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Video Symphony – Audio Engineering

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:01:58 +0000

DESCRIPTION

From the golden years of analog, through the birth of digital, to the emergence of Pro Tools as the industry standard, the established tradition of audio production training passed on from master to apprentice within studios continues.

Video Symphony’s Audio Engineering Pro Tools Program provides comprehensive training in a professional environment within which students train with working industry masters in our production studios, as well as in the classroom. They learn recording, editing, mixing, mastering, Foley, dialog, sound design, sound effects, voice-over production, video game audio, film audio, music audio, surround sound production and much more.

ADVANTAGES

At the heart of our program are our instructors: top professionals with outstanding production credits recognized by the entertainment industry for sales and for creative achievements through innumerable awards and nominations, from Emmys, Golden Reels and Gold, Platinum and Diamond records. Also, a principal instructor in our Pro Tools Program created some of the Digidesign course material used at Pro Tools training centers around the world.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

The studio complex is a production facility acoustically designed for surround sound. It includes four surround sound control rooms in addition to a recording studio that has contributed to the sales of over 66 million records by renowned artists such as Madonna and The Eagles.

FINANCIAL AID

More student aid is available to you than ever before at Video Symphony. Federal Pell Grants and Stafford Loans are now available to those who qualify.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are available.

CERTIFICATIONS

Video Symphony is nationally accredited by ACCET (Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training), which requires strict compliance regarding educational standards and job placement.

SUMMARY

It is the merging of vintage analog with cutting edge digital technologies, old school recording and production techniques with the multi dimensional mix possibilities of surround sound video game productions that defines our vision for the future of audio production and for our students.

Video

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1390857/video_symphony/

Hollins University – Music

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:03:06 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Music majors may become candidates for endorsement in public school teaching (Choral Music, K-12), following requirements in the teacher education program administered by the education department.

The Hollins University Certificate in Piano Teaching is available to degree candidates and others not seeking the music degree. It offers specialized study and practical work in piano pedagogy. The Hollins University Certificate in Arts Management is also available to music degree candidates.

ADVANTAGES

The Sallie Gray Shepherd Fund brings a variety of nationally and internationally known performers and ensembles to campus each semester, and the Galbraith Fund supports an annual master class and workshop at Hollins by leaders in the field of piano teaching.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

The Hollins University Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra spent a memorable week during Short Term 2009 touring one of the worlds most picturesque and distinctive cities, Venice, Italy. Highlighting the tour, which took place January 14-21, were the choir and chamber orchestra’s public performances of the Vivaldi Gloria, including a well-received concert at the renowned 17th-century church Chiesa degli Scalzi.

FINANCIAL AID

Student Loans are available. 99% of Hollins students receive some form of financial aid.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The music department offers a number of scholarships based on an audition and recommendations.

CERTIFICATIONS

Hollins University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

SUMMARY

Music majors concentrate in a performance area leading to an instrumental or vocal senior recital, or may pursue study in an area such as theory, composition or music history with a senior thesis or creative project. A music minor is also available to students whose primary career interests lie in another field, but who wish to study music seriously.

Middlebury College – Music

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:14:26 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Our music department courses, ensembles, lessons, and other activities are equally available to non-majors and majors alike. The curriculum for music majors offers a balance between thoroughness and flexibility, offering each student a chance to develop areas of strength in the context of a broad liberal arts education.

A wide range of lessons are available, covering the gamut from piano, voice and most orchestral instruments to folk fiddle, bagpipe and blues harmonica.

ADVANTAGES

Facilities include a gorgeous small concert hall, an electronic music lab with six keyboards and eight computers, a 51-rank Gress-Miles pipe organ, a student-run recording studio, a French double-manual harpsichord built by William Dowd in 1964, a three rank portatif organ, 9 practice rooms, a state-of-the-art music library with reference, CD/tape/record, book, and score collections, videos and instructional computer software in the field of music.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

The Music Department offers many ensemble performance opportunities, including choirs, orchestra, jazz ensembles, musicals, and chamber music opportunities

FINANCIAL AID

Middlebury makes every effort to help all candidates obtain the financial aid they need in the form of grants, loans, and work/study jobs. In the case of international students, Middlebury follows a need-aware admissions policy.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are available.

CERTIFICATIONS

Middlebury College and its affiliated degree granting programs–the Monterey Institute of International Studies, the Bread Loaf School of English, the summer Language Schools, and the C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad–are accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE), part of the regional accredit ting agency, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

SUMMARY

Middlebury’s music department puts student creative work in the spotlight. There are opportunities to compose and perform; courses in popular music and jazz; choral, orchestral, jazz and chamber ensembles; and annual music theater productions.

