MELE
Music & Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) utilizes a comprehensive music business and production curriculum meeting the requirements for entry-level training of music industry and production professionals. The curriculum focuses on combining academic experience with real-world applications to prepare students to work in the rapidly evolving global music industry of the 21st century. The program core offers a rounded curriculum grounding students in the basics of the music industry, sound recording and the business of music.
The MELE program offers two distinct degree paths. The Associate of Science (AS) in Music Business & Production and the Associate of Science (AS) in Audio Engineering Technology may be earned during a four-semester sequence:
AS in MELE Music Business & Production: This curriculum requires special focus on business related courses, including accounting, business law, and economics, as well as music business courses. Music business courses include a survey of the music business, music publishing, intellectual properties, and others.
AS in MELE Audio Engineering Technology: This curriculum focuses on the engineering and production of music recording. Audio engineering courses include studio production, audio engineering, and studio maintenance and electronics.
- Program Learning Outcomes; upon successful completion of the MELE program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical standards in the entertainment and music business. (All MELE majors)
- Describe the economic, musical and technological developments and new business models of the recording industry. (All MELE majors)
- Demonstrate the ability to solve technical problems. (All MELE majors)
- Explain the careers, contracts, law, processes and economics of the music business. (Music Business majors)
- Prepare public relations programs for entertainment and music business clients. (Music Business majors)
- Describe various types of intellectual property and copyright laws within the music industry. (Music Business majors)
- Identify the role of music publishing in the entertainment and music business. (Music Business majors)
- Describe the importance of appreciating diversity and global perspectives in the entertainment and music business. (Music Business majors)
- Demonstrate an understanding of music production. (Audio Engineering majors)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the use of recording technology. (Audio Engineering majors)
- Demonstrate an appropriate mastery of techniques and skills used in operating studio equipment and sound systems. (Audio Engineering majors)
For info about the Honolulu CC’s program, please visit their site.
Prerequisites
- C or higher in ENG 22/60 or ESL 23 or placement in ENG 100
- C or higher in MATH 24 or placement in MATH 25
Core Requirements
Core requirements reflect two MELE pathways (Audio Engineering and Music Business). Please contact your campus advisor to be sure that you are completing the core requirements for that path.
- Written Communication (FW)
- ENG 100 Composition I
- Symbolic Reasoning (FS)
- MATH 100 Survey of Mathematics
- SP 151 Personal and Public Speech
- ART 101 Intro to Visual Arts or ART 113 Introduction to Drawing
- PHIL 101 Intro to Philosophy or REL 150 Intro to World’s Major Religion
- ECON 130 Principles of Economics- Microeconomics or ECON 131 Principles of Economics-Macroeconomics
- ACC 201 Elementary Accounting I
- HIST 151 World Civilization I or HIST 152 World Civilization II
- ICS 100 Computer Literacy and Applications
- CENT 112 Fundamentals Electronics
- Any BIOL & BIOL Lab (Any biological science course plus lab)
- PHYS 100 Survey of Physics and Lab
- JOUR 150 The Press and Society
- ACC 202 Elementary Accounting II
- BLAW 200 Legal Environment of Business
- HWST 107 Hawaii: Center of the Pacific
- MELE requirements (credits vary)
- MELE 101 – Survey of Music & Entertainment Business
- MELE 102 – Survey Of Recording Technology
- MELE 103 – Modern Music & Theory For the Music & Entertainment Professional
- MELE 201 – History of the Recording & Entertainment Industry
- MELE 202 – Public Relations in the Music & Entertainment Industry
- MELE 203 – Intellectual Properties in the Music & Entertainment Industry
- MELE 204 – Music Publishing in the Entertainment Industry
- MELE 205 – Concert and Event Production
- MELE 211 – Audio Engineering I
- MELE 212 – Digital Audio: Theory and Workstations
- MELE 213 – Studio Production
- MELE 215 – Sound Reinforcement
- MELE 220 – Audio Engineering I
- MELE 275 – Practicum
Electives
NA
Program Overview
Music & Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) utilizes a comprehensive music business and production curriculum meeting the requirements for entry-level training of music industry and production professionals. The curriculum focuses on combining academic experience with real-world applications to prepare students to work in the rapidly evolving global music industry of the 21st century. The program core offers a rounded curriculum grounding students in the basics of the music industry, sound recording and the business of music.
The MELE program offers two distinct degree paths. The Associate of Science (AS) in Music Business & Production and the Associate of Science (AS) in Audio Engineering Technology may be earned during a four-semester sequence:
AS in MELE Music Business & Production: This curriculum requires special focus on business related courses, including accounting, business law, and economics, as well as music business courses. Music business courses include a survey of the music business, music publishing, intellectual properties, and others.
AS in MELE Audio Engineering Technology: This curriculum focuses on the engineering and production of music recording. Audio engineering courses include studio production, audio engineering, and studio maintenance and electronics.
- Program Learning Outcomes; upon successful completion of the MELE program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical standards in the entertainment and music business. (All MELE majors)
- Describe the economic, musical and technological developments and new business models of the recording industry. (All MELE majors)
- Demonstrate the ability to solve technical problems. (All MELE majors)
- Explain the careers, contracts, law, processes and economics of the music business. (Music Business majors)
- Prepare public relations programs for entertainment and music business clients. (Music Business majors)
- Describe various types of intellectual property and copyright laws within the music industry. (Music Business majors)
- Identify the role of music publishing in the entertainment and music business. (Music Business majors)
- Describe the importance of appreciating diversity and global perspectives in the entertainment and music business. (Music Business majors)
- Demonstrate an understanding of music production. (Audio Engineering majors)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the use of recording technology. (Audio Engineering majors)
- Demonstrate an appropriate mastery of techniques and skills used in operating studio equipment and sound systems. (Audio Engineering majors)
For info about the Honolulu CC’s program, please visit their site.
Erica Balbag-Gerard
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