This Associate of Science degree is a 21st-century program designed to prepare students with entry-level music and technology skills needed to enter the professional workplace and/or pursue further study upon transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. This forward-thinking program will create pathways for success by generating opportunities for students to compose, arrange and produce music and artists in a variety of musical styles, with an emphasis in composing for video games, film scoring, sound design, electronic music, songwriting and arranging, studio recording, and live sound reinforcement. The program provides balanced coursework in music and music technology that teaches music to the technologist and technology to the musician.
To acquire the Associate of Science Degree in Music and Integrated Technology, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better along with one of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education and Proficiency requirements, California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE), or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).
This forward-thinking program will create pathways for success by generating opportunities for students to compose, arrange and produce music in a variety of musical styles, with an emphasis in composing for video games, film scoring, sound design, electronic music, songwriting and arranging, studio recording, and live sound reinforcement. The program provides balanced coursework in music and music technology that teaches music to the technologist and technology to the musician.
Los Angeles is a leading city for creative artists. The city is home to some the industry’s earliest and best-known record labels, including Capitol Records, A&M Records, and Warner Bros. Records. The area is blanketed with a myriad of venues and performance spaces, as well as entertainment and theme parks, including Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Universal Studios.
In Hollywood’s film studios, there is a holistic and endless need for those trained in various arts, including music and technology. A wide array of artists and technicians—including film scorers, songwriters, sound designers, sound engineers, studio musicians, and performers—are responsible for making the film industry work.
15-30 a year.
Goals, Background, Associations
Purpose and Goals and Specific Objectives of Degree/CertificateThis forward-thinking program will create pathways for success by generating opportunities for students to compose, arrange and produce music in a variety of musical styles, with an emphasis in composing for video games, film scoring, sound design, electronic music, songwriting and arranging, studio recording, and live sound reinforcement. The program provides balanced coursework in music and music technology that teaches music to the technologist and technology to the musician.
Background and Rationale
Los Angeles is a leading city for creative artists. The city is home to some of the industry’s earliest and best-known record labels, including Capitol Records, A&M Records, and Warner Bros. Records. The area is blanketed with a myriad of venues and performance spaces, as well as entertainment and theme parks, including Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Universal Studios.
In Hollywood’s film studios, there is a holistic and endless need for those trained in various arts, including music and technology. A wide array of artists and technicians—including film scorers, songwriters, sound designers, sound engineers, studio musicians, and performers—are responsible for making the film industry work.
Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs at Rio HondoThe Music and Integrated Technology program will work in tandem with the current Music Department course offerings but will focus on Music Technology and create CTE/vocational and CSU transfer opportunities for our students.
This Associate of Science degree is a 21st-century program designed to prepare students with entry-level music and technology skills needed to enter the professional workplace and/or pursue further study upon transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. This forward-thinking program will create pathways for success by generating opportunities for students to compose, arrange and produce music and artists in a variety of musical styles, with an emphasis in composing for video games, film scoring, sound design, electronic music, songwriting and arranging, studio recording, and live sound reinforcement. The program provides balanced coursework in music and music technology that teaches music to the technologist and technology to the musician.
To acquire the Associate of Science Degree in Music and Integrated Technology, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better along with one of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education and Proficiency requirements, California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE), or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).
Music Core Required Courses
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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MUS 103 | **Music Theory I | 3 | S1 |
MUS 104 | #Music Theory II | 3 | S2 |
MUS 106 | **Musicianship I | 1 | S1 |
MUS 107 | #Musicianship II | 1 | S2 |
MUS 145 | Piano I | 1 | S3 |
Music Core Required Courses
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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MUST 101 | Introduction to Music Technology | 3 | S1 |
MUST 105 | Introduction to the Music Business | 3 | S2 |
MUST 115 | *Songwriting and Arranging I | 3 | S3 |
MUST 121 | *Electronic Music I | 3 | S1 |
MUST 141 | *Recording Studio I | 3 | S2 |
MUST 145 | *Live Sound Reinforcement I | 3 | S3 |
Music Core Required Courses
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
---|---|---|---|
MUST 151 | History of Electronic Music | 3 | S1 |
MUST 132 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 | S2 |
MUST 135 | Music in Film | 3 | S3 |
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