MU 498 - Production Portfolio

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: MU 135, MU 233, MU 237, MU 243, MU 244, MU 343, MU 450. This course provides the use of the recording studios and the guidance of the instructor to help students create a professional portfolio demonstrating comprehensive knowledge and application in music production, audio post-production, music composition, sound design, or media composition. Typical projects include Music and Audio Production - record and produce music for a full-length album (60-80 minute CD). Film Composing - create a series of musical compositions for a 30 or more minute video project or production (a score for a film, a score for a theatrical production, a score for a church production, etc.). Audio Post-Production for Film or Video - provide audio production and/or post-production for a 30 or more minute video project (recording dialog, editing dialog, adding sound effects, etc.). Music Composition - create a portfolio with multiple popular genres and styles represented (music library, royalty free music, fully produced beats, etc.) Live Recording - record a series of live recordings both 2-track and multi-track (recorded sermons, acoustic performances, live multi-tracks, etc.). Sound Design - create a sound effects library of recorded and synthetically created sounds (2 CDs or 150 minutes worth of sound effects including ambiences, hits, alerts, etc.). Media Composition - create examples for TV, radio, gaming, and film (TV commercial with background music, music jingles for radio, music for gaming in stems, film compositional pieces with repeating motifs, etc.). All projects must be pre-approved. This course meets with either regular class Hours or by appointment with the instructor where feedback and assistance is given. (FA, SP)