The Electroacoustic studies program covers many areas of electroacoustics, recording and sonic arts, including the study of acousmatic sound and spectromorphology, tape manipulation and musique concrete; synthesizers, analog and digital, and processing of acoustic sounds, acoustics, psycho-acoustics, recording, both in classic stereo recording and multi track recording techniques. Aesthetic historical and technical considerations in composition are also developed.   

The program is designed to provide students from a variety of backgrounds with a strong core of fundamental auditory, listening and sonic creativity skills allowing them to pursue work and studies in electroacoustic composition, sound design and recording. Multiple opportunities and support are provided for solo creative and interdisciplinary collaborative work in areas as diverse as film and video sound, sound design for video games, sound design for theatre, performance and interactive projects with dance and the visual arts, performance art and installations. Graduates have gone on to graduate studies in composition and recording and work in the music/media/sound design/film and video sound industries in Montreal and around the world.

Courses

For a list of required courses, please download the Program Guide according to your year of entry. For course descriptions, click here. Schedules for courses are available on the class schedules website.

Admission

STEP 1 : Apply to Concordia

All NEW applicants must complete the online admissions application before proceeding to Step 2. Learn more about general admission requirements, including minimum educational qualifications, required documents, proof of language proficiency and mature student entry

If you are already a student at Concordia please review the following instructions:

• Concordia students currently enrolled in a BFA undergraduate degree: Complete the “Internal Transfer of Program Request Form” and submit it to the Department of Music at EV-2.705. You must submit this first in order to be allowed to submit a Portfolio.
• Concordia students currently enrolled in another faculty (e.g. Arts & Science): Go to Birk Student Service Centre (LB-185) and complete a “Degree Transfer Form”. Bring a photocopy of the form, with proof of payment, to the Music offices at EV-2.705. You must submit this first in order to be allowed to submit a Portfolio.
• Note that if you are applying to a Minor in Electroacoustic Studies you must complete the "Internal Transfer of Program Request Form", irrespective of the faculty you currently belong to, and submit it to the department of Music at EV-2.705. You must submit this first in order to be allowed to upload your Portfolio and Information Sheet.

STEP 2  : Portfolio and Electroacoustic Information Sheet

All applicants to the Major or Minor in Electroacoustic Studies program must click on the link below to complete the Electroacoustic online admissions form, and upload their zipped portfolio materials and Electroacoustic Information Sheet. Applicants should pay particular attention to the letter of intent section regarding their interest and motivation to succeed in this program.

NOTE: there is no interview or audition for admission to this program.

Portfolio guidelines

• Portfolios are zipped and uploaded on the Music website (see below).
• Should show the applicant's breadth and depth of interest in the field of electroacoustics through recorded examples of sound work.
• Upload recordings representative of your 'sound' art work with clear labeling and explanations: what hardware/software did you use? Did you record your own sounds? Was this a collaboration with other people? If so, what was your role?
• Applicants should present electroacoustic or sonically oriented compositions/art showing their connection to the manipulation of sounds and sound object creation.
• We look for the amount (and quality) of sound design being done, the kinds of manipulation, the creative way in which the sound is put together.
• 2-3 works would be considered the minimum required to give us a sense of your past and current activities. The inclusion of more material might be needed to show us the wider variety of 'sound connection' you have in your background.

Electroacoustic Information Sheet (please download and complete before proceeding to the submission page)

Electroacoustic Studies Portfolio and Information Sheet submission page