Academic Calendar . 4 About LACM . 6 CONTENTS LACM Educational Programs . 9 Administration . 10 Admissions . 11 Tuition & Fees . 13 Financial Aid . 16 Registrar . 20 International Student Services . 26 Academic Policies & Procedures . 27 Student Life . 30 Career Services . 32 Campus Facilities – Security . 33 Rules of Conduct & Expectations . 35 Health Policies . 36 Grievance Policy & Procedures . 39 Change of Student Status Policies & Procedures . 41 Collegiate Articulation & Transfer Agreements . 44 Academic Programs . 46 Performance Bass . 46 Brass & Woodwind . 52 Drums . 58 Guitar . 64 Vocal . 70 Music Composition Songwriting . 76 Music Production Composing for Visual Media . 82 Music Producing & Recording . 86 Music Industry Music Business . 92 Course Descriptions . 98 Department Chairs & Faculty Biographies . 138 SPRING 2015 (APRIL 6 – JUNE 19) SUMMER 2015 (JULY 6 – SEPTEMBER 18) January 26-30: Registration Period for April 27-May 1: Registration Period for Upcoming Quarter Upcoming Quarter April 6: Quarter Begins May 26: Tuition Deadline for Continuing Students February 23: Tuition Deadline for Continuing Students July 3: Independence Day (Observed), Campus Closed May 25: Memorial Day, Campus Closed July 6: Quarter Begins June 15–19: Exams Week September 7: Labor Day, Campus Closed June 19: Quarter ends September 14-18: Exams Week September 18: Quarter Ends September 19: Graduation ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 2015 (OCTOBER 5 – DECEMBER 18) WINTER 2016 (JANUARY 4 – MARCH 18) July 27-31: Registration Period for October 26-30: Registration Period for Upcoming Quarter Upcoming Quarter August 24: Tuition Deadline for Continuing November 23: Tuition Deadline for Continuing Students Students October 5: Quarter Begins January 4: Quarter Begins Nov. 11: Veterans, Campus Closed January 18: MLK Jr. Day, Campus Open Nov. 26: Thanksgiving, Campus Closed February 12: Presidents Day, Campus Open Nov. 27: Campus Open March 14-18: Exams Week Dec. 14-18: Exams Week March 18: Quarter Ends Dec. 18: Quarter Ends March 19: Graduation Dec. 24-25: Christmas Campus Closed Dec. 31-Jan. 1: New Year’s Campus Closed 4 SPRING 2016 (APRIL 4 – JUNE 17) SUMMER 2016 (JULY 5 – SEPTEMBER 16) January 25-29: Registration Period for April 25- 29: Registration Period for Upcoming Quarter Upcoming Quarter February 22: Tuition Deadline for Continuing May 23: Tuition Deadline for Continuing Students Students April 4: Quarter Begins July 4: Independence Day, Campus Closed May 30: Memorial Day, Campus Closed July 5: Quarter Begins June 13-17: Exams Week September 5: Labor Day, Campus Closed June 17: Quarter Ends September 12-16: Exams Week September 16: Quarter Ends September 17: Graduation *BACHELOR STUDENT SUMMER BREAK* FALL 2016 (OCTOBER 3 – DECEMBER 16) WINTER 2017 (JANUARY 9 – MARCH 17) July 25- 29: Registration Period for Upcoming October 24-28: Registration Period for Quarter Upcoming Quarter August 22: Tuition Deadline for Continuing November 21: Tuition Deadline for Continuing Students Students October 3: Quarter Begins January 9: Quarter Begins Nov. 11: Veterans, Campus Closed January 16: MLK Jr. Day, Campus Open Nov. 24: Thanksgiving, Campus Closed February 15: Presidents Day, Campus Open Nov. 25: Day after Thanksgiving, Campus Open March 13-17: Exams Week Dec. 12-16: Exams Week March 17: Quarter Ends Dec. 16: Quarter Ends March 18: Graduation Dec. 24-25: Christmas, Campus Closed Dec. 31-Jan. 1: New Year’s Campus Closed *Week 1-2: Add/Drop *Week 3-6: Drop with a “W” *Week 7-10: Receive a letter grade 5 THE LACM EXPERIENCE South Campus: 370 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 91105 LACM’s approach to music education is distinct. The Bachelor’s, Associate and Diploma programs CAMPUS HOURS at LACM prepare graduates to be leaders of the music industry, and provide unique opportunities LACM South Campus for experiential and applied learning with not only 6:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. Monday - Friday peers, but with music industry professionals. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday LACM’s faculty members are accomplished and highly-skilled musicians, producers, composers Student Store and businesspeople with a passion for inspiring the next generation. A 3:1 student-to-teacher 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday ABOUT LACM ratio allows for small class sizes and quality teacher-student interaction, and also gives each LACM North Campus student the ability to gain individualized attention and feedback, accelerating the learning process. