Advertising Awards
Awards for composing and/or arranging:
• Clio Award
• Three International Film Festival Awards
• Three Art Directors Club Awards
• Mobius Advertising Award, U.S. Television
Ira Abrams
(B.A., University of Tampa) is the senior executive director of
the Florida Chapter of the Recording Academy, the organization
responsible for awarding the Grammys. He utilizes his extensive
background in the music industry to teach Music Marketing and
Public Relations.
Stephen M. Carlisle
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(J.D., Cornell University Law School) has over 30 years of experience as an attorney and an executive in the record, video and music
publishing business. He has served in the capacity of both deputy president and CEO of CBS Records Group and president and CEO of
PolyGram Records. Mr. Asher is a member of the Advisory Board for Hoot/Wisdom Recordings and an affiliate professor of Music Business.
PROGRAM
COORDINATOR
(J.D., George Washington University) practices in the area of copyright and entertainment law. Mr. Carlisle represents
musicians, composers, recording artists, and others active in the music industry. Additionally, he represents film actors
and directors, television and radio personalities. During the course of his practice he has represented clients with more
than 18 gold and 12 platinum albums to their credit, including members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, Miami Sound
Machine, and the estate of jazz legend Jaco Pastorius. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Carlisle is a published author
on copyright law and was the principal drafter of the Child Performer and Athlete Protection Act, which was passed by
the Florida Legislature in 1995. Mr. Carlisle was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Lawyers
for the Arts/Broward, and received their Encore Award in 1998 for his pro bono volunteer work.
Dr. Patricia Fleitas
Director of Choral and
Vocal Studies
Dr. Laura Joella
Director of Orchestral Studies
Dr. Ken Keaton
Director of Guitar Studies
Prof. Rebecca Lautar
Director of String Studies
Dr. Sean Murray
Director of the Marching Owls
Dr. Kyle Prescott
Director of Bands
Dr. Edward Turgeon
Director of Collaborative and Keyboard Studies
Dr. Tim Walters
Director of Jazz Studies
Prof. Michael Zager
Director of Commercial Music
Music Theory
Sight Singing & Ear Training
Music Composition
Applied Lessons
Orchestration
Ensembles
TECHNOLOGY
Computer Music Sequencing
Live Sound Reinforcement
Sound Recording 1 & 2
Department of Music, School of the Arts
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
777 Glades Road, Building 52, AH 111,
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
561-297-0600
561-297-3820
www.fau.edu/music
www.hootwisdom.com
BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Artist Management
Music Marketing & Public Relations
Introduction to Music Business
Legal Issues for the Musician
Music Publishing & Copyright
Neil D. Crilly
CREATIVE
(M.M., University of Miami) is a multi-woodwind specialist who has
performed with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and others. He has been
awarded gold and platinum records for his work with Barbra Streisand,
Kenny Rogers, and The Bee Gees. He is the director of the FAU Jazz
Band as well as a saxophone instructor.
Entertainment attorney Ira Abrams (J.D., Univ. of Miami) teaches Legal Issues For The Musician and Artist
Management courses. He has worked with many prominent artists and entities, including Emilio and Gloria Estefan,
Jon Secada, Rob Thomas, major labels (UMG, Sony, Atlantic, Interscope), Nelly Furtado, Timothy Moseley
(Timbaland), and David Byrne (Talking Heads). Professor Abrams served as an elected member of the prestigious
American Law Institute (ALI) and was chosen by his peers to be listed in the publication Leading Lawyers of America.
Television Awards
• Platinum Video Award (ABC-TV Funfit with Mary Lou Retton)
• Daytime Emmy Award (ABC-TV Funfit with Mary Lou Retton)
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(D.M.A., University of Miami) is
Director of Jazz Studies. His areas
of specialization include music
theory and jazz. He is active as a
professional arranger/composer,
performer, and clinician. The
UNC Jazz Press publishes his
arrangements and compositions.
Dr. Walters directs the Jazz Rats
Big Band and the Rattette, both
Ensembles-In-Residence, and
performs in the faculty jazz sextet.
