Mississippi Valley State University News June 15, 2016 MVSU to Introduce Sound Recording Technology Minor Music majors rejoice, the Department of Fine Arts at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) will offer a new concentration during Fall 2016. Students will have the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in music with a minor in sound recording technology. "It will be a music degree, but instead of students emphasizing on a particular instrument, they will be emphasizing on the fundamental principles of audio and audio mixing," said Dr. Alphonso Sanders, chair of Fine Arts. According to Sanders, the purpose of the emphasis is to add a needed technology component to the existing degree program. "This is an effort to meet the modern student's interest in music recording," he added. Graduates will have the opportunity to seek employment in a variety of careers, most of which are entrepreneurship categories. The program's goals are to prepare students for careers as recording technicians, mixing engineers, live sound recorders, recording studio owners, and entertainment industry employees. "Music and many other things in our modern society are being driven by technology," said Sanders. "This program will allow MVSU to give students the opportunity to choose between a traditional route of music and a more technological route." The educational focus of the new degree program will ensure that students will have the skill-sets, theoretical context and background needed to be successful practitioners in the field of music. Recording Technology courses will be served in the B.B. King Recording Studio; 12 hours are required to complete the concentration. The instructional delivery methods will be predominately hands on training by qualified instructors in the field of music and recording technology. Lectures, workshops, clinics, and visiting artists will also aid in the instructional methods. The admission process will remain the same as required by the University and the Department of Fine Arts for existing degree programs. "This program will allow MVSU to be more or just as competitive as other institutions that offer recording technology programs," said Sanders. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/ Register here http://hbculibraries.org/html/2016meeting-form.html for the October 10,11 Membership Meeting in Atlanta. [Sized Coming Soon]NEW DIGS!!!! The HBCU Library Alliance is relocating to the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library. July 1st is target date for transition. Stay tuned!!! LYRASIS, Inc. 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 150 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.