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:
DAVIS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This institution, founded in 1908 as a university farm associated with the University of California at Berkeley, has developed into a full member of the University of California system. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
IRVINE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1965. The School of the Arts offer programs in drama, dance, music and studio art. Facilities include several fine performance spaces, state-of-the-art electronic music studios, an audio laboratory, the Arts Media Center and the Beall Center for Art and Technology. Mem...
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:
SANTA BARBARA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The music department has a Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology which offers courses within both the College of Creative Studies and the College of Letters and Science. Facilities include some fine performing spaces, including the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall and the Geiringer Hall. Memb...
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:
LA VERNE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
This private university can trace its history back to 1891 with the establishment of Lordsburg College by members of the Church of the Brethren. It gained its current name and status in 1977....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
SAN FRANCISCO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A Jesuit Catholic university founded in 1855....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CALIFORNIA
City:
LOS ANGELES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Personal Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university established in 1880. The School of Music, founded in 1884, is organised into three divisions - Classical Performance and Composition, Contemporary Music, and Reseach & Scholarly Studies. It has access to a number of fine performance and rehearsal spaces. The music library ...
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:
COLORADO SPRINGS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts offers programs in art history, film studies, music, theatre and dance, and visual arts....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
NEW LONDON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A privately supported liberal arts college founded in 1911. The music department houses a number of fine performing spaces and is an All-Steinway School. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic and digital sound studio. The department is host to the Thames Valley Music School, a preparatory d...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
HARTFORD
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1823 as Washington College, this institution became Trinity College in 1845. Of Episcopalian heritage, it is now an independent institution....
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:
DANBURY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1903. The School of Visual and Performing Arts offers programs in art, music and theatre arts. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
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:
BOCA RATON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university established in 1964. The Department of Music is housed in the Dorothy F Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. The library houses the Richard and Gillian Davis collection of nineteenth century Russian manuscripts. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
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:
SARASOTA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The College was founded in 1960 as a private college for academically talented students. It became a public college in 1975 through a merger with the State University system of Florida. The music department is housed in the Caples Fine Arts Complex, with access to some fine performing spaces. It org...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
FLORIDA
City:
WINTER PARK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private college founded in 1885 by New England Congregationalists. Facilities include some fine performing spaces and a state-of-the-art computer laboratory. The College organises a Community School of Music that offers music lessons and classes to children and interested members of the local comm...
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:
CORAL GABLES
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
An independent university founded in 1925. Current technological developments are used to enhance instructional and performing experiences in many programs, students having access to a number of specialist laboratories housed within the Advanced Technology Center. The Frost School of Music houses th...
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:
KENNESAW
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Kennesaw University was founded in 1963 as a state-supported institution. There is a second campus in Marietta. The School of Music is an All-Steinway School....
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:
HAWAI'I
City:
HILO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state university founded in 1941 as Hawaii Vocational School. It gained its current name and status in 1970. The Department of Performing Arts offers programs in dance, drama and music, with a range of vocal and instrumental ensembles. Language of instruction is English. The College of Hawaiian l...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
CHICAGO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A private liberal arts and media college founded in 1890 as the Columbia School of Oratory. It gained its current name and status in 1944 and is said to be one of the largest private arts and media colleges in the world. The Music Center houses the music programs of the college. There is a Center f...
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:
NAPERVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
This private liberal arts college was founded in 1861 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The music department has access to some fine performance spaces. There is a strong musical theatre program. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
EVANSTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Librarianship Training, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives
Notes:
A private university founded in 1850 under the patronage of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and housing one of the oldest degree-granting music schools in the USA. There is an Institute for New Music. Facilities include six buildings, with 97 practice rooms, five computer/electronic-based studios, c...
