While these schools may not offer the type of certification that certain other fields do, I think we are being a bit hard on them at the same time.
As an analogy, when I graduated college, I also came with no certification in terms of being a chemist. I simply had a piece of paper or as Rives put it(no offense), a "diploma"--which has absolutely no credentials except that you went to that school.
True enough. But, eventually I interviewed for a job with a great person who became my mentor. During the interview he ascertained that I had no skills whatsoever, and this was in line with his experience of American college graduates in our field. That during the course of his education, in a Soviet bloc country, he was made to run a manufacturing plant for Vitamin B12 after his freshman year. Each summer, they were given another, challenging assignment. That was their educational system, produce people who could do things as opposed to giving them a handshake and a piece of sheepskin and have them get their experience on the job. But, he liked my interest and enthusiasm, so he offered me a job.
The degree was the gateway to the career.
My point being these schools are no different than any of our other colleges. Many of these schools are even accredited.
I know I am taking a long time to make my point, but what I am getting to is to parallel my life experience with that of my best friend. After receiving a college degree, he went to a recording school in Orlando, FL(sorry, I don't remember the name). Again, he only got a diploma which said nothing other than he went there. But, in the same type of situation as me, he received an interview and because of his diploma he got the job. He began working for Gary Katz and Donald Fagan at Riversound Studio in NYC.
Again, the school was the ticket.
As to the question of how recording studios get the work, it's arranged either by the record company or the band. It isn't so different from the way we choose a restaurant or a barber.
Let's try to look at things as they are. And come to the real conclusion, that just like in any field of life, some are good, some are average, and some are bad. Quality is related to the individual, his level of work, his experience, maybe his mood for the day, etc. Education is but one piece of the whole picture.
As an analogy, when I graduated college, I also came with no certification in terms of being a chemist. I simply had a piece of paper or as Rives put it(no offense), a "diploma"--which has absolutely no credentials except that you went to that school.
True enough. But, eventually I interviewed for a job with a great person who became my mentor. During the interview he ascertained that I had no skills whatsoever, and this was in line with his experience of American college graduates in our field. That during the course of his education, in a Soviet bloc country, he was made to run a manufacturing plant for Vitamin B12 after his freshman year. Each summer, they were given another, challenging assignment. That was their educational system, produce people who could do things as opposed to giving them a handshake and a piece of sheepskin and have them get their experience on the job. But, he liked my interest and enthusiasm, so he offered me a job.
The degree was the gateway to the career.
My point being these schools are no different than any of our other colleges. Many of these schools are even accredited.
I know I am taking a long time to make my point, but what I am getting to is to parallel my life experience with that of my best friend. After receiving a college degree, he went to a recording school in Orlando, FL(sorry, I don't remember the name). Again, he only got a diploma which said nothing other than he went there. But, in the same type of situation as me, he received an interview and because of his diploma he got the job. He began working for Gary Katz and Donald Fagan at Riversound Studio in NYC.
Again, the school was the ticket.
As to the question of how recording studios get the work, it's arranged either by the record company or the band. It isn't so different from the way we choose a restaurant or a barber.
Let's try to look at things as they are. And come to the real conclusion, that just like in any field of life, some are good, some are average, and some are bad. Quality is related to the individual, his level of work, his experience, maybe his mood for the day, etc. Education is but one piece of the whole picture.