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TOHO GAKUEN Sound Technology College

TOHO GAKUEN Sound Technology College

Teaching Staff How to Excite the World of Music, Acoustics, and Concerts!
The school teaches staff how to make the music scene exciting! Such staff includes concert staff, recording engineers, public-address (PA) system mixers, artist managers, and music magazine editors. It provides students with a lot of training in which they can actually participate in concert planning and operations, CD production, and music magazine production.

Acoustic Technology Department

Concert PA, Live House PA: Become a “Sound Professional” Involved with Creating Concerts!
The job of the public-address (PA) system mixer in a concert is to deliver the sound created by the artist to the audience in the best way possible. Students acquire knowledge and techniques necessary for their future careers, learning not only how to use each piece of sound equipment and the basics of acoustics but also how actual concerts are operated.

Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer: Cultivating High-Quality Recording Engineers
Students gain solid knowledge of recording and music production and acquire advanced mixing skills necessary for engineers. They practice in studios with the latest sound equipment and learn high-level techniques.

Multimedia Audio (MA) Mixing, Sound Effects: Learning Everything about Sound in Videos
The job of the sound effect engineer is to produce sounds that match images, and blending sound effects and background music with videos is the job of the multimedia audio (MA) technician. This course cultivates specialists involved with sound in videos, such as TV and film, making full use of the latest studio equipment.

Acoustic Media Department

Artist Manager, Artist and Repertoire (A&R): Experience Everything from Discovering Artists to Planning Their Debuts!
Under the guidance of top-rate music producers, students scout for artists, plan promotional strategies for the artists’ debuts, produce CDs of the artists’ works, and plan and organize presale live events featuring the artists. There are classes in which students can experience all the difficulties and pleasures in engaging in the music business.

Concert Promoter, Concert Producer: Learning How to Produce a Concert in the Classroom and on the Front Lines!
Students learn how to produce a concert, the roles of each stage staff, and how to promote artists through actual practice. In addition, these students participate in various concerts as staff members and gain the footwork that is required on the front lines.

Music Journalist, Music Magazine Editor: Training Students to Be Music Journalists
This course aims to train students to be music journalists, whose job is to tell the world about the current music scene, such as music writers or music magazine editors. Students will be equipped with skills in essay composition and desktop publishing (DTP) and other basics of publication production. They will learn the entire process of music magazine production, from planning and concept proposals to research and editing, through actual practice.