The purpose of this study is to identify traditions that can be valued as important in Swedish higher education in music production and music technology, to explore what characterizes such traditions and how they can be important for students in music production education. The research material consists of a selec- tion of previous research and other literature that concerns music production and traditions in higher education. A knowledge-critical analysis method and a peda- gogical model for higher education with a focus on what the students do and how they relate to teaching and education have been used to analyse the research mate- rial. The analysis shows that there are many different traditions in higher music education. Some traditions are very old, and some are also difficult to interpret and therefore the understanding of such traditions can be challenging for both students and teachers in higher education in music production and music technology.