Los Angeles City College (LACC) – Music

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:06:14 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Los Angeles Junior College was established on September 9, 1929 by the Los Angeles Board of Education. The college offered “semi-professional courses” for students who wanted to limit their college education to two year, and “certificate courses” for those looking to continue toward university work. The first Associate in Arts degrees were conferred June 19, 1931.

With the establishment of its Commercial Music curriculum in 1946, LA City College became the first college in the nation to offer a degree in jazz. Indeed, numerous important jazz musicians attended LA City College, including Herb Alpert, Chet Baker, Irving Bush, Eric Dolphy, Bob Florence, Herb Geller, Jerry Goldsmith, Les McCann, Charlie Mingus, Lennie Niehaus, Tommy Oliver, Jack Sheldon, Julius Wechter and Hal Owen.

ADVANTAGES

In 2011 Los Angeles City College will begin renovations to its Music Department building. The construction budget allows for upgraded systems, seismic upgrades, renovated classrooms and practice rooms.

The full scope of our project includes a new 150-seat lecture hall, expanded 200-seat recital hall, state-of-the-art electronic music studios, brand new music library and additional practice rooms.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Our faculty members are dedicated teachers who are active in the music industry as arrangers, copyists, composers, theorists, sound engineers and performers who play and sing regularly as soloists and with professional ensembles

FINANCIAL AID

We participate in various federal and state financial aid programs to help our students pay for college expenses.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Each year, the Los Angeles City College provides students with scholarships to allow them to continue to excel in their educational career

CERTIFICATIONS

Our school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

SUMMARY

As a comprehensive community college, Los Angeles City College offers life-long learning opportunities and provides programs, coursework, support, and guidance to develop and sustain a community of learners–both near and far–with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for optimal growth and achievement in their personal and professional lives.

Flashpoint Academy – Recording Arts

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:24:04 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Design a film or game soundtrack. Engineer a multi-track studio session. Troubleshoot problems while recording audio on location. Tribeca Flashpoint’s Recording Arts Associate program applies craft, theory and aesthetics to real-world productions to prepare you for tomorrow’s audio production requirements.

At Tribeca Flashpoint, you’ll learn discipline, professional standards, and on-the-job collaboration in courses designed by experienced audio professionals. As you earn your Associate of Applied Science degree, you’ll work in state-of-the-art facilities, develop your skills on advanced projects for real-world clients, and create an industry-ready, professional portfolio that will jump-start your audio career.

ADVANTAGES

All first year students also participate in Production-in-Action. During PIA, you will work with side-by-side with professionals in the industry and students from all disciplines to create a large-scale production.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

With a small average yearly class of less than 100 students, a talented faculty of recording arts professionals, and the latest recording arts technology, Tribeca Flashpoint’s two-year program promises hands on learning, unrivaled access to the latest tools and technology, and professional training that is second to none.

FINANCIAL AID

Over 75% of our students have received some form of financial aid, including: merit based scholarships loans for qualified students and GI benefits for qualified veterans.

SCHOLARSHIPS

To further curb the cost of education, Tribeca Flashpoint provides scholarships and various financial aid opportunities.

CERTIFICATIONS

Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences has received degree-granting authority from the Illinois Board of Higher Education

SUMMARY

Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy is committed to the advancement of higher learning in the field of digital arts and entertainment technologies. Each department is engineered to simulate the converging digital entertainment industries. Our world-class professionals share their knowledge to develop each curriculum. Real-world tools and techniques, the latest technical developments and trends, and hands-on experience are seamlessly integrated into every class.

Video

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Columbia Academy – Recording and Sound Design

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:48:03 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Columbia Academy’s Recording & Sound Design (RSD) program puts you in the recording studio, behind the console, or unleashing your creativity on Digital Audio Workstations from Day One – an important feature that makes us unique and considered to be one of the best Recording schools and Sound Design schools in Vancouver, BC Canada and internationally!

Our Recording & Sound Design school program gives you practical, Hands-On experience in the actual positions found in today’s top music recording studios and post production audio houses.

ADVANTAGES

At Columbia Academy, we take pride in the fact that our RSD instructors are recording professionals, producers, and musicians themselves, each with years of practical music recording and post-production experience behind them.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

In the Recording & Sound Design training program, you get to customize the program to fit your goals. You can choose to create music and sounds in one of our two music-recording studios

FINANCIAL AID

Student loans and payment plans are available.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Outside scholarships, bursaries, or grants may be available for studying at Columbia Academy

CERTIFICATIONS

Columbia Academy is accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia and is a member of the Better Business Bureau.

SUMMARY

At Columbia Academy, the goal is for you to learn the necessary skills and develop your natural talents to the point of being career ready.

