Music Production & Technology (EMRA)

Discover Your Unique Sound

Explore the art and craft of music production in MacPhail’s professional studios. Our Music Production & Technology (EMRA) offerings focus on developing the technical, creative, and critical skills needed to produce original music in today’s digital landscape.

Students learn hands-on in our production studios, working with industry-standard tools and workflows used by today’s producers, engineers, and composers. Guided by experienced teaching artists with deep professional backgrounds, instruction includes recording, beat-making, sound design, arranging, mixing, and creative use of technology in music-making.

We offer in-person and online one-to-one instruction and design a customized curriculum based on your unique aspirations. Whether you are new to music production or refining advanced skills, we work across platforms and technologies, meeting students where they are and equipping them with the skills, confidence, and resources to create, produce, and realize their own music.

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Music Production & Technology (EMRA) Class Offerings 5courses shown

Skills and techniques we teach:

Instruments & Songwriting:

  • Jazz and Pop Piano
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Voice
  • Songwriting

Electronic Music Production:

  • Digital Music Production
  • Beat Making
  • DJing
  • Remixing
  • Sound Design
  • Hip Hop Production
  • Mobile Music Making
  • Mixing
  • Mastering
  • Electroacoustic Composition

Creative Applications:

  • Film Scoring
  • Custom Sound Design

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Studio 208

Creative musicians need inspiring spaces. EMRA’s Studio 208 is a state-of-the-art facility designed to help students—from beginners to seasoned professionals—develop and expand their music technology skills and unleash their creativity.

Guided by world-class instructors, students learn to master industry-standard software alongside a variety of tools and technologies, gaining the expertise to create their own music while exploring the foundational practices of electronic music production.

Top-Tier Equipment:

  • Steinway L Grand Piano
  • Yamaha SY90 Keyboard
  • Allen & Heath Digital Mixer
  • Sequential Prophet Rev 2 Synthesizer

Comprehensive Software Instruction:

  • ProTools
  • Ableton Live
  • Logic Pro
  • FL Studio
  • Traktor Pro
  • And more

How To Get Started

Complete our online placement form to begin the placement process!

Contact Barbara Cohen, Director of Contemporary Music, for more information.

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