Program Recognition
•Bullet: Vocal and Music Producing & Recording programs followed soon after the Los Angeles Music Academy, now Los Angeles College of Music, began with Drum, Bass and Guitar certificates in 1996
Training
•Bullet: The Associate of Arts in Vocal Performance is a six-quarter, 90-credit degree; its department outcomes cover tone, phrasing, intonation, range and healthy vocal technique across jazz, rock/pop, gospel, funk/R&B, Latin/Afro-Cuban and hybrid styles in solo and ensemble settings
•Bullet: The six-quarter pacing runs Vocal Technique, Choir 1 through 3, Circle Singing, Sight Singing, Physical Performance, a Classic Pop Vocal Workshop and Jazz, Rock and Classic R&B ensemble workshops, with a Private Lesson every quarter
•Bullet: Songwriting 1, Guitar Accompaniment and Keyboard Accompaniment for Vocalists build the accompaniment skills singers need, and Apple Logic and Building Your DAW cover recording
•Bullet: In the sixth quarter each Associate of Arts candidate plans and performs an AA Recital of at least 30 minutes
•Bullet: The Vocal faculty page lists David Joyce, Celio da Silveira, Francisco Ruiz, Gia Ciambotti and Mary Durst, and David Joyce is the Vocal Department Head
Facilities
•Bullet: The catalog says seventeen practice labs and several practice stations are designated for guitarists, bassists and vocalists
