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| LAST CHANCE TO AUDITION FOR FALL SEMESTER! |
| The last set of audition dates have been set for JULY 22nd, 23rd, and 24th to major in Commercial Music Performance on Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano, or Vocals. Auditions will be held at the Performing Arts Center on campus. This is the last opportunity to audition for the Fall semester so call now at 409.984.6520 to schedule your audition. For information regarding what you need to prepare, please click on "Audition Information for Performance Majors" at the bottom of the page. |
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| New Degree in Commercial Music Performance! |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Commercial Music Department is proud to announce the offering of an Associate of Arts Degree in COMMERCIAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE with a specialty in SESSION MUSIC, beginning in the Fall of 2008. This opportunity is open to musicians and vocalists. If you have pretty good chops on guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or you sing up a storm, this may be the opportunity you've been seeking! Call 409.984.6520 for more information.(Admission by audition only - See "audition information for performance majors" link at bottom of home page) |
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| LSC-PA Studio Facilities Offer Multiple Platforms |
| It is primary to our mission here at LSC-PA that our students graduate into the real world with hands-on knowledge of a wide variety of recording platforms. Studio A is oufitted with a Mac-based Pro Tools and Nuendo control. Studio B offers PC-based Pro Tools and Cubase 4. Studio C avails our students to 10 IMac workstations with Pro Tools LE. Finally, Analog has joined the family of LSC-PA Recording Studio platforms with the addition of a MCI-JH24 Analog 24 Track Tape Recorder, a MCI-Autolocator III, and a Peavy AMR 1600 Audio Console. Students now have the opportunity to learn how to record by tape, and digitally via Pro Tools (both Mac and PC), Nuendo, and Cubase 4. |
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| Aaron Horne Joins Commercial Music Faculty |
| We are proud to announce the addition of Aaron Horne to our full-time Commercial Music faculty! Aaron comes to us with a long list of credits as an Audio Engineer, Editor, Sound Designer, and Film Composer. We are thrilled to have Aaron on board! |
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DEGREE PROGRAM
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Commercial Music: Audio Engineering and Recording Arts
| First Semester |
Audio Engineering I
Introduces Acoustic, electronic and wave-form analysis concepts; relate microphone characteristics and placement; describe studio set-up, signal routing and tape machine operation techniques; apply console and tape machine theory and operation concepts; and perform studio production procedures including recording, overdubbing, mixing and editing.
Music Fundamentals
Preparation for the study of music theory, including scales, terminology, chords, key and time signatures, the structures of music and musical notation.
Class Piano I
Classroom instruction in keyboard technique fundamentals for students with limited piano background. Includes scales, chord progression, sight reading drills and selections from solo literature. Open to non-majors.
History of Popular Music
Introduces commercial music industry trends and developments through historical analysis by finding connections between the vast variety of American popular music styles, past and present.
Public Speaking
Principles and practices of public speaking.
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| Second Semester |
Audio Engineering II
Teaches proficiency in advanced signal flow and signal processing applications; perform tape machine alignment to include playback, bias and record procedures; utilize pre-production planning, scheduling, production and post production; and integrate audio console and tape machines.
Midi I
Introduces Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) systems and applications. Topics include the history and evolution of MIDI , hardware requirements, computer numbering systems, channels and modes, the MIDI language and the typical implementation of MIDI applications in the studio environment using software-based sequencing programs.
Commercial Music Theory I
Learn to apply chord progressions, song forms, and harmonic techniques used in commercial music. Topics include modern chord notation and chord voicings.
Commercial Music Sight Singing / Ear Training I
Learn to sight-read melodies in major and minor keys; and identify and transcribe dictation of simple rhythmic patterns and major and minor melodies.
Class Piano II
Classroom instruction in keyboard technique fundamentals for students with limited piano background. Includes scales, chord progression, sight reading drills and selections from solo literature. Open to non-majors.
College Mathematics or College Algebra
Sets, the systems of whole numbers, the systems of integers, elementary number theory, the system of rational numbers and the system of real numbers.
Linear, quadratic equation and inequalities, determinants, matrices, systems of equations, partial fractions, binomial theorem, logarithms, theory of equations. |
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Commercial Music Theory II
Learn to compose melodies using standard song forms; harmonize melodies using chords appropriate to assigned musical style; and analyze selected pieces from lead sheets and arranged concept key scores.
Commercial Music Sight Singing / Ear Training II
Learn to sight sing selected melodies in chromatic tonalities; and transcribe dictation of selected rhythmic patterns, chromatic melodies and intermediate chord progressions.
Microcomputer Applications
This course teaches students to solve realistic problems using the most readily available “off-the-shelf” general applications software: word processing, spreadsheets and database systems. Additional assignments may use system software and presentation graphics software.
Behavioral Science / Social Science Elective
Choose one course from the Behavioral Science or Social Science offerings which include History, Government, Geography, Psychology, and Sociology. |
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| Third Semester |
Audio Engineering III
Presents digital nonlinear editing; utilize advanced techniques in digital nonlinear multi-track recording; perform computer-based voltage control amplifier (VCA) console automation; and complete an advanced recording project from the engineering perspective.
Survey of the Music Business
Introduces an overview of the music industry including songwriting, live performance, the record industry, music merchandising, contracts, licenses and career opportunities.
Conceptual Physics or Physical Science
Conceptual level survey of topics in physics intended for non-science majors. Provides an introduction to the basic interactions of nature with emphasis on thermodynamics and heat transfer.
A course designed for non-science majors. Topics include astronomy, chemistry, geology, meteorology or physics.
Commercial Class Piano
Introduces keyboard skills for commercial music majors including blues progressions and scales, modes, harmony, and extensive use of the ii-V7-I progression with appropriate keyboard voicing.
Songwriting
Learn to compose marketable melodies with commercial music, form and harmony, write lyrics; set lyrics to song; create lyrical, melodic and harmonic “hooks”, and devise a production plan for a song demonstration.
Commercial Music Ensemble or Recording Hardware
Participation in a small commercial music ensemble concentrating on all commercial music performance styles and grooves.
An introduction to the function and maintenance of computer hardware in the recording studio environment with an overview of the history of the computer – PC and Macintosh. Topics include hard drives and their operation, optical drives, flash based drives, floppy drives, on board ports, processor statistics and architecture, motherboards and their connections, expansion cards, operating systems, the installation of audio programs, virus protection, and the downloading and installation of software and updates. |
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| Fourth Semester |
Audio Engineering IV
Introduces the role of producer including recording, mixing, arranging, analyzing projects, session planning, communication, budgeting, business aspects, technical considerations and music markets.
Acoustics
Principles of sound in air, sound in recording, and sound reinforcement. Topics include acoustical properties of studios, live performance facilities, resonance, and electronic and acoustic control.
Commercial Class Piano
Introduces keyboard skills for commercial music majors including blues progressions and scales, modes, harmony, and extensive use of the ii-V7-I progression with appropriate keyboard voicing.
Commercial Arranging and Composition
Teaches the student to compose and arrange for multi-instrumental ensembles; compose and arrange stylistically correct background figures and counter lines; and compose and arrange broadcast jingles, video/film scores, and stage show formats.
Commercial Orchestration
Prepares the student to write for voices and instruments to include ranges, transposition and idiosyncrasies of each instrument with emphasis on commercial music chord voicings. |
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