| |19 March 2020HIGHERReviewOwing to the fact that ICOM was established by musicians for musicians, the entire structure and curriculum of the institute is different from other music courses offered by traditional institutionsHIGHER EDUCATIONReview TOP 102020UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN INDONESIA, MALAYSIA & THAILAND FOR INDIAN STUDENTSrooms, a music library and a performance hall that seats 150 people. Currently, we have tertiary level full-time pro-grams, after school music programs for secondary school musicians, school holiday music programs for young musi-cians from 8 to 18 years old, corporate training programs and teacher training programs. Our programs are custom designed and developed to ensure maximum growth op-portunities for our students", said Irene Savaree, President and CEO, ICOM.Tertiary level programs include the 2-year Diplo-mas in Music and Sound Production and a Bachelor of Music (Hons) in Professional Music with four specializa-tions in music performance, arranging, music production and music business. The music degree program is four years in duration with one year of music foundation followed by three years of degree-level education. Students who com-plete the one-year music foundation may opt to continue their music degree at the Berklee College of Music or con-tinue at ICOM on the 3-year degree which is developed by ICOM and validated by the University of Wolverhampton (UK). Both degree options are unique as they are interna-tionally recognized degree programs and graduates are able to secure employment globally or pursue an education at a graduate level anywhere in the world. The ICOM After School (IAS) program is a noble na-tion-building initiative to discover and develop musicians who are studying at secondary schools across public, pri-vate and international schools and offer them a platform where they can hone their skills. Leveraging on ICOM's exclusive partnership with Apple and Avid Technology, short course offerings of the institute also include Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 110, Logic 101 and Sibelius software train-ing with certification. These programs benefit practicing musicians, audio engineers and music producers to master their knowledge and skills in operating industry-standard software to compose and produce music.Hitting the Right ChordsSince its inception, ICOM is the sole Berklee Global Partner institution in South East Asia. ICOM's curriculum articu-lation agreement with Berklee paves the way for students across Asia to transfer credits to Berklee upon comple-tion of the Foundation in Music program. Catering to the needs of a global audience, ICOM has also an international student's office which caters to the needs and services of international students from visa processing and renewals, airport pickup and assistance with housing, setting up bank accounts and registering for utilities. All this ensures that at ICOM, students are comfortable with both the campus and its surroundings.In addition to a holistic academic experience, there are a wide variety of extra-curricular music activities available both on-campus and off-campus for students to engage in to get a 360-degree experience, such as participation in the annual ICOM album production in the areas of song composition, arranging, performance, studio engineering, marketing and promotions, participation in the ICOM Cel-ebration Series Concert program in the areas of arranging, performance, music direction, live sound engineering, concert lighting, and concert promotion. Apart from this, the students at ICOM also get the opportunity to perform in professional gigs through ICOM events at 4-star and 5-star hotels and be a part of various international music or songwriting competitions. To realize their aim of becom-ing the flag-bearer in the sector, ICOM is home to serious musicians with aspirations for a professional career in the international music industry and the teaching and learn-ing at the institute are rigorous, yet engaging. For aspiring students, ICOM promises that you will experience world-class education in music and audio production which will help you in the journey to become the next big thing in the field of music.
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