Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
DURHAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Personal Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1832 and the first music examinations took place at Durham in 1890. This is a collegiate university - the colleges are not teaching bodies, nor are they purely residential. Typically they provide a centre for students’ sporting, social and residential activities, and ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
PENRYN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
In 2008 Dartington College of Arts, founded in 1961, merged with University College Falmouth and the resulting institution has been granted full university status. Students have access to a new purpose-built Performance Centre with fine performing spaces and state-of-the-art electronic and recording...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The University of London is a federation of some forty colleges and institutes, not all of which offer programs in music. Goldsmiths College, founded in 1891, is one of the largest music departments in Britain. A central focus is the study of contemporary musical culture from jazz to 'new complexity...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Public Examinations in Music, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Guildhall School was founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation, and is distinctive in being both a music school and a drama school, as well as offering programs in professional development and music therapy. All undergraduate students have experience of work in the community, and post-gr...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
The University of London is a federation of some forty colleges and institutes, not all of which offer programs in music. King's College can trace its history back to 1828, and when the University of London was founded in 1836 King's became one of its two founding colleges. The music department at K...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The School of Music is beautifully situated on Kingston Hill within easy reach of Richmond Park, Kingston-upon-Thames and central London. There is an active program of world music. Facilities include an excellent music library, a professionally equipped rehearsal and digital recording centre, five ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LEEDS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This music institution, an affiliated college of the University of Leeds, was founded in 1965. Formerly known as the Leeds College of Music, it was granted its current name and status in 2020. The Conservatoire launched the United Kingdom’s first full-time jazz and popular music course in 1971 an...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
MANCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Manchester Metropolitan University can trace its history back to 1824, and gained its current name and status in 1992. It operates on seven campuses, five in Manchester and two in Cheshire. Those with unconventional music backgrounds and practical experience are encouraged to apply. There is a stat...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Public Examinations in Music, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal Academy, founded in 1822, is the oldest institution for advanced music training in the United Kingdom. It is a full member of the University of London and all graduates are awarded University of London degrees. The Centre for Advanced Performance Studies is run jointly by the Royal Academy...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Public Examinations in Music, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal College of Music was founded in 1882. It houses some fine performing spaces. Students in years three and four of the Bachelor of Music program have the opportunity to study abroad for an extended period. The College has a valuable and growing collection of historic musical instruments (Wes...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
MINLEY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Military Music Academies
Notes:
The British Army has 30 bands and employs some 1100 musicians. Kneller Hall, established in 1857, up until August 2021, offered music training for serving members of the army who join as band musicians. Since August 2021 the headquarters of the Royal Corps of Army Music has located to Gibraltar Barr...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
MANCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal Northern College of Music was established in 1973 following the merger of the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Northern School of Music. The College is organised into schools of study: academic, composition and contemporary music, keyboard, strings, wind, brass and percussion, voc...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
GREENWICH
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Founded in 1872, Trinity College of Music is an independent foundation receiving a government grant. In 2005 Trinity College of Music and Laban contemporary dance programs merged to form Trinity Laban, the United Kingdom's first conservatoire of music and contemporary dance. Music programs are deliv...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BIRMINGHAM
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Personal Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Sir Edward Elgar was appointed the university’s first professor of music in 1905. The university has a department of drama and theatre arts, enabling music students to take courses in drama and to participate in opera and music theatre. Performance tuition is normally taken at the Birmingham Conse...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
CAMBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Founded in 1209 this is one of the oldest and most famous university music departments in the world. It is a Collegiate university comprising 31 colleges where students live, eat and socialise and where students receive small group teaching sessions. Each college is an independent institution with i...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
HATFIELD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1952. The approach to the teaching of music has been specifically designed by composers and performers to fully utilise current technology. There are three studios fitted with state-of-the-art recording equipment in the John Lill Centre for Music Studies. The department...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
KEELE
