Typical Semester-by-Semester Schedule
YEAR 1 |
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Fall |
12 points |
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MPATC-GE.2090 |
Songwriters Forum* |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2095 |
Songwriting History & Criticism: 14 Songs I |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2321 |
Private Composition Lessons** |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2049 |
Contemporary Scoring*** |
3 |
Spring |
12 points |
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MPATC-GE.2096 |
Songwriting History & Criticism II: 14 Songs II |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2321 |
Private Composition Lessons |
3 |
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Guided Elective |
6 |
YEAR 2 |
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Fall |
12 points |
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MPATC-GE.2090 |
Songwriters Forum* (our primary practicum in Songwriting) |
3 |
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MPAMB-GE.2506 |
Rights, Revenue & Relationship |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2321 |
Private Composition Lessons** (one-on-one sessions with Songwriting faculty) |
3 |
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Guided Elective |
3 |
Spring |
3 points |
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MPATC-GE.2026 |
Colloquy in Music (an independent "terminal experience"; while flexible, many students write and/or record a group of songs) |
3 |
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* taken twice for 3 points, each |
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** required in 3 of 4 semesters |
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| *** if proficient with a DAW, may take production courses, including Production For Songwriters (MPATE-GE 2637), Production For Producers (MPATE-GE 2638), and Mixing in the DAW (MPATE- GE 2135). | ||
Degree Requirements by Type (39 Units)
Required Courses |
30 units |
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CORE |
6 units |
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MPATC-GE.2095 |
Songwriting History and Criticism I |
3 |
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MPAJZ-GE.2096 |
Songwriting History and Criticism II |
3 |
AREA OF CONCENTRATION: Songwriting |
21 units |
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MPATC-GE.2090 |
Songwriters Forum (taken twice for 3 points, each) |
6 |
| MPATC-GE.2321 | Private Composition Lessons (taken three times for 3 points, each) | 9 |
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MPAMB-GE.2225 |
Music Publishing |
3 |
Terminal Experience |
3 units |
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MPATC-GE.2026 |
Colloquy in Music |
3 |
GUIDED ELECTIVES (by advisement)
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9 units |
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**A “core” or “concentration” course that is not used to satisfy that category can be used as a guided elective |
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Music Technology & Business |
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MPATE-GE.2047 |
Advanced Computer Music |
3 |
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MPATE-GE.2135 |
Mixing in the Digital Audio Workstation | 3 |
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MPATE-GE.2604 |
Game Audio | 3 |
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MPATE-GE.2620 |
Audio for Video | 3 |
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MPATE-GE.2629 |
Advanced Audio Production |
3 |
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MPATE-GE.2635 |
Audio for Games and Immersive Environment | 3 |
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MPATE-GE.2650 |
Ear Training for Audio Engineers | 3 |
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MPAMB-GE.2101 |
Principles and Practice in The Music Industry |
3 |
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MPAMB-GE.2201 |
Artists & Repertoire Seminar in Music Business |
3 |
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Music History/Literature |
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| MPATC-GE.2025 | African-American Music: Its Origins and Influence on Songwriting | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2069 |
Opera in the 20th Century |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2501 |
Narrative and Theatrical Songwriting |
3 |
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Music Theory & Composition |
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MPATC-GE.202x |
Seminar in Composition |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2039 |
Contemporary Music |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2042 |
Psychology of Music |
3 |
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MPATC-GE.2046 |
Music Criticism | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.204x |
Scoring Techniques (for Film and Animation or Video Games) | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2081 |
Advanced Orchestration: Screen Scoring | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2082 |
Advanced Orchestration: Concert Music | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2088 |
Orchestration I | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2109 |
Narrative Writing for Music Analysis | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2127 |
Compositional Processes in the Symphony | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2131 |
Conducting: Foundations | 1 |
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MPATC-GE.2133 |
Conducting: Intermediate | 2 |
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MPATC-GE.2134 |
Conducting: Advanced Musical Theater | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2135 |
Conducting: Advanced Instrumental | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.220x |
Seminar in Music Theory | 3 |
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MPAVP-GE.2321 |
Musical Theatre Songwriting Seminar | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2424 |
Composers Forum | 1 |
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MPATC-GE.2429 |
Music Notation | 1 |
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MPATC-GE.2550 |
Screen Music: History, Analysis, and Aesthetics | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2555 |
Music Editing for Screen Music | 3 |
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MPATC-GE.2xxx |
Orchestration II | 3 |
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Related areas of interest |
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MPAME-GE.2021 |
Music Reference and Research Materials |
3 |
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MPAMT-GE.2946 |
Music Improvisation for Artistic Growth |
3 |
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MPAJZ-GE.2273 |
Jazz Arranging Techniques I (including Jazz Theory I) |
3 |
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MPAVP-GE.2181 |
Background Vocal Recording Techniques Ensemble |
2 |
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MPAxx-GE.2321 |
Secondary Private Lesson (in Vocal Performance, Jazz Studies, or Instrumental Performance) |
2 |
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* OTHER REQUIREMENTS: |
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Baccalaureate in Music Composition or its academic equivalent |
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Successful completion of exams in Music Theory, Aural Training, and Music History and any required remedial classes resulting from those exams. |
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