Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE
City:
NANTES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1846, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The programs have some emphasis on music, dance and culture of Breton and Celtic areas. There is close partnership with Université de Rennes II. There are centres in ...
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:
PICARDIE
City:
AMIENS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1891. It 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 profession...
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:
POITOU-CHARENTES
City:
POITIERS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
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') and fourth ('cycle d’enseignement supérieur profes...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
POITOU-CHARENTES
City:
POITIERS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1431. ...
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:
PROVENCE
City:
MARSEILLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Institut national supérieur d’enseignement artistique Marseille-Méditerranée was created in 2020 from the amalgamation of the École supérieure d’art et de design and the Conservatoire national à rayonnement régional Pierre Barbizet. It can trace its history back to 1821 and is a publi...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PROVENCE -ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR
City:
NICE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1916, 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') and fourth ('...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR
City:
AVIGNON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1947. It is a public institution offering programs in music, 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') and fourth ('cycle ...
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:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music
Notes:
Formerly known as Institute de Musique Sacrée de Lyon, in 20016 this institution was granted its current name and status. It was originally founded in 1947 for the purpose of training musicians in the area of sacred music, its collection, conservation and distribution. The Académie is dedicated to...
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:
GRENOBLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a municipal 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') and fourth ('cycle d...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
RHÔNE-ALPES
City:
LYON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1872, 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') and fourth ('...
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:
FRANCE
State:
RHÔNE-ALPES
City:
LYON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse, Lyon (CNSMDL) was established in 1980 and operates with complete financial autonomy under the aegis of the Ministry for Culture and Communication. It offers programs to both the general public as well as to students in the professional degre...
Country:
GEORGIA
State:
City:
TBILISI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1917. Courses are taught in Georgian. Facilities include two performance halls, one also being used for opera performances, a three-manual pipe organ and a well-appointed recording studio. The Conservatory issues several publications relating to music education, music...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
TÜBINGEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
The University of Lutheran Church Music of Württemberg was founded in 1945 in Esslingen and since 1998 has operated at Tübingen. It was the first such institution in Germany to introduce a jazz/rock/pop strand into its programs. A children's choir has been organised in co-operation with the city ...
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:
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This university-level institution was founded in 1946. There are Institutes for Church Music, New Music, Music Theatre, Historic Performance Practice and Musicians' Medicine. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic music studio. There is an Academy for Gifted Students. In addition to the profe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
KARLSRUHE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Hochschule can trace its history back to 1837. It gained its current name and status in 1971. Facilities include a state-of-the-art computer studio. There are institutes for Music Informatics and Musicology, Music Theatre, New Music, Music Journalism. The Hochschule organises an annual internat...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
KARLSRUHE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1768. It gained its current name and status in 1962. ...
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:
REGENSBURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
The University of Catholic Church Music and Music Education Regensburg was founded in 1874 on the recommendation of Franz Liszt, and is the oldest Catholic music institution in Germany. It is affiliated with the Papal Academy of Church Music in Rome. There is co-operation with the Hochschule für M...
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:
MÜNCHEN (MUNICH)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (sometimes called Academy of Music and Performing Arts), was founded in 1830 and plays an important part in the artistic life of the city. It organises over 750 musical events each year. There is an opera school incorporating studies of production,...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
WÜRZBURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This music university can trace its history back to 1797. It was granted its current name and status in 1973. Facilities include a well-equipped digital production studio and computer music studio. The University organises music tuition for gifted school-age students who may wish to prepare for ent...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BERLIN
City:
BERLIN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Formerly known as the Hans Eisler Academy of Music, the Hochschule was established in 1950 to provide music training for students living in the eastern sector of the city. There are four departments: • Voice, opera, music theatre, directing. • Strings, harp, guitar. • Wind, percussion, choir ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BERLIN
City:
BERLIN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1696. It gained its current name and status in 2001. There are four colleges: fine arts; architecture, media and design; performing arts/theatre; music. Attached to the Faculty are eight Institutes: • Institute for Higher Level Music Teacher Training; ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BREMEN
City:
BREMEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This University of the Arts can trace its history back to 1873. It was established in 1948 as Musikschule Bremen and gained its current name and status in 1988. The Music Faculty offers programs in classical and jazz performance, early music, church music and music education. There is an Orchestral ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HAMBURG
City:
HAMBURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium was founded in 1908. It consists of three divisions, the professional academy, the music school (with programs in classical and jazz performance, ensembles, children’s choir, programs for the very young) and the continuing education division with adult courses in such areas as a...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HAMBURG
City:
HAMBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This University was founded in 1950. There are four main departments: • Department I - performance programs (classical, jazz/popular), composition, theory, choral and orchestral conducting, Protestant church music. • Department II - Theatre Academy, with studies in vocal music, opera, music thea...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HAMBURG
City:
HAMBURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
The Johannes Brahms Conservatorium can trace its history back to 1908. It offers professional music training programs in performance, composition and music education and works in collaboration with the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. In addition to the professional program the conservatorium offe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HESSEN
City:
DARMSTADT
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Academy of Sound Art (also known as Academy of Music) was founded in 1851 and gained its current name and status in 2012. There are several fine performance spaces. In addition to the professional program there is a community music program (City Music School) for young children and interested me...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HESSEN
City:
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University can trace its history back to 1878. It assumed various names before gaining its current name and status in 1938. There are divisions of music, drama and dance. The Hochschule offers an opera program as well as a program in music physiology. There are Institutes of Historical Interpre...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HESSEN
City:
GIEßEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1607 as a Lutheran institution. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
City:
GREIFSWALD
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This University was founded in 1456, making it one of the oldest universities in Europe. Formerly known as 'Ernst-Moritz-Arnt University of Greifswald', in 2018 it was officially granted its current name. ...
