Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
WATERLOO
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Personal Archives, Suzuki
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1911. The current name and status were gained in 1973. The Faculty of Music organises and active opera program. There are two well-equipped electroacoustic music studios as well as a small collection of early keyboard instruments. Research centres associa...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
TORONTO
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
York University was founded in 1959. Music is a department of the Faculty of Fine Arts which comprises music, dance, design, film, theatre, visual arts and fine arts cultural studies. The Music Department has recently moved into new, state-of-the-art facilities in the Accolade East Building. It lay...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
SHERBROOKE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Bishop’s University was founded in 1843. The Department of Music can trace its history back to 1886, with the present department dating from 1967. It is an English language university. An exchange agreement with the Université de Sherbrooke School of Music allows French-speaking students to take ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
MONTREAL
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University has existed in its current form since 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University. The Oscar Peterson Concert Hall is a fine performing venue, and has an associated well-equipped recording studio. There is collaboration with other departments in the...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
RIMOUSKI
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This Conservatoire forms part of a network of nine conservatoires in the Province of Quebec, known as the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec, established in 1943 in Montreal and by 1973 it had expanded to its present nine campuses. The head office is at 225 Grande Allée Est, ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
MONTREAL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This public university was founded in 1821. Its Schulich School of Music is the largest university-based school for professional musical training and music research in Canada. The music department moved into the new Schulich music building in 2005 which houses a number of fine performance and lectur...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
MONTREAL
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A public university founded in 1878 and is currently the second largest in Canada. The music program at the Université de Montréal is organised into cycles. There are programs in gamelan and workshops in baroque music, contemporary music and opera. Language of instruction is French. An associate ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
SHERBROOKE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This institution was established in 1954 as the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke. It was granted its current name and status in 1960. A preparatory school offers music programs to interested persons. A second campus is in Longueuil. Language of instruction is French....
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
MONTREAL
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
This public university was created in 1969 from the merger of the Montreal School of Fine Arts, Saint Mary’s College and three teachers’ colleges. The music department is housed in a purpose-built complex with some fine performing spaces and a well-equipped music technology laboratory. There is ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
QUÉBEC
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Laval University can trace its history back to 1663. It gained its current name and status in 1852 and its Faculty of Music was established in 1920. The music program at Laval is organised into cycles. The first cycle (premier cycle) consists of programs leading to Bachelor’s degrees (Baccalauré...
Country:
CANADA
State:
SASKATCHEWAN
City:
REGINA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1911 and gained its current name and status in 1974. The Faculty of Media, Art and Performance offers programs in creative technologies, film, music, theatre and visual arts. The music department houses several fine performance spaces and a well-equipped ...
Country:
CANARY ISLANDS (CANARIAS)
State:
City:
LAS PALMAS
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Canary Islands are Spanish territories. The Conservatory offers programs in performance to young people from age 7 and to interested members of the local community. Activities include instrumental ensembles, choir, music history, theory. There is a second campus in Tenerife. ...
Country:
CANARY ISLANDS (CANARIAS)
State:
City:
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium’s history dates back to 1892. A new purpose-built conservatorium building was opened in 1992. Beside the professional program the conservatory organises music programs for interested members of the community. There is a second campus in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria....
Country:
CAYMAN ISLANDS
State:
City:
GEORGE TOWN
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Cayman Music School was established in 2010. It offers individual and group lessons in music and dance to young children and interested members of the local community. The School organises a Music Time program (for 1-3 year olds) as well as drama and musical theatre classes for children and adul...
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Escuela Moderna is a private institution founded in 1940. The Professional Institute was established in 1989. There are departments of music, dance and visual arts. The music school consists of two sections: • Escuela Moderna, with a Junior Department offering music training in performance (pi...
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
VALPARAISO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1928 and the Conservatorio was created in 1975. In addition to its professional courses the Conservatorio offers music tuition to young students through its preparatory and pre-University programs....
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A private institution, founded in 1982, located in the greater Santiago area of Providencia. An agreement with the Finis Terrae University allows students in the jazz/popular music performance and composition streams to continue studies at the University to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Education...
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A private university founded in 1988. The Conservatory of Music commenced operations in 2003. Apart from its professional programs there is a junior Saturday morning program for children from 4 to 7 years using the Orff Schulwerk method of approach to music. There are links with the Conservatorio ...
