Transform Sound Into A Experience
Are you ready to turn your passion for music into a professional career? At Culver-Stockton College, our Music Technology program blends creativity, performance, and cutting-edge tech to prepare you for success across the music industry. You will learn from experienced faculty and high-profile guest lecturers who share real-world insights on everything from production and promotion to performance and business strategy. The curriculum encourages collaboration across departments, helping you strengthen essential communication and networking skills so you can land quality gigs and build lasting professional connections. You will also gain hands-on experience through project simulations with real production companies, radio stations, and independent producers from across the country.
The C-SC Difference
This specialized degree builds a strong foundation in musicianship, performance, and cutting-edge music technology. You will gain the core skills needed to become a versatile 21st-century musician so that you’re ready to launch your career or pursue graduate study. At Culver-Stockton College, you will have full access to our state-of-the-art music technology Mac lab, professional recording studio, and whisper room, all equipped with industry-standard software. You will also learn from faculty who are not only skilled educators but accomplished musicians, ready to help you master both the art and science of sound.
The music technology program at Culver-Stockton is truly one of a kind. It embodies the college’s focus on experiential learning, covering a wide variety of topics in the music industry, modeling our projects on real-world scenarios and incorporating guest lectures from industry professionals to help tie classroom learning to our future fields. I’m very thankful to have these resources and opportunities so I can hone my creativity and bring my ideas to life.
– Allen Gingerich ’20
Art Galleries & Venues
Alexander Campbell Auditorium
Alexander Campbell Auditorium is a proscenium theatre built in 1966 with a seating capacity of more than 900. The auditorium is used for musicals and larger theatre productions.
Mabee Art Gallery
The Mabee Art Gallery can be found on the main level of the Herrick Foundation Center. The gallery extends up into a second story balcony overlooking the main floor which features the center jump circle from the original basketball court previously housed in the building. The gallery hosts shows from renowned regional and national artists, faculty exhibits, and student honor and senior shows.
Mabee Little Theatre
Mabee Little Theatre is a flexible seating "Black Box" experimental theatre, used for theatre department productions and student-directed productions. It is housed in the lower level of the Alexander Campbell Auditorium.
Merillat Recital Hall
Merillat Recital Hall is a 225-seat area used for the opera workshop, student recitals, and other events.
What can I do with a Music Technology Degree?
Our curriculum assures you will complete a professional internship in the field.
Beyond the Classroom
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Student Experiences
- National Association for Music Education – Collegiate
- Music Student Advisory Council
- Sigma Phi Zeta (music honor society)
- Signature Sounds (music tech club)
- A cappella Clubs – C-S Singers (non-auditioned) and Ocho (auditioned)
- Arts Abroad (international travel course housed within FALA division)
- Musical ensembles
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Professional Experiences
- Exploratory and professional internships
- Multiple performances each year
- Internships with professional production companies, music houses and independent producers (music tech)
Information About Our Minors
Music Tech Minor: Music tech minors take the complete music technology sequence designed for the majors without the many additional music-specific courses. It compliments other digital majors like graphic design, marketing, communications, web design, technical theater, etc. and can be added to a music education major to round out their knowledge base.
Music Therapy: We have helped prepare several students for graduate studies in music therapy. Oftentimes students will major in music education with a minor in psychology, or double major in music (BA) and psychology.