• RIM 3780: Entertainmnt Reporting Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy and JOUR 2710; others - RIM 3600 and JOUR 2710. Theory and practice of the fundamentals of entertainment journalism, including music industry writing, feature stories, and CD and concert reviews.
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• RIM 3890: Intl Recording Industry

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy; others RIM 3600. Cultural, media, business, and legal aspects of making and selling records on a worldwide basis. Specific studies in foreign record company operations, i.e., production, distribution, marketing, promotion, and licensing. Immigration, union, and tax implications of artists recording abroad.
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• RIM 3900: Music Publishing

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy and RIM 3700; others RIM 3600 and 3700. Operations and functions of music publishing industry including songwriter publisher relations. Primary thrust is popular music publishing, but art, religious, and educational music also discussed.
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• RIM 4000: Rec Ind Internship Business

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; 90 credit hours completed; RIM 3700 and three of the following sub-core courses must be completed: RIM 3720, 3900, 4320, or 4620; approved internship application. Practical experience for advanced students in a professional recording industry setting. This course may be repeated for additional credit. No more than six hours toward the major are allowed for RIM 3580, 4000, and 4010. Pass/Fail.
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• RIM 4005: RIM Internship: Songwriting

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: RIM 3020, RIM 3700, and RIM 3900; junior standing (60 hours or more); current enrollment with good standing as a Recording Industry major. Internships for Commercial Songwriting concentration students.
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• RIM 4010: Audio Internship

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Recording Industry or Audio Production majors only; admission to candidacy; junior standing (60 hours); RIM 4100, RIM 4330, and RIM 4400; and an approved internship application. Training and practical experience for advanced students in a professional audio setting. This course may be repeated for additional credit. No more than six hours toward the major are allowed for RIM 3580, RIM 4000, and RIM 4010. Pass/Fail.
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• RIM 4020: Adv Commercial Songwriting

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: RIM 3020/MUTH 3020. The developing songwriter will study how a professional songwriter prepares to write commercial songs targeted to specific markets, artists, media, and events. Will be followed by a study of how students can find their unique voices as songwriter/artists or as pure songwriters.
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• RIM 4025: Songwriting Practicum

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: B or higher in RIM 4020. Explores the development of songwriting voice through the practice of daily writing and co-writing; lectures from visiting pro/hit songwriters; peer, instructor, and pro guests' critiques of songs written; and practical/real world scenario assignments. Recording of selected demos will occur in collaboration with Audio Production students and musicians from the American Federation of Musicians. Pass/Fail.
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• RIM 4030: Performance Skills

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Experiential workshop focusing on stage and studio performance skills. Topics include playing with a band or solo, stage presence, studio singing, stage movement, and connecting with an audience.
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• RIM 4100: Audio Signals and Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: RI majors – Audio Production candidacy. A thorough study of sound in acoustic and electronic forms, including wave behavior, transducers, and the design and operation of analog and digital systems for detecting, receiving, measuring, manipulating, transmitting, and reproducing sound.
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