Country:
CHINA
State:
CAPITAL DISTRICT
City:
BEIJING
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Beijing Contemporary Music Academy was founded in 1993 with the aim of training young musicians in the philosophy and arts of contemporary music and enabling them to teach it to their students. The curriculum emphasizes the combination of modern and traditional arts in both Eastern and Western s...
Country:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1984. There are schools of dance, drama, music, theatre and entertainment arts, film and television and Chinese opera. Facilities include a fine concert hall, an opera theatre and a well-equipped library which houses the Ernest Read collection of orchestral scores and the ...
Country:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A government-supported institution founded in 1956. There are some fine performing spaces and a state-of-the-art electro-acoustic music centre. The music department owns a Balinese gamelan, a large collection of percussion instruments, as well as 52 pianos, two harpsichords and three organs. ...
Country:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Hong Kong Institute of Education of education was established in 1994 as an amalgamation of three former colleges of education. It is now known as the Education University of Hong Kong. Language of instruction is English....
Country:
CHINA
State:
JIANGSU PROVINCE
City:
NANJING
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1912. It is also known as the Nanjing Arts Institute. Programs run for four years and are of university-equivalent status. It consists of schools of fine arts, music, design, industrial design, pop music, film and video, media and communications, and danc...
Country:
CHINA
State:
SICHUAN PROVINCE
City:
CHENG-DU
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1939. There are departments of Chinese and Western vocal music, Chinese instruments, Western orchestral instruments, piano/accordion, composition/conducting, music education, as well as programs in film and television, visual art, broadcasting, piano tuning, violin ma...
Country:
CHINA
State:
TIANJIN DISTRICT
City:
TIANJIN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Tianjin Conservatory was founded in 1958. There are departments of Chinese national and traditional music, orchestral music, voice, piano, popular music, arts management, theory/composition, musicology, conducting and music education as well as dance, drama and film. The Conservatory hosts institute...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
IBAGUÉ
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1906. It has supplied professional orchestral players for orchestras throughout Colombia and is regarded as equivalent to a university. There is some emphasis on traditional music in adult and teacher education programs. The Conservatorio has a music documentation c...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
CALI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes is a public university institution offering programs in music, visual arts, fine arts and drama. It was founded in 1933 and houses the Conservatorio Antonio María Valencia which forms the Faculty of Music. In addition to the professional program there are...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
BOGOTÁ
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private Jesuit university that can trace its history back to 1623. The music department was established in 1991. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic music and recording studio. An extension division caters for those interested in taking single subjects. There is a junior department prov...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
BUCARAMANGA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private university founded in 1952 and gained its current name and status in 1987. The music program was established in 1994. Language of instruction is Spanish. A one-semester program is offered to students who may wish to enrol in the music course....
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
MANIZALES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This autonomous University was founded in 1943. The University's Cultural Centre offers programs in music drama, visual arts, design philosophy, educational studies, foreign languages and literature. The Department of Music houses the Laboratoria Colombiano de Música Electrónica ‘Jacqueline Nov...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
BOGOTÁ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
With a history dating back to 1948, this was the first private non-sectarian university in Colombia. It is commonly known as 'Uniandes'. The music department was established in 1981. It houses a computer and electronic music laboratory available to both composition and general music students. The mu...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
BOGOTÁ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1830. It has ten campuses throughout Colombia but music is only available at the Bogotá campus. There is a well-equipped music library. In addition to the professional music programs there is a junior department providing early music training to young p...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
PEREIRA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1958, the Faculty of Fine Arts being established in 1965. It consists of departments of plastic arts, music, philosophy and theatre....
Country:
CORSICA
State:
City:
BASTIA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
There are departments of music, dance and theatre. The School organises programs in performance for young people and interested adults, completion of which may lead to the school’s professional program. There is another branch of the conservatoire in Ajaccio....
Country:
CYPRUS (GREEK)
State:
City:
NICOSIA (LEFKOSIA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
This private university was founded in 1961 as Cyprus College. It gained its current name and status in 2007, the School of Arts and Education Sciences being established in the same year. Languages of instruction are Greek and English. The European University of Cyprus belongs to the network of Laur...
