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ABOUT LACM IT’S NOT JUST A DEGREE, WE WANT YOU TO TRULY DEVELOP AS A MUSIC PROFESSIONAL. Los Angeles College of Music (LACM) provides quality educational programs that pair a contemporary music education with additional preparation in recording, production, and music business in order to empower students for self-sustaining careers that include multiple paths for professional success. Unlike any other music THE college, LACM offers a hybridized curriculum that integrates more BEST OF instrument-specific study than any other program, BOTH alongside ensemble workshops with the pros, and one-on-one training WORLDS. with faculty that care. LACM offers degree programs with majors in music performance, production, composition, and music business, each designed for student development and career preparation. 3 23 INDUSTRY ON CAMPUS TABLE OF CONTENTS 22 FACULTY 24 THE CAMPUS 6 BASS 10 DRUMS 27 FINANCIAL AID 8 BRASS & WOODWIND 26 HOUSING 28 CAREER SERVICES MUSIC PRODUCING GUITAR SUMMER XPERIENCE 12 16 & RECORDING 32 WHAT’S YOUR DREAM DRUMMER’S REALITY VOCAL 14 30 JOB? 33 CAMP 18 SONGWRITING 20 MUSIC BUSINESS COMPOSING FOR 19 VISUAL MEDIA BASS THE CHALLENGE OF A BASS PLAYER IS TO HAVE A FIRM GRIP BASS ON HARMONIC MOVEMENT, TIME, BASS GROOVE, AND QUICK ACCESS TO THE CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS SUBTLETIES OF MANY GENRES. BM (12 QUARTERS) “The experience of To help you meet this challenge, Recitals the curriculum at LACM growing and developing combines theory, reading, Electives as a bassist occurs at musicianship, and practical General Education the point where it all live playing. In daily Ensemble Bass Pedagogy comes together: playing Workshops, students perform with other musicians. alongside some of LA’s Arranging/Orchestration/Conducting It’s an absolutely best musicians and develop AA (6 QUARTERS) experience in a concentrated irreplaceable ingredient “real-world” scenario, preparing Studio Bass to becoming a them to face any situation with Rhythm Studies good player.” confidence and poise. Recording Technique – Jerry Watts Music Business/Social Media/Branding DIPLOMA (4 QUARTERS) Web Design/Video Production 3 Horn Band Piano Ensemble Workshops General Music/History of Contemporary Styles Music Theory/Sight Reading Playing Technique Instrument-Specific Studies/Private Lessons Bass Department Chair Bass Department JERRY WATTS ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Jerry has an extensive list of Juan Alderete recording credits and a wealth of Andrew Gouche international touring experience. His recording/performing credits Stu Hamm include work with Andy Summers, Billy Idol, Dave Stewart, Herbie Abe Laboriel Hancock, Sergio Mendes, Sheryl Lee Sklar Crow, Steve Vai, and many others. 6 7 BRASS & WOODWIND CAN YOU SHINE IN A BIG BAND, SMALL CLUB, OR IN THE STUDIO? BRASS & WOODWIND PLAYERS BRASS & WOODWIND HAVE TO DO IT ALL. CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS BM (12 QUARTERS) LACM’s Brass & Woodwind Department prepares Recitals trumpet, trombone, and saxophone players Conducting for a well-rounded career that incorporates live Publishing performance, studio recording, composition, General Education arrangement, and licensing. It also provides for performance opportunities in big band, large and Pedagogy small ensembles, and performance combos that Performance Combos allow students to develop their personal sound AA (6 QUARTERS) BRASS & WOODWIND Debuts Fall 2015 as a player. The curriculum develops a variety Original Project of relevant skills necessary to securing multiple Notation/Transcription revenue streams for professional success. Recording Technique Large Ensemble Sight Singing Website Design/Video Production Music Business/Social Media/Branding DIPLOMA (4 QUARTERS) “Being a brass player is Contracting & Payroll special - it carries with Sibelius it a prestige that I love Piano being affiliated with. We Big Band are the quarterbacks of Small Ensemble the horn section. Being Contemporary Styles an instrumentalist takes Improvisation style, patience, desire, Music Theory/Sight Reading Masterclass precision, drive and it Instrument-Specific Studies/Private Lessons helps to be a little crazy as well.” Brass & Woodwind Department Chair – Willie Murillo WILLIE MURILLO Willie Murillo is a GRAMMY Award winner that has made his mark as one of the top studio trumpeters in the world. He can be heard on countless albums, motion picture soundtracks, and television recordings, and has written and produced music for numerous commercially successful avenues such as Frozen, and Gangster Squad, and has recorded or performed with John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Natalie Cole, Christina Aguilera, Josh Groban, Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Tony Bennett, and countless others. A product of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association, Willie has participated as a lecturer/artist/clinician at over 400 schools. As a highly sought after educator, clinician, and guest artist, he has also participated in jazz festivals worldwide. 