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Commercial Music, AAS


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Picture yourself at the board, turning up the bass and down the mid-range, capturing the vocals of the hottest new artist on the charts. Collin College’s Commercial Music program provides career training in performance, audio engineering, sound reinforcement, electronic music, composition and songwriting.

The Associates of Applied Science (AAS) in Commercial Music is a broader two-year degree which includes general education and traditional music courses beyond the courses in music business or audio engineering. You can earn an Associate of Applied Science or one of a pair of certificates which fold into the AAS.

The audio engineering certificate has two tracks. The Studio Track focuses on recording, mixing and mastering. The Live Sound Track focuses on designing, setting up and running sound reinforcement for live events. The courses concentrate on building the skills necessary to successfully work in the music industry as either a mixing engineer or live sound engineer.

The music business certificate addresses the demands for working in the music industry in marketing and management positions such as artist promotions, concerts and tours, merchandising, social networking, etc.

Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with Collin College academic advisors. Also check the degree requirement of the intended transfer college prior to beginning this program to verify course degree applicability.

First Year


Second Year


Total Credit Hours: 60


Audio Engineering courses (MUSC 1327 , MUSC 2427 , MUSC 2447  and MUSC 2448 ) are offered in both eight- and sixteen-week formats. Students planning to follow the curriculum outline above may need to take the courses in the eight-week format in order to meet the prerequisite requirements.

* Electives (minimum of 7 credit hours) Students may choose from any/all categories if not used in degree requirements:

Music Performance: Any MUAP, any MUEN, Any MUSP, MUSI 1181 , MUSI 1182 , MUSI 1183 , MUSI 1192 , MUSI 2181 , MUSI 2182 , MUSC 1209  (courses may have co-requisites)

Music Theory: MUSC 2313 , MUSC 2314 , MUSI 1312 , MUSI 2311 , MUSI 2312 

Sight Singing and Ear Training: MUSI 1116 , MUSI 1117 , MUSI 2116 , MUSI 2117 

Music Composition /Arranging: MUSC 1321 , MUSC 2330 , MUSC 2356 

Music Business: MUSB 1341 , MUSB 2345 , MUSB 2355 , MUSB 2380 

Audio Engineering: MUSC 1323 , MUSC 1333 , MUSC 2345 , MUSC 2355 , MUSC 2403 , MUSC 2447 , MUSC 2448 , MUSC 2453 

1. May substitute MUSI 1181  or MUSP 1110 , departmental permission required
2. May substitute MUSB 2380 , departmental permission required
3. Required to fulfill the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement - May substitute MUSI 1306  or MUSI 1307 
4. May substitute MUSI 1182 , MUSP 1110 , or MUSP 2235 , departmental permission required

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