Houghton College To Prep Future Industry Stars

New Production Lab

The GREATBATCH SCHOOL OF MUSIC, HOUGHTON COLLEGE, recently received approval from the NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION for a new Music Industry major offered as a Bachelor of Science degree.

The new major will be offered beginning in the FALL 2015 semester.
This new major will allow students to be more marketable in such job sectors as music technology and production, music business, worship arts, music industry, recording and broadcast engineering, artist and label marketing, artist booking and management, staff songwriting, music publishing, tour management, live sound engineering, tour support, concert promotion, film and video game composition and performance law.

“The goal of the new Music Industry major is to open more doors of opportunity for students after graduation while still maintaining high standards of musical excellence and technical facility, creativity, applied knowledge and spiritual growth as part of a student’s experience at HOUGHTON,” commented Dir./Technical Arts and Music Industry instructor KEVIN JACKSON.

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