About the Major
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, SUNY Oneonta’s Music Industry program will prepare you for a career in a variety of fields in the music, media and entertainment industries. Such fields include management, marketing, promotion, merchandising, publishing, production and performance.
Curriculum
The curriculum includes specialized music industry studies in the recording industry, entertainment industry, business affairs, intellectual property law, music products, and music theory, performance and history/literature. You can also take business courses on topics such as business law, marketing, management and accounting. Internships, field experience and several related minors — audio production with Pro Tools certification, performance, music theory and music literature — allow you to tailor the program to your interests.
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115 Fine Arts Center
E-mail: moira.rouggly@oneonta.edu
Telephone: 607-436-3415
Course Topics Include
- Basic Musicianship
- Music Theory
- Music for Listeners
- Learning About Music
- History of Rock Music
- Jazz Improvisation
- Pop and Jazz Piano Styles
- Applied Music
- Music Ensemble
- Contemporary Issues in the Music Industry
- Music Industry Communication
- Music Marketing and Merchandising
- Legal Issues of the Music Industry
Special Talent Admissions
Auditions are not a requirement for acceptance into the Music Industry program. However, prospective music industry majors who wish to have their talent considered during the admissions process may submit a special talent application as a supplement to the regular application.
Billboard Magazine Recognition
SUNY Oneonta is one of 42 colleges and universities in the United States, England and Spain featured in Billboard magazine’s 2024 list of “Top Music Business Schools,” which recognizes programs whose graduates ""will be solidly positioned to pursue careers in an increasingly complex music industry." Billboard has included Oneonta on the list for the fifth consecutive year.
Music Industry Major: Gideon Dean
Music Industry Major
Facilities
Music Industry majors gain hands-on experience with recording hardware and software used by professional recording studios all over the world including:
- Four studios for recording and post-production
- A fiber optics system that allows simultaneous recording from multiple spaces in the Fine Arts Center
- Two digital keyboard/MIDI/theory labs equipped with sequencing and recording capabilities
- A large library of sampled sounds. Software includes Pro Tools, Reason, Live, Garageband and Practica Musica
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Student Clubs
- Audio Production and Engineering Club (APEC)
- Apollo Music Club
- Drag’n Rolls Drum Line
- Jazz Appreciation Society
- Oneonta A cappella Council
- Pitch Slapped
- Music Industry Club (The MIC)
- Songwriters Club
Profiles
2023 Music Industry Grad Nominated for GRAMMY
