Country:
PALESTINE (WEST BANK, GAZA)
State:
City:
RAMALLAH
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory, established in 1993, is an affiliate of Birzeit University and has branches in Ramallah, East Jerusalem, Nablus, Gaza City, Beit Sahour and Bethlehem/Tchaikovsky Music School, as well as outreach programs in Hebron, Jerusalem and Gaza. It was granted its current name in 2004. The C...
Country:
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, WEST BANK
State:
City:
EAST JERUSALEM
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory, established in 1993, is an affiliate of Birzeit University. There are branches in Ramallah and Bethlehem. Currently there are three levels of study: Preparatory (children up to 8 years), Elementary, and Intermediate. Completion of the three levels students are eligible for a diplom...
Country:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
State:
City:
PORT MORESBY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1966. The formerly known National Arts School comprising theatre, visual arts and music was formally incorporated into the university in 1989. There are three campuses in the Port Moresby area and study centres in a number of provinces. The Department of Creative Ar...
Country:
PARAGUAY
State:
City:
ASUNCIÓN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1889 and was the first to be established in Paraguay. ...
Country:
PHILIPPINES
State:
City:
MANILA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály
Notes:
This University is a non-profit, non-sectarian institution that can trace its history back to 1919. It gained university status in 1932. Despite its name it is co-educational at all levels, including at two attached schools. The School of Music was founded in 1947. Today the University is co-educati...
Country:
PHILIPPINES
State:
City:
MANILA
Special Indexes:
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 Roman Catholic Pontifical University, sometimes known as ‘The Catholic University of the Philippines’. Founded in 1611, it is the oldest existing university in Asia, and is the only music school in the Philippines with an all-student symphony orchestra and symphonic band. The Conservatory was ...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
BYDGOSZCZ
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Academy of Music ’Felix Nowowiejski’ in Bydgoszcz (Akademia Muzyczna im Feliksa Nowowiejskiego’) was established in 1979 and is regarded as being of university level. It has four campuses scattered around the City of Bydgoszcz, housing several fine performance spaces and a well-equipped au...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
ŁODZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Grazyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów) in Łodz was established in 1945 and gained its current name and status in 1992. It is a non-profit public higher education institution. The Academy organises an international oboe and bassoon...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
POZNAŃ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Paderewske Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu) was founded in 1920 and has a branch in Szczecin. It gained its current name and status in 1982 and is regarded as equivalent in status to a university. There are five faculties: • Faculty of Composition...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
WROCŁAW
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Karol Lipinski Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Lipińskiego) can trace its history back to 1948. It is regarded as equivalent to a university and gained its current name and status in 1981. There are four faculties: • Faculty of Composition, Conducting, Theory of Music and Music...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
KATOWICE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Academy of Music Karol Szymanowski (Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego) was founded in 1929. It is regarded as equivalent to a university. There are four departments: • Department of Composition, Conducting, Theory, Music Education and Music Therapy; • Department of Jazz and Popular...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
KRAKÓW
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego) was founded in 1888. It is regarded as equivalent to a university and gained its current name and status in 1979. Krzysztof Penderecki is a former Rector of the Academy. There are three faculties: • Faculty of Composition, Inte...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
GDAŃSK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy (Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki) was founded in 1947 and currently occupies a new purpose-built premises with a fine concert hall and well-equipped recording studio. It is regarded as equivalent to a university. There are four departments: • Department ...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
WARSAW
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Frederic Chopin University of Music (Uniwersytet Muzycznay im. Fryderyka Chopina) is one of the oldest music academies in Europe, being founded in 1810, and gaining its current name and status in 2008. Postgraduate courses are available only to Polish and European Union citizens (with proof of k...
Country:
PORTUGAL
State:
CENTRO
City:
AVEIRO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1973. ...
Country:
PORTUGAL
State:
LISBON METROPOLITAN AREA
City:
LISBON (LISBOA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The School of Music, founded in 1985, is closely associated with the Gregorian Institute of Lisbon. It offers some courses in co-operation with the School of Education. Facilities include a fine auditorium and a smaller hall and well-equipped electronic music studio. The School of Education also o...
Country:
PORTUGAL
State:
MADEIRA ISLANDS
City:
FUNCHAL
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Madeira Islands are Portuguese territories. The Conservatorio was founded in 1946. In 2000 with the addition of theatre and dance to the program it gained its current name and status. At this time a professional section was included, enabling students to gain a professional certificate at year 1...
