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Commercial Music
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Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Program Highlights
Study a relevant and comprehensive curriculum that prepares future performers, studio producers, and composers to successfully enter the music industry upon graduation.
Perfect your performance skills with in-depth training in technique, repertoire, interpretation, style, stagecraft, and studio acumen.
Create music day-one in our state-of-the-art studio facilities.
Work with world-class resident and artist faculty, including Grammy and Dove Award-winner Tom Brooks, Alan Parsons, Nathan East, Sheila E., Tim Davis, Vinnie Colaiuta, Adam Watts, Paul Jackson Jr., and many more.
Create invaluable industry connections, interning at professional Southern California studios.
Study with world-class vocal and instrumental faculty and develop your performance craft to its full potential. Embrace hundreds of opportunities to perform in studio and concert settings.
Industry Projections
Did you know ...
- According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, sound recording is an $18 billion industry that grew 18.8% annually over the past five years.
- Jobs in the commercial music industry are projected to grow 12.9% from 2016-2026.
- According to the National Endowment for the Arts, TV and film is exploding and projected job growth is 12-17% from 2016-2026.
Course Highlights
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PHY125
Physics of Music and Lab
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MUS016
Rhythm Instruments I, II
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MUS046
Popular Music Ensemble: 50s-70s
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MUS047
Popular Music Ensemble: 80s-Contemporary
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MUS217
Critical Listening for Music Production
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MUS236
Music Entrepreneurship
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MUS246
Music Marketing
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MUS306
History of Popular Music
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MUS336
Commercial Arranging I, II
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MUS337
Audio Signal Processing
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MUS347
Music Production I, II
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MUS366
Live Sound Techniques and Applications
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MUS377
Post-Production and Editing
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MUS386
Audio Recording and Studio Techniques I, II
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MUS460
Private Instruction (voice, instrument, or piano)
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MUS487
Sound Design for Film and Multimedia
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MUS497
Studio Production Project II