| New course | Undergraduate |
| First term offered : Spring 2013 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| MUS383 | Advanced Music Production | 3 - 3 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Advanced Music Prod |
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Catalog Description: Prerequisite: MUS 381 or 382 Advanced Music Production provides an overview of the primary techniques of music production from 1950 to the present day, as well as an introduction to some of the most influential record producers and record labels of the past fifty years. Each week a particular era of music production will be discussed, followed by a demonstration of key production techniques. The class meets in the music department's recording studio, offering students hands-on training in a modern recording facility. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: * familiarity with major developments in recording technology c.1900-2010 * understanding of how specific technologies influence the production process and aesthetics of recordings * familiarity with the ¿sound¿ of selected record producers and record labels * understanding of the stages of production (pre-production to mastering) * development of mixing and editing skills |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): MUS 383 is one of the four courses that comprise the music department¿s Audio Production sequence. It was introduced last year under emergency course approval after Dr. Freymuth joined the full-time faculty. |
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Faculty and facilities needed: Dr. Dirk Freymuth APS 230 (Recording Studio) |
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Brief Course outline: Week 1: What is Production? Week 2: Recording in the 1940 and 1950s Sun Records, Chess Records Week 3: The 1960s Motown and Stax/Abbey Road Psychedelic Music Week 4: The 1970s part I West Coast ¿dry¿ sound Hard Rock in Britain and America Week 5: The 1970s part II Funk, Soul and Disco Gamble and Huff: Philadelphia Soul Week 6: The 1970s Part III (Queen¿s Bohemian Rhapsody) Week 7: The 1980s part I (The Power-station and Townhouse records) The SSL console, gated-reverb Week 8: The 1980s part II Rap and Hip-Hop (Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, Beasty Boys) Week 9: The 1990s and the rise of Digital Audio Week 10: 2000-present ¿Disney¿ style production Auto-Tune revolution |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Diane Baxter | Approved | April 16 2013 |
| 2 - Division | Scott Grim | Approved | April 18 2013 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Jodie Garrison | Approved | April 19 2013 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | May 23 2013 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Keller Coker | Approved | June 10 2013 |
| 7 - Dean | Diane Tarter | Approved | June 11 2013 |
| 8 - Provost | Stephen Scheck | Approved | June 13 2013 |
| MUS 383 syllabus.pdf | Download |