There has been many posts about this and I would have to say that I would do exactly what I have done. I'm not saying I'm the best nor am I saying I am even a good engineer YET. But I am an eager, determined, and improving student of audio engineering. I recorded my band, my friends bands, and anybody else I could get to come in my house for 2-3 years...I learned everything from experimentation and from forums just like this. I read books. I bought magazines. If I didn't learn something new and helpful eah day then I couldn't sleep at night. After I felt like I could no longer progress at the rate I had been I enrolled in a local technical school and got certified in Audio Engineering. It helped really fine tune those skills I was already using and got me used to a bigger facility and world class gear. It helped a lot to see how my experimentation and practices were good but could be made better by doing this...or doing this...or not doing this...Now I work in a commercial studio as a freelance engineer and I don't go chasing people to ask if I can record them...they come to me...and like I said I am not even a good or great engineer YET but with my determination, passion, and love for everything I will be. I recommend recording whoever you can get your grubby hands on. Or just spend days recording as many different instruments as you can and miking things a million different ways. Come on the forum, read stuff, try it out. Learn something everyday. Incorporate something new tomorrow.

sorry, from what I've read I haven't seen any threads on curriculum but I'm sure there are plenty I just wanted a new one 8) thank you for the wisdom... I have just been doing some trial and error with my own music, but what you said about recording as many different instruments with as many different mic placements I hadn't thought of thank you!!! Also... I would be interested in a tech deg. for sound engineer or recording - something of that nature but haven't found one in my area in my price range hehe also I am going to school right now for a business man. bach and possibly a minor in music. for a good foundation, if I ever decide to open up a studio... so where was this school located?? was it just a community tech school? I live in Kentucky so all of the KCTCS schools are linked and I dont' believe any of them offer such a deg. I'm afraid they must be more specialized and therefor more expensive?

ALL of the info I can get out of you guys will be GREATLY appriciated - I'm really looking for some curriculum so I can self instruct for now until maybe an internship pops up somewhere...