Record Awards
Awards for producing, composing and/or arranging:
• 14 Gold or Platinum Records
• Golden Boot Award (France)
• Europe 1 Award (equivalent to a European Grammy)
• Olé Award (Spain)
• Two BMI Citations of Achievement Awards (for most performed songs on radio in a given year)
• Grammy Nomination for “Cupid/I’ve Loved You For a Long Time” (The Spinners)
• Nominated for Producer of the Year (Danny Ray Edwards) Golden Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee
• Nominated for Best New Artist, Daniel Ray Edwards, Golden Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee
• Nominated for Single of the Year “You Win Again,” Golden Music Awards
• Nominated for Independent Record Label of the Year Golden Music Awards
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AREA DIRECTORS
Zager has produced, composed and/or arranged original music in a wide range of musical idioms, including
commercials, albums, network television, and source and theme music for major motion pictures. He has produced
Grammy Award-winning artists including Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross, Denise
Williams, Jennifer Holliday, Joe Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Herb Alpert, Olatunji and The Spinners. Some of Zager’s
original scores and original studio recordings of Whitney Houston, The Spinners, and The Michael Zager Band reside
in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
James E. Cunningham
(Ph.D., University of Washington) is an ethnomusicologist who specializes in Indonesian,
Native American and world popular music. He teaches undergraduate core curriculum
courses (Music Cultures of the World and Gateway to Musical Perception), as well as
graduate courses in the Department of Music. Additionally, Dr. Cunningham is the director
of the FAU Brazilian Percussion Ensemble and the instructor of the Didgeridoo Workshop.
As a faculty artist for the department’s Hoot/Wisdom Recordings record label, he has
recorded an album of original didgeridoo compositions and other contemporary music.
FACULTY
He is the author of two editions of Music Production: For Producers, Composers, Arrangers and Students and two
editions of Writing Music for Television and Radio Commercials: A Manual for Composers and Students, both
published by The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Richard Asher
Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Department of
Music in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of the Arts, offers a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree, Bachelor
of Music degrees in Commercial Music or Music Education, and Bachelor of Music degrees with emphasis in Performance or Jazz
Studies. A Master of Arts degree with tracks in Commercial Music, Performance and Music History and Literature is also offered.
Scholarships are awarded annually by the Department of Music with auditions held during the spring semester. The department
also awards teaching assistantships that include stipends and tuition waivers for graduate students.
All inquiries should be addressed to:
(M.M., University of Miami) received an ASCAP fellowship award to study film scoring at the Aspen
Music Festival and School in Aspen, where he was mentored by the distinguished film composers
Howard Shore, Jeff Rona, Thomas Newman, and John Williams. He has written, produced, and
recorded music for film, orchestra, stage and commercial music projects. He is the advisor for
Hoot/Wisdom Recordings (Commercial Music Forum) and teaches Sound Recording, Live Sound
Reinforcement, Computer Music Sequencing, Commercial Music Ensemble, and Introduction to
Music Business.
Composing & Arranging Music for Television & Radio Commercials
Music Composition for Film
Music Production
Alejandro Sánchez-Samper
FACULTY
DIRECTOR
Michael Zager is Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College Eminent Scholar in the Performing Arts
and Director of the FAU Commercial Music Program. Professor Zager is the recipient of three Fulbright Specialist
grants from the United States Department of State and two Visiting Professor grants, and has served on the Board of
Governors for the Florida Chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammy Awards). He received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Miami and graduated from the New School University’s Mannes College of Music,
where he majored in composition. Professor Zager served on the faculty of Mannes College of Music prior to joining
Florida Atlantic University’s faculty. Zager studied theatre music under the tutelage of the legendary Stephen
Sondheim, as well as orchestration, jazz arranging and composition at the Manhattan School of Music, and
conducting at the Juilliard School of Music.
COMMERCIAL MUSIC
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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
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Master of Arts with Major in Music - Commercial Music Track
APPLICATION
Master of Science with Major in Music Business Administration
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Prospective students must:
Apply and be accepted by Florida Atlantic University:
www.fau.edu
Successfully audition for the Department of Music:
www.fau.edu/music
The Minor in Commercial Music is offered to all students at the University interested in the business of
music. Students do not have to be musicians to enter the program. Prerequisites are required for several courses.
Once students have declared a major, they may apply for a Minor in Commercial Music in the Commercial Music
Office, Building 52, AH 111.
Class offerings include: • Introduction to Music Business • Artist Management • Music Publishing and Copyright
• Music Marketing and Public Relations • Legal Issues for the Musician • Gateway to Musical Perception • American
Popular Music and Culture • Commercial Music Forum
University Bands:
• Wind Ensemble
• Symphony Band
• FAU Marching Owls
• Jazz Band
The Master of Science in Music Business Administration combines study in business administration and
the skills necessary for success in the music industry. Students have the option of an external internship or working at
Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, which is student-operated and supervised by faculty in the Department of Music. This
internship will provide an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the management of a commercial music enterprise.
At the end of the program, students will complete a master’s project under the supervision of a faculty member who is well
versed in business or the music industry.
Class offerings include: • Advanced Legal Issues for Musicians • Advanced Music Marketing • Advanced Music Publishing
• Artist Management • Venue Management
LAB: The Hank and Ellie Stern Sequencing Lab houses multiple computer music stations
available exclusively to Commercial Music majors. All computers are equipped with the latest
music production software such as Pro Tools, Logic, Reason, Sibelius, and Finale. Here,
students can work on class projects or produce demos for Hoot/Wisdom Recordings.
