Online Music & Media Arts Courses
Metalworks Institute offers a variety of Online Courses specializing in the areas of audio engineering, music production, music business, live sound and lighting, and music performance. Many of Metalworks Institute's Online Courses can be taken for credit towards Metalworks Institute's Online Diploma Programs.
Designed with engagement in mind, our Virtual Classroom courses are designed for synchronous delivery, which means that you will have an assigned schedule with due dates; as well, you will regularly engage with your instructor and peers in a virtual classroom environment.
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This live-online instructor-led Virtual Classroom Course includes Pro Tools Fundamentals I (PT101), Pro Tools Fundamentals II (PT110), and the Pro Tools Avid Certified User Exam.
Next Start Date: May 6th, 2021 Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Basic computer skills and some audio recording knowledge, such as a basic understanding of recording techniques, processes, and equipment. Corequisites: NonePro Tools User Certification AUD1000PT
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This fast-tracked live-online instructor-led Virtual Classroom Course includes Pro Tools Fundamentals I (PT101), Pro Tools Fundamentals II (PT110), and the Pro Tools Avid Certified User Exam.
Next Start Date: May 3rd, 2021 Virtual Classroom 2 Weeks | 33 Total Hours | 8-16 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Basic computer skills and some audio recording knowledge, such as a basic understanding of recording techniques, processes, and equipment. Corequisites: NonePro Tools User Certification AUD1010PT
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This course will provide students with broad and thorough insight into the history of music and art, and their impact on and from culture.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusical Styles & Genres MUS3100T
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the basics of sound, how the human ear works, sound level measurement, and the characteristics of sound, and its behavior, in a variety of different spaces.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneAcoustic Principles For Recording Engineers ONL-T112
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This course provides students with an introduction to the theoretical and creative principles used in sound for motion picture, television, and other visual entertainment media.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneAudio Post-Production AUD2020T
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This course will provide students with an understanding of the practical applications and creative principles used in sound for motion picture and television.
Next Start Date: May Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 30 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Audio Post Production AUD2020T Corequisites: NoneAudio Post-Production Workshop AUD2120P
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This course will provide students with an extensive overview of audio signal processing devices and their practical applications in live sound reinforcement.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneAudio Signal Processing AUD2130T
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This course will provide students with comprehensive practical introduction to audio signal processing devices used in live sound reinforcement.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Audio Signal Processing AUD2130T Corequisites: Audio Signal Processing AUD2130TAudio Signal Processing Workshop AUD2140P
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This course will introduce students to business and contracts in the entertainment industry, including entertainment law and intellectual property protection.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Recording Engineering Online Diploma 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneBusiness & Contracts BUS1100T
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This course teaches the necessary written and oral communication skills relevant to most businesses. Students will be introduced to techniques for effective business writing, incorporating letters, reports, electronic communications, and oral presentations.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneBusiness Ethics & Communications BUS1220T
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This course will provide a thorough insight into auditory perception as it relates to music production and audio mixing techniques. Students will be introduced to the skills and strategies used by professional music producers in order to develop their critical listening skills.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma 60 Weeks | 120 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneCritical Listening for Studio Production AUD2250P
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This in-depth practical workshop teaches a range of digital production techniques including recording, editing, mixing, arranging using industry-standard softwares including Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Logic.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma 45 Weeks | 180 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Recording Principles AUD2380T Corequisites: Recording Principles AUD2380TDigital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P
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This course will provide students with comprehensive practical applications of audio signal processing devices used in live sound reinforcement.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P and Recording Principles AUD2380T Corequisites: Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P and Recording Principles AUD2380TDigital Signal Processing Workshop AUD2290P
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the theoretical, technical, creative, and artistic principles of sound and recording in the digital domain.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 30 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneDigital Technologies AUD2000T
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Ear Training & Critical Listening for Recording Engineers I provides students with an introduction to the fundamentals of listening, how to optimize your listening environment, and how to identify frequency ranges and effects.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneEar Training & Critical Listening for Recording Engineers I ONL-T117
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This course will provide students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of ear training from a musician’s perspective.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneEar Training For Musicians: Intervals & Scales ONL-T118
