Portland-State-University 2023-2024 Bulletin

Sonic Arts and Music Production (SAMP) B.A./B.S.

Program Coordinator: A. Willette

Serving students who seek a broad liberal arts degree with a major in music, the B.A./B.S. in Music: Sonic Arts & Music Production provides a music foundation with an emphasis in music technology within a broad liberal arts framework. Students engage multiple creative contexts including recording, mixing and mastering, working with visual media, live interactive performance, sound installations, and online possibilities. Students successfully completing the B.A. or B.S. in Music: Sonic Arts & Music Production will have gained the necessary skills in music technology and supportive curriculum to prepare them for continued academic study in the discipline along with the breadth of knowledge, creative thinking, and expressive skills that can be translated to artistic, technical, entrepreneurial, and research endeavors.

Requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the B.A. or B.S. in Sonic Arts and Music Production must complete the following courses:

Courses

Mus 045Portfolio Review

0

Mus 101Contemporary Music Theory I

4

Mus 102Contemporary Music Theory II

4

Mus 103Contemporary Music Theory III

4

Mus 188Performance Attendance

0

(6 terms required)

Mus 191Group Lessons for Beginners I: Piano, Guitar or Voice

2

Mus 192Group Lessons for Beginners II: Piano, Guitar or Voice

2

Mus 193Group Lessons for Beginners III: Piano, Guitar or Voice

2

Mus 194, 195, 196, 197, or 198 Small or Large Ensemble

3

Mus 145Music Technology Lab I

1

Mus 146Music Technology Lab II

1

Mus 147Music Technology Lab III

1

Mus 245SAMP I: Audio Recording

3

Mus 246SAMP II: Studio Techniques

3

Mus 247SAMP III: Studio Production

3

Mus 344Sonic Arts and Music Production Laptop Ensemble

1

(3 terms required)

Mus 345SAMP IV: Acoustics for Musicians

3

Mus 346SAMP V: Music with Visual Media

3

Mus 347SAMPVI: Integrated Sound Arts

3

Mus 357History of Electronic Music

4

Mus 445Business of Music

3

Mus 476Computer Music Composition

3

One of the following (4 credits)

Mus 301USurvey of Music Literature I: Medieval to Classical Era

4

Mus 302USurvey of Music Literature II: Romantic to Modern Era

4

Mus 355UJazz History

4

Mus 365UFilm Music

4

Mus 374UWorld Music: Africa and the Middle East

4

Mus 375UWorld Music: Asia

4

Mus 376UAmerican Musical Traditions

4

Mus 377UWorld Music: Latin America and the Caribbean

4

 

Upper-division music electives to be chosen by student in consultation with an advisor.

7

Interested students will submit two creative projects and a written statement of purpose for acceptance as a SAMP major after completing Contemporary Music Theory and Mus 247 or upon transferring to PSU with equivalent coursework.