Program Recognition
•Bullet: Los Angeles College of Music was founded in 1996 as the Los Angeles Music Academy, and its first certificate programs were in Drum, Bass and Guitar performance; Dave Carpenter was the founding chair of the Bass Department
•Bullet: The college's baccalaureate and graduate majors are nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
Training
•Bullet: The Bachelor of Music in Bass Performance is a 180-credit, 12-quarter degree; its 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: Bass Forum, Bass Technique, Ensemble Fretless Bass, Synth Bass Funk, Hip Hop & Mod. R&B and Recording for Musicians are listed course highlights, and private lessons lead to a Junior Recital and a Senior Recital
•Bullet: Ensemble Workshops let bass students play with "some of LA's best musicians" (program page), while chartwriting, Apple Logic, theory/musicianship and a music business sequence build the rest of the toolkit
•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