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:
ILLINOIS
City:
CHICAGO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University of Illinois has campuses in Chicago, Urbana-Champaign and Springfield....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ILLINOIS
City:
URBANA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This state-supported university, consistently ranked among the strongest professional music schools in the USA, is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system. The university has campuses in Chicago, Urbana-Champaign and Springfield. The School of Music occupies several buildings 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:
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:
FORT WAYNE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university established in 1964 from the merger of two earlier institutions. Known formerly as Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne, in 2018 the Purdue section of the partnership became a separate institution in its own right. Facilities include the John and Ruth Rhine...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
INDIANA
City:
NOTRE DAME
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A Catholic university, founded in 1842. The DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts houses a fine pipe organ. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
INDIANA
City:
CRAWFORDSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Men Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private, independent liberal arts college for men, founded in 1832. The Department of Music is housed in the Fine Arts Complex, completed in 1993. A world music performance ensemble concentrates on music and dance from sub-Saharan Africa. ...
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:
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:
WAVERLY
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Therapy
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1852 and operating under the auspices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Music Department is housed in the Bachman Fine Arts Center which also offers programs in art. The College organises a preparatory program through the Tower School of Mu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
KENTUCKY
City:
FRANKFORT
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A state-supported historically black university founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons. It gained its current name and status in 1972. The music department is housed in the Bradford Performing Arts Center. There are community outreach programs for interested members of the lo...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
KENTUCKY
City:
LEXINGTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Archives
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1865. The College of Fine Arts comprises departments of art, music, theatre and arts administration. In the Singletary Center are a number of fine performance spaces. There is an active opera program. The Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning C...
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:
COLLEGE PARK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1856. It is the flagship campus of the Maryland University system. The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center houses a number of fine performance spaces and houses a state-of- the-art music technology laboratory. The music department sees...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MARYLAND
City:
CHESTERTOWN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A private liberal arts and sciences college founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington. The music department is housed in the Gibson Center for the Arts with some fine performing spaces. ...
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:
BOSTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private college founded in 1945, it aims to prepare students for a career in the contemporary music industry. Berklee Colllege is said to be the world’s largest independent college specialising in jazz and commercial music with studies in every style of contemporary music - jazz, rock, popular, ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
CHESTNUT HILL
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A Jesuit Catholic college founded in 1863. The music department was established in 1989. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
BOSTON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A private non-sectarian university. The School of Music was founded in 1872, and is the oldest degree-granting music program in USA. The College of Fine Arts comprises three main divisions: music, theatre and visual arts. There is a full opera program offered through the Opera Institute. The Music D...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
WORCESTER
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A Jesuit liberal arts college founded in 1843. The music department has access to several fine performing spaces. There is a Group for Electronic Music devoted to the promotion of computer music in three participating institutions in the vicinity - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester Polytechnic In...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
AMHERST
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts institution, Hampshire College was founded in 1970. There are no pre-set majors, but courses are developed according to individual student interests. The main emphasis is on encouraging students to study, compose, perform and improvise in various genres. Facilities include wel...
