Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Freshman level students

Operating principles and performance characteristics of microphones, amplifiers, speaker systems, equalizers, mixers and multi-track recorders; acoustics of music, auditoriums and recording studios.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Operating principles and performance characteristics of microphones, amplifiers, speaker systems, equalizers, mixers and multi-track recorders; acoustics of music, auditoriums and recording studios.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Coreq: MUSC 1542. Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS with a sub-plan of MRA or MST

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Lab component to Audio Production I. Focus is on digital audio workstation fluency including recording, editing, processing, signal flow, and automation, and multitrack mixing principles.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Coreq: MUSC 1541. Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Studies include theoretical and practical music production techniques with topics covering digital audio workstations, signal flow, digital signal processing, MIDI production, synthesis, and sampling. Team lab recording projects involve recording, mixing, and other music production techniques.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 1540 or MUSC 1541, and MUSC 1542. Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students will complete the required Pro Tools 110 coursework and learn an overview of other leading digital audio workstations used in the audio industry. Students are intended to have working knowledge of how to effectively utilize digital audio workstations upon completion of the course.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 1541 and MUSC 1542 (minimum grade D-). Requires corequisite of MUSC 1560.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course encourages students to think critically, communicate effectively (writing, verbal, and digital), and ideate creatively with an international perspective. The international and global reach of musics from Mexico is extensive and diverse. The history and cultural/social contexts, geographic and historical considerations, instrumentation, song lyrics, choreography, and performance practice are linked to many academic research disciplines. This course will draw on international perspectives informed by discipline-based approaches from areas such as anthropology, communication, economics, history, ethnomusicology, Spanish, and political science to provide vibrant contexts grounded in international issues, theories, and discourse.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, International Perspectives.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course studies the nature of sound and practical applications for critical listening and recording environments. Topics include the nature of sound, studio and concert hall design measurement and analysis.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Students will learn contemporary electronic music techniques using current software. The class will include MIDI sequencing, looping, sampling, FM synthesis, subtractive synthesis, and wavetable synthesis. Students will also learn how to appropriately use effects and digital editing.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 1560; Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

This course introduces students to concepts of film music composition, storytelling through music and application of film scoring techniques. It will introduce various stages of the process of creating original music for film. The course will also cover analysis of scores, topics on history of film, interviews with famous film composers, instrumentation, orchestration, and compositional techniques, as well as application of those to music for film. The course will include lectures, projects, and assignments. In addition, this course facilitates students’ learning through collaborative projects with students from the Film & Television Department.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PMUS 1023.

Typically Offered: Spring.

Selected topical subjects to include live or studio sound recording, sound reinforcement, new technologies or practices in the audio industry. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Students will be trained to recognize: boosts and cuts in different bands of frequencies at increasingly small increments, types of distortion, parameters for compression, delay, reverb and stereo imaging. Students will develop a vocabulary for describing sounds and improving auditory memory.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereqs: MUSC 1560, 1800; Co-req: MUSC 2580; Restricted to BS-MUSC MRA or MST sub-plan only.

Advanced studies in sound recording and reinforcement, aesthetics and techniques of multi-track digital recording and stereo imaging. Team lab recording projects.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 1560, MUSC 1800; Co-req: MUSC 2550; Restricted to BS-MUSC MRA and MST sub-plans only.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

A study and practice of the art of mastering. Topics covered include: history, monitoring, signal flow, metering, jitter, audio restoration, limiting, creating a CD pre-master, & mastering for new media. Students will get practical experience mastering their own projects.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2550 2580; Restricted to MRA and MST sub-plan only.

Introduces music as a business and a product, emphasizing music publishing, recording, broadcasting, marketing, licensing and legal aspects.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Introduces music as a business and product emphasizing music publishing, recording, broadcasting, marketing, licensing and legal aspects.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Various topics related to music business and recording arts industries. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students are introduced to the fundamentals of the international music business in diverse countries, including through online discussions and research.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Historical and current global innovations in music technology and their impact on popular music. From magnetic tape to DAWs, monophonic to immersive audio, Roland's 808 bass to Ableton Live. Japan, Germany, Sweden, and the UK are among those represented.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Students engage in music-business field trips to international settings to attend industry events, interact with industry professionals and conduct research for a practical perspective on the increasing globalization of the music industry.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Students become acquainted with music technology in a different country by visiting music conferences, recording studios, manufacturers, and historical landmarks. Students compare culturally-based standards and expectations of quality and communication to enhance their sense of professionalism in the field.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Global Education Study Abroad.

