<p>I’d like to revive this for 2014, and ask for comments about distinctive features of the labs that have been established over the past few years at various schools, and the strengths/weaknesses of those schools’ respective music programs for students interested in electronic music composition, as well as digital arts and the science of sound. </p>
<p>It seems like there is a very wide range of options, but it’s hard to get a handle on how robust the programs are. Some schools offer, in addition to conventional music composition majors, programs that combine electronic music and digital arts (Brown’s MEME, Washington’s DXArts program). Some others offer programs that study the science of sound (Stanford’s CCRMA and its Music, Science, and Technology major, and Berkeley’s CNMAT). And several others have electronic labs and creative spaces (Princeton’s Sound Lab, Yale’s YalMusT, Cornell’s CEMC, Harvard’s HUSEAC). </p>
<p>I’m sure I’m omitting some other of equal importance, but that’s my question - what are the relevant, generalizable differences among these and similar labs/programs, for someone who is musical at his core, but also interested in other arts and in the physical sciences? </p>
<p>Of course please also feel free to add to and revise the above groupings. This is a niche area and frankly we are still trying to get up to speed even as our DS becomes immersed in it, so I do not mean to slight any program by omission. </p>
<p>The only other thing I would add is that we are not looking for conservatory programs - he has learned a few instruments and still enjoys playing a few of them, but it’s clear (at least for now) that his focus is electronic music, in a liberal arts context. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any and all advice. </p>