Country:
FRANCE
State:
NORMANDIE
City:
ROUEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The CEFEDEM Haute Normandie was established in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE
City:
ANGERS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University, founded in 1985, has five campuses, with music programs being offered at the Angers site. There are links with the Centre of Baroque Music in Versailles, the Institute of Research on the Musical Inheritance of France and the pedagogy department of the Cîté de Musique in Paris. Perf...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
POITOU-CHARENTES
City:
POITIERS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Centre d'Études Supérieures de Musique et de Danse (CESMD) is organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. In addition to the teacher training program it is a research and documentation centre for musicians and dancers, and offers a continuing education program fo...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PROVENCE
City:
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1409 with the creation of the University of Provence. Following a number of name changes, in 2012 it merged with the University of the Mediterranean and Paul Cézanne University to become Aix-Marseille Université. It operates on five main campuses. An op...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PROVENCE
City:
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The IESM is organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Formerly the Centre was located in Aubagne, but in 2013 it was moved to Aix-en-Provence. It collaborates with regional conservatoires and universities with music departments....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
RÉUNION
City:
SAINT-DENIS DE LA RÉUNION
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Musique, Danse et Art Dramatique de la Réunion was founded in 1987 and is one of over 30 such institutions in France. Its headquarters are in Saint-Denis, with other teaching centres in Saint-Benoît, Saint-Paul and Saint-Pierre. The program is organise...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
RHÔNE-ALPES
City:
LYON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Centre de Formation des Enseignants de la Musique Rhône-Alpes (CEFEDEM). was established in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
RHÔNE-ALPES
City:
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, and classical and contemporary dance. Inaugurated in. 1996, it was granted its current name and status in 2002. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cyc...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
HEIDELBERG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Hochschule can trace its history back to 1909. It was granted its current name and status in 1931. There is a preliminary program for those wishing to enter the professional program. The Hochschule has a collaboration with the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim in a program li...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
ROTTENBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Catholic Hochschule can trace its history back to 1949. It full name is Hochschule für Kirchenmusik der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart and it operates within the diocese of Stuttgart. There is some co-operation with the Evangelical School of Church Music in Tübingen. The Association for the Pr...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
TROSSINGEN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium was founded in 1931. It offers courses for teachers of piano accordion and harmonica. There is an accordion orchestra. The Conservatorium organises workshops and concerts as well as classes in kindergartens and for seniors groups. A co-operative link with the University of Osnabr...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
MANNHEIM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts can trace its history back to 1762 and gained its current name and status in 1971. There are programs in music and dance. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
STUTTGART
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This State University of Music and Performing Arts was founded in 1857. The opera school operates in conjunction with the Staatsoper Stuttgart. Facilities include eleven organs. An attached music school offers music tuition to young children. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conse...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
TROSSINGEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This university-level Hochschule was founded in 1947. Particular emphasis is placed upon early music and music and movement. It includes an Early Music Institute (Institut für Alte Musik), the largest in Germany. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Mus...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
BAYREUTH
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
This University of Protestant Church Music can trace its history back to 1921. It was granted its current name and status in 2000....
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
NÜRNBERG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
In 1999 the Leopold Mozart Konservatorium in Augsburg and the Meistersinger Konservatorium in Nürnberg were officially joined to become the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg – the youngest Hochschule in Germany. The seat of administration is in Nürnberg. At the Nürnberg campus there is a...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
BAMBERG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1647. It is renowned for its focus on the humanities....
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
AUGSBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The university was established in 1970. It houses the Leopold Mozart Centre for Music and Music Education, founded in 2008. The Leopold Mozart Centre consists of three institutes: • Institute of Music Education, Music Therapy and Musicology; • Institute of Elementary Music Education, Singing, ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
City:
HANNOVER
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University was formed in 1950 with the merger of the State School of Music and the Hanover Drama School. It gained its current name and status in 1978. It offers programs in music, drama, multimedia communication and media sciences. A joint bachelor’s degree program in music is offered betwee...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
City:
OSNABRÜCK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1974. It has established study programs and support for refugees in and around Osnabrück. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
WUPPERTAL
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1972 as the Polytechnic University of Wuppertal, and gained its current name and status in 2003. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
HERFORD
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This University of Protestant church music was established in 1948 and gained its current name and status in 1991. A second campus in Witten, known as the Protestant Pop Academy, offers programs in popular church music. Facilities include ten organs, a number of pianos, harpsichord, clavichord, a pe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
BONN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Military Music Academies
Notes:
Founded in 2009, this is the superior Military Music Centre of the Bundeswehr. It currently manages all 14 orchestras and bands of the Bundeswehr's military music service. It trains musicians for careers in military bands of the army, navy and air force and works in close collaboration with the Robe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
City:
LÜBECK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives
Notes:
This Academy of Music was founded in 1911 as a music conservatoire and gained its current name and status in 1973. It is the only music university-level institution in Schleswig-Holstein. The University houses the Brahms Institute with original manuscripts, letters, photographs and other memorabilia...