Country:
PORTUGAL
State:
PORTO METROPOLITAN AREA
City:
OPORTO (PORTO)
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Instituto Politécnico de Port can trace its history back to 1852. It was given its current name and status in 1985 with the integration of the School of Education and the School of Music. The Instituto hosts departments of music, musical theatre and dance. Facilities include a professional thea...
Country:
PUERTO RICO
State:
City:
SAN JUAN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Suzuki
Notes:
This public Conservatorio, founded in 1959, is regarded as equivalent to a university and is currently autonomously run by a board of trustees appointed by the Governor. Apart from offering the full-time professional program, the Conservatorio, founded by Pablo Casals, has several programs outreachi...
Country:
RÉUNION
State:
City:
SAINT-DENIS DE LA RÉUNION
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Musique, Danse et Art Dramatique de la Réunion was founded in 1987 and is one of over 30 such institutions in France. Its headquarters are in Saint-Denis, with other teaching centres in Saint-Benoît, Saint-Paul and Saint-Pierre. The Conservatoire is a ...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
CLUJ-NAPOCA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Gheorghe Dima National Academy of Music (Academia Națională de Muzică „Gheorghe Dima) was founded in 1919 and was granted its current name and status in 1990. It is regarded as equivalent to a university. There are Faculties of instrumental music, singing and stage art, and theory (conducti...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
BRAŞOV
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Transylvania University of Braşov can trace its history back to 1948 and gained its current name and status in 1991. The Department of Music was added in 1969 and became the Faculty of Music in 1971. It organises the annual Braşov Transilvania Music Summer Academy. Language of instruction is R...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
TIMIŞOARA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1944 and was reformed in 1962. Following political problems it began the rebuilding process in 1989. The Faculty of Music was established in 1990 and has departments of performance, pedagogy and theatre arts. ...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
CRAIOVA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1947 and the music program was first offered in 2003. ...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
ORADEA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1780. It gained its current name and status in 1990. The Faculty of Arts was created in 1995 and houses departments of music, visual arts and drama. ...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
IAȘI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
Founded as a conservatorium in 1836, it was renamed in 1960 and gained its current name and status in 1997. There are departments of music, theatre, visual arts, media arts, fashion, design, photography, animation and conservation and restoration. The music department consists of faculties of perfor...
Country:
ROMANIA
State:
City:
BUCHAREST (BUCUREȘTI)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This University was founded in 1864. Previously called the ‘Academia de Muzica Ciprian Porumbescu’, it was renamed in 2001 to reflect its full university status. There are two faculties: Musical Interpretation, and Composition, Musicology, and Pedagogy. The University houses a Center of Electroa...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
VLADIVOSTOK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1962 and is one of the oldest in the Russian federation. There are departments of music, visual art and theatre. The Master's program was introduced in 2017. Preparatory courses are organised to prepare students for entry to the professional program. Language of instructio...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
MOSCOW
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1895 as a junior school and was called the Gnessin State Musical College. It added higher levels in 1944, and eventually became a full tertiary institution, now known as the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. In addition to a full conservatory program with an original ...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
MAGNITOGORSK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1939, and was granted its current name and status in 1993. There are three faculties: Music, Music Education and Choreography, and Theatre. Foreign students are welcome to apply. Accommodation is readily available on campus, and there are ample opportu...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
MOSCOW
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1930 as the Moscow Library Institute and gained its current name and status in 2014. Under the control of the Ministry of Culture, it offers programs in music, drama, visual arts, film, journalism, arts management and administration, among others. Foreign students are w...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
PERM
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Institute was founded in 1975 and the Conservatory of Music was created in 2013. It organises local and international conferences and seminars as well as competitions. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. ...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
PETROZAVODSK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The conservatory was founded in 1967 as a branch of Leningrad Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. In 1991 it became an independent institution and in 2003 it gained its current name and status. There are two faculties - Performing, and Theory and Conducting - organised into twelve departments. Students st...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
ROSTOV-NA-DONAU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1967 as ‘Rostov Musical Pedagogical Institute’, and gained its current name in 2004. Facilities include two concert halls. The Conservatory sees one of its strengths as in the jazz program. There is an attached special secondary music school. ...
Country:
RWANDA
State:
City:
GISENYI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Supported by the Rwandan government, the Catholic public Nyundo School of Arts was established in 2014 with an intake of 30 students from all provinces. It is the first public arts school in Rwanda. The aim of the government is to create professionals who will be able to promote both the traditional...
