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California Regional Consortia

Recording Arts

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Submitter's Information

Name

Heather Townsend

Title

Curriculum Process Specialist

Region

Central/Mother Lode

College

Modesto Junior College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Michael Sundquist

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Recording Arts

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Commercial Music (100500)

Projected Start Date

05/04/20

Catalog Description

Description


 The Recording Arts Certificate Program at Modesto Junior College provides students the technical and musical skills to meet the challenges of today’s ever-changing field of modern music production. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in the Sound Engineering, Sound Design, Music Production, Live Sound, Music Sales and Music Composition for Radio, TV, Film, and Video. The topics include recording studio techniques, live sound engineering, music production, sound design, synthesizers, music technology, music notation and music composition. Opportunities for hands on recording sessions, live sound mixing, original music composition and performance in concert are provided.

Enrollment Completer Projections
    2017-18 2018-19
CB 01:
COURSE DEPT/NO 		CB 02: COURSE TITLE SECTIONS OFFERED
(ANNUAL) 		ENROLLMENT TOTAL (ANNUAL) SECTIONS OFFERED
(ANNUAL) 		ENROLLMENT TOTAL (ANNUAL)
           
MUSC 111 Recording Arts 1 1 30 1 38
MUSC 112 Recording Arts 2 1 13 1 24
MUSC 121 Electronic Music 1 2 47 2 47
MUSC 126 Introduction to Music Technology 2 37 2 50
MUSG 111 Introduction to American Popular Music 5 256 6 296
MUSC 122 Electronic Music 2 2 8 2 15
MUST 101 Music Fundamentals 2 87 2 88
MUSA 121 Keyboard Skills 1 9 114 9 220
MUSG 101 Music Appreciation 34 1613 34 1621
MUSG 112 The Music of the Beatles 1 36 0 0
           
           

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

1.      Demonstrate effective use of current music technology as applied to recording and music production.

2.      Record,mix and master an acoustic music group with multiple tracks and microphones,burn the work to a CD and present the work as a complete project.

3.      Demonstrate the ability to select and correctly place microphones for sound capture.

4.      Identify elements of sound and acoustics.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

18

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

To earn a Certificate of Achievement in this major, the student must complete all courses listed in required courses category below. All required courses in the program must be completed with a Cor better.

Program Requirements
  To earn a Certificate of Achievement in this major, the student must complete all courses listed in required courses category below. All required courses in the program must be completed with a C or better.  
  Required Courses: (Complete 12 units)  
  PREFIX SEQUENCE (SEMESTER) COURSE NAME   UNITS  
             
  MUSC 111 1 Recording Arts 1   2  
  MUSC 112 2 Recording Arts 2   2  
  MUSC 121 3 Electronic Music 1   2  
  MUSC 126 1 Introduction to Music Technology   3  
  MUSG 111 NP Introduction to American Popular Music   3  
             
  Elective Courses: (Complete 6 units)  
             
  MUSC 122 4 Electronic Music 2   2  
  MUST 101 NP Music Fundamentals   3  
  MUSA 121 NP Keyboard Skills 1   1  
  MUSG 101 NP Music Appreciation   3  
  MUSG 112 NP The Music of the Beatles   3  
             
             
  Total Units   18  
       

Supporting Documents

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Central/Mother Lode Regional Questions

Advisory Minutes

Submission Details

Published at

11/13/19 - 11:46 AM

Status

Recommended

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Recording Arts". to Heather Townsend's drafts. This message will be sent to townsendh@mjc.edu

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Thad Russell   ·  11/15/19

I would like to know the LMI for the Micro-region or at least our region.