Music Production Major (BA)

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The Major in Music Production at Hamline University prepares students for the exciting diversity of opportunities in today’s music industry. You will develop the skills to create, produce, and promote your own creative work, as well as collaborate with others and serve the greater arts community. Whether you join us as a digital musician or acoustic musician, you will get hands-on experience with audio technology, engage in collaborative work, benefit from professional mentorships, grasp the nitty-gritty of the business and develop your individual musicianship. Interact with the rich and diverse arts community in the Twin Cities through our insider’s access to the most fulfilling internships. Find your “people” in collaborative work and performing groups – from our combos and studio ensembles to choir, band and orchestra. Explore cross-arts opportunities in theatre and dance productions, and digital and studio arts projects. The multiplicity of skills in the major prepares you to be a flexible and informed artist and flourish in music production and sound arts career paths.

Major Requirements

Music Production Technology (10 credits):

Musicianship Development (15 credits):

MUS 1210 - Beginning Class Piano *
MUS 1700 - Studio Drumming*
MUS 1750 - Class Guitar *
MUS 3170 - Combos, Studio Ensemble, and Chamber Music
MUS 3410 - Materials of Music I
MUS 3420 - Materials of Music II
*NOTE: Advanced student performers on a given instrument may substitute Individual Music Lessons for a class with Music Department permission.

Business of Music (4 credits):

MUS 1046 - Business and Marketing in the Music Industry

History and Culture (12 credits):

Choose 12 credits from the courses listed below. At least one course must be 3000-level.

MUS 1030 - Music in World Cultures
MUS 1110 - Roots of American Popular Music
MUS 3310 - Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Music
MUS 3320 - Topics in Baroque Music
MUS 3330 - Music in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution
MUS 3340 - Topics in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Music
Approved special topics (history of blues, jazz, r&b, soul and rock)
Approved relevant non-music courses
Approved ACTC courses

Music Electives (4 credits):

Choose 4 credits from the courses listed below.

MUS 1045 - Introduction to Live Sound
MUS 3041 - Advanced Audio Mixing
MUS 3130-3170 - Ensembles (0/1 credit each)
MUS 3500-3730 - Individual Music Lessons (2 credits each)
MUS 5500-5730 - Individual Music Lessons (4 credits each)

Music Production in Context/Collaboration (2 credits):

Students choose one of the following LEAP experience options.

An on-campus, cross-disciplinary, collaborative project as can be arranged and under the mentorship of music faculty. This project must contribute to student projects in other majors such as: Marketing; Digital + Studio Arts; Performance, Production, and Community; English and Communication Studies; Digital Storytelling.
An off-campus internship (MUS 3990).

Capstone Project (4 credits):

MUS 5930 - Senior Project