In this course, students prepare for their professional life beyond graduation by engaging in a series of career preparation units accompanied with reflection and critical thinking exercises. The goal of the course is to adequately prepare students for their professional life beyond college. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course will give students an overview of the function of sound and music for video games including: history, sound engines, types of audio utilized, stereo and surround sound localization, music capabilities of hardware configurations and future trends in sound for video games.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Pre: MUSC 2580

Course is a continuation of Sound and Music for Video Games. Topics of study include non-linear music composition and implementation, advanced sound design techniques, optimization, and hands-on experience with modern game engines and game audio engines.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 3125. Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

In this course students learn the essential elements of marketing as applied to the music and entertainment industry. Course topics include: marketing principles, theories and tools utilized in the music and entertainment businesses and specific industry practices and applications.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2700 Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media

Students learn the theory and practice of artist management as it relates to developing a career through entrepreneurship, establishing business structures for the artist, and concepts including: promotion, live performance, recording, contracts, and essential business practices.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2700 Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Students learn the essential elements of marketing as applied to the music and entertainment industry. Course topics include: marketing principles, theories and tools utilized in the music and entertainment businesses and specific industry practices and applications.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to Music Industry Studies Minor MUIS-MIN. Prereq MUSC 2750 or MUSC 2700.

Students learn the theory and practice of artist management as it relates to developing a career through entrepreneurship, establishing business structures for the artist, and concepts including: promotion, live performance, recording, contracts, and essential business practices.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to Music Industry Studies Minor MUIS-MIN. Prereq MUSC 2750 or MUSC 2700.

This course examines ethical issues associated with the music industry and the ethical duties of organizations, leaders, employees, and artists. The course analyses how to balance duties to different stakeholders, and how to consider the implications of business decisions. Topics include ethical concepts, personal integrity, individual conscience, and company loyalty and conflict of interests as they impact on the decision process in the functional areas of music organizations.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Reviews all aspects of audio synchronized with picture, including music, sound effects, narration, and dialog replacement. Topics studied with respect to film, video and multi-media.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2590 or FITV 2650.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course focuses on the basic elements of sound reinforcement: acoustics, equalization, equipment and mixing techniques. The major emphasis is the production of the final sonic product.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2580 Restriction: Restricted to Sophomore standing or higher. Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS with sub-plan of MRA or MST.

Various topics relating to the study of music business. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Restrictions: Restricted to MUSC majors, MUIS and GMUS minors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

An investigation, analysis and application of financial literacy within the music business and how to implement a strategy based on a foundational system. This course will attempt to understand the ways that musicians and music business professionals make and sustain an income to create lifelong careers and reach their financial goals.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Study of the important elements related to the successful execution of musical tours. Topics include tour management, deal memos and contracts, advancing a tour, tour routing, management/booking agents, merchandise sales, tour accounting, hand tour marketing.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 3210 and MUSC 3220. Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

This course gives students a working knowledge of touring, presenting, promoting, marketing and management of live concerts. They will undertake an in-depth analysis from various points of reference: issues for agent, independent promoter, venue manager, tour/production manager and performer.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course gives students a working knowledge of touring, presenting, promoting, marketing and management of live concerts. They will undertake an in-depth analysis from various points of reference: issues for agent, independent promoter, venue manager, tour/production manager and performer.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Music Business Minors.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

In this course students learn the trends and developments changing the industry in the Digital Age. Course focuses on current technology, terminology and business models shaping the industry, preparing students for entry into an evolving music and entertainment career.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Provides students with an opportunity to use knowledge and skills from music business courses to create and execute initiatives while partnering with local artists and music-related entities for a hands-on learning experience that benefits the student and local music community.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students will learn how to use and analyze music law principles through a review of essential court case studies. Students will be tested on lecture material and provided with an opportunity to complete research papers for a more in-depth examination.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

In this course, students will examine the development and enhancement of music communities, using as templates the music communities in the city of Denver, the state of Colorado, and other cities throughout the world.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students will learn how to use music to drive local and regional tourism strategies.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Juniors and Seniors only.

An exploration of the role of women in the music industry, from performers to recording professionals, managers, and executives. This course offers historical perspective on gender diversity in the industry, and explores current issues and its impact on music.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2700.

Students will learn key issues related to music publishing and song marketing activities, as well as the function and responsibilities of music publishers. Students will gain insight into skills needed to operate a music publishing company.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students will learn key issues related to music publishing and song marketing activities, as well as the function and responsibilities of music publishers. Students will gain insight into skills needed to operate a music publishing company.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2700 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Music Business Minors.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

An examination of licensing and publishing agreements associated with the music industry. Course will also examine digital licensing agreements from a publishing and label perspective.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prerequisite: MUSC 3720 and MUSC 3755.