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution was founded as the University College of North Staffordshire in 1949 and gained its current name and status in 1962. The Music and Music Technology Department was established in 1973. Facilities include well-equipped electronic and recording labs. The Tim Souster studio is a digita...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LEEDS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University of Leeds can trace its history back to 1874. It merged with University College Bretton Hall in 2001 and music studies have now been transferred to the Leeds campus. A new performance centre was opened in 2004. The Brotherton Library includes manuscripts and correspondence of Mendelsso...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of London is a federation of some forty colleges and institutes, not all of which offer programs in music. The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) was founded in 1916. No aspects of Western music are studied. All courses relate to the traditional art or folk musics of Asia a...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
MANCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University of Manchester can trace its history back to 1824. It was formed in 2004 with the merger of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and the Victoria University of Manchester. Music programs are taken at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama which houses ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
NORTHAMPTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution was formerly known as Nene College. It gained its current name and status in 2005. The music department houses a range of instruments including grand pianos, double-manual harpsichord, theorbo, harmonium, Javanese and Balinese gamelans. There are practice studios and a state-of-the-...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
NOTTINGHAM
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University of Nottingham can trace its history back to 1881. It gained its current name and status in 1948. The music department is particularly strong in twentieth century music and composition. There are well-equipped electronic studios. Performance is regarded as an optional course. The music...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
OXFORD
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Library Collections
Notes:
This is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, with nine centuries of continuous existence since 1096. Oxford University is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. The Faculty of Music houses the Bate Collection o...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
EXMOUTH
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1862. The Department of Music has cultural connections with the music of Bali and Gambia. It owns a Balinese gamelan. There is an Inter-disciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research as well as a Centre for Humanities, Music and Performing Arts Research....
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Roehampton was formally established in 2004, though it can trace its history back to 1840s. It consists of four colleges – Digby Stuart, Froebel, Southlands and Whitelands. The Music Department is located at Southlands College where facilities include a concert hall, a keyboard l...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
SOUTHAMPTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University of Southampton can trace its history back to 1862. The music department has a collection of historical and modern keyboard instruments, early stringed and wind instruments, modern orchestral instruments and a wide range of percussion instruments. Facilities include a purpose-built con...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BRIGHTON
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1961. Students with an interest in composition are particularly welcome to the Faculty. Facilities include a state-of-the-art electronic music studio, a large pipe organ, two chamber organs, a two-manual Goble harpsichord and a large collection of tuned and untuned perc...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
WINCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This church-based institution can trace its history back to 1840 and was formerly known as Kind Alfred’s College. It gained its current name and status in 2005. Facilities include a multimedia centre with composition and video editing software. The College has a set of Caribbean steel pans, Kenya...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
YORK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in the early 1960s. It participates in the ERASMUS scheme in which students may spend part of their time at a partner European university, counting the study abroad as part of the degree at York. The Music Department is centred on the Lyons Concert Hall and runs an acclaim...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
YORK
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution can trace its history back to 1841 as York Diocesan Training School for teacher education. In 1974 it became the College of Ripon & York St John and in 2006 its name was changed to York St John University. It is a Church of England college affiliated with the University of Leeds...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
NORTHERN IRELAND
City:
BELFAST
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Queen's University was founded by Queen Victoria in 1845 and was designed as a non-denominational alternative to Trinity College Dublin which was controlled by the Anglican Church. The School of Music has particular strengths in renaissance music, composition, electro-acoustic music, computer applic...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
SCOTLAND
City:
GLASGOW
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Public Examinations in Music, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The National Piping Centre, incorporating The College of Piping was founded in 2020 from the merger of two existing piping institutions, the College of Piping and the National Piping Centre. Both institutions had previously distributed their own teaching materials and organised teaching programs and...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
SCOTLAND
City:
GLASGOW
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Public Examinations in Music, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland was, until 1 September 2011, known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. It can trace its history back to the creation of the Glasgow Athenaeum in 1847. The current Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers programs in music, dance, drama, film, music pro...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
