The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Performance/Recording Arts and Sciences Majors

The Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts and Sciences program is designed to train musicians as audio producers and engineers to possess both technical expertise and a sophisticated knowledge in music. A five-year double-degree program, Recording Arts combines an applied performance major with a technical education in recording technology. Relevant studies in electrical engineering, math, science, and computer science are taken at the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering on the Homewood campus of The Johns Hopkins University.  Additional coursework may be added in the last year to complete a Master of Arts in Audio Sciences, Acoustics Concentration.

The Recording Arts curriculum includes extensive practical experience, ranging from jazz, rock, and pop styles to chamber music, grand opera, and major choral and orchestral works. In addition to regular laboratory sessions with live musical groups of all styles, students participate in recording a wide variety of Peabody events, many of which are open to the public. All recording majors are expected to work in the Recording Studios throughout the course of their enrollment as part of the College Work Study program. In the fifth year, students complete an internship with local radio, television, and recording companies. The place of internship must be approved in advance by the Recording Arts coordinator, with a minimum of 320 hours required.