Digital Music - Mission College

Digital Music from Mission College is a Campus Certificate Music degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. The Mission College Music Department is structured around a traditional musical foundation augmented by computer assisted tutorial, composition and performance classes. Specific areas of focus are piano, percussion, guitar, or vocal performance and Electronic Music. The Music Department along with the Fine Arts and Graphic Design Departments have most recently been certified as being the South Bay Regional Center for the California Multimedia Entertainment Initiative which is designed to prepare quality students for Silicon Valley\\\'s booming Multimedia Industry. The experienced instructors create an environment that both fulfills General Education Requirements and offers students exemplary preparation for the rigors of transfer into both university and vocational level programs. Student learning outcomes: Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate: Basic proficiency in reading and writing of music notation and applying them to a specific musical instrument (i.e. piano, guitar, voice). Ability to identify elements of many types and styles of music, including historical periods, composers, performers, stylistic traits, cultural influences, and performance practices. Ability to perform in a musical ensemble (i.e. chorus, orchestra, contemporary/ jazz ensemble and Brass Ensemble). Apply musical skills with knowledge of MIDI devices (i.e. keyboards, computers, software) to create a musical composition. Ability to use music recording studio equipment for use with live and videotaped performance. Career options: Conductor Soloist Composer Private Teaching Music Librarian Music Therapy Music Criticism Music Publishing Opera Piano Performance Public Teaching Producer Guitar Performance Accompanist Arranger Vocal Performance Recreation Specialist Copyist Studio Performer Music Instructor Vocal Instructor Instrumental Instructor Music Director Choir Director Organist As part of the continued growth in the Music Department, the following certificate in Digital Music has been created. With recent advancements in the development of digital music systems and their widespread applications in both music and multimedia productions, such a course of study is of great interest to many students with backgrounds in music, music technology, and/or multimedia design. This curriculum provides students with hand-on experience and a working knowledge of the creative and technical issues surrounding the production of digital audio content and its application and synchronization within other media. The certificate will help prepare students for career opportunities, professional development, and personal enrichment in the fields of digital music production and distribution, multimedia audio design, and music/multimedia software design. View more details on Mission College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music courses.