jacobs school of music in bloomington, indiana.

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Our curriculum is based upon the idea of a four-year apprenticeship in a major recording facility, but with an extensive educational component. Each semester, Recording Arts students provide all audio production support for the Jacobs School's performance activities. This ranges from simple archival recording of student recitals, to complex sound reinforcement for the Opera Theater. Freshman and sophomores serve as runners and assistant engineers and juniors and seniors serve as lead engineers; planning, mixing, and producing our productions. We also engage in extensive video production for the Opera and Ballet Theater with multi-camera shoots of each performance and live video streaming of our productions.
In their first two years, Recording Arts students complete a four-semester sequence of audio recording and electronics courses.  While lecture based, these courses include a significant lab component. Students complete weekly assignments ranging from basic analog production, to advanced DAW techniques in the audio classes; and from basic circuit design and troubleshooting, to designing and building audio equipment in the electronics courses. Coursework becomes more specialized and project-based during the junior and senior years with a greater emphasis on hands-on production. Students spend considerable time in our studios working independently and in collaboration with other students and faculty.  Students also complete an internship, usually in their final year. They can take advantage of our extensive network of alumni and facilities that have hosted our students over the last 30 years to arrange an internship in virtually any location in the US.