Country:
GHANA
State:
City:
CAPE COAST
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1962. The music department was established in 1974 and is situated at the New Administration Block, adjacent to the Arts Faculty and Social Sciences Faculty. There are studies in religious music, popular music, African traditional music and Western classical music. In t...
Country:
GHANA
State:
City:
WINNEBA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution was established in 1992 as the University College of Education, as a result of the amalgamation of a number of existing colleges in the region. In 2004 it became the University of Education, Winneba. The School of Creative Arts offers programs in art, graphic design, theatre arts an...
Country:
GHANA
State:
City:
LEGON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast. The School of Performing Arts forms part of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ghana. It has departments of music, theatre arts and dance studies. Due to a policy of mutual co-operation, students may take courses i...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
MAROUSI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1919 by composer Manolis Kalomiris, this is one of the oldest private Conservatories in Greece, with branches throughout the country as well as in Albania and Cyprus. It offers programs in music, dance and drama. There is a partnership with the Schola Cantorum in Paris. The Conservatory ...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
CORFU
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1984 and recently has expanded its operations to several islands in the Ionian Islands Region. Its Department of Music Studies began operations in 1992. In 2018 the former Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands was incorporated into the University, br...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
THESSALONIKI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1990, though it can trace its history back to 1948. The Department of Music Science and Art accepted its first students in 1998. It is organised in a similar way to that of European Music Academies in order to provide performance as well as theoretical studies. As s...
Country:
GUATEMALA
State:
City:
GUATEMALA CITY
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private non-political, non-sectarian, not-for-profit university founded in 1966. ...
Country:
HONDURAS
State:
City:
TEGUCIGALPA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1936 as the ‘School of Musical Arts’, and was granted the full name of ‘Conservatorio Nacional de Música Francisco Ramón Diaz Zerlaya’ (FRDZ) in 1994. It operates as an institution of secondary education under the supervision of the jurisdiction of the Dire...
Country:
HONDURAS
State:
City:
TEGUCIGALPA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting
Notes:
The University was established in 1956 as a teachers' college and gained its current name and status in 1989. ...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
DEBRECEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1538. Formerly known as the Franz Liszt Academy of Music Debrecen branch, it is currently the Faculty of Music of Debrecen University. Programs are offered at three levels: preparatory, college and university. There are departments of piano, string instru...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
MISKOLC
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting
Notes:
The University was established in 1949 though its history can be traced back to 1735. In 1997 the former Miskolc branch of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music was incorporated into the university as the Béla Bartók Music Institute; in 2000 the Comenius Teacher Training College was also integrated int...
Country:
IRAN
State:
City:
TEHRAN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1995. It is a post-secondary institution operating a Modular Learning System program under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. In addition to its professional programs the Conservatory's Community School offers music tuition to young ...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUBLIN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Opera Performance, Public Examinations in Music, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal Irish Academy of Music, founded in 1848, is a College of Dublin City University which is the umbrella organisation that also includes the former independent institutions of Mater Dei Institute of Education and St Patrick’s College. In addition to its professional programs in classical mu...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUBLIN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Former Dublin Institute of Technology was officially dissolved in 2019 and its functions were transferred to the Technological University Dublin. The Conservatory has departments of performance, opera, jazz, Irish traditional music as well as supportive academic studies. There are some fine perf...
Country:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
TEL-AVIV
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Founded in 1985, the Rimon School is a founding member of the Berklee International Network for Contemporary Music Education and of the International Association of Schools of Jazz. It is the largest independent institution teaching jazz and popular music styles in Israel. There are close links with...
