Music, Commercial - Basic Certificate of Achievement

In this certificate program, students receive direct, hands-on experience creating commercial music that is entertaining, emotional, sophisticated and compelling. The program covers the primary aspects of commercial music production, including writing, directing, performing, producing, editing and marketing.  This certificate provides a platform from which to launch further study of commercial music production as well as basic entry-level industry skills, processes and practices.  It gives students crucial musical and audio engineering tools.  Students emerge with commercial music for their personal or professional portfolio.

Semester 1

Course Code Title Units
MUS 012 Fundamentals of Music 3
MUS 021A Piano I 2
MUS 079 Introduction to Music Business 3
  Elective Units 3

Semester 2

Course Code Title Units
MUS 078A Electronic Music Production 3
MUS 078B Audio Recording Fundamentals 3
  Elective Units 3

Elective Units Course List