Audio Recording and Production BA

Program Overview

SUNY Oswego's Audio Recording and Production BA program provides hands-on training in sound recording and production techniques, preparing students for careers in the music industry. The program combines core courses in music with practical experience through internships and utilizes state-of-the-art facilities. Graduates are equipped for roles as music producers, sound engineers, and more, with the program being nationally accredited and supported by various organizations and initiatives.

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.