Program of Study
Music Business is a practical blend of studies that address the challenges facing the Musician-Entrepreneur.
Music Theory, Aural Skills, and Music History are integrated with performance studies in order to broaden one’s artistic understanding.
Business Management involves setting business goals and coordinating human, financial, and technical resources.
Accounting records, classifies, and interprets an organization’s day-to-day business transactions, including personnel, equipment, materials, sales, and profits.
Marketing focuses on the promotion, price, place, and distribution of a given product. Effective marketing skills are valuable to all businesses, industries, and professions.
This degree has been arranged so that a transfer into a Bachelors of Music or Bachelors of Business program is achievable.
The faculty has identified the following Learning Outcomes for all graduates:
- Utilize the techniques and fundamental practices of solo and ensemble performance.
- Identify terms and concepts in the study of music theory.
- Sight-read, harmonize, and improvise at the sophomore level.
POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONS:
- Music Group/Band Manager
- Promotion Assistant
- Performance Events Coordinator
- Fundraising Assistant
- Studio Manager
Associate of Technical Study
Technical Concentration
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| MUS 1030 |
Music Technology and Business |
2 |
| MUS 1040 |
Professional Seminar (taken 4 semesters, 1 hour each) |
4 |
| MUS 1210 |
Music Theory I |
3 |
| MUS 1220 |
Music Theory II |
3 |
| MUS 1250 |
Aural Skills II |
1 |
| MUS 17XX |
Applied Music (taken 2 semesters, 2 hours each) |
4 |
| MUS 1240 |
Aural Skills I |
1 |
| MUS 1820 |
MIDI Sequencing |
3 |
| MUS 1830 |
Digital Audio |
3 |
| MUS 2110 |
History and Literature of Music I |
3 |
| MUS 2130 |
History and Literature of Music II |
3 |
Total Technical Credit Hours: 30
General Education and Related Courses
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| GEN 1000 |
First-Year Seminar |
1 |
| ACC 1100 |
Financial Accounting |
4 |
| ECO 2010 |
Macroeconomics |
3 |
| Choose One: ENG 1050/ENG 1020 |
College Composition I |
3/5 |
| ENG 1060 |
College Composition II |
3 |
| Choose One: LAW 2420/MGT 2560 |
Business Law/Small Business Development |
3/4 |
| MGT 1190 |
Management |
3 |
| MRT 1010 |
Marketing |
3 |
| MRT 1120 |
Personal Selling |
4 |
| MTH 1310 |
Intermediate Algebra |
4 |
| MUS 1200 |
Introduction to Music Technology |
3 |
| SPE 2010 |
Effective Speaking |
3 |
Total General Education and Related Credit Hours:37/40
Total Credit Hours:67/70
Music Business students planning on transferring to a four-year degree may be advised to enroll in the following music courses: MUS 2210–Music Theory III & MUS 2240–Aural Skills III; MUS 2220–Music Theory IV & MUS 2250–Aural Skills IV; and Class Piano sequence MUS 1410, 1420, 2410 & 2420.
All students graduating from Terra State Community College with an Associate degree of any kind will be functionally proficient in common computer operations and applications. Please see your academic advisor or academic division office for further details.
To determine when courses are scheduled, see the program curriculum sheet which is available from the Enrollment Services office in Building A/Room 100, from the Liberal Arts and Public Services Division, Building A/Room 202.