Country:
CYPRUS (GREEK)
State:
City:
NICOSIA (LEFKOSIA)
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
The University of Cyprus is the only state institution of higher education. It was established in 1989 and had its first student intake in 1992. Courses in music are offered to students studying education at kindergarten and elementary school level....
Country:
CYPRUS (GREEK)
State:
City:
NICOSIA (LEFKOSIA)
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private co-educational institution that can trace its history back to 1980. It was granted its current name and status in 2007. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. ...
Country:
CYPRUS (TURKISH)
State:
City:
FAMAGUSTA (GAZIMAǦUSA)
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Eastern Mediterranean University was established in 1979, and was granted its current name and status in 1986. Its programs are fully recognized by the Council of Higher Education in Turkey. The university is a full member of the International Association of Universities, the European University...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Academy of Performing Arts was founded in 1945. It comprises faculties of music, dance, theatre, and film, television and multi-media. Although there is no training program for either instrumental or school teachers, after completion of the main degree students have opportunities to take the sta...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1808, this is the oldest conservatory in Central Europe, and the fourth oldest in Europe as a whole. The Conservatory comprises three main buildings, one of which, the Pálffy Palace, includes a concert hall and the conservatory archives. There are departments of performance, conducting, ...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
TEPLICE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The conservatory, founded in 1971, consists of a general secondary school program (with emphasis on music) and the pre-university music program. Language of instruction is Czech....
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1958 and consists of a general secondary school (with contemporary music focus) as well as offering the professional music and drama program. The emphasis is on a complete music education in the contemporary/jazz/popular music field. There is a preparatory course to ...
Country:
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
State:
City:
KINSHASA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Institute was established in 1967 and was given its current name in 1976. It is a college of training organised into three departments – classical music, drama and cultural activities - planned to occupy a brand new site on the Rond-point Ezo in central Kinshasa. The Institute organises a pre-...
Country:
DENMARK
State:
City:
AALBORG
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This public university can trace its history back to 1959. It was inaugurated in 1974 as the Aalborg University Centre, and gained its current name and status in 1994. It has branches in Esbjerg and Copenhagen. Member of the University of the Arctic....
Country:
DENMARK
State:
City:
ODENSE-ESBJERG
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Danish National Academy of Music (Syddansk Musikkonservatorium - SDMK) is a higher education institution with campuses in the Southern Denmark cities of Odense and Esbjerg offering programs in music and theatre. The library houses the music section of the Odense University library as well as boo...
Country:
DENMARK
State:
City:
COPENHAGEN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Founded in 1986, the Rhythmic Music Conservatory (Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium) is a government-supported institution under the jurisdiction of the Danish Ministry of Culture. It is the only school in Denmark specialising in contemporary music training programs. Graduates are qualified as musicians a...
Country:
DENMARK
State:
City:
ÅRHUS/AALBORG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
In 2010 the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus amalgamated with the Academy of Music in Aalborg to form the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg with campuses in both cities. It is a state-supported institution operating under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture. There are three main lines...
Country:
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
State:
City:
SANTO DOMINGO
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives
Notes:
The conservatory, founded in 1942, operates under the control of the Ministry of Culture. It is housed in a purpose-built building formally inaugurated in February, 1994. The conservatory organizes the only youth symphony orchestra in the country. It controls a total of 21 junior Academías de Músi...
Country:
DUBAI
State:
City:
DUBAI
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Dubai Music School was founded in 1979. It provides training in music skills to students of all ages and prepares students to take the examinations of the Trinity College and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in London as well the examinations of the Vienna Music Conservatory and th...
Country:
DUBAI
State:
City:
DUBAI
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Melodica Music Centre offers programs in music and dance to children and interested adults at four locations throughout Dubai. Students may be trained to enter for music examinations conducted by Trinity Guildhall or the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in England. The Cent...
Country:
ECUADOR
State:
City:
QUITO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
This national conservatorium can trace its history back to 1870. Basic tuition is offered to young people, and advanced tuition for those wishing to move on to professional levels, leading to the titles of Técnico and Tecnológico Musical with specialisation in a particular instrument. Completion o...
Country:
EL SALVADOR
State:
City:
SAN SALVADOR
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The National Centre of Arts was founded in 1970 and came under the auspices of ConCultura in 1993. It offers programs in visual arts, music and theatre, aiming to train performers and teachers of the arts. There are music programs for children and interested members of the local community. Classes ...
