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Music Technology CC
Music Department | C.C. Certificate of Completion | 1 year
Learn the skills necessary to enter the sound and musical-production industry with the Music Technology certificate from Clackamas Community College.
Looking to enter the technical world of music production? The Music Technology certificate will prepare you with the hands-on training and study needed for fulfilling technical careers such as media/sound engineer, audio software developer, film foley artist, post production for film and many others.
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Music Technology CC
You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:
- Utilize music and audio in digital format, including sound processing, editing, and mixing and others
- Analyze multimedia works in regards to music history and/or theory
- Demonstrate an awareness of ethical, legal, and business considerations involved when creating recorded audio works
Careers
Careers include:
- recording engineer
- live sound engineer
- media and sound post-production for internet companies
- sound/music for video games
- sound/media engineer for TV
- recording/sound for advertising production
- video post-production engineer
- sound engineer for radio
- video production engineer
- film sound recording engineer
- film post production for mixed media
- film post production for sound only
- film sound designer (FX)
- film foley artist
- technical support for music production software companies
- technical development for music production hardware and software
- sound technical development for software companies
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PROGRAM CODE: CC.MUSICTECH
The Music Technology certificate gives students the core skills needed to enter the sound and music production industry.
RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES
Computation (1 course- MTH-050 Technical Mathematics I or MTH-065 Algebra II or higher)
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication (1 course- WR-101 Workplace Writing or WR-121Z Composition I)
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations (1 course- COMM-100Z Introduction to Communication or COMM-126 Introduction to Gender Communication or COMM-140 Introduction to Intercultural Communication or COMM-218Z Interpersonal Communication).
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- complete recording projects illustrating competence in professional audio recording technologies and the ability to complete the production process using appropriate software/hardware;
- complete recording projects that include elements of music and audio in digital format, including MIDI, sound sampling, synthesis, processing, editing, and mixing and display confidence in the use of associated software/hardware appropriate for these tasks in a professional setting;
- produce a final recording project that demonstrates preparedness for entry into a career related to music technology, and articulate how that project relates to professional opportunities in that field;
- critically analyze and discuss multimedia works (their own or others) in the context of music history and/or theory;
- demonstrate an awareness of ethical, legal, and business considerations involved when creating recorded audio works, including basic professional skills related to documentation and rights licensing for copyright, fair use, etc.
Music Technology Core Requirements
Complete 2 credits of MUS-280
- MUS-280
- Music/CWE
- 2
Complete the following Core Requirements
- MUS-107
- Introduction to Audio Recording I
- 3
- MUS-108
- Introduction to Audio Recording II
- 3
- MUS-109
- Introduction to Audio Recording III
- 3
- MUS-140
- Careers in Music
- 3
- MUS-141
- Introduction to the Music Business
- 3
- MUS-142
- Introduction to Electronic Music I: MIDI
- 3
- MUS-143
- Introduction to Electronic Music II: Sequencing, Audio Looping, Sound EFX
- 3
- MUS-144
- Introduction to Electronic Music III: Digital Audio
- 3
Computation Related Instruction
Complete MTH-050 or MTH-065 or higher
- MTH-050
- Technical Mathematics I
- 4
- MTH-065
- Algebra II
- 4
Communication Related Instruction
Complete WR-101 or WR-121Z
- WR-101
- Workplace Writing
- 4
- WR-121Z
- Composition I
- 4
Human Relations Related Instruction
Complete COMM-100Z, COMM-126, COMM-140 or COMM-218Z
- COMM-100Z
- Introduction to Communication
- 4
- COMM-126
- Introduction to Gender Communication
- 4
- COMM-140
- Introduction to Intercultural Communication
- 4
- COMM-218Z
- Interpersonal Communication
- 4
Program Electives
Complete 6 credits of Music Technology Program Electives. See catalog for a complete list of Music Technology Program electives.
Program Basics
Complete 9 credits of Music Technology Program Basics.