Country:
ITALY
State:
ABRUZZO
City:
L’AQUILA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1967. There is a Department of Early Music and a School of Electronic Music. A preparatory course is offered to students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An a...
Country:
ITALY
State:
ABRUZZO
City:
PESCARA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1500. It gained its current name and status in 1969. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active mem...
Country:
ITALY
State:
ABRUZZO
City:
TERAMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A private music school that can trace its history back to 1895. In addition to its professional programs, there are programs for young children and interested members of the local community....
Country:
ITALY
State:
APULIA (PUGLIA)
City:
MONOPOLI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1971 when it separated from the Conservatorio 'N Piccinni' in Bari. There is an opera program. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
APULIA (PUGLIA)
City:
LECCE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. There is a campus in Ceglie Messapica. In addition to the professional program, music tuition is offered to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Associati...
Country:
ITALY
State:
APULIA (PUGLIA)
City:
FOGGIA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1914. It gained its current name and status in 1977 and has a campus in Rodi Garnico. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition to children and interested members ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
APULIA (PUGLIA)
City:
TARANTO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A provincial music school founded in 1927. In addition to the professional program the Institute offers preparatory programs for talented students to prepare for further study. ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
BASILICATA
City:
POTENZA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1970. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
BASILICATA
City:
MATERA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
In addition to the professional program the Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
CALABRIA
City:
COSENZA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was established in its current form in 1970. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des...
Country:
ITALY
State:
CAMPANIA
City:
AVELLINO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1972. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community....
Country:
ITALY
State:
CAMPANIA
City:
SALERNO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1819. It gained its current name and status in 1980. In addition to the professional program the Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conserva...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
PARMA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1877. The Arturo Toscanini Studio contains a collection of his letters, photographs and art works as well as his music library. The Arrigo Boito Studio contains the letters and autographs of Boito's opera libretti. There is a collection of early instr...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
CESENA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It also offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
BOLOGNA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1804. The library holds a collection of letters and autograph manuscripts of Verdi as well as the library of Padre Martini and first editions of works by Albeniz, Bossi, Busoni, Debussy, Grieg, Martucci and Skryabin. There is a collection of braille scores. In addit...
Country:
ITALY
State:
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
City:
TRIESTE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Librarianship Training, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
This Conservatorio was established in the 1903 and was granted its current name and status in 1958. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
LAZIO
City:
ROME (ROMA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatory, established in 1870, offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It houses the Istituto Italiano per la Storia della Musica Presso Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia (Italian Institute for Music History of the National Academy of St. Cecilia)...
Country:
ITALY
State:
MARCHE
City:
FERMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1887. Apart from the professional courses there is a preparatory program for students preparing to enter the full-time course. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
MARCHE
City:
PESARO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1858. It gained its current name and status in 1999. It is housed in the palazzo, the property of the Gioachino Rossini Foundation that publishes the critical editions of the works of the composer. Facilities include an electronic laboratory for exper...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
PALERMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Palermo is a city located on the island of Sicily. The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1617. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. It ho...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
MESSINA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Messina is situated on the island of Sicily. The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1939. It offers preparatory programs for students wishing to enter the professional music course and provides music tuition to young children and interested members of the local community. An active member ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
PALERMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting
Notes:
The private Tisia University Institute of Musical Studies was established in 2015, exclusively offering specialized music education and training at all tertiary levels. Languages of instruction are Italian and English. It is an active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE
City:
TRENTO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1795 and gained its current name and status in 1980. There is collaboration with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento, allowing students to participate in rehearsals and some performances. A preparatory program is offered to students wishing to en...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE
City:
BOLZANO (BOZEN)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1854. It was granted its current name and status in 1999. There is a course for students with special musical talents enabling them to fast-track the preparation time for entry into the professional course. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition t...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TUSCANY
City:
LIVORNO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This music school was founded in 1953. In addition to the professional programs the Institute offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
TUSCANY
City:
LUCCA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives
Notes:
A private music school founded in 1842. The Puccini Project aims to acquire all the sources of the musical output of Puccini who was born in Lucca. The library contains a number of early autograph manuscripts of Giacomo Puccini as well as other material related to his training and early years. Ther...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
VICENZA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1867. It offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It also offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies ...
