The Commercial Entertainment Program is unique in that students learn all aspects of the performance industry – commercial voice, dance, studio recording, songwriting, acting and stagecraft – in a concentrated amount of time. The department specializes in recording artist development, providing the aspiring country or pop artist with vocal, showcasing, recording, and songwriting skills.
Required Core Courses:
- CEN 200 - Audition/Showcase Techniques. Credits: 2
- CEN 207 - Entertainment Business. Credits: 3
- MUS 1510 - Class Voice I. Credits: 1
- MUS 1520 - Class Voice II. Credits: 1
- MUS 1810 - Fundamentals of Music I. Credits: 3
- MUS 1820 - Fundamentals of Music II. Credits: 3
- MUS 1850 - Musical Keyboarding I. Credits: 1
- MUS 1860 - Musical Keyboarding II. Credits: 1
- MUS 2350 - Digital Audio Recording. Credits: 3
Total Required Core Courses: 18
Songwriting Option
This option is designed to provide a student with the skills they will need to set–up a home Studio, to compose, arrange, perform and print Music using the computer and to create an Internet site or CD to market their productions.
- CEN 135 - Commercial Songwriting I Credits: (3).
- CEN 136 - Commercial Songwriting II Credits: (3).
- MUS 2360 - Digital Music Production Credits: (3).
Total Songwriting Option: 9
Performance Option
This option is designed to provide a student with the skills they will need to seek employment as a performer in the entertainment industry, with special attention given auditioning for paying venues such as theme parks, cruise ships, and Broadway musicals.
- Dance Elective Credits: (2)
- CEN 102 - Dance Performance and Production Lab Credits: (1).
- CEN 203 - Choreography I Credits: (1).
- CEN 205 - Basic Construction/Stagecraft Credits: (3).
- CEN 216 - Professional Audition Credits: (1).
- MUS 1800 - Choral Lab Credits: (1).
Total Performance Option: 9
Total Credit Hours: 27