MATC 2021-22 Catalog

MTLFAB –MUSIC DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MTLFAB – Metal Fabrication (Department: 457) MTLFAB-300 Metal Fabrication 1 Basics of metal fabrication, safety, production, measuring, hand tools and layout. Instruction using power shears, forming brakes, drilling equipment, iron worker and various power saws. Pro fi ciency in fabrication through related projects. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent is required. MTLFAB-301 Credits: 3 Metal Forming and Press Brake Focuses on development of layout and fabrication skills through a sequence of exercises and a fi nal project. Students utilize CNC brake presses and CNC cutting table technologies to complete assignments. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent is required. MTLFAB-302 Credits: 4 Advanced Cutting Techniques and Applications Enhancing metal fabrication skills and techniques utilizing CNC equipment. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent is required. MTLFAB-303 Credits: 5 Metal Fabrication 2 Apply metal fab design and production skills to complete shop projects. Students will utilize advanced CNC programming skills and setup/layout abilities to produce parts or products. Use of cranes and other lifting systems also will be covered. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent is required. MTLFAB-304 Credits: 4 Fixturing Design and create devices for locating, holding and supporting a workpiece during the manufacturing operation. Students will utilize various lab equipment and welding processes to create fi xtures that can be used to make parts with repeatability. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent is required. MTLGY – Metallurgy (Department: 422) MTLGY-301 Credits: 1 Basic Heat Treatment of Metals This course is designed to provide information related to steel types, alloying elements and microstructure as they relate to the heat treatment of steel. Lab work includes heat treating (hardening, tempering, normalizing and annealing), hardness testing and tensile testing. MTLGY-321 Credits: 1 Metallurgy 1 This course gives an introduction to metals commonly used to manufacture products. It describes the properties and applications of steels, cast irons, aluminum alloys and other common nonferrous metals. It covers the AISI/SAE speci fi cations for steel and Credits: 5

common nonferrous metals, including aluminum and copper alloys. Lab work includes hardness testing, tensile testing and common heat treatments used with steel. MUSIC (Department: 805) MUSIC-101 Credits: 2 Music Business This course is designed to develop insight into portions of the music-business world including: the recording industry, record labels, copyrights, performing, managers, producers, contracts, songwriting, music publishing, print publishing, promotion, business planning, career planning, website construction and much more. MUSIC-103 Credits: 1 Major Instrument 1 Emphasis is placed on individualized instruction on one’s major instrument with course emphasis to include reading, developing musicality and improvisation. Choice of sections: Guitar, Bass, Reeds, Brass or Percussion. MUSIC-104 Credits: 1 Major Instrument 2 Individualized instruction at the intermediate level is given on the major instrument, with emphasis on reading, developing musicality and improvisation. Choice of sections: Guitar, Bass, Reeds, Brass or Percussion. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-103. MUSIC-105 Credits: 1 designed to develop speci fi c performance skills in all styles of music with emphasis to include reading, musicality and improvisation. Choice of sections: Guitar, Bass, Reeds, Brass, Percussion or Voice. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-104, MUSIC-178, or MUSIC-193. MUSIC-106 Credits: 1 Major Instrument 4 This is an advanced-level course designed to develop speci fi c performance skills in all styles of music with emphasis to include reading, musicality and improvisation. Choice of sections: Guitar, Bass, Reeds, Brass, Percussion or Voice. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-105. MUSIC-107 Credits: 1 Songwriting 1 This course is o ff ered to songwriters of all levels. The ability to produce written charts or convey a fi nished song in an audio format is necessary to take this course. The art and craft of songwriting will be explored by examining the compositional tools that strengthen lyrics, melody, harmony and form. Students will learn how to convey their ideas and emotions in a coherent and e ff ective manner using these tools and also will gain a perspective on the more abstract concept known as the creative muse. Songs from across the musical spectrum and throughout songwriting history will be used for analysis. Major Instrument 3 This is an early advanced-level course

All musical styles are welcome and students will write songs in the genre of their choosing. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-150. MUSIC-108 Credits: 1 Film Scoring 1 Film Scoring 1 is a lecture/survey class covering four areas: the history, the production or process of fi lm scoring, creating the score and the business details of fi lm scoring. MUSIC-109 Credits: 1 Film Scoring 2 Film Scoring 2 is a lecture/lab class exploring the practicalities of composing music for the visual media including spotting, thematic branding, tempo mapping, developing the grand concept, functional scoring and business opportunities. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-108. MUSIC-111 Credits: 2 Music Business 2 This course is a hands-on lab course that will spotlight many aspects of the music business. As a continuation of MUSIC-101 (Music Business), this course will focus on music marketing, musician image development, promoting acts, music retailing, getting your own business set up for sales, negotiation skills, goal setting, leadership skills, setting up a performance rights publisher and writer account, advanced music licensing concepts, intellectual property, music business law, international music business, digital music technologies, the iTunes business model, the impact of technologies on the music business, the future of the music business and much more. Students will assist their peers in the ensemble classes by promoting and producing the MATC Concert Series, giving the learner experience in production and promotion. The course will feature guest speakers from the music industry and a fi eld trip to a music publishing company. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-101. MUSIC-118 Credits: 3 Music Analysis This class will focus on the basic elements of music: melody, harmony, texture, timbre, expression and form. Through analysis of all these elements, students will come to better understand and recognize the distinct features of music from various periods and styles of music of the Western culture, from the 1500s to the present. The class will emphasize the understanding, recognition and appreciation of various musical styles, a better understanding of music of the past so as to better understand the music of the present and future, broadening one’s basis of acceptance as to what constitutes music, maintain and develop an openness to new and di ff erent approaches and styles of music or ideas that are divergent from one’s own, and becoming aware of environmental in fl uences on music such as social, political and cultural forces. The class uses lecture, analysis, guided listening and presentation. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-150.

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