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This course will provide students with a detailed description of the infrastructure of the music industry and the roles of various music industry organizations, companies, and professionals in acting as support staff to musicians.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma 30 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000T Corequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000TEntertainment Business Principles BUS1160T
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This course will introduce students to the essential technologies used in the entertainment industry, including a brief history of technology in the last century, professional recording equipment, various consumer devices, computer software, and recordable media.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneEntertainment Technologies AUD2300T
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Creating that brilliant song or mix is only part of the process: in today’s FYI music industry environment, producers, songwriters and artists also need to know how to get their music to the public. In this course, students will learn the fundamental marketing and promotional skills and techniques used by industry professionals to get music to the masses.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Business Strategies for Audio Professionals BUS1140T Corequisites: NoneEntrepreneurial Promotion & Marketing BUS1170T
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This course will provide students with a detailed and practical overview of fundamental financial management and accounting practices.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 45 Weeks | 120 Total Hours | 4x15 & 2x30 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneFinancial Principles BUS1040T
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This course will delve into some of the health and safety issues inherent in the live event industry, including crowd management, temporary staging, working at heights, working with electricity, and other important safety elements.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneHealth & Safety in the Live Event Industry BUS1010T
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As the size and scope of concerts and other live events continue to grow, the live events industry faces ongoing challenges in maintaining the health and safety of workers, performers, and fans at these live events.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneHealth & Safety In The Live Events Industry ONL-T120
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This course will provide students with a broad understanding of intellectual property and copyright in the entertainment industry.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000T Corequisites: NoneIntellectual Properties & Entertainment Contract Law BUS1050T
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The Introduction to Music Publishing course introduces students to the history, functions and operations of music publishing.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneIntroduction To Music Publishing ONL-T104
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the entertainment industry and the interrelationships between art, technology, and business.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Recording Engineering Online Diploma, Music Business Online Diploma, Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneIntroduction to the Entertainment Industry BUS1000T
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This course will provide students with a detailed description of the infrastructure of the music industry and the roles of various music industry organizations, companies, and professionals in acting as support staff to musicians.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 45 Weeks | 120 Total Hours | 4x15 and 2x30 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000T Corequisites: NoneMarketing, Promotion & Publicity BUS1060T
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This course will provide students with advanced insight into the theoretical, technical, and creative principles of synthesizers, synthesis, and the MIDI protocol.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMIDI & Synthesis AUD2030T
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This course will provide students with a practical and creative introduction to synthesizer technology, synthesis, sampling, and the MIDI protocol.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: MIDI & Synthesis AUD2030T Corequisites: MIDI & Synthesis AUD2030TMIDI & Synthesis Workshop AUD2110P
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Workshop students will obtain advanced insight into the theoretical, technical and creative principles of synthesizers, synthesis and the MIDI Protocol.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: MIDI & Synthesis AUD2030T Corequisites: MIDI & Synthesis AUD2030TMIDI Workshop AUD2060P
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This course will provide students with broad and thorough insight into the history of music and art and their impact on and from culture.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic & Culture MUS3090T
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This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the music business, and the interrelationships between art, technology, and business.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 30 Weeks | 180 Total Hours | 6 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000T Corequisites: NoneMusic Business BUS1070T
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This course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the music business, and the interrelationships between art, technology, and business.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 60 Weeks | 120 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000T Corequisites: NoneMusic Business for Musicians BUS1020T
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This course will provide audio production and engineering focused students with a broad introduction to the role of music in film and television through the study of terminology, aesthetics, process, equipment, and the technical aspects used in film scoring including, sessions setups, composition and editing techniques, and mixing considerations as well as the roles of the music editor, the composer, the recording engineer on the scoring stage, the mix engineer and the re-recording engineer.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 30 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Post-Production Techniques Workshop AUD2020T and Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P or Digital Audio Workshop AUD2150P Corequisites: NoneMusic For Media MUS3101P