SCOTLAND
City:
ABERDEEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1495. There are state-of-the-art facilities for electroacoustic music, a world music centre, a theatre/concert hall, keyboard laboratory and a range of practice facilities. The Centre for Music Therapy houses many percussion instruments, and is used as a teaching base ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
SCOTLAND
City:
EDINBURGH
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1583 and the Reid School of Music was established in 1839. Individual performance lessons are not offered within the music faculty, though students are expected to find their own tutors and the university covers the cost of the lessons. This is an All-Steinway School. T...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
WALES
City:
BANGOR
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Wales in Bangor can trace its history back to 1885. The activities of the School of Music cover the areas of performance, composition, technology, media and popular culture, and history, culture and society. Facilities include four state-of-the-art electronic composition studios, t...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ARIZONA
City:
TEMPE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university established in 1885 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1958. Facilities include several fine performance spaces, several electronic music research studios, the Ravenscroft Jazz Suite and music education and therapy laboratories. There is ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ARKANSAS
City:
BATESVILLE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The College, founded in 1872, is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is the oldest independent college in Arkansas. There is a chance of students being able to study bagpipe playing as part of the College’s Scottish Heritage program. The Scottish Heritage Program offers instruction ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SAN RAFAEL
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The College began in 1956 in Calcutta, India, and commenced operations in California in 1967. It aims to spread knowledge and teach performance of the music of North India - Hindustani classical vocal and instrumental music - and for this purpose it also sponsors concerts of Indian classical music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
VALENCIA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This private institute was founded in 1961 by Walt and Roy Disney through the merger of two existing professional schools, the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Chouinard Art Institute. There are schools of art, dance, film/video, music, theatre, and critical studies enabling students to com...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
ARCATA
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, (also known as Cal Poly Humboldt State University) was formerly named Humboldt State University. In 2022 it became the third polytechnic university in California and was granted its current name and status. The Department of Music has many ensemble...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SAN MARCOS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This University was founded in 1989. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts offers programs in arts and technology, music, theatre, visual arts and education. There is encouragement for students to collaborate with those in other tracks of the program. The Department houses a Javanese gamelan...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
IRVINE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A private Lutheran (Missouri Synod) university, a member of the Concordia University System, founded in 1976. The University owns two sets of handbells (one Schulmerich five-octave, the other Malmark three-octave), a three-octave set of Malmark handchimes, three pipe organs and two electronic organ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
RIVERSIDE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
A private Christian university founded in 1922 affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It gained its current name and status in 1967. The Claude Gordon Initial Brass Workshop is held on campus each summer. The university holds a collection of Claude Gordon’s trumpets. Member of the Nati...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
LOS ANGELES
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private Catholic liberal arts university administered by the Jesuit order. It can trace its history back to 1865, and gained its current name and status in 1973. The College of Communications and Fine Arts offers programs in communication studies, theatre, dance, music, studio arts, art history an...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
CLAREMONT
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private college established in 1887. Pomona College is a member of the Claremont Colleges Consortium which also includes Scripps College, Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences and the Graduate School of Claremont University...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SAN DIEGO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1897. Facilities include the 300-seat Dayton Smith recital hall, a state-of-the-art electronic music studio, 160 pianos, three harpsichords and 800 other instruments, many of ethnic origin. There is an active opera program. The University hosts a Community Music School ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SAN FRANCISCO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1899. The School of Music houses a Balinese gamelan, while the library holds the Frank V. deBellis Collection of Italian materials (history, literature, fine arts, music), including rare books, scores, manuscripts, archival sound recordings. Member of the California S...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
STANFORD
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university situated on one of the largest campuses in the USA. It accepted its first students in 1891. The Department of Music, founded in 1947, houses a vast archive of recorded sound with some 300,000 recordings, including over 100,000 78 r.p.m. discs and a number of wax cylinders, whil...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
