Overview

Music recording is not just a technical skill; it’s an art. Quality recording engineers are artists, just like the musicians they record. It takes a trained ear, technical skills, and a healthy dose of creativity to capture audio signals properly and make a band sound good on record. If this kind of thing excites you, a career in music recording might be just the ticket.

As a student of recording, you’ll learn your way around all the faders and knobs of state-of-the-art mixing consoles, equalizers and recording equipment. You’ll learn about different microphones and how to place them, and how to choose the right microphone for any situation. You’ll also learn about acoustics and soundproofing, and how to set up a room to maximize your control of the sound. When you’re finished, you’ll have the skills to work in almost any recording studio, or possibly even design your own.

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School Website Length to Graduate: 6 Months Location: Most Major Cities in US and Canada Students per Class: 1 Tuition to Graduate: $7,750 Subject: Audio Engineering, Recording Arts

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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.

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. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: VA-Roanoke Students per Class: 1-10 Tuition to Graduate: $115,640 Subject: Audio Engineering, Music Recording, Recording Arts

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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.

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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. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: VT-Middlebury Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $208,480 Subject: Audio Engineering, Music Business, Music Recording, Recording Arts

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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. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 2 Years Location: CA-Los Angeles Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $21,628 Subject: Audio Engineering, Music Business, Music Recording, Recording Arts

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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. Read More...

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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. Read More...