Commercial Music

Commercial Music
BM
Hours75 - 76 Credit Hours
LEPLimited Enrollment Program.
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Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 14 courses
Complete the following lower-division music core courses:
requirement 2 Complete 1 course
requirement 3 Complete 1 option
option 3.1 Complete 8.0 hours from the following course(s)
Instrumentalists and Classical Vocalists must complete the following:
MUSIC 260R - Performance Instruction 2.0v
You may take this course up to 6 times.
option 3.2 Complete 8.0 hours from the following course(s)
Contemporary Vocalists complete the following:
MUSIC 161 - Voice Technique 2.0
MUSIC 260R - Performance Instruction: Voice 2.0v
You may take this course up to 6 times.
MUSIC 260R - Performance Instruction: Contemporary Voice 2.0v
You may take this course up to 6 times.
requirement 4
Complete one hour of ensemble each semester for four semesters, including 2-3 hours from Category 1: Approved Large Ensembles and 1-2 hours from Category 2 ensembles.
requirement 5 Complete 5 courses
Complete the following upper-division music core courses:
requirement 6 Complete 2 options
Complete the following Commercial Music core courses:
option 6.1 Complete 5 courses
option 6.2 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
MUSIC 399R - Academic Internship 6.0v
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
requirement 7 Complete 1 option
Complete the requirements, totaling 16 hours, in one of the elective tracks listed below.
option 7.1 Complete 3 groups
JAZZ STUDIES
group 7.1.1 Complete 3 courses
group 7.1.2 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
group 7.1.3 Complete 7.0 hours from the following course(s)
One credit hour of this requirement may be fulfilled by one of the jazz ensemble courses (Music 331R, 332R, 333R, 334R, 335R).
option 7.2 Complete 2 groups
FILM AND MEDIA COMPOSITION
group 7.2.1 Complete 4 courses
group 7.2.2 Complete 7.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: Only one credit hour of TMA 384R can be used toward the fulfillment of this 7 credit hour requirement.
option 7.3 Complete 2 groups
AUDIO ENGINEERING/POST PRODUCTION
option 7.4 Complete 4 groups
COMMERCIAL STUDIO PERFORMANCE
group 7.4.1 Complete 3 courses
group 7.4.2 Complete 1 hour from the following course(s)
group 7.4.3 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
MUSIC 360R - Performance Instruction 2.0v
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
group 7.4.4 Complete 7.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note 1: One credit hour of this requirement may be satisfied by approved Category 1 and Category 2 ensembles for this degree. Note 2: Only one credit hour of Music 360R may count toward this requirement.
option 7.5 Complete 4 groups
SINGER/SONGWRITER
group 7.5.1 Complete 2 courses
group 7.5.2 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
group 7.5.3 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
group 7.5.4 Complete 8.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: One credit hour of this requirement may be satisfied by approved Category 1 and Category 2 ensembles for this degree.
option 7.6 Complete 3 groups
GENERAL COMMERCIAL MUSIC STUDIES
group 7.6.1 Complete 2 courses
group 7.6.2 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
MUSIC 360R - Performance Instruction: Synthesizer 2.0v
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
group 7.6.3 Complete 10.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: One credit hour of this requirement may be satisfied by approved Category 1 and Category 2 ensembles for this degree.
requirement 8 Complete 1 option
option 8.1 Complete 1 course
Complete a capstone project (Music 486) or present a juried recital (Music 349). Final requirement is decided in consultation with faculty advisor.
Recital: Enroll in Music 349 (0.0 credit hour) for the semester during which a recital is to be presented. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance instruction is required. A prerecital hearing is required at least three weeks before juried recitals. Contact the Harris Fine Arts Center Scheduling Office (C-302 HFAC) for further information.
requirement 9
The following courses are recommended but not required for Commercial Music majors and may be taken through the Marriott School of Management:
Program Outcomes

Technology

Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of the specific music and sound creation, recording, and production technologies used in today's music productions. Students need to become familiar enough with the technology that it goes from something unknown to a valuable tool in their creative process and production.

Production and Performance

Demonstrate the ability to identify and create the different components of the music production and performance process as it relates to a given music production or performance idiom.

Application

Demonstrate the ability to apply various production, performance and business skills necessary to create commercially viable music projects from conception to completion.