Country:
IVORY COAST (CÔTE D'IVOIRE)
State:
City:
ABIDJAN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The National Institute of Arts and Cultural Studies was founded in 1959. It consists of four schools: • Graduate School of Music and Dance, with three departments: music and musicology, African music, and the conservatoire (the performance and music education program); • School of Fine Arts, Ar...
Country:
JAMAICA
State:
City:
KINGSTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Established in 1995, this is the only institution of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. The College has schools of drama, dance, visual arts, music and arts management as well as a school of continuing education. Evening and summer courses are offered to interested adults and may lead to mo...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
AICHI PREFECTURE
City:
KARIYA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This national co-educational university can trace its history back to 1873. Both the elementary and secondary teacher education tracks offer music as a teaching method. Emphasis is placed on traditional Japanese music; students have a choice of learning koto, shakuhachi or shamisen. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
AICHI PREFECTURE
City:
NAGOYA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private co-educational university founded in 1970. There are schools of music, art, design and human development, with music programs offered at the East campus. Facilities include state-of-the-art electronic studios and fine performance spaces. A junior college offers music programs to young chi...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
CHIBA PREFECTURE
City:
MATSUDO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Institutions for Women Only, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private university for women. Seitoku University can trace its history back to 1933. There are attached kindergartens, primary, junior and high schools with strong music programs. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
FUKUOKA PREFECTURE
City:
MUNAKATA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1949 and gained its current name and status in 1966. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
GIFU PREFECTURE
City:
GIFU
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
Originally founded in 1873 as a teachers’ college, the institution gained its current name and status as a national co-educational university in 1949. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
HOKKAIDO PREFECTURE
City:
SAPPORO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1949, with campuses in various cities of Hokkaido, the main campus being in Sapporo. Branches are located in Asahikawa (9 Hokumon-cho, Asahikawa-shi 070-8621, Hokkaido), Hakodate (1-2 Hachiman-cho, Hakodate-shi 040-0083, Hokkaido), Iwamizawa (2 Chome-3...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE
City:
KAGOSHIMA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1949. There is an attached kindergarten as well as elementary and junior secondary schools. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
City:
YOKOHAMA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This is a private Protestant Christian university for women founded in 1950, and gained its current name and status in 1965. It has two campuses in the Yokohama area. Historically the University grew from a small private school for girls in Yokohama founded in 1870, and was the first such school in ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
City:
KAWASAKI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational college that can trace its history back to 1924, with a music department added in 1967. It was granted its current name and status in 2003. The college has institutes for opera performance, choral and instrumental conducting, piano performance, choral music, percussion instr...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
OKAYAMA PREFECTURE
City:
KURASHIKI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Therapy, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational university originally founded in 1930 on Buddhist principles. It gained its current name and status in 1966. Facilities include a large concert hall and an outdoor theatre. The attached Sakuyo Junior College offers a music program in performance on Western or traditional Jap...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
OKINAWA PREFECTURE
City:
OKINAWA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A national co-education university founded in 1950 on the site of the ancient Shuri Castle. Attached to the Faculty are an elementary school and a junior high school. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational music college. Founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music, it was renamed in 1951. The College is located 35 km west of downtown Tokyo in Tachikawa-shi, one of the largest cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area. There are two departments: performance and composition, ...
Country:
JORDAN
State:
City:
AMMAN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A national autonomous university founded in 1962, the oldest in Jordan. The School of Arts and Design which offers programs in music, theatre and visual arts was established in 2002. There are links with Trinity College, London whereby the most gifted Western music graduates of the Department of Mus...
Country:
KENYA
State:
City:
NAIROBI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This not-for-profit independent conservatoire was founded in 1944. Lessons are given at the conservatoire building as well as at various schools that the conservatoire teachers visit weekly. Students are encouraged to sit for the examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (AB...
Country:
LATVIA
State:
City:
RĪGA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1919 with the name of Riga Conservatory and is currently regarded as equivalent to a university. There are departments of piano, string and wind instruments, voice, accompaniment, chamber music, jazz, conducting, early music, music technology, composition, musicology and m...
Country:
LATVIA
State:
City:
RĪGA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This state institution was established in 1994 and the Faculty of Pedagogy was founded in 2003. It is regarded as equivalent in status to a university....