Country:
ESTONIA
State:
City:
TALLINN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was established in 1919 and is now regarded as equivalent to a university. It offers programs in music and drama. There are preparatory courses in composition and theory as well as a vocal preparatory course for singers wishing to enter the professional program. Language of instruction...
Country:
ESTONIA
State:
City:
VILJANDI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Tartu's Centre for the Arts was opened in 2017, offering courses for all students at the University as well as for interested members of the local community. It forms part of the University's Viljandi Culture Academy, one of four colleges of the University. The Academy offers progr...
Country:
ETHIOPIA
State:
City:
ADDIS ABABA
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Established in 1960, the Seminary is an institution of the Lutheran Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. It trains ministers, church leaders, educators and musicians to lead worship, write church songs, arrange them and lead them. The School of Jazz Music was founded in 2001....
Country:
FAROE ISLANDS
State:
City:
TÓRSHAVN
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Suzuki
Notes:
The Faroe Music School occupies a brand-new building (2019) in Tórshavn and thirteen branch institutions dotted around the islands. each of which is a local music school where children and young people may take studies in performance (piano, keyboard, guitar, strings, flute, clarinet, brass and per...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
KOKKOLA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Centra University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1991, the name being derived from Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences and currently used since 2012. The Conservatory was founded in 1966. It became the Unit of Music and Arts of the private University of Applied Sciences in 19...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
JYVÄSKYLÄ
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1813 and was formerly known as the Jyväskylä Polytechnic. The School of Cultural Studies (Music) works in close association with the Jyväskylä Conservatorium (Suomalainen Konservatorio). There is an active opera program. A music play school is organis...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
HELSINKI (HELSINFORS)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences was established in 1996 with the merger of eight institutions maintained by the City of Helsinki. In 2000 it took over the responsibility of professional music education from the Helsinki Conservatory of Music. Facilities include a fine suite o...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
JAKOBSTAD (PIETARSAARI)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Novia University is the largest Swedish-speaking university of applied sciences in Finland, being formed in 2008 through the merger of several earlier institutions. There are campuses in Vaasa, Åbo (in Turku), Raseborg and Campus Allegro in Jakobstad (Pietarsaari in Finnish, which offers its music ...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
OULU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1992. Member of the University of the Arctic. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
KUOPIO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Established in 1999, the University’s Kuopio Academy of Music and Dance works in close co-operation with the Kuopio Conservatory and the Kuopio branch of the Sibelius Academy, all sharing the same building, the Kuopio Music Centre. The Conservatory offers music programs to interested children and...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
HELSINKI (HELSINFORS)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
In 2013 the Finnish Sibelius Academy, the Theatre Academy Helsinki and the Academy of Fine Arts merged to become the University of the Arts Helsinki. The Sibelius Academy received its name in 1939. It is the only university-level music institution in Finland and one of the largest in Europe. In addi...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
OULU
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1958. The education program involves an Intercultural Teacher Education approach. Language of instruction is Finnish....