LOS ANGELES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1919 as the Southern Branch of the University of California and moved to its current location in Westwood in 1929. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music was created in 2007 with the union of three departments - the Department of Music, the Department of Musicology and t...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
BERKELEY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1849. It became the University of California in 1868 and is the flagship campus and the oldest campus of the University of California system. The Hargrove Music Library holds one of the most extensive collections of books, scores and recorded materials in...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
RIVERSIDE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Personal Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1907. The music department owns a Javanese gamelan. The library houses the Heinrich Schenker Archive. The Center for Iberian and Latin American Music is located in the department and publishes an online journal 'Diagonal'. Member of the University of Cal...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SAN DIEGO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1960, though it can trace its history back to 1903. The Department of Music, established in 1966, is based in the Conrad Prebys Music Center and places some emphasis on education and innovation in new music. The Center for Research and Computing in the Arts conducts ac...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SANTA CRUZ
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was established in 1965. The music department has access to both Javanese and Balinese gamelans and North Indian instruments. There is an active opera program. Member of the University of California system. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
WHITTIER
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts college of Quaker heritage, founded in 1887. The music department is housed in the Peasley Center for Music. Facilities include a well-equipped music technology laboratory. There is a library of musical instruments available to students free of charge....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
COLORADO
City:
COLORADO SPRINGS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This private liberal arts college was founded in 1874. The music department houses a Balinese gamelan....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
COLORADO
City:
BOULDER
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private, non-profit, non-sectarian liberal arts institution - the only fully accredited Buddhist-inspired university in the United States. It was founded in 1974. There is a collection of instruments including a Balinese gamelan, Indian classical instruments, African marimbas and a number of worl...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
WEST HARTFORD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
An independent university that can trace its history back to 1879. It gained its current name and status in 1957. The Hartt School, also founded in 1957, is housed in the Fuller Music Center and offers programs in music, dance and theatre. There is an Institute of Contemporary American Music and the...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
MIDDLETOWN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1831 as a Methodist institution, and became completely independent in 1937. The Center for the Arts houses the departments of music, art and art history, dance, theatre and film. There are some fine performance spaces and well-equipped electronic studios. A world inst...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
NEW HAVEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Library Collections
Notes:
Yale University is a private Ivy League institution that can trace its history back to 1701. There are three music divisions, each with a separate entry: • The Department of Music, part of Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. • The School of Music. • The Institute of Sacr...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
NEW HAVEN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private Ivy League university that can trace its history back to 1701. There are three music divisions, each with a separate entry: • The Department of Music, part of Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. • The School of Music. • The Institute of Sacred Music, an interdi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
FLORIDA
City:
MIAMI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university with a strong cosmopolitan outlook. It was founded in 1965 and opened for classes in 1972. The Department of Music is housed in the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts with a number of fine performing spaces, a state-of-the-art electronic mu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
FLORIDA
City:
MIAMI GARDENS
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This private historically black university can trace its history back to 1879. Historically related to the Baptist Church and formerly known as the Florida Memorial College, it gained its current name and status in 2006. The Department of Visual & Performing Arts offers programs in music, art, t...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
FLORIDA
City:
TALLAHASSEE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1823. It gained its current name and status in 1947. The School of Music houses a Center for Music Research and a Center for Music of the Americas with focus on music of the peoples of north, south and central America and the Caribbean. It is home to the ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
FLORIDA
City:
GAINESVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university, the largest in Florida, that can trace its history back to 1853. Facilities include some fine performance spaces and well-equipped electronic music and music technology laboratories. There is a 61-bell carillon. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
FLORIDA
City:
LAKE WALES
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
This institution, established in 1968, and formerly known as Warner Southern College, is founded on Christian principles and operates under the auspices of the Church of God Southern Convention. The music department owns a set of handbells....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
GEORGIA
City:
DECATUR
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private women’s college of Presbyterian heritage, founded in 1889. The music department owns four organs, a German double harpsichord and a set of Ghanaian drums....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