Mt. Holyoke College – Music

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:00:10 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Mount Holyoke College’s Department of Music offers a program exploring the history, theory, literature, performance, analysis, and synthesis of music. Majors, minors and students with a passion for music are active composers, conductors, and performers. The whole campus reverberates with music that refuses to be silent.

The music department offers ensemble experiences ranging from Klezmer Band, jazz, and West African Music Ensemble to Symphony Orchestra and large and small choirs. Other performance opportunities include chamber music and early music. Students may also enroll in individual performance studies.

ADVANTAGES

Faculty projects reflect broad interests in research, composition, and performance, as well as the development of new methods of teaching. Members of the faculty give concerts on campus, around the country, and around the world.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Students electing the music major have been accepted in graduate programs of their choice nationwide. Mount Holyoke musicians have been welcomed into performing groups around the world.

FINANCIAL AID

Because Mount Holyoke is committed to educating exceptionally talented women, we offer both merit-based and need-based aid to qualified applicants.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are available.

CERTIFICATIONS

Mount Holyoke College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

SUMMARY

Whether you sing, paint, dance, act, write poetry, or enjoy going to plays, concerts, films, and art exhibitions, there’s a place in the Mount Holyoke arts community for you.

Video

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Life as an Audio Engineer

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:49:51 +0000

For those of you who are looking to get your foot in the door towards a career in audio engineering, you will find that getting your foot in the door will become a way of life for you if you’re to have any chance of success working as an independent in the recording industry. You need to get into the mindset that YOU are the one who makes things happen. You have to become an entrepreneur. If you only expect to engineer, you’re already behind the curve. If you own some good gear, that helps. If you can play an instrument or two, that’s even better. If you’re out there in the clubs and know artists and bands and can get them in to record, that’s another big plus. If you can produce, that’s another feather in the possibility hat.

After you get your audio degree the best thing to do is get an internship. “Interning” at a commercial studio is not about sitting around and reading magazines. Be proactive everyday. Treat the studio like it’s your own business — because it is your business! Look for anything to do: straighten cords, make duplications, take notes for the engineer, check every connection in the studio individually and make sure they’re optimum, straighten the mic cabinet, dust the furniture, take out the trash, straighten up file cabinets and clean out dirty or cluttered areas.

Make constructive use of downtime in the studio, because that is really the “deal” you’re making by interning for free. You’re not really working for free. You’re working in exchange for access to what is often very expensive studio time. You get to use the studio! Start a simple project — anything! Get a friend who plays guitar and sings to come in and cut some tracks. Finish something so you can play a CD that’s an example of your work. Once you can do that, you’ll be the one who just might get hired to do some of the simpler sessions.

Little things like being able to print neatly and legibly are a big deal, as is a sense of organization. Studios are service-based businesses, and prospective clients will always determine the level and quality of service based on what they can actually see. A clean and organized studio is an indication of a professional and successful business. Be prepared to record some crap bands, because face it, you’re going to be a crap engineer for a period of time until you hone your chops and can start attracting better clients. And never underestimate the power of a crappy band to be just the people who save your ass during a slow month.

The only reason to engineer is because when you step inside a nice studio full of gear it hits you where you live so deeply that you become single-minded and want to do nothing else than life as an audio engineer.

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FULL SAIL – Recording Arts (Bachelors Program)

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:18:54 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Full Sail’s Recording Arts Bachelor’s Degree Program is an intensive, 20-month audio education that covers every facet of music recording and audio production – from tracking and overdubs to mixing and mastering – in a college environment like no other. Full Sail’s campus is an audiophile’s dream, with multiple professional recording studios and labs that allow you to use the same microphones, mixing boards, and digital workstations used in recording studios all over the world.

ADVANTAGES

You’ll also learn from the best: Full Sail University’s Recording Arts instructors are audio professionals, and they bring years of studio and live performance engineering experience into the classroom as they show you how to run a professional recording studio session. In addition, you’ll explore production techniques for the growing world of audio for video games, and dive headfirst into the challenges of audio postproduction for movies and television shows, as well as live concert sound.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

In addition to music production skills and techniques, you’ll also study subjects like music history, songcraft, industry standards and etiquette, communications, entertainment business and law, and other real world skills that will help prepare you for your first step into the recording industry.

FINANCIAL AID

Financing anything – whether it’s a home, a car, or your education – is no small matter. That’s why we have a 74-person Financial Aid Department dedicated to working with you to make this sometimes confusing process easier.

SCHOLARSHIPS

In an effort to encourage and develop future generations of media professionals, Full Sail has developed the Merit Scholarship Program. Eligible participants may receive a Merit Scholarship towards the tuition of any one Full Sail degree program.

CERTIFICATIONS

All Full Sail Degree Programs are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).

