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Page | 116Department of Commercial MusicDaniel Walzer, Department Chair, Performing Arts Center, Rm. 138The Department of Commercial Music offers Associate of Applied Science degrees in Performance (Session Musician)and Sound Engineer and Entertainment Business Level 1 certificate. These degrees prepare students for jobs asmusicians and recording engineers in the entertainment industry.Potential employers include entertainment venues, audio production companies, recording studios, publishingcompanies, and independent sound track producers. Other opportunities available in the field when sufficient workexperience is combined with academic preparation include record production, publishing, artist management, concertpromotion, venue management, music merchandising and teaching.Graduates will have a strong background in appropriate core sub disciplines: music theory, keyboard, arranging andcomposing music, acoustics and music business training. Courses are carefully sequenced and designed around studentoutcomes and include general education components that foster problem-solving and communication skills. Laboratorytraining encompasses state-of-the-art instruments, materials and techniques employed in the commercial musicindustry, plus a dedicated performance hall.Students desiring to be Performance majors are required to audition. Students with an interest in Sound Engineerare required to interview.Associate of Applied Science Degree in Commercial Music – Performance –Session MusicianThis curriculum is designed to prepare students for jobs as musicians in the entertainment industry. Employmentopportunities include session musician, live venue musician, music arranger/orchestrator and songwriter.Potential employers include entertainment venues, audio production companies, recording studios, publishingcompanies and independent soundtrack producers. Other opportunities available in the field when sufficient workexperience is combined with academic preparation includes record production, publishing, artist management, concertpromotion, venue management, music merchandising and teaching.Graduates have a strong background in appropriate core sub-disciplines of ensemble performance, music theory,writing, orchestration, arranging and composing music and music business training. Laboratory training encompassesstate-of-the-art instruments, materials and techniques employed in the commercial music industry, plus a dedicatedCommercial Music performance hall.Required Plan:MUSI 1301 ............................................................................................................................ 3 semester hoursMUSI 1181, 1182 .................................................................................................................. 2 semester hoursMUSC 1211, 2211 ................................................................................................................. 4 semester hoursMUSC 1213, 2213 ................................................................................................................. 4 semester hoursMUSC 1303 or MUSI 1310 ................................................................................................. 3 semester hoursMUSC 1321, 1325, 1331 ...................................................................................................... 9 semester hoursMUSC 2320 or 2319 ............................................................................................................ 3 semester hoursMUSB 1305 ........................................................................................................................... 3 semester hoursMUSP 2103 (two semesters) ................................................................................................ 2 semester hoursMUSC 1191 .......................................................................................................................... 1 semester hoursMUEN ensemble (two semesters) or MUSC 1235 ............................................................. 2 semester hours*Applied Commercial Music Lessons (MUSP) (four semesters) ........................................ 8 semester hours*Commercial Music Ensembles (MUSP) (four semesters) ................................................. 8 semester hours**General Education Core ................................................................................................. 16 semester hoursTotal: 68 semester hours*Applied Music Lesson will be repeated four times. Any course from Commercial Ensemble (MUSP) may be repeated four times**MATH 1314 or MATH 1332; PHYS 1405; COSC 1301; SPCH 1315: Behavioral/Social Science elective