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As the music industry has changed and evolved over the past decade due to the emergence of the Internet and digital technology, it’s become all the more important for musicians to understand the numerous ways and means to generate earnings from their music.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic Licensing For Musicians & Songwriters ONL-T121
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This course will teach students the theoretical and practical applications of various artist management concepts and strategies. Students will discuss the role of the manager, the relationship between artists and managers, artist management agreements, and the other key members of the artist’s team, including agents, lawyers, business managers, publicists, and promoters.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Introduction To The Entertainment Industry BUS1000T Corequisites: NoneMusic Management BUS1080T
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the technical, creative, and business responsibilities of a record producer.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 30 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic Production AUD2170T
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This course will provide students with comprehensive insight into the concepts required to develop valuable music production skills for a wide a variety of contemporary musical styles and genres.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma 30 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2x15 & 4x15 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Recording Principles AUD2380T Corequisites: Recording Principles AUD2380TMusic Production Techniques AUD2370T
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the basic rudiments of music theory.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic Theory MUS3070T
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Music theory is the fundamental language that all musicians use to communicate with each other, and it’s imperative that budding musicians have a strong foundation of knowledge in theory if they wish to take their creative talents to another level.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic Theory: Rudiments ONL-T107
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Music, Art & Culture I provides students with an overview of the history of music, art and culture from the prehistoric age, through to ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic era, the Industrial Revolution, and the 19th century.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic, Art & Culture I ONL-T101
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Following up on Music, Art & Culture I, we will begin Part II of our course by continuing our discussion of the Romantic period, focusing initially on the celebrated musical composers of the era, including Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Wagner.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic, Art & Culture II ONL-T201
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Our Music, Art & Culture III course will continue our historical examination of art and culture, and is the successor to Music, Art & Culture I and II. In Part III, we will focus on the amazingly dynamic first half of the 20th century.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic, Art & Culture III ONL-T301
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This course will provide students with the practical skills and creative principles used to create sound for motion pictures and television productions.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: Audio Post Production AUD2020T Corequisites: NonePost-Production Techniques Workshop AUD2070P
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This course provides a practical overview of the common software skills used in the music business, including spreadsheet software and database management. Students will learn how to create dynamic visual presentations as well as the fundamentals of website planning, design, and maintenance, and other online business tools.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NonePractical Business Technologies BUS1090P
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This course will provide audio engineering students with comprehensive insight into the principles of electricity and electronics as they pertain to the many required skillsets of today’s contemporary recording engineer.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NonePrinciples of Electricity & Electronics AUD2040T
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This course will provide students with a complete introduction to the principles of sound through a comprehensive study of physics. During this course, students will be introduced to acoustic principles, wave propagation, and auditory perception.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NonePrinciples of Sound & Acoustics AUD2010T
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This course provides students with a thorough insight into the theoretical, technical, creative, and artistic principles of sound and recording.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma 45 Weeks | 90 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneRecording Engineering AUD2180T
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This course will provide students with thorough insight into the theoretical, technical, creative and artistic principles of sound and recording.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma 30 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneRecording Principles AUD2380T
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction into the theoretical and creative principles used in sound for motion picture and television.
Next Start Date: Start Anytime Self-Directed 12 Lessons Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneRecording Technologies: Microphones ONL-T116
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This course will provide students with theoretical and practical understanding of live show system troubleshooting, maintenance and repair.
Next Start Date: January Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneShow System Maintenance LIV4010P
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This course will introduce students to the basics of production rigging for the live entertainment industry with emphasis on safety considerations and safe working practices.
Next Start Date: May Virtual Classroom 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneSystem Installation Technologies LIV4020T
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