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
TURKU (ÅBO)
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University of Turku was founded in 1920. In the music department the areas of specialisation are Finnish contemporary music, ethnomusicology, jazz and popular music, and women in music. Language of instruction is mainly Finnish, though some courses may use English. No performance training is giv...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ALPES-MARITIMES
City:
NICE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
Since 2020 the Université Côte d'Azur has been an experimental university that includes 17 major academic establishments around the historic university core to create one of France's top 10 research-intensive universities. There is a close relationship with the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Région...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ALSACE
City:
STRASBOURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in 1855, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ALSACE
City:
STRASBOURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Académie Supérieure de Musique de Strasbourg (HEAR) forms the department of music of the Haute École des Arts du Rhin Mulhouse-Strasbourg. There is a close relationship with the University of Strasbourg, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Opéra du Rhin and the Percussions de Strasbou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ALSACE
City:
STRASBOURG
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1621. Its music department was established in 1872. In 2009 the university was created in its current form from a merger of the Louis Pasteur University, Marc Bloch University and Robert Schumann University. University music students may enrol for practic...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AQUITAINE
City:
BORDEAUX
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire, originally established in 1821, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. A jazz/contemporary music department was established in 2007. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AQUITAINE
City:
BORDEAUX
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Higher Education Pole of Music and Dance (PESMD) of Bordeaux Aquitaine was established in 1991 and in 2012 it gained its current name and status. There are partnerships with the University of Bordeaux III Michel de Montaigne and the University of Toulouse le Mirail enabling students to gain the ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AQUITAINE
City:
BORDEAUX
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1441 by Pope Eugène IV. Following a number of changes it gained its current name and status in 2014. There are links with the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Bordeaux 'Jacques Thibaud' as well as one-semester exchange possibilities witha the Department of...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AUVERGNE
City:
CLERMONT-FERRAND
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional is also known as 'Emmanuel Chabrier Conservatoire'. It can trace its history back to 1905 and gained its current name and status in 2015. This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES
City:
SAINT-ÉTIENNE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1862. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionn...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BASSE-NORMANDIE
City:
CAEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The CEFEDEM (Center for the training of dance and music teachers) of Basse-Normandie was established in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BASSE-NORMANDIE
City:
CAEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. It is also known as 'Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Caen la mer'. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BOURGOGNE
City:
DIJON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire is also known as a 'Conservatoire à rayonnement régional' and can trace its history back to 1793. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance, visual arts and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BOURGOGNE
City:
DIJON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Higher Education Pole of Music and Dance (PESMD) of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is authorized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. There is a partnership with the University of Burgundy and the regional conservatories of Dijon and Grand Chalon. An active member of the Association Européen...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BOURGOGNE
City:
DIJON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Department of Musicology was established in 1970. There is a close relationship with the Pôle d'Enseignement Supérieur de la Musique en Bourgogne, enabling performing musicians graduating from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional and other conservatoires to take university programs. ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BRETAGNE
City:
BREST
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in its current form in 2002, gained its current name in 2014. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the t...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BRETAGNE
City:
RENNES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, drama and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('cycle d’enseigne...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CENTRE
City:
TOURS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1876. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation profession...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CENTRE
City:
TOURS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1408. Formerly known as François Rabelais University of Tours, it gained its current name in 2015. Music and music education programs are taught at the Centre de Formation de Musiciens Intervenants which also owns a gamelan. ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE
City:
REIMS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1793. It is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professi...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE
City:
TROYES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') a...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE
City:
REIMS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1548. It was granted its current name and status in 1967. The Musicology department works in partnership with the Regional Conservatoire of Reims to present its courses. ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CORSICA
City:
AJACCIO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
After a number of name changes this Conservatoire was finally given its current name and status in 2014. There are departments of music, dance and theatre. The music program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation pr...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CÔTE BASQUE
City:
BAYONNE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('cycle d’enseig...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
FRANCHE-COMTÉ
City:
BESANÇON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in its current form in 1968, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. It is a public institution managed by the Community of Agglomeration of Greater Besançon. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil mu...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
HAUTE-NORMANDIE
City:
ROUEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1945, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) cycle, ‘Éveil musical’, lasts for four years, followed by the second cycle, also of four years, and ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
HAUTE-NORMANDIE
City:
ROUEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1605, It gained its current name and status in 1966. ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
DAMMARIE-LES-LYS
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood (CMDL) is a private music school founded in 2000 and offering programs in jazz and contemporary music. The diploma program is a recognised national qualification; the Bachelor's degree is validated by Evry Val d'Essonne University and may lead on to a professi...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
AUBERVILLIERS-LA COURNEUVE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A public institution with campuses in both Aubervilliers and La Courneuve. The conservatoire offers programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
CERGY-PONTOISE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1982, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle'...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire was granted its current name and status in 2007. It is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientat...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
RUEIL-MALMAISON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1959. It is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance that was granted its current name and status in 2006. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, f...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in 1933, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
VERSAILLES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama and operates in several locations in the Versailles area. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orie...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
PARIS
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The Conservatory is supported by the City of Paris. It offers music training for handicapped persons in the areas of performance, jazz improvisation, composition, theory, harmony and counterpoint, music history and music teacher training as well as programs in visual arts and drama from kindergarten...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
PARIS
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private conservatoire founded in 1925. In addition to the professional music programs there are programs for young children and interested members of the community. Correspondence tuition is available in all written subjects. Summer performance courses (in piano, guitar, saxophone, violin and sing...