Audio Recording and Production BA

Program Overview

Audio Recording and Production

Overview

The Audio Recording and Production program prepares students for work in the sound recording and production industry across several platforms, and is responsive to contemporary industry demands for a more specific and hands-on educational background.

Curriculum

Bachelor of Arts

Outcomes

• Ability to appraise live and recorded musical performances as active and discerning listeners through critical listening skills
• Learn about tactics, tools and considerations involved in audio recording and producing sound for live performances
• Gain a greater understanding of the business of music

Career Opportunities

• Music producer
• Sound engineer/designer
• Digital audio editor
• Radio broadcast engineer
• Live sound mix engineer
• Live sound systems engineer
• Instrument technician
• Acoustical consultant
• Dialogue editor (film, TV, and games)
• Recording studio manager
• Record producer
• Sound designer (games, tech and theater)
• Audio programmer (video games)

Program Resources

• Nationally Accredited Program: Our program is one of approximately 651 accredited institutional members of the National Associations of Schools of Music.
• Get Involved: Through the Music Department you can join Pi Kappa Lambda, a national music honor society, or Mu Beta Psi, a national honorary musical fraternity open to men and women and encourages fellowship among musicians.
• Individual Practice Rooms: These updated rooms are available for music students to hone their talents on their own time or with faculty lessons.
• The Oswego Guarantee:
  • Timely course offerings
  • High touch connections to alumni
  • Small student to faculty ratio
  • Limited room & board increases each year

Tuition and Costs

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Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Audio Recording and Production BA program at SUNY Oswego prepares students for work in the sound recording and production industry across several platforms. It is responsive to contemporary industry demands for a more specific and hands-on educational background.

Objectives:

• To develop critical listening skills and the ability to appraise live and recorded musical performances.
• To gain a greater understanding of the business of music.

Program Description:

The major includes core courses in music theory, history, and application. Students learn a broad range of audio production techniques applicable to music, theater, and electronic media. They also have the opportunity to pursue further subjects on the physics of sound and music, the art of songwriting, and the business of music.

Teaching:

• The program features rigorous recording technology instruction and production experience.
• Students gain practical experience through internships at arts and broadcasting organizations in Central New York.
• The program utilizes a fully-equipped multi-station computer MIDI lab and a digital multi-track based recording studio in the renovated Tyler Hall.

Careers:

• Music producer
• Sound engineer/designer
• Digital audio editor
• Radio broadcast engineer
• Live sound mix engineer
• Live sound systems engineer
• Instrument technician
• Acoustical consultant
• Dialogue editor (film, TV, and games)
• Recording studio manager
• Record producer
• Sound designer (games, tech and theater)
• Audio programmer (video games)

Other:

• The program is nationally accredited by the National Associations of Schools of Music.
• Students can join Pi Kappa Lambda, a national music honor society, or Mu Beta Psi, a national honorary musical fraternity.
• Individual practice rooms are available for music students.
• The program is part of the Oswego Guarantee, which includes timely course offerings, high touch connections to alumni, a small student to faculty ratio, and limited room & board increases each year.