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TAC Bachelor of Music Curriculum

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TAC Bachelor of Music Curriculum

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One could call TAC the perfect marriage of technology, classical musicianship, and experimentation."  — KQED, Northern California Public Broadcasting


Radically creative. Radically pragmatic.

The first two years of the bachelor of music Technology and Applied Composition program comprises foundational studies, providing students with a comprehensive set of skills in using digital audio workstations for everything from music composition, and sound design to studio production and implementation. Students will combine comprehensive theoretical knowledge with a host of in depth fun, practical and creative hands-on projects.

After a 2-year sequence of developing skills/fluency in many aspects of scoring and production, students begin intensive private instruction and identify a TAC track to further hone their skills in a specific area. The three tracks are game scoring, film scoring, and composer-performer. Each of these is designed to prepare students interested in these career paths with specific courses to help them further develop the creative and technical knowledge required to enter each field while learning from renowned industry leaders. The courses, which include high-level hands-on projects and co-labs with SONY, Dolby, SFFILM and others, give students multiple opportunities to write and record professional-grade audio and graduate with a sizeable portfolio targeted to their field of interest.

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TAC Core Technology Curriculum

CourseCredits (44)
TAC 100 TAC Forum4
PVL 116 Private Lessons8
TAC 113 Digital Music Fundamentals6
TAC 114 Fundamentals of Applied Composition6
TAC 408 Intro to Recording2
TAC 409 Intro to Mixing4
TAC 250 Intro to Sound for Games2
TAC 220 Intro to Sound Design2
TAC 210 Scoring for Film I3
TAC 350 Game Audio2
TAC 351 Advanced Mixing Workshop3
TAC 115 Portfolio Review3
TAC 402 Composition Seminar3

TAC Junior Year Track Core

After a 2-year sequence of developing skills/fluency in many aspects of scoring and production, students begin intensive private instruction and identify a TAC track to further hone their skills in a specific area. The three tracks are game scoring, film scoring, and composer - performer.

Game Scoring Track

CourseCredits (12)
TAC 352, 353 Game Scoring I, II6
TAC 354, 355 Adv. Production Tech., Game Audio Co-Lab6

Film Scoring Track

CourseCredits (12)
TAC 211 Scoring for Film II, 330 Scoring for Film III6
TAC 440, 441 Audio for Emerging Media I, II6

Composer - Performer Track

CourseCredits (12)
TAC 320, 321 Composer-Performer I, II6
TAC 440, 441 Audio for Emerging Media I, II6

Non TAC Curriculum

CourseCredits (73)
ENS 300 Conservatory Chorus2
MMT 102, 103, 104, 105 Musicianship8
MMT 112, 113, 114, 115 Music Theory8
MHL 202/200 Intro to Music & Culture in California2
MHL 203/200 or MHL 2042
MHL 340 Survey of Music, Games, Film, and More2
MHL 570 History of Electronic Music3
MHL 400-5993
HMS 110, 111 College Writing [ESL: HMS 100, 101]6
HMS 202, 203 Intro to Global Civilization6
HMS 302-399 Literature3
HMS 402-499 History/Philosophy3
HMS 210-5996
PDV 200 Prof Fundamentals, 202 Financial Literacy2
PDV 206 Business for the Media Composer2
APP 242 Instrumentation2
APP 243 Orchestration3
Electives10
Winter Term3 Years
Digital Portfolio-
Project Requirements (non curricular)-

 

Bachelor of Music Concentrations

SFCM offers optional Concentrations in four areas: Leadership, Teaching, Technology, and Historical Performance as an opportunity to focus on an area of interest and build a larger skillset to take with you upon graduating.

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