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:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
A private university that can trace its history back to 1846. It is traditionally known for research and education in the physical sciences, technology and engineering, but also has extensive programs in other areas. The Rosalind Denny Lewis Music Library contains scores and recordings of music of ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
SOUTH HADLEY
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only
Notes:
Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college, founded in 1837 as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. It gained its current name in 1893. It is one of a five-college consortium which shares programs for the purpose of extending and enriching their collective educational resources. The o...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
BOSTON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An independent school of music founded in 1867. Master's degree conductors may serve mini-apprenticeships with the Boston Pops and the Handel and Haydn Society. The Conservatory houses a Sonic Analysis laboratory. It also organises an Intercultural Institute with monthly workshops, performances by ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
BOSTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
An independent university founded in 1898. Facilities include state-of-the-art music laboratories. Qualified students majoring in music may take certain courses at the New England Conservatory for academic credit at Northeastern University. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
SALEM
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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Salem College was founded in 1854 originally as a normal school for the training of teachers. It gained its current name and status in 2010. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic music laboratory and recording studio. There is an active handbell group. Member of the National Association of S...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
NORTHAMPTON
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Instrument Collections
Notes:
A private college for women founded in 1875. It becomes co-educational at graduate level. The music department is housed in Sage Hall and has access to a number of fine performance spaces. It owns a gamelan. Smith College is the nation’s largest liberal arts college for women. It is one of a five-...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
MEDFORD
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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Tufts University is a private institution founded in 1852. The music department is housed in the new Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center and has access to several fine performance spaces. It sees its particular strengths as in performance, composition, theory, musicology and ethnomusicology. A musi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
AMHERST
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state university founded in 1863 and gained its current name and status in 1947. It is the flagship institution of the University of Massachusetts system. The University is one of a five-college consortium which shares programs for the purpose of extending and enriching their collective educationa...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
DARTMOUTH
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1895 as a textile school. It gained its current name and status in 1991. The music department holds a collection of non-Western instruments. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
WELLESLEY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A liberal arts college for women founded in 1870. The Department of Music is housed in the Jewett Arts Center and owns a collection of early instruments and Western orchestral instruments. A scheme of cross-registration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology allows students to take programs ther...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
NORTON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Wheaton College is a private liberal arts institution founded in 1834 as a female seminary, and in 1987 became co-educational. Facilities include some fine performance spaces and a well-equipped music technology laboratory. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
WILLIAMSTOWN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1793 as a men's college. It became co-educational in 1970. The music department is housed in the Bernhard Music Center and has access to several fine performing spaces....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MICHIGAN
City:
MARQUETTE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1899. It gained its current name and status in 1963. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MICHIGAN
City:
ROCHESTER HILLS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A liberal arts institution founded on Christian principles in 1959 by members of the Churches of Christ. Formerly known as Rochester College, it gained its current name and status in 2019. Music students have the opportunity to take performance lessons at the Eastman School of Music after a successf...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MICHIGAN
City:
ANN ARBOR
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university. The School of Music was founded in 1880 and currently offers its programs at the campuses at Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint. The program includes studies in music, dance, theatre and music theatre, with enthusiastic opera and musical theatre groups. The Jessye Norman Mas...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MICHIGAN
City:
KALAMAZOO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1903. The School of Music is housed in the Dorothy U Dalton Center and is an All-Steinway School. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MINNESOTA
City:
NORTHFIELD
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
An independent non-sectarian liberal arts college founded in 1866. The music library holds a large collection of early instruments, including harpsichords, a fortepiano, crumhorns, lutes, sackbuts, violas da gamba and recorders. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MINNESOTA
City:
MOORHEAD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1891 and supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Department of Music is housed in the Hvidsten Hall of Music. Choral music is seen as a strength within the department. There is an active opera program. Member of the Concordia University ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MINNESOTA
City:
ST PAUL
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1874 of Presbyterian heritage. The music department owns a set of African drums, African flutes, a sitar and a number of medieval and baroque instruments. Ensembles include a highland pipe band and an early music ensemble. Macalester College is a member of ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MINNESOTA
City:
MINNEAPOLIS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1869. The School of Music was established in 1902. At the University’s West Bank Arts Quarter the School of Music has access to a number of fine performing spaces and a well-equipped electronic music studio. The Roy A Schuessler Vocal Arts Center houses a c...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MINNESOTA