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. Monday - Friday 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday The curriculum of each program is dynamic. Courses are regularly evaluated and updated All Administrative Offices in order to make sure students receive the most relevant information. Course material is 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday supplemented by clinics, special appearances, Hours are subject to change during holidays, visiting faculty, and artists in residence – creating school breaks, and for special events. an immersive learning experience that is both challenging and inspiring to students. CAMPUS HISTORY & DETAILS LACM is located at the center of historic “Old LACM first opened in fall of 1996 and has been Pasadena,” a culturally thriving city known effectively serving the music education community for its active artistic community. Just minutes ever since. On average, LACM hosts 60 faculty from Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles, and 150 students each quarter. The LACM South LACM’s Pasadena location provides access to building was originally built in the 1940’s as a the music and entertainment industries, allowing school for NASA scientist’s learning to construct LACM’s Career Center to organize exclusive job, satellites. A press release announcing the first internship and audition opportunities for LACM U.S. moonwalk was derived from an office within students and alumni. the south campus. The student body is composed of students from LACM facilities include large and modern around the world, who bring with them diverse classrooms equipped with Mackie sound systems. cultural backgrounds and musical styles. Together Yamaha drum kits, Zildjian cymbals, Tech 21 they collaborate in a supportive environment in guitar amps, and Gallien-Krueger bass amps are order to learn and grow creatively. LACM students also included in the performance classrooms. graduate prepared to compose, produce, perform, record, and market music in a constantly The South Building Recording Studio (201) evolving industry. includes Pro Tools HD with C124 Control Surface, LACM is a nationally accredited university, Logic X 10, Cubase and a Dynaudio BM12 licensed facility, and is certified by SEVP for the monitoring system, as well as three iso-booths enrollment of both male and female international and a neighboring drum room. students. The Garage Recording Studio includes Pro THE CAMPUS Tools HD (80 inputs & outputs) and a 32-Fader D-Control board. The studio also includes vintage North Campus: and modern recording equipment by API, Cartec, 300 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 91105 dbx, Empirical Labs, Eventide, Great River, Kush 6 Audio, Little Labs, Manley, Mercury, Neve, Studer, UREI, tc electronic, etc. Vintage and modern A number of Whisper Room Workstations are microphones by AEA, Blue, ElectroVoice, Mojave, available as private practice labs or recording work Neumann, Royer, Sennheiser, Shure, Telefunken, stations and include latest generation iMacs® etc. Vintage and Modern Synthesizers by Moog, with KRK Systems monitors, MIDI controller, and Roland, Oberheim, Waldorf, etc. The studio Pro Tools, Logic, Sibelius, EastWest orchestra also includes an arsenal of software plug-ins & library, Native Instruments Komplete 9 Ultimate, virtual instruments including those by AudioEase, Celemony Melodyne, Softube plugins etc. Celemony, Crane Song, FabFilter, Kush Audio, Native Instruments, Slate Digital, Softube, Ten fully-equipped practice labs are designated for SoundToys, Waves, etc. drummers. Five practice labs and several practice stations are designated for guitarists, bassists, The Garage Computer Lab (301) is outfitted with and vocalists. The LACM Performance Hall holds seventeen 20” iMacs® and a 52” LCD monitor an audience of approximately 160 and features a for instructor demonstrations. The workstations large stage that can fit up to 25 players. include a MIDI controller, Pro Tools, Logic, Sibelius, EastWest orchestra library, Native Instruments Komplete 9 Ultimate, Celemony Melodyne, Softube plugins, etc. 7 LACM DIPLOMA LACM ONLINE The Diploma program is four quarters and 1 year For prospective students who want to learn from in length for full-time students. Within the diploma LACM’s instructors but are unable to attend program students may choose to major in Music classes on campus, LACM offers educational Performance, specializing in Guitar, Bass, Drum, certificates and transferrable courses through Vocal, and Brass & Woodwinds. Students also LACM Online. have the opportunity to major in Music Production specializing in Music Producing & Recording or Each 10-week course includes resourceful PDFs Composing for Visual Media, or in Composition and video lessons, as well as weekly video specializing in Songwriting. exchange assignments with instructors. Certificate courses can be taken individually or bundled*. LACM ASSOCIATE OF ARTS Non-Credit Certificates currently offered The Associate program is a liberal arts degree and is six quarters and 1.5 years in length for Fundamental Drum set Techniques Certificate full-time students. The Associate program (2 drum