8 9 DRUMS GREAT DRUMMERS BALANCE THE ART OF LISTENING, LEADING, IMPROVISING, AND DRUMS DRUM PERFORMANCE PLAYING WITH CONFIDENCE. CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS “You have an advantage here because you have teachers who are players BM (12 QUARTERS) that are still gigging. Not The drum major at LACM Recitals focuses your studies on just playing around town learning your instrument and Electives gigging, they’re playing on learning to play with others. General Education on TV shows and touring The curriculum improves motor with major artists. It’s Drum Set Pedagogy skills, technique and sound, a huge advantage to presents contemporary rhythm Arranging/Orchestration/Conducting go somewhere that has concepts, and develops a wide AA (6 QUARTERS) teachers that gig, and is range of repertoire across all styles. Studio Drums also in LA.” Rhythm Studies – Drum Alumnus Chaun Horton (Toni Braxton, Natasha Recording Technique Bedingfield, Macy Gray) Music Business/Social Media/Branding DIPLOMA (4 QUARTERS) Web Design/Video Production 3 Horn Band Piano General Music/History of Contemporary Styles Music Theory/Sight Reading Ensemble Workshops Playing Technique Instrument-Specific Studies/Private Lessons Drum Department Chair Drum Department Chair JOE PORCARO RALPH HUMPHREY Drum Department GUEST CLINICIANS Joe Porcaro is one of the most recorded percussionist/ Ralph Humphrey is a working professional drummer and Steve Gadd Mark Schulman drummers of our time. His musical spectrum ranges from teacher in Los Angeles. His background includes work with the Jazz and Rock, to Opera and Symphonic. In the Jazz Don Ellis Big Band, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Jeff Hamilton Teddy Campbell field, Joe has recorded with Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, and others. His recording and touring career spans nearly 40 Freddie Hubbard, and Don Ellis. He has also made years and includes performances with jazz notables such as Peter Erskine Aaron Spears albums with Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lou Tabakin, Bill Stewart JR Robinson TOTO, and Madonna. In the Operatic and Symphonic Manhattan Transfer, Natalie Cole, Pete Christlieb, Joe Farrell area, Joe recorded with Luciano Pavarotti, Lily Pons, and an assortment of mainstream artists including Barbara Tommy Igoe Pierre Boulez, and the LA Philharmonic and Hartford Streisand, Jose Feliciano, Bette Midler, and others. Symphony Orchestras. GUITAR NO ONE IS BORN A VIRTUOSO. IT TAKES DEDICATION IN GUITAR PERFORMANCE ORDER TO TRULY MASTER CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS GUITAR YOUR CRAFT. BM (12 QUARTERS) The guitar is one of the most Recitals popular instruments in history, but also one of the hardest Electives to master. At LACM you will General Education have the opportunity to perfect Guitar Pedagogy a challenging combination of harmony, reading, Arranging/Orchestration/Conducting rhythm playing, solo and AA (6 QUARTERS) accompaniment skills, along with access to a wide range Studio Guitar of stylistic vocabulary, while Rhythm Studies developing your own voice. Recording Technique “LACM provided me with Music Business/Social Media/Branding the skills I needed to DIPLOMA (4 QUARTERS) work and communicate Web Design/Video Production more effectively and 3 Horn Band efficiently in today’s competitive Piano music scene.” General Music/History of Contemporary Styles – Guitar Alumnus Crosby String Theory/Applied Sight Reading Loggins (Independent Artist & Winner of MTV’s Rock the Ensemble Workshops Cradle) Instrument-Specific Studies/Private Lessons Guitar Department GUEST CLINICIANS Guitar Department Chair Guitar Department Co-Chair JODY FISHER BILL FOWLER Tariqh Akoni (Norah Jones, etc.) Jody Fisher is an educator and author that has published Bill Fowler’s playing credits include The Pointer Sisters, Ben Mike Miller (Chick Corea, etc.) over twenty instructional books about jazz guitar through Vereen, Jermain Jackson, Lou Rawls, Marilyn McCoo, Lainie Oz Noy Alfred Music Publishing. He has established himself Kazan, Willie Bobo, Marvin Hamlisch, Ray Charles and Suzanne as a solo artist and has also performed with Alphonso Somers. He has been a faculty member at LACM since 1996. Adam Levy (Ani Difranco, etc.) Johnson, Betty White, Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley, Harry Peter Bernstein (Diana Krall, etc.) Connick Jr and many others. Zane Carney (John Mayer) Larry Koonse 12 VOCAL AS A VOCALIST, VOCAL PERFORMANCE VOCAL YOU ARE YOUR OWN INSTRUMENT. CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS BM (12 QUARTERS) LACM’s Vocal Performance Recitals “Everything I’ve done in major focuses on giving vocalists the tools to ‘get to Electives