SUMMARY

Full Sail’s Recording Arts program is a thorough, constantly developing curriculum that encompasses analog and digital recording, music production, and audio postproduction for film, television, and gaming. From acoustic principles, amplification technology, and signal flow, to signal processing, MIDI techniques, and sound effects design, we cover the many different procedures and applications found in the recording arts world. Through hands-on time with the same gear found in some of the finest professional studios, you’ll gain the confidence and skills needed to succeed in these environments post-graduation.

Video

http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/the+high+success+rate+of+full+sail+recording+arts+graduates

http://www.fullsail.com/recording-arts/overview-video.html?video=328

FULL SAIL – Music Business (Bachelors Program)

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:42:18 +0000

DESCRIPTION

Full Sail University’s Music Business Bachelor’s Degree Program is designed to give you a practical, real-world music business education. You’ll get training in the core fundamentals of business like marketing, advertising, finance, and accounting. You’ll also get the specific inside knowledge you’ll need to make it in the complex and unique entertainment media industry as our instructors cover topics like intellectual property, artist and product management, publishing, and distribution.

ADVANTAGES

The Music Business Bachelor’s Degree Program is open to graduates of any of Full Sail University’s degree programs, as well as to outside students with a minimum of an associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in related technical or business fields, and will result in a bachelor’s degree in Music Business when completed.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Although every job in the music business is unique, they all need to work in harmony to maximize an artist’s potential. This broad-based real world approach is at the heart of Full Sail’s Music Business Bachelor of Science Degree program, which will give you in-depth knowledge of multiple aspects of the business. To be an effective player in the music business, it’s not just important to be good at what you do, but also to be well-versed in the many different roles within the industry. For example, a band’s publicist may not need to book a tour, but being aware of how and why that tour is routed a certain way is invaluable knowledge when it comes to forming a media strategy. By teaching you about the many different roles in the business, the Music Business curriculum allows you to not only focus on what you do best, but also to ensure that your contributions to the big picture are as effective as possible.

FINANCIAL AID

SCHOLARSHIPS

CERTIFICATIONS

All Full Sail Degree Programs are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).

SUMMARY

You’ll learn through courses in music-specific business subjects like Artist Development, Music Copyright and Publishing, Concert Management and Publicity, and Record Label Development, as well as general business concepts like marketing, distribution, and law. After you’ve absorbed all the necessary knowledge from these varied courses, the Music Business Bachelor of Science Degree program culminates in a final project in which create a music business thesis specific to your music business interests.

Video

http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/ an overview of the business degree options at full sail university

http://www.fullsail.com/entertainment-business-masters/overview-video.html?video=5314

RECORDING CONNECTION

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:10:53 +0000

DESCRIPTION
Recording Connection offers courses in Audio Engineering, Music Producing, Music Recording, Live Concert Audio and more. Recording Connection students get Pro Tools Mbox Software after their 10th lesson which allows them to record and mix their own audio on their own computer.

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Recording Connection features the mentor apprentice method of teaching students the necessary skills by having them work one-on-one with their mentor on real world projects. Recording Connection enjoys working relationships with mentors in professional recording studios across the United States and Canada.

Recording Connection is accredited by the National Private School Alliance. It is not a Title IV School. There is a curriculum that is followed so that all students learn the skills required by a recording studio audio engineering, technician or music producer. Business skills are part of the curriculum.

ADVANTAGES
Choice of locations, real world experience, one-on-one training and attractive pricing are the main advantages of Recording Connection, and that’s saying a lot. No other recording school offers as many locations for the student. Not having to relocate, or quit a day job, can offer significant financial advantages to the prospective student. Financially, the low tuition price is also a factor.

Perhaps the biggest advantage held by the Recording Connection is the real world experience. Course instruction takes place in real recording studios under the guidance of a working professional (usually the chief audio engineer or owner of the recording studio) who serves as the student’s private tutor. This provides the student with tremendous opportunities to learn a wealth of practical knowledge and meet a host of professional contacts in a short period of time.

THINGS TO CONSIDER
No Title IV College Degree. In the music and recording industries, the closer you are to the production, or recording and mixing side of things, the less a degree means. Learning in a mentor/apprentice environment is a lot like learning to swim by being tossed in the deep end of the swimming pool with no warning. For some, it serves as a catalyst and provides the ultimate learning and network situation…others can find they are simply in over their heads.

FINANCIAL AID
Recording Connection offers several internal payment plans that vary in the amount of down payment and monthly payments. Sallie Mae student loans are also available to qualified applicants. The Recording Connection Financial Aid Department will help you with your Sallie Mae application at no extra charge.

SUMMARY
Recording Connection works best for the person who is self-motivated. It is tailor made for those with an entrepreneurial makeup. If you have a burning desire to be around music, if you want to make your band famous, if you have conviction about your musical ear, this course can help make that happen.