GEORGIA
City:
ATLANTA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
A Christian ecumenical graduate professional school of theology established in 1958. It is home to five predominantly African-American denominational Christian constituent seminaries. The Center forms part of the Atlanta University Center - a consortium of historically black colleges in Georgia that...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
GEORGIA
City:
ROME
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This private university was founded in 1873 and is a Georgia Baptist Institution. Formerly known as Shorter College, it gained its current name and status in 2010. The music department is a Kawai EPIC school which owns a Javanese gamelan. There is an extensive program in music and theatre at the ann...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
HAWAI'I
City:
LAIE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
This private university was founded in 1955 and operates under The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The university runs summer programs in music. There are collections of Polynesian drums and steel drums. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
HAWAI'I
City:
HONOLULU
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1907 and gainedd its current name and status in 1972. It is the flagship campus of the University of Hawai'i system. There are ten campuses spread across six of the Hawaiian islands. The music department is a unique blend of solid Western music tradition with ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
RIVER FOREST
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Kodály, Library Collections, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A private liberal arts university associated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It can trace its history back to 1864. The music department is housed in Kretzmann Hall with some fine performance spaces and a well-equipped computer lab. The Center for Church Music was established in 2010. It...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
LAKE FOREST
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. Of Presbyterian heritage, it was founded in 1857. The music department is located in Reid Hall. There is a set of West African drums....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
CHICAGO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections
Notes:
A private interdenominational Bible institute founded in 1886. All students take biblical and theological studies. The library holds a significant collection of hymnals and there is a collection of world instruments. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
DEKALB
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1895. The College of Visual and Performing Arts offers programs in art, music theatre and dance. Facilities include fine performing spaces, state-of-the-art computer music studios and a large collection of percussion instruments (drums, steel pans, gamelan, m...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
EDWARDSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-supported university that opened in 1957. The Department of Music organises a Suzuki strings program for young people from 3 to 18 years as well as a week-long summer school in musical theatre. A Keyboard Development Program is offered to children and adults from the local community. The li...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
DEERFIELD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1884. It is currently associated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Students taking the contemporary music emphasis spend one semester at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The music school ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
CHICAGO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private non-denominational university founded in 1890 by John D Rockefeller. The Department of music was founded in 1933. It is primarily a graduate school and a centre of research in music. Performance studies are not offered, but participation in performance may be taken as an extra-curricular a...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
INDIANA
City:
RICHMOND
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
An independent college of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), founded in 1847. There is a state-of-the-art computer music studio. An emphasis on music and ethnomusicology is a unique feature of the degree program with a focus on Indian music and the arts, as well as other musics from Indones...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
INDIANA
City:
HUNTINGTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
An evangelical, Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The core curriculum has a component of biblical studies and students participate in chapel three times per week. The music department works closely with the Contemporary Music Center of the Co...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
INDIANA
City:
BLOOMINGTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Librarianship Training, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1829 as Indiana College. It gained its current name and status in 1838 and is the flagship institution of the Indiana University system. The Jacobs School of Music presents over 1,100 performances each year. There are programs in wellness for musicians. The W...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
INDIANA
City:
MARION
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private Christian liberal arts university that can trace its history back to 1890 when it began as Marion Normal College. It gained its current name and status in 1987. The music division is housed in the Phillippe Performing Arts Center. There is a thriving opera program. The music department ow...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
IOWA
City:
PELLA
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private liberal arts college in the Christian tradition, founded in 1853, and affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Facilities at the Cox-Snow Music Center include a number of fine performing spaces, a well-equipped music technology lab, and some early keyboard instruments. There are pro...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
IOWA
City:
SIOUX CENTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
