The Music Production (formerly Music Electronic
Technology) A.A.S. program, the only one of its kind in
The City University of New York, is an innovative program
integrating music production and recording studio training
that prepares students for jobs in the music and recording
industries. Graduates of the program can look forward to
career opportunities at commercial recording and production
facilities, on-site recording venues, radio and broadcast networks, and manufacturers who serve the music production
and recording industries.
To achieve that goal, the curriculum offers a strong
foundation in technology and practical recording studio
experience, together with a broad base of general education
in the liberal arts, sciences, and music. Music Production
classes are taught in the Music department’s technology
laboratories and multi-track recording studios. During their
last semester of the curriculum, students can participate in
the cooperative internship program, which allows them to
work as apprentices in professional working environments.
The A.A.S. degree in Music Production is designed as a
career program that provides the necessary academic foundation and specific training to students who plan to begin
or advance in employment immediately after graduation.
Many students choose to transfer their credits to baccalaureate degree programs at four-year institutions both inside and
outside the City University of New York.
For further information, consult an adviser in the
Department of Music.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE A.A.S. DEGREE
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS
Credits
Mathematics in Contemporary Society............................3
MA-321§ EN-101 or EN-103 and EN-102............................................................................... 6
–––––
SS or HI Electives in
Social Science§ or History (HI-100 Series)§...................6
PH-140 Acoustics: The Physics of Sound ....................................... 4
MU- Any MU-100§ series................................................................. 3
Semester 1
..............................................................Credits
EN-101 (or 103) English Composition (Writing for New Media)............ 3
Mathematics in Contemporary Society.......................... 3
MA-321§ Introduction to the Recording Studio & MIDI............. 3
MP-101§ MU-208 (or MU-209, 231, 241) Musicianship or Theory.......................... 3
MU-110 (or 120)§ Introduction to Music........................................................ 3
Sub-total 22
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
Musicianship/Music Theory (Any sequence of two: MU-208/209;
MU-209/231; MU-209/241; MU-231/241; MU241/242)...........................6
MU-208 Musicianship I
MU-209✥ Musicianship II
MU-231✥ Jazz Theory I
MU-241✥ Music Theory I & Keyboard Harmony
MU-242 Music Theory II & Keyboard Harmony
MU-290§ The Business of Music............................................................ 3
✥
MU-312-314 Piano II-IV (any two) ...............................................................2
MU-400 Performance Series (any two).............................................2
Introduction to the Recording Studio & MIDI............. 3
MP-101§ MP-102
Digital Music Sequencing...................................................... 3
MP-103
Recording Techniques I: Studio Equipment................... 3
MP-204
Digital Sound Design...............................................................2
MP-205
Recording Techniques II: Studio Operation................... 3
MP-206
Virtual Instruments.................................................................. 3
MP-207 Microphones and Amplification Systems.......................1
MP-208 Digital Recording...................................................................... 3
MP/MU Advised Music Electives........................................................4
Sub-total 38
Total Credits Required............................................ 60
✥P
lacement into MU-209, 231, 241, 312 and 313 is determined by an
evaluation of musicianship skills.
§ Sections of this course denoted as “WI” may be taken to partially
satisfy the Writing Intensive requirement (for more detail see
Understanding Program Requirements).
Two (2) Writing Intensive classes are required for the Associate degree.
See page 71.
Sub-total 15
Semester 2
PH-140 Acoustics: The Physics of Sound ......................................4
MP-102
Digital Music Sequencing...................................................... 3
MP-103
Recording Techniques I: Studio Equipment................... 3
MU-312
Class Instruction in Piano II (or MU-313) .........................1
MU-400 Any course from the 400 Performance Series..............1
MU-209 (or MU-231, 241, 242) Musicianship or Theory.......................... 3
Semester 3
MP-204
MP-205
MP-206
EN-102
SS– or HI–
MU-313
Semester 4
MP-207 MP-208 MU-400 MU-290§ SS– or HI–
MP/MU** Sub-total 15
Digital Sound Design...............................................................2
Recording Techniques II: Studio Operation................... 3
Virtual Instruments.................................................................. 3
English Composition II........................................................... 3
Social Science or History
(HI-100 series) elective........................................................... 3
Class Instruction in Piano III (or MU-314) .......................1
Sub-total 15
Microphones and Amplification Systems.......................1
Digital Recording...................................................................... 3
Any course from the 400 Performance Series..............1
The Business of Music............................................................ 3
Social Science or History
(HI-100 series) elective........................................................... 3
Advised Music Electives........................................................4
Sub-total 15
Total Credits Required............................................ 60
** Advised Electives List: MU-100 series, MU-210, 211, 231, 241, 242,
314, 321, 322, 331, 332, MU-400 series and MP-209, 210 and 900.
Programs of Study in Visual and Performing Arts
Music Production – A.A.S. Degree Program