~NYU MUSIC TECHNOLOGY STUDIO REPORT
Jonathan Forsyth, Braxton Boren, Rebecca Feynberg, Tae Hong Park
New York University
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, New York, NY, USA
{jpf211, bbb259, ryf204,tae.hong.park} @nyu.edu
ABSTRACT
This studio report describes New York University's (NYU)
recent activities in music technology. A summary of ongoing and recent research will be provided as well as an
overview of the Music Technology program, its curriculum, facilities, key personnel, and concerts.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions in NYU's Steinhardt School enrolls 1,600 students
studying music education, music business, composition,
film scoring, music performance, performing arts therapies, and performing arts in eduction, taught by 400 faculty. The program in Music Technology offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, with about 100 undergraduate and 100 graduate students. The program's
students and faculty are involved in a diverse range of
music technology activities, from electro-acoustic music
performance and composition to music and audio related
research.
The program offers a broad curriculum in music technology, including courses in music and audio production,
engineering, and mastering, digital signal processing (DSP),
music informatics, immersive audio, scoring for film and
multimedia, software synthesis, and audio for video games.
2. CURRICULUM
2.1. Courses of Study
The NYU Music Technology program offers a Bachelor
of Music in Music Technology that focuses on the fundamentals of all areas of music technology in a traditional
music degree framework. In addition to recording, production, and DSP courses, students must complete full
two-year sequences of courses in music theory, aural comprehension, keyboard harmony and improvisation, and music history, as well as performing in NYU Music Ensembles for two years.
NYU also offers a two-year Master of Music degree
in Music Technology where students receive specialized
training within many sub-disciplines of the field. Students may pursue degree concentrations in acoustics and
signal processing, game audio, scoring for film and multimedia, the Stephen F. Temmer Tonmeister Honors Track,
or a general degree in Music Technology. Students take
foundation courses in DSP, computer music composition,
and musical acoustics, and must demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of music theory and music history. The
Master's Program culminates with the submission and defense of an individual thesis to be completed under the
supervision of one of the full-time Music Technology faculty members. Students can also enroll in an accelerated
five-year program that combines the Bachelor of Music
and Master of Music programs in Music Technology.
Finally, the program offers a Ph.D. degree in Music
Technology focused on scholarly research. Doctoral students in Music Technology are required to complete two
years of coursework beyond the Master's level, including
required courses in NYU's Courant Institute focusing on
Mathematics and Computer Science. Students undertake
candidacy exams at the end of their second year, demonstrating competence not only within their area of research
but also in general music theory and history. Students are
required to submit at least two peer-reviewed research papers within their first two years of doctoral study. After
advancing to candidacy, students continue to engage in
research and defend their dissertation in an oral defense.
2.2. Faculty
The program's full-time faculty includes Program Director Kenneth Peacock, Associate Director Agnieszka Roginska, and Juan P. Bello, Tom Beyer, Luke DuBois, Mary
Farbood, Paul Geluso, Panayotis Mavromatis, and Tae Hong
Park who recently joined NYU in 2012. In addition, the
program is able to take advantage of the many distinguished
music and audio professionals in the New York area, many
of whom teach as adjunct or affiliated professors, such as
Joel Chadabe, Nick Didkovsky, Dafna Naphtali, Morton
Subotnick, Saul Walker, and Leszek Wojcik.
3. FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
The James Dolan Music Recording Studio is a 7,500 square
foot multifunctional teaching, recording, and research space
designed by Gensler and the Walters-Storyk Design Group.
One of the most technologically advanced audio teaching
facilities in the United States, the new facility greatly enhances the existing eight studios which house the Music
Technology program. The studio is located at the heart
of the Music Technology floor. The new complex is distinguished by a 25-seat control/classroom that features a
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