B.A., Lewis University
M.S., IUPUI Indianapolis
I earned my B.A. in music education from Lewis University in Romeoville, IL and then my M.S. in Music Technology from IUPUI in Indianapolis IN.
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The goal of the Digital Audio Recording Arts program at USF is to produce musically sophisticated and sensitive professionals who have sufficient technical knowledge to excel in the technology based production industry, helping to define quality using both musical and technical criteria. The USF DARA student will acquire the knowledge, principles and practices of engineering methodology and creative music production techniques to permit them to adapt quickly and effectively to the rapidly changing world of music creation, production and distribution.
Put simply, DARA students will study the architecture of 21st century music production using audio loops, MIDI composition and traditional audio capturing, editing, mixing and mastering using our excellent facilities which include, state of the art Digital Audio Workstations with a myriad of embedded plug-ins and virtual instruments, our extensive microphones selection, tracking room, booths and control room and editing suite, as well as gaining a comprehensive understanding of the architecture of music which includes melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, key, modal, composition, and orchestration.
Digital Audio Recording Arts webpage: www.darausf.com