Certificate of Achievement in Electronic Music

The Certificate of Achievement in Electronic Music provides opportunities for career preparation by providing courses that meet workforce needs. Electronic music production skills are highly desirable not only in the music industry, but also in related industries including music composition for film and television,music composition for video games, and music composition for theatre and dance.The program provides a solid technical background in electronic  music production concepts and applications including analog and digital synthesis,sampling, drum programming, algorithmic composition, mixing, mastering, live performance, and music distribution. The outcomes of the program align within dustry standards for electronic music production careers. Furthermore, the courses in this certificate will scale up to additional Certificates of Achievement and the AA degree in Music Technology.

The courses average 3-32 students per course. The number of projected completers per year is 12. These figures are based on the number of students completing existing Music Technology courses between th eyears 2016-17 and 2017-18. There is a high demand for professionals with electronic music production skills in the local job market, as well as in other regions of California.

 

Course #	Course Title	Annual Sections (Y1)	Annual Enrollment (Y1)	Annual Sections (Y2)	Annual Enrollment (Y2)
MTEC 52A	Mixing & Mastering I	3	86	4	129
MTEC 62A	Composing & Producing Electronic Music I	3	69	3	61
MTEC 62B	Composing & Producing Electronic Music II	3	11	3	12
MTEC 70A	Pro Tools 101-Avid Certification	4	91	4	104
MTEC 72B	Producing Music with Ableton Live	1	20	1	24
MTEC 72C	Producing Music with Logic Pro X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

The Certificate of Achievement in ElectronicMusic prepares students to be competent producers of electronic music while providing the opportunity to gain skills necessary to advance their careers.

 

Program Learning Outcomes:

·        Apply basic principles of music composition, sound synthesis, and audio engineering to produce electronic music.

·        Execute an original electronic music production under the supervision of faculty or a professional mentor.

Students will be required to take 3 core classes and select one elective. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CORE CLASSES
MTEC 52A	Mixing and Mastering I	4	Y1Spring
MTEC 62A	Composing and Producing Electronic Music I	4	Y1Winter
MTEC 62B	Composing and Producing Electronic Music II	4	Y1Spring
Restricted Electives (Select one from this list)
MTEC 70A	Pro Tools 101 Avid Certification	4	Y1 Fall
MTEC 72B	Producing Music with Ableton Live	4	Y1 Fall
MTEC 72C	Producing Music with Logic Pro X	4	Y1 Fall

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The Certificate of Achievement in Electronic Music aligns with the planned goals for Foothill College because the program serves the regional area in support of workforce development and economic growth. The program is new and does not duplicate any already-existing program within the Foothill-De Anza District or the surrounding colleges. There is currently an out-of-state college, Berklee College of Music, that offers an online certificate. Their program is strictly offered online and the students are charged considerably higher tuition, $467/credit hour. Offering our Certificate of Achievement in Electronic Music will benefit our students as well as the industry, locally and statewide. Local references in support of the program include advisory committee members who strongly support the partnership between Foothill College and the local music production and performance industries. Several of these members work in the electronic music industry, providing a realistic understanding of the short-term and long-term educational needs of the industry.

We are working with West Valley at this time and their faculty have been informed.