Come study music production, engineering, film composition, and more in the heart of Rome, Italy!
The Forum Music Academy in Rome, Italy (FMA) provides an intensive study-abroad educational program in all facets of music recording, editing, production, and composition. Students master the principles and skills necessary to cultivate successful careers in the music industry while immersed in the rich artistic and cultural landscape of historic Rome.
--- Program highlights include:
• Comprehe
nsive, multi-faceted curriculum for all levels:
Core curriculum enforces strong recording fundamentals, while specialization is achieved by electing one of three academic concentrations: Music Production, Audio Engineering, and Scoring for Film, Television, and new media.
• Legendary recording studio complex as your classroom, Rome as your campus:
Founded by the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone, Forum Music Village is one of Europe’s most celebrated and sought-after recording studios. Its rich history and unique combination of modern recording facilities with highly rare, vintage audio equipment, fosters a truly one-of-a-kind recording classroom.
• Instruction from renowned working musicians, producers, and engineers:
Our instructors and lecturers are successful working professionals in their respective fields, helping us to offer a hands-on educational experience that cannot be found at any other European university or educational institution.
• Private seminars with current gold and platinum-selling recording artists as well as recent Grammy and Oscar winners:
FMA’s guest lecture series brings exclusive access to the studio’s steady rotation of major artists and industry executives, providing supplemental instruction over a broad range of industry-related topics essential to succeeding in today’s ever-evolving media landscape.
--- Program Type: Full-Time, 12-16 credits per term (including a required 3-credit Italian language course)
