Sound and Music Computing in Higher Education

The context of education of sound and music computing is complex, mainly due to its multidisciplinary nature and the consequent difficulty of fitting it into the traditional, discipline-oriented focus of most university level studies. Sound and music computing does not simply embrace technological issues, rather it requires a deep understanding of artistic, social, cultural, economical, and juridical aspects. In this paper, we compare current higher education initiatives worldwide by administering a suitably-defined on-line survey. By analysing the collected data, we investigate how SMC subjects are perceived and, consequently, propose a revision of the guidelines in SMC education previously identified by the scientific community.