Music Media

BM in Music Media
MM in Theory/Composition

The Music Media program is the only one of its kind at a public institution in Louisiana, and offers students high level music technology instruction and production experience within a liberal arts setting.

recording studio

Bachelor of Music in Music Media (BM): The Bachelor of Music degree is an intensive course of study, combining a foundation in classical or jazz music with training in music technology, production, and contemporary music. Students taking the Music Media concentration improve their performance abilities, become familiar with music theory and history, and learn to compose and arrange music. Specialized media classes in music technology, synthesis, recording techniques, editing, post production, film scoring, arranging, and music business help students develop the skills they will need to succeed in today's rapidly changing music industry. Students get extensive hands-on experience in the School of Music's well-equipped recording studio, MIDI lab, computer classroom, keyboard laboratory, Angelle Hall Auditorium, and postproduction facility.

Course requirements : a concentration within the Bachelor of Music program

Samples of student work

David Boudreaux and Andrew Smith, music for documentary film on Beausoleil solar house project.
Digital Spice DVD, including Bounce With It (Nathan Williams, Jr.)
Keith Frank Step-n-Strut Trailride, 11/4/06
Requiem of Psalms (VI) composed by Robert Paul Baker, performed by Chorale Acadienne.
Oud demonstration performed by Shadi Khansa, for a MUS238 project. Recorded by Korey Richey at Dockside Studio.

Masters of Music in Theory/Composition (MM): Students may emphasize music media within the area of Theory/Composition, developing areas of specialty in individual study with faculty.

Course requirements: an area within Theory/Composition

Graduates of the Music Media program at UL Lafayette are presently working in a variety of positions within the industry, including recording engineer, live sound engineer, composer of TV and advertising music, touring musician, and in record company marketing and promotions, or continuing their studies in graduate school.

Faculty

	Robert Willey (Coordinator, Media Division; music technology, synthesis, recording, postproduction, music industry, jazz combo) received a Bachelor of Artsdegree in music from the University of North Texas, a Masters Degree in Computer Music, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Studies from the University of California, San Diego. For five years he assisted a technology and culture exchange program between CRCA/UCSD, CCRMA/Stanford University, and LIPM, a studio in Buenos Aires, after which he taught for two years in Brazil at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and Carlos Gomes Conservatory. Since arriving at UL Lafayette he has received a number of grants to build studio facilities and to do research in surround sound and spatialization, video processing, and DVD production. He has produced a DVD of zydeco music, three CDs of solo keyboard compositions, and co-wrote Louisiana Creole Fiddle and Brazilian Piano.
	Garth Alper, (Director, School of Music; jazz piano, arranging, film scoring) earned his baccalaureate from the State University of New York, the MA in Jazz Studies from New York University, and the Doctor of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado. His second CD, Inroads, featured his jazz piano trio and was released on the Musicians Showcase Recordings label. Dr Alper composed all of the pieces on Inroads and has received the Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society for his work as a jazz composer and pianist. Dr. Alper has also had articles published on the subjects of postmodernism in music, jazz, blues, and music media in Popular Music and Society and the College Music Symposium.

Robert Willey (Coordinator, Media Division; music technology, synthesis, recording, postproduction, music industry, jazz combo) received a Bachelor of Artsdegree in music from the University of North Texas, a Masters Degree in Computer Music, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Studies from the University of California, San Diego. For five years he assisted a technology and culture exchange program between CRCA/UCSD, CCRMA/Stanford University, and LIPM, a studio in Buenos Aires, after which he taught for two years in Brazil at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and Carlos Gomes Conservatory. Since arriving at UL Lafayette he has received a number of grants to build studio facilities and to do research in surround sound and spatialization, video processing, and DVD production. He has produced a DVD of zydeco music, three CDs of solo keyboard compositions, and co-wrote Louisiana Creole Fiddle and Brazilian Piano.

Garth Alper, (Director, School of Music; jazz piano, arranging, film scoring) earned his baccalaureate from the State University of New York, the MA in Jazz Studies from New York University, and the Doctor of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado. His second CD, Inroads, featured his jazz piano trio and was released on the Musicians Showcase Recordings label. Dr Alper composed all of the pieces on Inroads and has received the Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society for his work as a jazz composer and pianist. Dr. Alper has also had articles published on the subjects of postmodernism in music, jazz, blues, and music media in Popular Music and Society and the College Music Symposium.

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