Certificate in Commercial Music: World Percussion (Specialist)

The Certificate in Commercial Music: World Percussion (Specialist) provides students with a well-rounded program of study of world percussion in relation to commercial music. An understanding of historical elements in both traditional and contemporary settings is provided through MUS 125 History of Rock Music and MUS 127 The World’s Music: Live! with performance application through MUS 169 World Percussion Techniques (World Percussion Techniques) and MUSE 167 World Percussion Ensemble . Private lessons (MUSA 164 Percussion for Non-Majors - sections 1001 and 1002) provide one on one attention to learn and refine world percussion instrument-specific skills.

Please see the UNLV College of Fine Arts School of Music web page at www.unlv.edu/music for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets are available at www.unlv.edu/certificate/world-percussion.

Learning Outcomes

Identify commercial music styles and analyze their applications in today’s music world.
Recognize style influences and create their own songs/arrangements using melody and chords
Identify production approaches that define a variety of styles
Recognize and analyze identifiable rhythms and progressions. Create your own rhythms and progressions.

Advising

Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Fine Arts Student Advising Center.

Modality: Blended

This program requires some In-Person courses to graduate, while other courses can be taken online. A blended student is one who has committed to pursuing their degree, minor, certificate, or microcredential through both in-person and online education.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements

To obtain this certificate, you must be a degree seeking undergraduate student pursuing an approved UNLV bachelor’s degree. Please see Graduation Policies for complete information.