CTE Month Celebrates Arts Grads

February is Career and Technical Education Month, and SPC would like to share some of our grads’ stories with you.
February is Career and Technical Education Month, and SPC would like to share some of our grads’ stories with you.
SPC’s new Audio Production and Engineering Certificate quickly offers students the credentials to get a job in the music and entertainment.
St. Petersburg College Music Professor Dr. Pat Hernly combined his academic studies and performance experience to publish a chapter in the Cambridge Companion to the Drum Kit.
St. Petersburg College Music Professor Dr. David Manson was recently named a recipient of a music composition grant from Creative Pinellas.
Music Theory classes prepare students with a holistic understanding of the elements and functions of music terminology and compositional analysis.
Samer Jaber moved to Florida from Lebanon a year ago to stay with his uncle and pursue his education. He was excited to find that through the Music Industry Recording Arts (MIRA) program at St. Petersburg College he would be able to focus on Music Production. The MIRA program at SPC offers students a well-rounded, … Continue reading Student finds musical calling in MIRA program
SPC students and alumni will have a chance to learn from some of the best – Dave Cook and Amos Heller – members of Taylor Swift’s band, The Agency, on Aug. 13 at the Palladium at SPC.
Students of the Digital Arts and MIRA programs, as well as high school students in Pinellas County, submitted personal projects in categories such as photography, digital arts, and videography, at the 13th Annual SEmmy Awards, held at the SPC Seminole Campus in April.
St. Petersburg College’s Music Industry Recording Arts program welcomed The Sessions to The Palladium on Tuesday, Feb. 27 to speak to students, staff and the community about what it takes –besides musical talent – to make it in the music business.
St. Petersburg College Music Industry and Recording Arts and The Sessions are co-hosting a music industry panel discussion with special guest Chick Corea on Feb. 27 from 5 – 10 p.m. at The Palladium at St. Petersburg College. This event is FREE for SPC students. A $5 donation from the public is requested, with proceeds benefiting the college’s MIRA program.