THE DEGREE PROGRAM

The Sonic Arts Center offers a four-year, Bachelor of Music (BM) degree with a concentration in Sonic Arts. The Bachelor of Music degree requirements consist of 120 total credits drawn from the General Education Requirements, Free Electives, and the Music and Audio Technology Courses.



GENERAL EDUCATION/PATHWAYS COMMON CORE REQUIREMENTS

The General Education/Pathways Common Core Requirements for our degree are found on the City College of New York’s web site:  Pathways Common Core.



ELECTIVE COURSES FOR PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES

Students interested in the Music and Audio Technology program but do not have enough training in music or audio technology are invited to attend City College and take the elective classes found below. These courses DO NOT have to be taken before applying to the program if the prospective candidate has equivalent experience.

SUGGESTED MUSIC AND AUDIO TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE CLASSES

Some previous music theory and/or musicianship background is required to apply to the program. If you do not have any previous music theory and/or musicianship background, enroll in the courses found below. If you need more experience in audio technology, enroll in Music 21600 (Music Production: MIDI & Audio). If you have the appropriate level of audio technology experience ( See Apply page) you do NOT need to take this class.


Suggested Elective Classes
Music 13100Theory Fundamentals3
Music 15400Keyboard Fundamentals2
Music 16100Aural Fundamentals2
Music 21600Music Production: MIDI & Audio3

SONIC ARTS DEGREE CLASSES

Below is listing of the required music and audio technology classes. Audio technology courses MUST be taken in this order. Depending on the prospective candidate’s audio technology experience, they will be placed either in the audio technology class sequence staring in the Spring of the first year or in the Fall of the 2nd year. Placement in audio technology classes beyond the Fall semester of the second year is not available.


Degree Required Courses by Year
Spring 1st Year
Music 21800The Recording Studio Environment3
Music 21900Fundamental MIDI & Audio Production3
Music 23100Harmony I3
Music 26100Ear Training I3
Music 26800Fretboard Skills2
Fall 2nd Year
Music 32100Synthesis and Sound Design I3
Music 32500Audio Production Techniques I3
Music 23200Harmony II3
Music 26200Ear Training II3
Music 16400Keyboard Skills I2
Spring 2nd Year
Music 32200Synthesis and Sound Design II3
Music 32600Audio Production Techniques II3
Music 242001960s to Today (Music History)3
Music 43400Audio & Music Industry Internships2
Fall 3rd Year
Music 32700Recording Techniques I3
Music 32701Song Production Techniques3
Music 37100Location Sound2
Spring 3rd Year
Music 32800Recording Techniques II3
Music 32801Music Underscore and ADR3
Music 43500Audio Post Production3
Music 37200Introduction to Sound Reinforcement2
Fall 4th Year
Music 43600Advanced Music Production3
Music 46000Advanced Audio Post Production3
Music & Audio Technology Credit Total64