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:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Hochschule Osnabrück (Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences) can trace its beginnings back to 1936. Music programs have been included in the subject offerings since 1996. The School organises a program for young people to prepare them for professional music study. An active member of the As...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
City:
VECHTA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1830. It gained its current name and status in 1995. Study of music at the University of Vechta is part of the two-subjecct Bachelor of Combined Studies and the Master of Education. ...
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:
ESSEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The original institution, the 'Folkwang School of Music, Dance and Speech' was founded in 1927. It is now the academy of the arts in the Ruhr district, with studies in music, theatre, dance, photography, communication design, industrial design and academic studies. There are Institutes of Computer M...
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:
KÖLN (COLOGNE)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Hochschule, founded in 1850, gained its current name and status in 1987. The Hochschule is situated in the heart of the old city of Cologne, in the vicinity of the cathedral and the main railway station. It is one of the largest music academies in Europe, with about 1700 students and more than 3...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
DETMOLD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Hochschule, founded in 1946, has branches in Dortmund and Münster. It was formerly known as the Northwest German Music Academy. The University comprises ten music-specific buildings in and around the Palais Gardens. The College shares both an Institute of Research in Musical Talent and a Musico...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
DÜSSELDORF
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This University-level school can trace its history back to 1935. It gained its current name and status in 1987. There is an opera program and an early music studio. The Lutheran church music program culminates in the State Examination A (Staatlichen A Examen). Institutes at the university include th...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
SIEGEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1536. It gained its current name and status in 1972. There is a Studio for New Music. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
RHEINLAND-PFALZ
City:
MAINZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives
Notes:
The Hochschule für Musik Mainz forms the music department of the Johannes Gutenberg University and is also known as the Academy of Music'. The University itself was founded in 1477, and as such, is one of the oldest universities in Germany. Students wishing to enrol in a music course need to enrol ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SAARLAND
City:
HALLE (SAALE)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This College for Protestant church music was founded in 1926. It has an extensive library of books and scores. There are links with the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg....
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SAARLAND
City:
SAARBRÜCKEN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1947 and has co-operation agreements with the conservatories of Luxembourg and Lorraine (France). The three institutions have formed the ‘Saar-Lor-Lux Orchester’ to present an annual concert tour. A master workshop in contemporary music (Tage für Interpretation un...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SACHSEN (SAXONY)
City:
DRESDEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
The Hochschule was established in 1949. The training covers both Catholic and Protestant rites. All students sing in the choir. Students are also trained to work with children’s activities (play groups, singing games, use of Orff instruments), and to work in community groups with little or no exp...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SACHSEN (SAXONY)
City:
DRESDEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Founded in 1856, this was the first education institution in Dresden to offer studies in music. The Hochschule gained its current name and status in 1959. There are departments of performance, jazz/rock/pop performance, conducting, repetiteur training, composition, musicology, contemporary music, pe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SACHSEN (SAXONY)
City:
LEIPZIG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
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Established in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, this was the first conservatorium to be founded in Germany. Some of the world’s most noted musicians and educators have been associated with the Hochschule, including George Szell, Kurt Masur, Hermann Levi, Charles Münch, Wilhelm Backhaus, Arthu...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SAXONY-ANHALT
City:
HALLE (SAALE)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music
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The University can trace its history back to 1502 with the establishment of the University of Wittenberg. The Faculty of Philosophy contains the separate institutes of musicology (Philosophy II) and music education (Philosophy III) which are located close to the Handel House and the Protestant Colle...
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
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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:
GERMANY
State:
THÜRINGEN (THURINGIA)
City:
WEIMAR
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
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The School was founded in 1872 as an orchestra school. It gained its current name and status in 1956. There are four centres within walking distance of each other, one of them being the Altenburg, Liszt's home between 1848 and 1861. The School holds an archive of the music of Thuringia. An Institute...
