[microsound] degrees in sound art

[Justin Smith]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Eric Leonardson<eric at ericleonardson.org> wrote:
> Hi Justin, Erik, et al.
>
> The Sound department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers an
> MFA degree. Lou Mallozzi  isn't in charge of the program, but his effort in
> creating a genuine sonic arts curriculum has made a last impact.
>
> Nicolas Collins and Shawn Decker have been trading off on the heading the
> department. I teach there, too. All of us faculty have a shared role in
> shaping the curriculum. The number of courses, faculty, and students has
> consistently expanded since the 1990s. (The department began in the early
> 70s.) If I recall correctly, our MFA program in sound began in 2004.
>
> Very soon we'll have an up-to-date, functioning website for the department
> that will surpass this (low-functioning) page:
> http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/departments/sound/index.html
>
> Hey Justin, was that weekly radio program you listened to in Chicago called
> "something else"?
>
> If so, that was, and still is hosted by Philip von Zweck, on Sunday nights
> on WLUW 88.7 FM, since 1995.
>
> Best regards,
> Eric
> --
>
> Eric Leonardson
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Yes, I think that was the radio show. I am sure it was on Sunday
nights. This was the early nineties so my memories are a bit hazy and
I clearly got confused about some of the details. That show introduced
me to some really great music.