A liberal arts university founded in 1955, associated with the Christian Reformed Church. Formerly known as Dordt College, in 2019 it gained its current name and status. Facilities include the 1,500-seat B J Haan Auditorium with a fine three-manual mechanical action Casavant organ, a number of othe...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
IOWA
City:
GRINNELL
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private, co-educational liberal arts college of Congregational heritage founded in 1846. The music department is located in a newly renovated and expanded Fine Arts facility which includes the acoustically excellent 340-seat Sebring-Lewis Hall and well-equipped electronic music and multimedia tech...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
IOWA
City:
AMES
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections
Notes:
The University opened in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, and gained its current name and status in 1959. There is a theatre program administered by the Department of Music, with studies in design and technology, acting, dance, music, directing, history and criticism. A 50-bell ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
IOWA
City:
DECORAH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college, founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, and affiliated with the Lutheran Church in America. There is an active opera program. Facilities include some fine performing spaces as well as the state-of-the-art Presser Music Laboratory. The music department owns several ea...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
IOWA
City:
IOWA CITY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University of Iowa was founded in 1847, being the State’s first public institution of higher learning. The School of Music was established in 1906 and occupies the Voxman Music Building with a number of fine performing spaces. The Division of Performing Arts comprises departments of dance, mus...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
KANSAS
City:
WICHITA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1895. The College of Fine Arts offers programs in music, theatre, art and dance. The School of Music is housed in the Duerksen Fine Arts Center and holds a collection of North American Indian flutes. The school sees its particular strengths in percussion and o...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
KENTUCKY
City:
LOUISVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
An independent co-educational Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1950. The Department owns a set of handbells. There are well-equipped electronic music and digital recording laboratories. There is a Bellarmine University Preparatory Music and Theater Program that offers music tuition to inter...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
KENTUCKY
City:
LOUISVILLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections
Notes:
A private theological seminary founded in 1859 and supported by the Southern Baptist Convention. The Seminary School of the Arts offers music programs and individual lessons to interested persons in the local community. The school has several early keyboard instruments and seven organs. The music di...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MAINE
City:
LEWISTON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A liberal arts college founded in 1855. The Olin Arts Center houses some fine performance venues, a well-equipped computer music studio, a collection of Indian and Middle Eastern instruments, a Javanese gamelan and a steel pan orchestra. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MAINE
City:
BRUNSWICK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Bowdoin College is a private co-educational non-sectarian liberal arts institution founded in 1794. Facilities include some fine performance spaces and well-equipped electronic music laboratories. The music department owns a collection of early and Oriental instruments. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MAINE
City:
WATERVILLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
An independent liberal arts college founded in 1813. It was named Waterville College in 1821, and gained its current name and status immediately following the Civil War. The music department is housed in the Bixler Art and Music Center with several fine performing spaces and a state-of-the-art elect...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MARYLAND
City:
BALTIMORE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The private Johns Hopkins University is the home of the Peabody Institute, a music and dance conservatory founded in 1857, which since 1977 has operated as the music division of the University. There is an active opera program and a wellness program for maintenance of good practices in developing mu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MARYLAND
City:
TOWSON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1866. Within the College of Fine Arts there are Departments of Music, Theatre, Art, Dance, and Mass Communication. The Department of Music owns a working collection of early instruments. It sees its particular strengths as in music education and jazz studies. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MARYLAND
City:
BALTIMORE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university, founded in 1966. It forms part of the University of Maryland system. The music department owns a gamelan and a collection of African and East Asian instruments. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
AMHERST
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Amherst College is a private liberal arts institution founded in 1821. The Department of Music owns a Javanese gamelan. It is one of a five-college consortium which shares programs for the purpose of extending and enriching their collective educational resources. The other neighbouring colleges form...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
CAMBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Archives
Notes:
A private Ivy League university established in 1636. The music department is located in the Fanny Peabody Mason Music Building which also houses a studio for electronic music, an ethnomusicology laboratory and an early instrument room with a collection of early instruments. The music program has par...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
CAMBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private school of music founded in 1915 to provide training in the French conservatoire style. In 2012 the school merged with Bard College Conservatory of Music and now offers programs in performance, chamber music, collaborative piano, composition, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, early music, modern Americ...