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
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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:
GREECE
State:
City:
ATHENS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
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A private conservatory founded in 1974 that operates within the Athenaeum International Cultural Centre. There are departments of early music, theory and composition, jazz voice and opera. The Conservatory organises the Maria Callas international competition (GrandPrix ‘Maria Callas’) for piani...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
MAROUSI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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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:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
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This conservatory, founded in 1914, is the only government-supported conservatory in Greece. No fees are charged. The aim is to teach European music and to support and promote Greek music. The curriculum designed for this institution serves as a model to be applied to all conservatories throughout t...
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:
Choral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The Escuela Normal para Maestros de Educación Musical (ENMEN) ‘Jesús María Alvarado’ is a government-supported teachers' college founded in 1959. The programs cover the areas of music, drama and dance. A number of instruments and other pieces of equipment were donated by the government of Jap...
Country:
GUATEMALA
State:
City:
GUATEMALA CITY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
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Founded in 1995, this was the first private school in Guatemala City to be accredited by the Ministry of Education. In addition to the professional programs there are programs for children and adults in the local community....
Country:
GUATEMALA
State:
City:
GUATEMALA CITY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting
Notes:
The university was established in 1676 and gained its current name and status in 1944. It is the largest and oldest university of Guatemala. The School of Arts was founded in 2006. ...
Country:
GUATEMALA
State:
City:
GUATEMALA CITY
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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A private non-political, non-sectarian, not-for-profit university founded in 1966. ...
Country:
HONG KONG
State:
City:
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1963, and the Department of Music was established in 1965. In 2016 a Centre for Chinese Music Studies was established. The music department owns a wide range of Western, Chinese and early music instruments, including many early Western instruments, a Javanese gamelan, ...
Country:
HONG KONG
State:
City:
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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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 an Indonesian gamelan, and is equipped with 52 pianos, two harpsichords and three organs. ...
Country:
HONG KONG
State:
City:
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Hong Kong Institute 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:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
BUDAPEST
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1635. It is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and gained its current name and status in 1950. In 2019 the former Music Department of the Faculty of Humanities was transformed into an independent Institute of Arts, Communication and Music. ...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
EGER
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Kodály
Notes:
This Catholic university can trace its history back to 1774. There are several campuses around the country with the headquarters in Eger. ...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
KECSKEMÉT
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Kodály, Library Collections, Personal Archives
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The Kodály Institute is a Faculty of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. It is a post-graduate international training and research centre with the purpose of disseminating information about the Kodály concept of music education. There are in-service courses for Hungarian music teachers,...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
BUDAPEST
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Established by Franz Liszt in 1875 and known in English as the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, this institution has now been officially recognised as a University. It has several buildings in Budapest, including among others, the central building, the György Ligeti building, the Ferenc Liszt Memorial...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
GYÖR
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1968, moved to its new campus in Györ in 1977 and gained its current name and status in 2002. The Institute, which trains teachers of music, comprises two departments: Department of Orchestral Instruments, and Department of Solo Instruments and Music Theory. ...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
DEBRECEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music
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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:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
NYÍREGYHÁZA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Kodály, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 2016 in its present from from an amalgamation of two earlier colleges. It is situated in one of the remotest areas of Hungary and makes extensive use of multimedia distance learning with the help of an e-teaching program, creating a ‘virtual campus’. Student exc...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
PÉCS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University of Pécs can trace its history back to 1367, thus being the oldest university in Hungary. It was established in its current form following the amalgamation in 2000 of the former Janus Pannonius University of Sciences and Illyés Gyula College of Education in Szekszárd. The Faculty of...
Country:
ICELAND
State:
City:
REYKJAVÍK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This self-governing university awards the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland. It opened in 1999 and consists of departments of fine arts, theatre, music, dance, art education, and design and architecture. The music department commenced operation in 2001. The Joint European Master'...
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:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Originally established in 1975 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin City University gained its current name and status in 1989. It is an umbrella organisation which, since 2016, includes the former independent institutions of the Church of Ireland College of Education, the Mater De...
Country:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
JERUSALEM
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy can trace its history back to 1932, and following a period under the name of the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, it moved in 1985 to the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem though retaining its independence from the University. Three institutions form the Jerusalem A...
Country:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
TEL-AVIV
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Kodály, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
The Levinsky College was established in 1912. Its Music Academy is the main institution in Israel that trains music teachers for all levels. The music department organises a concert series with commentary - ‘Music at Levinsky’ - open to the public, as well an Israeli forum for the advancement of...
Country:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
TEL-AVIV
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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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:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
TEL-AVIV
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives
Notes:
The Tel-Aviv University was founded in 1953. The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music is an academic institution jointly operated by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Tel-Aviv University. It was formerly known as the Samuel Rubin Academy of Music, and also includes the former Department of Musicology ...
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:
TERAMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
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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:
BARI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1925. 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 Musikhochschu...
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:
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. ...