The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor offers state-of-the-art studio, production and video facilities to train students in the latest audio recording and engineering technology. Michigan's performance art technology programs fully embrace technological developments in music recording and engineering and feel that the only way to prepare students for the quickly changing music industry is to teach at the leading edge of technological innovations. The Duderstadt Center close by offers additional multimedia resources for students to build on their learning in the performance art technology programs.
The recording arts program at the Jacobs School of Music focuses on hands-on educational experiences in the studio from the beginning; its website estimates more than 1,000 hours of studio time over a 4-year degree period. For more hands-on experience, the Jacobs Music School employs recording arts students to record and produce many of its performances. Classes begin with lecture-based basics in digital audio and acoustics and move up to circuit design and building your own studio equipment.
The music and sound technology program at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, combines an education in the highly technical side of music recording and production with the largely creative side of performance and composition. This is ideal for anyone pursuing a career as a music producer and engineer, as the job of the producer and engineer is not only to push the buttons in the studio but to have a well-trained ear when it comes to creative decisions as well. With a well-rounded education and hands-on field experience at a much lower cost than a traditional, 4-year college, Valencia's program is an excellent choice for any audio production enthusiast.
Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, offers a Sound Recording Technology program in its School of Fine Arts that prepares students to be competitive in the fields of audio recording, producing and engineering as well as video production, film and TV broadcasting. The program combines lecture-based courses in the basics of audio technology and acoustics and progresses to hands-on experience in recording studios, with a particular focus on newer digital recording technologies, an essential skill for anyone hoping to enter the world of music and audio production.