Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Music

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Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Music focuses on the contemporary music-making process from the early creative stages to final release. Our program engages with the stylistic diversity that is present in the popular contemporary music landscape and gives the students tools to manage their careers in a dynamically changing music industry.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Program Tracks

• Commercial Music & Production
• Business of Commercial Music
• Music for Media
• General

Career Outlook

• Music Producer
• Film Composer
• Game Composer
• Music Agent
• Publishing
• Sound Engineer
• Tour Promotion & Management
• Copyright

Sample Courses

• Sound Engineering (3 hrs)
  • Introductory exploration and practice in sound engineering. Concepts in sound physics and acoustics are demonstrated and explored within a variety of audio production techniques and studio workflows, facilitating collaborative creative engagement in sound and music media.
• Fundamentals of Digital Audio Workstations (3 hrs)
  • Project-based learning of basic to intermediate-level techniques in audio, MIDI, and audio-visual production using industry-standard software applications.
• Commercial Music Capstone (3 hrs)
  • Senior Commercial Music Capstone project.
• Music Business and Entrepreneurship (3 hrs)
  • Provides students with a hands-on experience in planning and launching a musical venture. Upon completion, students will have compiled a professional portfolio, created or improved their own web sites, and will have implemented a plan of action for a music business plan based on their specific interests and needs.
• Creative Practice in the Music Industry (3 hrs)
  • Students explore technical, professional and creative practices of the commercial music industry.

Faculty

• Federico Llach - Assistant Professor of Commercial Music, Program Coordinator
• Bruce Broughton - Media Composer-in-Residence
• Jeffrey Hepker - Assistant Professor of Commercial Music
• Jessica Muñiz-Collado - Assistant Professor of Music Business
• Drew Schnurr - Assistant Professor of Composition & Media Arts

Related Programs

• Commercial Music Minor

College

• College of Music