STUDIO A: Our state-of-the-art recording facility featuring a Solid State Logic
AWS900 console and Pro Tools HD. The studio houses an exemplary collection of
microphones and outboard gear. Students enrolled in the creative and technology
tracks of the Commercial Music program can learn to master the art of recording
and production in both the analog and digital domain for class projects and for
the University’s record label, Hoot/Wisdom Recordings.
Instrumental Ensembles:
• Symphony Orchestra
• Chamber Ensembles
• Brazilian Percussion Ensemble
• Guitar Ensembles
• Commercial Music Ensemble
• Jazz Combos
STUDIO B: The main production facility for sequencing, voiceover, and
Vocal Ensembles:
• Chamber Singers
• Women’s Chorus
• Men’s Chorus
• Performance Troupe
where students can track live concerts and learn the craft of
stereo and surround microphone recording. Over 60
concerts and recitals are recorded yearly in this facility.
The Master of Arts with Major in Music - Commercial Music is a continuation of the undergraduate
curriculum on an advanced level. The degree’s emphasis is in commercial composition, arranging and
production, with elective courses available in music business and/or music technology. Applicant must submit
a résumé and portfolio, which must include a CD consisting of at least three original instrumental compositions,
one of which should be scored for a full orchestra. The orchestrations may be synthesized, although live
instrumentation is preferred. A full score must accompany each composition.
FACILITIES
Students have opportunities to broaden their musical experience
by joining one or more of the following ensembles:
foley work. It is fully equipped with the latest music production software
libraries and programs in order to create full-scale orchestral mock-ups
for film scoring or complex productions requiring intense CPU power.
Students can unleash their full creative potential in this ergonomic
and user-friendly facility.
STUDIO C: Conveniently located in the University Theatre
STUDIO D: This studio is used as a lab for live
sound practice and instruction.
RECORD LABEL
Minor in Commercial Music
by Dr. Tim Walters, and under the auspices of Commercial Music, the Jazz Studies program offers students with an
interest in jazz courses in Improvisation, Styles and Analysis, Arranging, Literature, and the History of Jazz, as well as
small and large jazz ensembles.
ENSEMBLES
Bachelor of Music with Major in Commercial Music - Music Business Emphasis
Jazz Studies FAU’s Jazz Studies program was started in 1971 under the leadership of Dr. Bill Prince. Now directed
The mission of the Florida Atlantic University Department of Music is to offer comprehensive academic and performance training in all aspects of the discipline in
preparation for advanced study and successful careers in music. It also represents Florida Atlantic University through community outreach.
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
Bachelor of Music with Major in Commercial Music - Music Technology Track
become the music professionals of tomorrow. The degree is divided into three areas of concentration:
creative, technology, and business. Prospective students must be accepted by the University and pass an
audition for the Department of Music. All Commercial Music students are required to take core music
courses which include: Music Theory, Sight Singing and Ear Training, Conducting, Music History, and
ensemble participation while receiving intensive training in their applied area of performance.
Class offerings include: • Music Production • Music Composition for Film • Composing and Arranging for
Television and Radio Commercials • Computer Music Sequencing • Live Sound Reinforcement • Introduction to
Arranging • Sound Recording • Legal Issues for the Musician • Music Publishing and Copyright • Music Marketing
and Public Relations • Introduction to Music Business • Artist Management • Commercial Music Forum
GRADUATE
Bachelor of Music with Major in Commercial Music - Creative Track
The Bachelor of Music with a Major in Commercial Music is designed to prepare students to
MINOR
DEGREES
The Commercial Music program offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs to help students develop skills for a professional
music career. Students are able to study the business of music as they develop their individual instrumental and/or vocal skills. In addition, the
Commercial Music program provides students with valuable practical experience through internships and working on FAU’s record label,
Hoot/Wisdom Recordings.
UNDERGRADUATE
The rapid growth of the music industry in recent years has created new career opportunities for talented musicians in performance and
entertainment areas, as well as other commercial music ventures. Skilled musicians can apply formal training to recording careers, studio
performance, arranging or producing, and live performances.
HOOT/WISDOM RECORDINGS
provides recording opportunities for FAU
students, faculty, and staff members.
Drop off demo submissions in AH 111:
- Three original songs on CD
- Artist promo kit or bio
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Well-trained musicians have the opportunity to work for record companies, music publishing companies, advertising agencies, television and
radio stations, recording studios, arts management companies, talent agencies, concert promoters, and Internet music providers. Graduates of
the Commercial Music program will have the education and experience to succeed in the music industry.
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