finance, and legal settings.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program students will be able to:
1. Create high quality audio recordings and live production mixes, which demonstrate proper microphone selection and placement, plus signal flow and processing
2. Recognize the best practices of effective production in a range of genres of music in both MIDI and non-MIDI environments
3. Apply fundamental knowledge of digital recording electronics and operation of a minimum of two contemporary audio recording and processing Digital Audio Workspace (DAW) software such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and Ableton Live
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the history and aesthetics of electronic music through practical application of basic digital audio theory, the processes of music synthesis and audio effects
5. Evaluate merits of recording outcomes through development of critical listening with an understanding of technical goals and aesthetic considerations appropriate for multiple genres
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the process of multi-media content delivery
7. Identify different audio career paths and the skills necessary to be successful in the varied career paths in the audio industry
8. Develop fundamental entrepreneurial skills, including an online presence and a basic promotional strategy adaptive to market demands
First Semester
| MUS 1010 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 1012 | Ear Training/Sight-Singing I Lab | 1 |
| REQUIRED | Music Class I-IV, Ensemble I-IV, and/or Private Instruction I-IV | 1 |
| ENGLISH | Composition I/II (ENG 1021/1022) or Technical Writing (ENG 1031) | 3 |
| MUS 1061 | Computer Music Applications I | 3 |
| MUS 1063 | Music Audio Production I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Semester Note: It is important to contact Music Faculty for advising, assessment, and placement. For MUS 1010 and MUS 1012, faculty recommend you take MUS 1000 as preparation if you have limited experience in music notation, and this will count as your music elective.
If you select a 2-credit course to fulfill your music requirement this semester, additional credits completed in Music Classes I-IV, Ensemble I-IV, and/or Private Instruction I-IV will reduce the number of electives required to complete this degree. You must complete the Music Requirement (2 credits) and Music Electives (8 credits) to earn the Recording Arts AAS degree.
Second Semester
| MUS 1011 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 1013 | Ear Training/Sight-Singing II Lab | 1 |
| MUS 1062 | Computer Music Applications II | 3 |
| MUS 1064 | Music Audio Production II | 3 |
| PSY 1001 | General Psychology I: GT-SS3 | 3 |
| MATH | Career Mathematics (MAT 1140) or Any GT-MA1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Semester
| MUS 1067 | Music Business I | 3 |
| MUS 1023 | Survey of World Music: GT-AH1 | 3 |
| PHY 1105 | Conceptual Physics w/Lab: GT-SC1 | 4 |
| COM 2300 | Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Any Music Course | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Semester
Semester Note: Upon completion of MUS 1061, MUS 1063, MUS 2065, and MUS 2084/MUS 2089, you should apply for the Foundations of Recording Arts Technology Certificate.
Upon completion of MUS 1010, MUS 1012, MUS 1061, MUS 1063, MUS 1067, MUS 1062, MUS 1064, MUS 2065, MUS 2084/MUS 2089, Music Requirement* (2 credits of any combination of Music Class I-IV and/or Private Instruction I-IV and/or Ensemble I-IV, and 2 credits of electives from any MUS course, you should apply for the Recording Arts Technology Certificate.