An examination of processes and strategies associated with securing licenses for music in media outside the music industry. This course offers hands-on opportunity to make music selections for a variety of media using licensing/contract deals for composers, publishers, and labels.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MSUC 2700 OR MUSC 2750 OR FITV 1001.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Class discusses and analyzes cutting-edge business and legal developments in the music industry, focusing particularly on the developments' impact on historical traditions, career paths and creative applications in the field.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course explores the music, biography, cultural impact and business of the Beatles.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course investigates the historical development of the music industry from an economic, social, artistic, political, and technological perspective. It focuses on organizations, genres, business systems and influential individuals.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media.

Interdisciplinary course on acoustic ecology, sound art, and music technology. Through deep listening, compassionate listening, soundwalking, and interactive music controlled by motion capture, the unifying theme of this course is an engagement with sonic awareness, environment, and self-exploration. Cross-listed with MSRA 5360.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST within the College of Arts and Media

Typically Offered: Fall.

This course is designed to take a deeper dive into music, electronic music, as well as perceptions of music. Students will be able to create generative compositions, single sample- based compositions, a performative electronic composition, and incorporate multimedia elements into their compositions. Cross-listed with MSRA 5380.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2590; Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

Students examine key elements of the music business structures of different countries, including the countries’ trade organizations, industry executives, music artists (as examples of music business success), intellectual property principles and current music business issues.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Selected topical subjects to include live or studio sound recording, sound reinforcement, new technologies or practices in the audio industry. Cross-listed with MSRA 5500. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Prereq: MUSC 4550 Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

Selected topical subjects to include live or studio sound recording, sound reinforcement, new technologies or practices in the audio industry. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course explores human-computer interaction in music composition and performance. Students will learn to program and use open-source hardware to build novel and creative musical interfaces and instruments.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior/Senior level students in the Recording Arts program (MUSC-BS MST or MUSC-BS MRA)

Techniques for recording sound effects in the field and recording Foley in the studio. Use of library effects. Use of mixing techniques and plug-ins to create more complex sounds. Cross-listed with MSRA 5535.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 3505

Students will develop career skills through networking with industry professionals, exploring different career options, and refining their professional audio skills through peer feedback and collaboration. Upon completion of the course, students should have a greater understanding of their career options and practical knowledge of the necessary steps towards that path.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 3505 and MUSC 3530 (minimum grade D-).

Typically Offered: Fall.

This lecture-lab course deals with surround sound in film, digital TV and DVDs. Topics include monitoring, microphone techniques, recording, mixing, mastering, delivery formats and psychoacoustics. Students work on two lab projects in the semester. Cross-listed with MSRA 5575.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 2590; Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

Faculty and majors of the music engineering program assemble to discuss and demonstrate issues of artistic and technical applications of recording technology. Student projects, faculty, and guest lectures provide topical focus. (Music facility fee applies) Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 3505 and MUSC 4570(minimum grade D-). Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

A capstone project based course in which students complete professional quality projects in music production and/or post production. Students refine their engineering skills and develop new skills required for integration in the music industry such as portfolio design and resume development. Cross-listed with MSRA 5581.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Prereq: MUSC 4580 Restrction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST

Students learn to analyze specific managerial situations unique to the music and entertainment industries and will understand aspects of finance, taxation, and management science.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 3690, 3700, 3710 and 3755 Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media

MIE is a project-based course focused on individual entrepreneurial endeavors. Students will supply their own business, music, multi-media or audio projects. The class will focus on principles of entrepreneurship and helping student’s develop those projects into viable businesses or creative releases.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Juniors and Seniors only.

Studies the general principles and applications of digital music technology, emphasizing the function and operation of specific computer software. Topics include digital audio workstations, MIDI sequencers, digital signal processing programs, and distribution on optical discs and computer-based mediums.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors with a sub-plan of MRA or MST

Seminar activities focus on students developing, discussing and completing individual capstone projects. This includes an in-depth research paper and in-class presentation to allow students to explore their relevant interests in the music business.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MUSC 3720 Restriction: Restricted to MUSC-BS majors within the College of Arts and Media

In this course, students prepare for their professional life beyond graduation by engaging in a series of career preparation units accompanied with reflection and critical thinking exercises. The goal of the course is to adequately prepare students for their professional life beyond college. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.