Creative Loafing gave SPC MIRA (Music Industry Recording Arts) students Derell Parrott, Keturah Allyson, Andrey Gleis and Andrew Holnesss some attention for their volunteer work at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Oct. 13-16.
Creative Loafing article on Jazz Holiday
In Ray Roa’s Oct. 10 Creative Loafing article, the four St. Petersburg College MIRA students were featured for their volunteer work at the Jazz Holiday festival.
Clearwater Jazz Foundation CEO Steve Weinberger said he enjoyed working on the event with the students, two of whom found job opportunities there.
“It is extremely rewarding to watch the students gain valuable contacts and even job opportunities,” Weinberger said.
MIRA students volunteer for Recycled Tunes
SPC MIRA students are also volunteering to help the Gasparilla Music Foundation promote Recycled Tunes, a county-wide effort to gather gently-used musical instruments for Pinellas County students in need.
Since 2013, SPC students have also volunteered at the Gasparilla Music Festival in downtown Tampa. It is this collaboration that led to the current partnership between SPC and the Foundation with the Recycled Tunes project.
Learn more about Recycled Tunes and how you can donate instruments for local music students.
SPC’s MIRA program prepares students for careers in music
St. Petersburg College’s Music Industry Recording Arts program helps aspiring artists learn real-world skills to become an arts and entertainment technology experts.
The program offers a well-rounded, technology-based educational experience to student musicians, composers, producers, DJs, live-sound reinforcement enthusiasts, broadcast audio engineers, and post-production technologists. MIRA classes emphasize creative processes, technical training, business practices and entrepreneurial skills in a collaborative environment.
MIRA A.S. Degree
The MIRA Associate in Science degree offers a well-rounded, technology-based education to student musicians, composers, producers, DJs, live-sound reinforcement enthusiasts, broadcast audio engineers and post-production technologists.
Subplans and suggestions for course progression include:
- Production
- Artist with Composition Focus
- Artist with Performance Focus