MUSC Courses

  • MUSC 1213 - Commercial Music Theory I

    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

  • MUSC 1235 - Commercial Music Software

    Specialized training in commercial music software applications.

    Grade Basis: L
    Credit hours: 2.0
    Lecture hours: 1.0
    Lab hours: 3.0

  • MUSC 1321 - Songwriting I

    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
    Lecture hours: 2.0
    Lab hours: 3.0

  • MUSC 1327 - Audio Engineering I

    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

  • MUSC 2327 - Audio Engineering II

    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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