Austin Community College
Summer 2009 - OPEN COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 10/27/2009 18:40:21
COMMERCIAL MUSIC MANAGEMENT
7 Week Session June 1 - July 19
MUSB 1305 Survey of the Music Business
E [20/25] 35587 Lec 101 NRG 4147 MW 3:00pm - 5:50pm OH Gillespie, Roanna
MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I
E [11/12] 35588 Lec 001 NRG 4149 MW 6:00pm - 9:50pm OH Dittmar, Timothy
MUSC 2447 Audio Engineering III
E+ [9/12] 35592 Lec 001 NRG 4149 TTh 10:40am - 3:40pm OH Moran, Andre
MUSC 1331 Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) I
E [11/12] 35590 Lec 001 NRG 4148 TTh 12:15pm - 4:05pm OH Cain, Scott
11 Week Session June 1 - August 13
MUSC 1321 Songwriting
E [11/25] 36778 Lec 001 NRG 4136 MW 6:00pm - 7:50pm OH McDermott, Joe
MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II
E+ [13/12] 36524 Lec 001 NRG 4149 TTh 6:00pm - 9:05pm OH Childers, Dan
MUSB 2386 Internship -- Music Management and Merchandising
P [10/12] 36523 Int 001 NRG 4147 F 12:15pm - 2:05pm OH Schulman, Geoffrey
MUSP 1150 Small Commercial Music Ensemble: Jazz
E [6/10] 36533 Lab 001 NRG 4136 TTh 4:15pm - 6:45pm OH Cain, Scott
MUSP 1204 Applied Commercial Music: Bass Guitar
A [4/50] 37316 Lab 001 NRG TBA TBA OH Zarbo, Joshua
MUSP 1210 Applied Commercial Music: Piano
A [4/50] 37317 Lab 001 NRG TBA TBA OH Jacobs, Evan
MUSP 1223 Applied Commercial Music: Synthesizer
A [6/36] 36536 Lab 001 NRG TBA TBA OH Preve, Francis
MUSP 1205 Applied Commercial Music: Commercial Guitar
A [13/50] 36535 Lab 001 NRG TBA TBA OH Cain, Scott
MUSP 1217 Applied Commercial Music: Percussion
A [3/50] 37382 Lab 001 NRG TBA TBA OH Stelly, Christopher
MUSP 1201 Applied Commercial Music: Arranging and Composition
A [1/36] 36534 Lab 001 NRG TBA TBA OH Hwang, Shih-Yu
MUSP 1150 Small Commercial Music Ensemble: Jazz
Participation in a jazz ensemble concentrating on commercial music performance styles. May be repeated for credit.
MUSP 1201 Applied Commercial Music: Arranging and Composition
Private instruction in individual instruments.
MUSP 1204 Applied Commercial Music: Bass Guitar
Private instruction in individual instruments.
MUSP 1205 Applied Commercial Music: Commercial Guitar
Private instruction in individual instruments.
MUSP 1210 Applied Commercial Music: Piano
Private instruction in individual instruments.
MUSP 1217 Applied Commercial Music: Percussion
Private instruction in individual instruments.
MUSP 1223 Applied Commercial Music: Synthesizer
Private instruction in individual instruments.
MUSB 1305 Survey of the Music Business
An overview of the music industry including songwriting, live performance, the record industry, music merchandising, contracts and licenses, and career opportunities. Discussion regarding Music Business on the Internet will be included.
MUSC 1321 Songwriting
Introduction to the techniques of writing marketable songs including the writing of lyrics and melodies, setting lyrics to music, developing lyrical and musical "hooks," analyzing the marketplace, and developing a production plan for a song demo.
MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I
An overview of the modern recording studio and related personnel. Topics include basic studio electronics and acoustic principles, wave form analysis, microphone concepts and miking techniques, studio set up and signal flow, recording console theory, signal processing concepts, multitrack recorder principles and operation, and an overview of mixing and editing.
MUSC 1331 Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) I
An overview of 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 typical implementation of MIDI applications in the studio environment using software-based sequencing programs.
MUSC 1333 Synthesis I
A study of sound synthesis including sound considerations, electronic sound sources, basic signal processing, and voltage control and modulation. Topics include additive, subtractive, and AM and FM synthesis types. The student will also receive an introductory overview of digital audio sampling and sample processing.
MUSB 2386 Internship -- Music Management and Merchandising
An experience external to the college for an advanced student in a specialized field involving a written agreement between the educational institution and a business or industry. Mentored and supervised by a workplace employee, the student achieves objectives that are developed and documented by the college and that are directly related to specific occupational outcomes. This may be a paid or unpaid experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II
A continuation of Audio Engineering I with emphasis on implementation of the techniques and theories of the recording process. Topics include applications of microphones, the audio console, the multitrack recorder, and signal processing devices in recording session environments. Prerequisite: MUSC 1327.
MUSC 2447 Audio Engineering III
Presentation of advanced procedures and techniques utilized in recording and manipulating audio information. Topics include advanced computer-based console automation, hard disk based digital audio editing, nonlinear digital multitrack recording, and advanced engineering project completions. Prerequisite: MUSC 1327 and MUSC 2427.