City:
ST PAUL
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Kodály, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A Catholic co-educational liberal arts college founded in 1885. On campus are four pipe organs. The University of St Thomas is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, allowing cross-registration with Augsburg College, Hamline University, Macalester College and the College of St Cathe...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MINNESOTA
City:
WINONA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1858. The music office is housed in the Performing Arts Center. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MISSISSIPPI
City:
JACKSON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A private university related to the Presbyterian Church. It can trace its history back to 1883 and was formerly known as Belhaven College. The music department is housed in the Center for the Arts which also houses facilities for the theatre and dance departments. Member of the National Association...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MISSISSIPPI
City:
UNIVERSITY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1848, the University is also known as ‘Ole Miss’. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in Mississippi. The Gertrude C Ford Performing Arts Center was opened in 2003 and provides some fine performing spaces. Facilities include sets of African drums and steel pans and a 36-be...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MISSOURI
City:
KIRKSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1867. The Truman Fine Arts building includes a 500-seat performance hall. Music events are held at the Ophelia Parrish/Fine Arts Centre. There is an opera program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MISSOURI
City:
ST LOUIS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
A private university founded in 1853. The music department, established in 1946, sees particular strengths in graduate study, especially in theory, musicology, voice and piano. The department has access to several fine performing spaces. The Gaylord Music Library has an extensive collection of scor...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEBRASKA
City:
LINCOLN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A liberal arts university founded in 1887 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The music department is located in the Vance D Rogers Center for Fine Arts which houses a fine performance auditorium. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW JERSEY
City:
PRINCETON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private Ivy League university. Princeton can trace its history back to 1746. It is the fourth oldest college in British North America. The Department of Music is housed in the Woolworth Center for Musical Studies. Within the department the principal emphasis focuses on musicology and composition, ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
NEW YORK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An independent liberal arts college for women, founded in 1889 and affiliated with Columbia University. There are two opera companies in residence - Opera Hispanica and the Brooklyn Opera Theater. Exceptionally talented students may receive permission to take performance lessons at the Manhattan Sch...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
NEW YORK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Baruch College can trace its history back over 150 years, and is currently a senior college of the City University of New York. The music department forms part of the Arts & Humanities area of the Weissman School of Arts & Sciences. The City University of New York (CUNY) was founded in 1961....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
BROOKLYN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A College of the City University of New York, founded in 1930. There is an annual calendar of over 100 public concerts and recitals of repertory from early music to contemporary, presented in the College’s Center for the Performing Arts and other fine performing spaces. The new Leonard & Clair...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
NEW YORK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections
Notes:
This is the doctorate-granting graduate school of the City University of New York. It was founded in 1961. Students at the Center have access to state-of-the-art electronic music studios, to the Metropolitan Museum of Arts’ collection of some 4,000 musical instruments, and to the Music Division of...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
MANHATTAN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Archives
Notes:
A college of the City University of New York, founded in 1870, and is the largest college in the University. It is possible to complete degrees by taking evening courses. The library has a collection of recordings of ethnic music. The City University of New York (CUNY) was founded in 1961. It consi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
FLUSHING
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Suzuki, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The City University of New York (CUNY) was founded in 1961. It consists of 20 Colleges at which music is offered in eleven. Queens College, itself founded in 1937, became part of the City University of New York in 1961. The School of Music has access to several fine performance spaces, including tho...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
JAMAICA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A senior college of the City University of New York which can trace its history back to 1847. It gained its current name and status in 1966. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is located in the Academic Core Building. Facilities include a state-of-the-art digital lab. The City University of...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
NEW YORK
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private Ivy League university founded in 1754, being the oldest institute of higher learning in New York State. The music department was established by Edward MacDowell in 1896. Undergraduate music programs are taken at the affiliated Barnard College, Columbia Teachers’ College, the School of Ge...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
ITHACA
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A privately-endowed Ivy League university founded in 1865. The first chair of musicology in an American university was created at Cornell in 1930. Master’s degrees are not considered terminal degrees at Cornell; they are earned during the programs leading to doctoral degrees. The University is th...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
ROCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Eastman School of Music was founded in 1921. Ensembles include three symphony orchestras, three choral groups, seven jazz ensembles, two wind ensembles, a student-run contemporary music ensemble (’Ossia’), Musica Nova (a contemporary ensemble), Collegium Musicum (early music), trombone choir...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
BROOKVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The private Long Island University operates on two campuses. The Brooklyn campus, established in 1926, and the C W Post Campus established in 1954. The School of Visual and Performing Arts at the C W Post campus offers programs in visual art, media arts, music, and theatre, film, dance and arts mana...