Pre-College Music and Sound Design

Audio professionals play an important role on any game production team. Whether composing the musical score that sets a game’s mood or recording the sound effects that give players moment-to-moment gameplay feedback, it’s a job that requires both musical knowledge and technical expertise. During this four week program, you will get to experience what student life is like for DigiPen college students who are studying to become audio professionals through DigiPen's Bachelor of Music and Sound Design. By focusing on the theory, history, and techniques of music and sound design, students in this program gain an understanding of what elements make a video game’s soundtrack and sound effects a compelling experience.

The students in this track take three (3) core academic classes plus the game project lab that involves all of the students from all of the Pre-College tracks to work together to complete a game:

• MTM: Music Theory and Musicianship
• MHL: Music History and Literature (includes Lab)
• FMSD: Fundamentals of Music and Sound Design (includes Lab)
• GAM: Game Project Lab
  

Tuition includes:

• Lunch
• Course materials

Prerequisite:

• While there is not an absolute requirement for you to have any prior musical training or experience, to get the most benefit from this program, it is recommended that you have some experience with playing a musical instrument.

• Participants must be entering their Junior or Senior year of high school, or have graduated high school within the last 18 months.