<p>In the interest of information, I've cross linked to P JAMISON's post 9 within the thread here <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/787110-music-industry-program-major-minor-help.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/787110-music-industry-program-major-minor-help.html</a> in the search and selection forum. </p>
<p>Hopefully it will help those searching for these types of programs beyond what's already here.</p>
<p>Just a footnote to a great list, but any of you performers looking to get a quality audition CD or DVD, you may want to see if any of these schools are near where you live. Virtually all departments have a bulletin board where young(but experienced) audio engineers offer their services and equipment for a VERY reasonable fee.</p>
<p>I’m looking for someone who knows about the programs at the University of Dayton and at St Josephs University in Philly. My son is a guitar player in a rock band who wants to design and build his own recording studio equipment. We are looking for a university that has an excellent recording studio to learn about audio production, preferably as an engineer. He has excellent grades and test scores, but does not know classical music (and does not want to audition in classical music), although he has taken music theory and has written several rock songs for his garage band. Does anyone know of other schools that offer audio engineering? How do you find it through the engineering school lists? He is a junior in hs right now…</p>
<p>Did you open the link in the first post in this thread? There is some fairly detailed general info within. Your best bet may be the the AES link there, though this may help as well [MEIEA</a> MEMBER INSTITUTIONS](<a href=“http://www.meiea.org/schools.html]MEIEA”>http://www.meiea.org/schools.html).</p>
<p>It is important to know what you are looking for, and the different options and paths available. The BS variants are more what your son would most probaly be looking for, although you may find some BA programs as well. My guess is to stay away from the BM options, as these are usually very heavily centered on music aspects, will include some music theory and related coursework, may have a performance/ensemble requirement, and are most probably auditioned based admits.</p>
<p>Lauravee, just to shortcut your search a little, the Jacobs School of music at University of Indiana Bloomfield has a Recording Arts BSC degree that draws equally from contemporary and classical musicians and is very technically focused. Admission is by portfolio, not audition. Check it out early and visit the program as admission is competitive.</p>
<p>The University of Michigan also has a higher level engineering BSC program (eg. Bose recruits) that is accessible to a very small number of students each year (four) via the Performing Arts Technology Curriculum D. We have seen kids with a 35 ACT, 4.0 and strong regional performance skill/composition skill rejected from this program, so it’s a bit of a crap shoot, just so you know. While you don’t have to perform classical music, I do believe you have to create an electronic instrumentation of a Bach counterpoint as part of the required portfolio, plus submit multi track recording samples and examples of your own playing as well. If Bach is a problem, the program might be a reach. Students have to take C+ programming and electrical engineering classes, plus a boatload of calc etc.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.
Cheers,
K</p>