Country:
LITHUANIA
State:
City:
VILNIUS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre was founded in 1918 as the Kaunas Music School. In 1949 it was merged with the Vilnius Conservatoire and became the Lithuanian State Conservatoire. In 2004 it gained its current name and status and was further enlarged in 2018 with the integration of the A...
Country:
LUXEMBOURG
State:
City:
ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire, which can trace its history back to 1926, is administered by the government and was granted its current name and status in 1969. There are courses for adult and child beginners in the areas of music, dance and drama. The Conservatoire houses a fine pipe organ. An active member of ...
Country:
MALAYSIA
State:
EASTERN MALAYSIA
City:
KOTA KINABALU
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1994 and the Academy of Arts & Creative Technology was established in 2021. There are programs in art, music, drama and dance. Other campuses are in Labuan and Sandakan. Languages of instruction are Malay and English....
Country:
MALAYSIA
State:
EASTERN MALAYSIA
City:
KOTA SAMARAHAN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University, generally known as (UNIMAS), was established in 1992. Facilities include a 300-seat experimental theatre for recitals and other performances, a well-equipped MIDI studio for computer music majors, practice studios. The new campus also houses recording studios, the music library, an a...
Country:
MALAYSIA
State:
SELANGOR
City:
SHAH ALAM
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university gained its current name and status in 1999. There are several campuses throughout the country. The Faculty of Music was established in 2006 as a result of the merger of the Department of Music Education and the Department of Music. It houses a Center for Music Advocacy. Facilities inc...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
COAHUILA
City:
SALTILLO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Opera Performance
Notes:
This state-controlled university was founded in 1957. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
NUEVO LEÓN
City:
MONTEMORELOS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music
Notes:
A Seventh Day Adventist University with Schools of Medicine, Theology, Education and Music, founded in 1942. The School of Music, established in 1977, provides professional music training as well as tuition for young children and interested members of the community. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
QUERÉTARO
City:
QUERÉTARO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1572 and gained its current name and status in 1951. The Faculty of Fine Arts has departments of music, visual arts and dance. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
VERACRUZ
City:
XALAPA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1944. The Maestría en Música was the first such higher degree in music in Mexico. In addition to the professional program the Faculty of Music offers tuition to young children and interested members of the local community. ...
Country:
MONGOLIA
State:
City:
ULAAN BATAAR
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1990 but it can trace its history back to 1950. It is a founding member of the Consortium of Mongolian Universities and Colleges. There are faculties of theatre arts, music and arts management. The music faculty comprises departments of classical music, theory, folk mus...
Country:
MONTENEGRO
State:
City:
CETINJE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1974 and gained its current name and status in 1992. It operates on nine campuses throughout Montenegro, with headquarters in Podgorica. The Academy of Music was established in 1980 in Podgorica and now is located in Cetinje. ...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
AMSTERDAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A merger of the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, Hilversum Conservatory and Sweelinck Conservatory in 1998 formed the Music Faculty of the Amsterdam School of the Arts. This is the largest conservatory in Holland, and is located next door to the Concertgebouw. There are faculties of music, dance, drama,...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
ZWOLLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, founded in 2006, has campuses at Enschede, Arnhem and Zwolle and includes some graduate programs. It consists of schools of music, fine arts, design, architecture, fashion, creative writing, dance, theatre, and education in art. The Zwolle programs concentrate on cla...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
ROTTERDAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University for the Arts was formed from the amalgamation of Rotterdam Conservatoire, Rotterdam Dance Academy and Rotterdam Circus Arts. It goes by the shortened name of ‘Codarts’ and consists of five academies - Rotterdam Classical Music Academy, Rotterdam Jazz Academy, Rotterdam Pop Academy...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
TILBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This private University’s arts sector (Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) comprises academies of dance, drama, fine arts, circus arts, architecture and Fontys Conservatorium of Music. The Conservatorium (formerly known as Brabants Conservatorium) offers programs in all aspects of popular and jazz...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
GRONINGEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1986. The Prince Claus Conservatoire cooperates with the Noord Nederlands Orkest and the Johan Willem Frisokapel, and students may undergo traineeships in these orchestras. The Joint Music Master for New Audiences and Innovative Practice is a program developed at Princ...