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MUS 173AElectronic Music Production and Composition

4 units · MUS · UC San Diego

Creative music production using digital audio workstations (DAWs), emphasizing hands-on composition projects including tempo warping, beat and tonality matching, virtual drum kits, chord progressions, sound processing and effects, arrangement, and remixing in the context of both popular and experimental genres. Existing works are analyzed and dissected for aesthetic value and production technique.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “upper-division standing; restricted to music, ICAM-music, and ICAM-visual arts majors and minors, or consent of instructor.”

What it opens up

Courses that list MUS 173A as a prerequisite (1)

  • MUS 173B Advanced Electronic Music Production