Music Production and Audio Recording Technology Certificate, Credit Certificate
The Music Production and Audio Recording Technology Program is a certificate program designed to prepare students for entry in the audio recording profession.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and problem-solving skills relating to the basic principles of acoustics, electricity and electronic circuits;
- demonstrate conceptual and practical knowledge and skills relating to the operation of recording studio equipment, including software and electronic musical instruments, and live sound reinforcement equipment, including set-up, operational, and basic maintenance procedures on a wide variety of recording studio and live sound reinforcement equipment;
- demonstrate technical and artistic critical listening skills and adapt recording studio or live sound reinforcement equipment and techniques to meet technical or artistic requirements; and use appropriate vocabulary, technical and musical language, terminology and jargon in the completion of creative projects;
- manage/supervise all aspects of a real or hypothetical "commercial" recording session, from planning and set-up to delivery of finished product; and manage/supervise all aspects of a real or hypothetical live sound reinforcement event;
- trace important historical developments and precedents in audio recording technology, the music business and recording industry; and demonstrate business skills, including accounting, record keeping, contract analysis, business management and project management skills, as required for the music industry; and
- demonstrate practical music theory skills, including the fundamental aural and written concepts of melody, harmony, rhythm, and form; and demonstrate fundamental songwriting skills.
