Music Industry, B.S. - Music Production & Audio Recording Concentration

Required Courses

12 Hours

MUS 10XX Appropriate Large Ensemble

4 Hours (4 semesters, 1 credit each) 

Ensembles: please note that students are assigned to appropriate ensembles by pool auditions at the beginning of every fall and spring semester.

• MUS 1060 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1061 - Wind Orchestra 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1062 - Concert Band 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1070 - University Symphony Orchestra 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1080A - Choral Ensemble, University Singers 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1081 - Choral Union 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1083 - Repertory Singers 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1652 - Perimeter College Chorus 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1654 - Perimeter College Wind Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1656 - Orchestra 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1754 - Jazz Lab Band 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1756 - Jazz Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1758 - Chamber Ensembles 1 Credit Hours

Select One of the Following Options

2 Hours

Course options are dependent upon the results of Audition or Digital Portfolio entrance to the School of Music.

• If accepted through audition:
  • APXX 1001 Applied Music - Freshman I 1 Credit Hour and APXX 1002 Applied Music - Freshman II 1 Credit Hour
    • with MUS 4010 Performance Lab (0) (2 semesters)
• If accepted through digital portfolio:
  • MUS 10XX Appropriate large ensemble 1 Credit Hour (2 semesters, 2 hours) or
  • MUA 1800 - Introduction to Guitar: Technique, Methods, and Styles  2 Credit Hours

Required Courses

5 Hours

• MUS 1710 - Group Instruction in Piano I 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1720 - Group Instruction in Piano II 1 Credit Hours
• PHYS 2030 - Physical Science: Physics of Music and Speech 3 Credit Hours

Performance Requirements

4 Hours

Course options are dependent upon the results of an Audition or Digital Portfolio entrance to the School of Music.

• If accepted through audition (4 Hours):
  • APXX 2001 Applied Music - Sophomore I 1 Credit Hour and APXX 2002 Applied Music - Sophomore II 1 Credit Hour
    • with MUS 4010 Performance Lab (0) (2 semesters) 
  • MUS 30XX Appropriate large ensemble 1 Credit Hour (2 semesters, 2 hours)
• If accepted through digital portfolio select courses to complete 4 credit hours:
  • MUS 1730 - Group Instruction in Voice  2 Credit Hours
  • MUS 2710 - Group Instruction in Piano III  1 Credit Hours
  • MUS 2720 - Group Instruction in Piano IV  1 Credit Hours
  • MUS 30XX Appropriate large ensemble 1 Credit Hour (2 semesters, 2 hours)

Music Technology/Recording

32 Hours

• MTM 2001 - Critical Listening I 1 Credit Hour
• MTM 2002 - Critical Listening II 1 Credit Hour
• MTM 3010 - Introduction to the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3080 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3110 - Introduction to Audio Recording 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3120 - Digital Audio Technology and Recording Techniques 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3130 - Advanced Topics in Recording and Audio Production 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3230 - Audio Post-Production I 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 4000 - Record Label Operations 3 Credit Hours (2 semesters, 6 hours)
• MTM 4900 - Music Technology Final Project 3 Credit Hours

Computer Technology Requirement

2 Hours

• MUS 4730 - Computer Applications in Music 2 Credit Hours

Music History Requirement

3 Hours

Select one:

• MUA 3810 - History of African-American Music 3 Credit Hours
• MUA 3950 - Poplular and Folk Music of the World Music 2 Credit Hours
• MUA 3970 - Rhythm ‘N’ Blues, Rock and Rap 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 4800 - Music History from Antiquity through the Baroque Period 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 4810 - Music History from the Classical Period to the Present-CTW 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 4820 - World Music-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW)

3 Hours

• MTM 3440 - Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours

Music Industry Requirements

6 Hours

Select two:

• MTM 3020 - Promotion of Recorded Music 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3030 - Music Marketing and Global Distribution 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3050 - Legal Aspects of the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3300 - Copyright and Music Publishing 3 Credit Hours
• MTM 3450 - Artist Representation 3 Credit Hours

Electives

5 Hours

Choose 5 credit hours to complete a minimum of 120 hours.