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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
design portfolio that supports the visual narrative
and demonstrates a broad range of creative skill sets
including video editing, music composition, and
sound design. MUSC 1196 Special Topics in Recording Arts
Technology/Technician ...................................... 1
Graduates of the Audiovisual Production Program
are prepared for entry level positions such as audio
and video editors, production assistants, sound
designers, radio board operators, multimedia
composers and audiovisual technicians. MUSC 2351 Audio for Video .................................... 3
Students must earn a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all
technical courses in the Recommended Program of
Study.
MUSC 2330 Commercial Music Arranging and
Composition ....................................................... 3
MUSB 1305 Survey of the Music Business ............. 3
RTVB 2340 Portfolio Development .......................... 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 13
Grand Total:......................................................... 60
Recommended Program of Study
Associate of Applied Science in
Audiovisual Production
First Year
First Semester ................................................ Credit
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics
(Quantitative Reasoning) or MATH 1314
College Algebra .................................................. 3
MUSI 1181 Piano Class I ......................................... 1
MUSI 1301 Fundamentals of Music I ...................... 3
MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I ............................ 3
MUSC 1325 Acoustics .............................................. 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 13
Second Semester ............................................ Credit
MUSI 1182 Piano Class II ........................................ 1
ENGL 1301 Composition I ....................................... 3
MUSC 1331 MIDI I .................................................. 3
MUSC 2327 Audio Engineering II .......................... 3
RTVB 2330 Film and Video Editing ........................ 3
COMM 1336 Video Production I .............................. 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 16
Summer Semester .......................................... Credit
Social/Behavioral Science Course ............................ 3
Total Hours
................................................ 3
Third Semester ............................................... Credit
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking .................................... 3
MUSC 1333 Synthesis I ........................................... 3
FLMC 2330 Audio Post Production ......................... 3
MUSC 2347 Audio Engineering III ......................... 3
MUSI 1310 American Music ................................... 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 15
Fourth Semester ............................................. Credit
Commercial Music–Performance
Program
Contact:
Office:
Email:
Phone:
John Freyermuth
Performing Arts Center, Office 137D
[e-mail]
409-984-6520
The Commercial Music–Performance Program is
designed to prepare students for jobs as musicians
in the entertainment industry.
Employment
opportunities
include
session
musician,
live
venue
musician,
music
arranger/orchestrator and songwriter. Potential
employers include entertainment venues, audio
production companies, recording studios, publishing
companies and independent soundtrack producers.
Other opportunities available in the field when
sufficient work experience is combined with
academic preparation includes record production,
publishing, artist management, concert promotion,
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 encompasses state-of-the-art
instruments, materials and techniques employed in
the commercial music industry, plus a dedicated
Commercial Music Performance Hall.
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