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| JUNE 16TH, 17TH, 18TH SET FOR PERFORMANCE DEGREE AUDITIONS!! |
| Auditions for entry into the Commercial Music Performance degree program, Fall semester 2010, will take place June 16th, 17th, and 18th on campus at LSCPA. Major areas of study include guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, and session vocals. All instrumentalists will be required to play along with tracks available for download on this site (Click "Audition on Premise" under "Audition and Interview Information" on the homepage of this site). Vocalists are asked to prepare two selections and bring either sheet music for accompaniment or tracks (CD). To schedule an audition, call 409-984-6520. |
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| GET CERTIFICATION IN LIVE SOUND! |
| Start your live sound education with the Live Sound certificate. Spring of 2010 will be the first semester that the new Live Sound/Sound Reinforcement Certificate is offered at Lamar State College Port Arthur, with the next certification class beginning in the Fall of 2010. We are so excited to be the second college in all of Texas to offer this certificate. Learn how to rig and run sound for concert tours, arenas, places of worship, theaters, theme parks, and much more. Learn to design, install, optimize, operate, and maintain sound reinforcement systems of all sizes in real world environments! Call 409.984.6520 for more information. |
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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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COMMERCIAL MUSIC PROGRAMS
There are two degree and certificate programs in Commercial Music at Lamar State College - Port Arthur.
1. Commercial Music: Audio Engineering / Recording Arts
Available since the inception of the program at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, the Audio Engineering degree and certificate plans prepare the student for a career in the Recording Arts as an Audio Engineer. Based on the industry philosophy that a good audio engineer is a good musician, the study of audio engineering and recording is tucked within the Commercial Music program. Examples of courses included in the degree plan include Audio Engineering I-IV, Midi I, Piano I-II, Songwriting, Music Theory I-II, Acoustics, Studio Hardware. For the full curriculum see Courses/ Degree Plan.
2. Commercial Music Performance / Session Musician
We are very excited about our newest offering, an AAS Degree in Commercial Music Performance/ Session Musician. The program will be available for enrollment in the Fall of 2008 by audition only. Very few commercial schools and institutions of higher learning offer this degree, which prepares gifted rhythm musicians for careers as musicians in the recording studio environment. Guitarists, Bassists, Keyboardists, and Drummers learn all the grooves, from latin to country and rock, and become fluent in commercial notation systems, while sharpening their improvisational skills. Led by one of the best session musicians in the business, this Commercial Music Performance degree program will be put in place in 2008. Look for updates on this website. |
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