Recording Arts students will understand:

• The physical and psychoacoustic properties of sound
• The techniques of making, editing, and processing sound recordings
• The aesthetic contribution of sound to media
  

Recording Arts students will be able to:

• Make technically competent recordings of music as well as production
• and post-production sound for film and television media
• Effectively edit and process sound for those media
• Create technically competent and aesthetically pleasing mixes for those  media.

Recording Arts students will value:

• The transformative power of challenging and meaningful art
• The collaborative and rigorous nature of working in sound for music,
• film and television and the potential of sound design to enrich visual storytelling
• The cultural impact and significance of these media -- past, present, and future.