Introduction to chord progressions, song forms, and harmonic techniques used in commercial music. Topics include modern chord notation and chord voicings.
                                Grade Basis: L
                    
Credit hours: 2.0
                            
Lecture hours: 1.0
                            
Lab hours: 2.0
            
Specialized training in commercial music software applications.
                                Grade Basis: L
                    
Credit hours: 2.0
                            
Lecture hours: 1.0
                            
Lab hours: 3.0
            
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.
                                Grade Basis: L
                    
Credit hours: 3.0
                                    
Lab hours: 3.0
            
The tools, personnel and standard workflow of a recording studio. Topics include fundamentals of sound and overview of tracking, editing, and mixing audio.
                                Grade Basis: L
                    
Credit hours: 3.0
                            
Lecture hours: 2.0
                            
Lab hours: 4.0
            
Implementation of the recording process, microphones, audio console, multi-track recorder, and signal processing devices.
                                Grade Basis: L
                    
Credit hours: 3.0
                            
Lecture hours: 2.0
                            
Lab hours: 4.0
            
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