{"69020":{"#nid":"69020","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CoA Offers New Master\u0027s Degree in Music Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Music Department within the College of Architecture now offers a Master of Science degree in Music Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022After working several years to expand the music program and to provide an academic center to what has been for years a co-curricular program, I believe this new master\u0027s degree in Music Technology represents a huge step in the development of music at Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Dean Thomas Galloway. \u0022I am so appreciative of the many students and faculty across campus who have helped us create a fully interdisciplinary program centered in art and technology.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in the program will need to complete forty-eight credit hours to graduate and will be heavily involved in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We would like students to take part in our effort to innovate and develop future technologies for music performance, composition, and education,\u0022 said Gil Weinberg, director of Music Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new program will offer students two different concentrations to complete the degree.  However, the degree program will start with one concentration in Computer Music Research and Engineering. The other concentration will be geared toward music production, and the plan is to offer that concentration within the next few years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Clearly, what is most important is to provide a world-class education for students who wish to pursue careers in music technology,\u0022 said Frank Clark, director of the Music Department. \u0022We also hope to positively impact our profession through innovative research, performance, and teaching.  As we look forward, it will be imperative to build a new Center for Music, Art, and Technology. We desperately need new and innovative facilities.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe master\u0027s degree in Music Technology is the first degree in Tech\u0027s history combining performing art with technology. The degree is also interdisciplinary and will require collaboration across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents pursuing the new degree have a chance to take classes in industrial design, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, the College of Sciences, and literature, communication, and culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn conjunction with the approval of the Master of Science degree in Music Technology, the 2007 Dean\u0027s Symposium on the Changing Nature of Practice will explore how innovative research and technology broadens traditional academic and conservatory instruction and performance. This interdisciplinary program, scheduled for March 3, 2007, will feature scholars and demonstrations and promises to expand understanding of the art of music.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Music Department within the College of Architecture now offers a Master\u0027s of Science degree in Music Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Degree combines performing art with technology."}],"uid":"27220","created_gmt":"2006-11-07 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:48","author":"Leslie Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2006-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69021":{"id":"69021","type":"image","title":"Members of the Music Technology Group in the Music","body":null,"created":"1449177228","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:48","changed":"1475894602","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:22"}},"media_ids":["69021"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1936","name":"Center for Music Technology"},{"id":"1309","name":"music technology"},{"id":"167096","name":"school of music"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}