Bachelor of Music in Music & Technology

This degree program is designed for students with experience and interest in producing music with technology who also wish to continue studying traditional music performance (classical or jazz) on an acoustic instrument or voice at the college level. The Bachelor of Music in Music & Technology prepares students for careers involving the creative use of music technology—performance, production, recording, composition, studio and live sound engineering, and music and sound for film, television or video games. Applicants must participate in a live or recorded audition on their instrument or voice in addition to submitting the PAT Portfolio.

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Music in Music & Technology requires a minimum of 120 credits: coursework is 75% within SMTD and 25% within the liberal arts.

SMTD coursework to include:

  • Computer Music Composition and Arranging
  • Sound Recording and Production
  • Electronic Music History and Theory
  • Performance: Digital Music Ensemble or Electronic Chamber Music
  • Creative Coding
  • SMTD Music Theory and Musicology Core
  • PAT Senior Thesis
  • Private lessons on principal instrument or voice
  • Participation in large ensembles
  • Five upper level PAT Electives chosen from:
    • Advanced Studio Production I and II Immersive Media Image, Sound, and Story Practicum in Music and Sound for Film Interactive Media Design I and II Performance Systems Digital Sound Synthesis Advanced Psychoacoustics Technical Ear Training and Critical Listening Digital Fabrication for Acoustics Contemporary Practices in Research and Scholarship Business of Music

Silent Advisor

Degree requirements and term-by-term layout for current students.

Faculty


Jason Corey

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Music
Performing Arts Technology

John Granzow

Associate Professor of Music
Performing Arts Technology

Michael Gurevich

Chair of Performing Arts Technology and Associate Professor of Music
Performing Arts Technology

Zeynep Özcan

Assistant Professor of Music, PAT
Performing Arts Technology

Chris Vrenna

Assistant Professor of Music
Performing Arts Technology

Julie Zhu

Assistant Professor
Electroacoustic Music, Intermedia Composition, Music + AI

Brehm Technology Suite

Serving as the community hub for PAT students, faculty, and collaborators, this concentrated suite of technologically-rich facilities has had a transformative effect on the PAT Department—building community and supporting a broad range of creative activities.

Performance Opportunities

From large ensembles in celebrated concert halls to chamber groups in intimate recital spaces, performance opportunities across all disciplines abound, with nearly 900 student performances each academic year. Whether your focus is on early, classical, or contemporary music, whether your passion is for jazz, electronic, or world music, there is an ensemble—or in many cases, multiple ensembles—to suit your interests, including specific opportunities for percussion, piano, and organ & carillon. For students in theatre & drama, musical theatre, dance, and opera, opportunities abound in both professionally produced and student-run presentations.

Questions?