MUSIC, COMMERCIAL
Also see Music.
Department Chair:
Chris Morgan . . . . . . . . . . SCC-B183 . . . . . . . . . . .972.516.5010
Academic Advisor:
John Ciccia . . . . . . . . . . . . SCC-G148 . . . . . . . . . . .972.881.5563
Debra Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-F133 . . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1655
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Collin’s Commercial Music program provides career training in performance, audio engineering and sound reinforcement, electronic music, and composition/songwriting. Internship opportunities are available through the Cooperative Work Experience program for practical training in the field.
Many Collin graduates perform professionally or work in recording studios, tape duplication and editing facilities, or sound reinforcement companies.
Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program to verify course transferability.
Career Opportunities
The Commercial Music program prepares students for positions in:
Audio Duplication/Manufacturing
Audio Engineering
Digital Audio Editing
Instrumental/Vocal Arranging
Jingle Composition
Music Marketing
Music Transcribing
Performance
Studio Management
Synthesizer Programming
AAS – COMMERCIAL MUSIC
64 credit hours
First Year
First Semester
ARTC 1325 Introduction to Computer Graphics - Print
MUSB 1305 Survey of the Music Business
MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I~
MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II~
MUSI 1301 Music Fundamentals
Second Semester
MUSI 1116 Aural Skills I 1
MUSI 1311 Music Theory I 1
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Elective**
Elective**
Second Year
First Semester
ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I
MATH 1314 College Algebra 2
MUSC 1171 Commercial Class Piano I 3
MUSC 1323 Audio Electronics
MUSC 1331 MIDI I
Elective**
Second Semester
MUSB 2380 Cooperative Education - Music Management and Merchandising (Capstone)
MUSC 1172 Commercial Class Piano II 4
MUSC 1405 Live Sound I
MUSC 2355 MIDI II
MUSI 1307 Introduction to Music Literature 5
PHED/DANC Any activity course
PSYC 2301 General Psychology
Note: Preferred core choices in italics; other options available on the Associate of Applied Science site, unless otherwise noted.
~ Taught in eight-week format
1 Required for Music, Commercial Majors
2 Required; no options
3 May substitute MUSI 1181, departmental permission required
4 May substitute MUSI 1182, departmental permission required
5 Required to fulfill the Humanities/Fine Arts core requirement
** Electives: (10 credit hours) Any MUAP courses (maximum of 8 credit hours), any MUEN courses (maximum of 4 credit hours), MUSB 2301, MUSB 2355, MUSC 1209, MUSC 1303, MUSC 1321, MUSC 1330, MUSC 1333, MUSC 2314, MUSC 2330, MUSC 2345, MUSC 2351, MUSC 2356,
MUSC 2447, MUSC 2448, MUSI 1117, MUSI 1183, MUSI 1184, MUSI 1192, MUSI 1193, MUSI 1312, MUSI 1386, MUSI 2116, MUSI 2117, MUSI 2181, MUSI 2182, MUSI 2192, MUSI 2193, MUSI 2311, or MUSI 2312
Certificate
AUDIO ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE
31 credit hours
First Year
First Semester
MUSB 1305 Survey of the Music Business
MUSC 1323 Audio Electronics
MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I ~
MUSC 1331 MIDI I
MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II ~
Second Semester
MUSB 2301 Music Marketing
MUSC 1405 Live Sound I
MUSC 2447 Audio Engineering III ~
MUSC 2448 Audio Engineering IV ~ (Capstone)
~ Taught in eight-week format
