Bachelor of Music in Music Technology - Composition for Media

Requirements

132 credits

Admissions and Retention in the Program

Students are admitted to the school through the formal application and audition process. After the first year, students who earn a 2.25 cumulative GPA, with a minimum of a 3.0 grade in all Music Technology/Composition for Media classes, and complete a favorable sophomore interview/evaluation with department faculty may continue in the program. Students who do not maintain a 3.0 average in their major will be placed on probation for the next semester. If the grade does not improve by the end of that semester, students will be required to have a conference with department faculty (including the chair and program director) to discuss their continuance in the program. An additional senior interview is administered to review the student's business card, resume, reel, and portfolio website. Students who have successfully completed four semesters in the Music Technology program may apply for student internships. A student failing to meet these standards will be subject to the university academic student standing guidelines stated in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Program Learning Outcomes

The department adheres to the School of Music General Outcomes for All Degree Areas as listed on the main Degree page. In addition:

1. Students must demonstrate achievement of professional, entry-level competence in the major area, including significant 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 composition for media field.
3. Students must demonstrate competence in music technology and composition. These elements include: video/film/media/gaming score composition, composition in various musical styles and historical periods, electronic orchestration, electronic music notation, digital and analog audio as well as hybrid recording (tracking, mixing, and mastering), MIDI sequencing, electronic performance techniques, programming analog and virtual synthesizers, composition and web integration of multi-media objects.
4. Students must demonstrate polished technical and interpretive skills necessary for informed solo and collaborative work appropriate to the degree and at a professional level.

Curriculum

Year 1 - Fall (17 credits)

Year 1 - Spring (17 credits)

Year 2 - Fall (18 credits)

Year 2 - Spring (16 credits)

Year 3 - Fall (18 credits)

Year 3 - Spring (16 credits)

Year 4 - Fall (17 credits)

Year 4 - Spring (13 credits)

¹  An ensemble is required every semester. Four of those ensembles must be Large Ensembles
² Physics 170 - Acoustics (recommended if offered)
³ Offered in fall semesters of odd-numbered years. Students enroll concurrently in both courses. Each class is a half-semester long. Students will start the semester in Business of Music Tech I and switch to Business of Music Tech II halfway through the semester. Details of course dates are available in the university’s academic calendar.
⁴ It is recommended that the internship be started in the summer or the semester prior to signing up for the credit.