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Program Coordinator Louis Michael

The digital revolution has produced rapid advances in area of music production. This has created many new economic, academic, entrepreneurial, and creative opportunities for people with the drive and passion to succeed.

The defining aspects of the new media are that they are digital, interactive, social, asynchronous, and multimedia.

Individuals can work as full-time staff members for recording studios, broadcast networks, live audio production companies, small video production companies, or one of the many music technology merchandising companies. Many creative musicians are free-lance workers. Other self-employed workers operate their own recording studios.

The AAS in Music Production is designed to enable graduates to enter occupations in the area of music performance, recording studio technicians, sound technicians, and potentially management or supervisory positions.  The Certificate of Proficiency concentrates on the skills of music performance, recording, and sound technology.  The Certificate of Completion is for students that want to acquire the skills necessary for an entry-level job as a recording or sound technician.

Program Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the basics of MIDI production and create a musical compositions using MIDI

  2. Edit audio tracks and import loops and samples

  3. Digitally record multitrack audio

  4. Insert instrument and effect plug-ins

  5. Insert equalizers and compressors on audio tracks

  6. Understand microphone types and techniques

  7. Understand and apply the basics of video editing and production

  8. Create music videos

  9. Encode video for distribution to various formats

  10. Demonstrate skills on a major and a secondary instrument and play in an ensemble setting

  11. Understand basic to intermediate music theory

Benjamin Godfrey Campus • 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, Illinois 62035 • (618) 468-7000 or 1-800-YES-LCCC

N. O. Nelson Campus • 600 Troy Road, Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 • (618) 468-5851

Confluence Field Station • 1 Confluence Way, East Alton, Illinois 62024 • (618) 468-2900

Scott Bibb Center • 1004 East 5th Street, Alton, Illinois 62002 • (618) 468-4110

Macoupin County Community Education Center • 18400 Shipman Road, Carlinville, Illinois 62626 • (217) 854-5400

Tri-County Community Education Center • 100 Lincoln Avenue, Jerseyville, Illinois 62052 • (618) 498-6500

Bethalto Training Center • 1136 East Airline Drive, Bethalto, Illinois 62024 • (618) 468-5787


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