Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music Technology Concentration

The Bachelor of Arts in Music—Music Technology Concentration degree is intended for students who desire a diverse palette of options for their academic studies and career paths, while simultaneously pursuing their passion for music technology. This degree path appeals to those students who are drawn to music and music technology studies but want to personalize their degree path with perhaps business, marketing, social media or journalism/communication curriculum.  These students may not ultimately pursue a career in music technology as a producer or engineer but still desire the inherent benefits of a solid and well-rounded education that seeks to understand the general process of music technology for purpose of management or production support.

For this degree, studies in music and technology comprise 44% of the total program and include courses in applied study, Musicianship I-VI plus advanced musicianship electives, Group Piano I-II, and participation in a variety of ensembles, Technology courses include Audio Industry Techniques I and II, Audio I and II as well as Music Technology I-III. General elective options and the Bridges Common Learning Experience Curriculum comprise the remaining 60% of the curriculum.

Requirements

120 credits

Program Objectives

1. Students must demonstrate achievement of professional, entry-level competence in the technology area, including technical mastery, capability to produce work and solve professional problems independently, and a coherent set of artistic/intellectual goals that are evident in their work and music technology projects.
2. Students are expected to have the ability to form and defend value judgments about music and music technology to communicate musical/technological ideas, concepts, and requirements to professionals and laypersons related to the practice of the music technology field.
3. Students must demonstrate competence in music technology as well as a functional understanding of the music technology process.  These elements include: digital and analog audio recording (tracking, mixing, and mastering), electronic music notation, MIDI sequencing, programming analog and virtual synthesizers, some composition and web integration of multi-media objects.
4. Students must demonstrate technical and interpretive skills necessary for informed solo and collaborative work appropriate to the degree and at a professional level.
   • The ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively, and to communicate with precision, cogency, and rhetorical force.
   • The ability to respect, understand, and evaluate work in a variety of disciplines.
   • The capacity to explain and defend views effectively and rationally.

Curriculum

Year 1 - Fall (17 credits)

Year 1 - Spring (17 credits)

Year 2 - Fall (16 credits)

Year 2 - Spring (16 credits)

Year 3 - Fall (13 credits)

Year 3 - Spring (13 credits)

Year 4 - Fall (14 credits)

Year 4 - Spring (14 credits)