Port Arthur - Texas Music Education Primer

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Lamar State College-Port Arthur Commercial Music Program ~ 2
1500 Procter Street
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 984-6520; (409) 983-4921; Fax (409) 984-6000
walzerda [at] lamarpa.edu
Daniel Walzer, Chair
Dr. Charles Gongre, Dean

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 2006
Undergraduate students: 100
Graduate students: 0
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 6
Part-time instructors: 2
Student-Teacher ratio: 1:12
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 66-68
(within major: 50-52; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required: no
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
LSC-PA offers financial aid and equal opportunity for all qualified students..Competitive scholarships are offered..
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Commercial Music Program at (409) 984-6520.

Accreditations/Affiliations
Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

LSCPA prepares students for careers as sound engineers and session musicians. We offer two Associate of Applied Science degrees in Commercial Music: Performance and Sound Engineer. Facilities include three recording studios with a control room and separate editing and isolation booths; Pro Tools HD system running onboard a Macintosh quad core G5 computer; four computer processors and HD Accel card; some of the finest audio processing plug-ins; a custom designed Windows PC running Nuendo Media production software; a control area powered by a PC-based system running Cubase 4 and Logic Pro; connectivity via permanently installed, wall mounted patch boards; and processing from Manley and Universal Audio and Pre-Ambs from Avalon, Universal Audio, and Focusrite. We also feature a 28 workstation MIDI lab; a piano lab with 16 Roland KR-7 digital pianos; a 16 station Finale lab; practice rooms; and dedicated rehearsal and performance space. Performance Opportunities include three bands, each consisting of guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, and vocalists. Facilities include a 200-seat Music Hall, dedicated solely for Commercial Music performances and rehearsals; a 400-seat Theater in the Performing Arts Center; and a 100-seat Black Box Theater. Please call 409-984-6520 for information.

Overall enrollment: 2,200
Typical undergraduate tuition: $1,350