Program Recognition
•Bullet: Bass was one of the three performance programs offered when the Los Angeles Music Academy, now Los Angeles College of Music, was founded in 1996; Dave Carpenter was the founding chair of the Bass Department
Training
•Bullet: The Associate of Arts in Bass Performance is a six-quarter, 90-credit degree; its department outcomes cover rhythmic time, groove, tone production, dynamics and chart reading, with a firm command of jazz, rock, funk/hip-hop/neo-soul, Latin/world and hybrid styles in solo and ensemble settings
•Bullet: The six-quarter pacing runs Bass Forum 1 through 3 and a Private Lesson every quarter, with Fretless Bass, Synth Bass and Studio Bass courses and ensemble workshops in American Roots & Blues, Jazz, Rock & Pop, and Gospel, R&B & Soul
•Bullet: Theory/Musicianship, Chartwriting, Apple Logic, Ableton Live, MIDI Production and Arranging & Orchestration sit beside the bass courses
•Bullet: In the sixth quarter each Associate of Arts candidate plans and performs an AA Recital of at least 30 minutes, handling the date, room, accompanists and rehearsals
•Bullet: The Bass Guitar faculty page lists John Avila, Peter Boskovich, Key Kim, Mark Browne and Tim Landers
Professional Development
•Bullet: The program page names careers as performing artist, session player, accompanist, teacher, theatre musician and church musician
