Application deadline: March 15th, 2008 - (We are no longer acccepting applications for this year)

Summer Institute of Music Technology: July 14 – July 25, 2008

Hosted by New York University’s Music Technology program, the Summer Institute of Music Technology is a two-week workshop designed for high school students who wish to learn about and experience music technology. Through class lectures, labs and individualized studio time, students will learn the fundamentals of music technology.

Topics include:

• How to build your own studio
• Signal representation and synthesis
• MIDI and sequencing
• Fundamentals of sound recording in analog and digital, single and multi-track
• Editing, mixing and post-production
• Students will use state-of-the-art equipment in NYU’s Music Technology studios, working with ProTools and Reason to develop their individualized projects.

The learning experience will be complemented by a:

• Tour of a professional recording and post-production studio
• Tour of Carnegie Hall and its recording facility
• Guest speakers from the industry

Housing/Meals

Participants will stay in Hayden Hall, a suite-style dormitory on the west side of Washington Square Park, minutes away from NYU’s main classroom facilities. Bedrooms have a bed, desk, dresser and closet/armoire for each student. Rooms are air-conditioned, but they do not have telephone or Internet access. There is 24-hour security and trained Resident Assistants (RA) assigned to each floor. Participants will receive a package of bed linens with a small towel when they arrive. Participants who request a single will not have a roommate, while participants in doubles will be assigned to live with one or two other participants from the program. Participants will receive more information about housing after they have been accepted to the program.

Cost

The cost of the two-week program is $1525. The fee for housing is $325 per week and for the meal plan is $95 for 10 meals.

How to apply

Students entering their junior and senior year of high school following the summer program are encouraged to apply. Please send application to:

Agnieszka Roginska
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
New York University
35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777
New York, N.Y. 10012, USA

Telephone: (212) 998-5141
E-mail: roginska@nyu.edu

The following materials should be included:

• General application, available at: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/summer/
• A 250 word essay about your experience, why you want to attend the summer program, and what you expect to learn.
• You are encouraged (but NOT required) to submit samples of your work.