Country:
SÉNÉGAL
State:
City:
DAKAR
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The National School of the Arts 'Douta Seck' was established in 1995 following the amalgamation of the former Teachers’ College of the Arts, the National School of Fine Arts, the National Conservatory of Music, Dance and Dramatic Art and the Institute of Design. It operates under the jurisdiction ...
Country:
SERBIA
State:
City:
KRAGUJEVAC
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1976. The Faculty of Philology and Arts consists of schools of philology, music, and applied arts. The Music Academy is one of the youngest music departments in Serbia, being established in 1980. Apart from the performance, music history and theoretical courses its prog...
Country:
SERBIA
State:
City:
NIŠ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1965 and the Faculty of Fine Arts was established in 2002, with three divisions - visual arts, applied arts and music. The Faculty of Teacher Training organises teacher training programs in various other towns of Serbia. An active member of the Association Européenne d...
Country:
SERBIA
State:
City:
BELGRADE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives
Notes:
The University of The Arts was established in 1973 with the amalgamation of the former Academies of Music, Fine Arts, Applied Arts and Theatrical Arts. There are four faculties - Music, Drama, Fine Arts and Applied Arts. The Faculty of Music is the oldest higher music institution in Serbia and has d...
Country:
SIERRA LEONE
State:
City:
FREETOWN
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This not-for-profit Academy opened in 1995, aiming to teach music to a high professional level and to research and disseminate information on the musical heritage of Sierra Leone and West Africa. Its stated mission is "to provide a center for music and arts education and entertainment of indige...
Country:
SINGAPORE
State:
City:
SINGAPORE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The College, founded in 1984, is a non-profit, private educational institution, with some support from the Singapore Ministry of Education. It occupies a state-of-the-art city campus, with five world-class performance spaces. The College comprises schools of performing arts (dance, music, musical th...
Country:
SINGAPORE
State:
City:
SINGAPORE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1955 though the National Institute of Education had commenced in 1950 as the Teachers’ Training College. It became the National Institute of Education in 1991, at the same time merging into the Nanyang Technological University. This is the sole teacher education insti...
Country:
SINGAPORE
State:
City:
SINGAPORE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music was established in 2003, and is a school of the National University of Singapore. It works in collaboration with the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA with which there is a student exchange program. A Professional Development comp...
Country:
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
State:
City:
ZILINA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Language of instruction is Slovak. ...
Country:
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
State:
City:
BRATISLAVA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Language of instruction is Slovak. ...
Country:
SLOVENIA
State:
City:
LJUBLJANA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University was established in 1919. It organises a program of Lifelong Integrated Learning offering courses in musicology for those employed in the general and music education system and who do not wish to undertake the full-time programs. There is co-operation with the Institute of Musicology o...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
EASTERN CAPE
City:
PORT ELIZABETH
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
In 2005 the University of Port Elizabeth merged with the Port Elizabeth Technikon to form the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The University operates on eight campuses and is home to the oldest art school in the country, dating back to 1882. The School of Music, Art and Design offers studies...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
EASTERN CAPE
City:
GRAHAMSTOWN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1904, and the music department was established in 1923. There are three main areas of specialisation: Western classical music, jazz and ethnomusicology. The music department houses a 130-seat concert room. The library holds the International Library of African Music, wi...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
EASTERN CAPE
City:
EAST LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This university was established in 1916, being the oldest historically black university in Southern Africa. The music department was founded in the early 1970s. There are other campuses in East London and Bhisho. ...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
FREE STATE PROVINCE
City:
BLOEMFONTEIN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, 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 1904, and the music department was established in 1946. The Arts Program offers studies in visual arts, drama and theatre arts, music and combined arts. It is housed in a fine building with excellent facilities including 30 teaching studios, 48 practice rooms, seven lec...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
GAUTENG
City:
MIDRAND
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Campus of Performing Arts (COPA) was founded in 2003. It is a contemporary music college with campuses in Johannesburg (Midrand), Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban. Facilities at each campus include fine performance spaces, well-equipped recording studios, production suites, a campus blog radio sta...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
GAUTENG
City:
PRETORIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Tshwane University of Technology was formed on January 1, 2004 with the merger of Technikon Pretoria, Technikon Northern Gauteng and Technikon North-West. It operates on eight campuses, the Arts Campus being located in Pretoria. The Department of Vocal Arts runs the most extensive opera program ...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
GAUTENG
City:
PRETORIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Pretoria was first established as a Normal College for the training of teachers in 1902. It gained its current name and status in 1930 and operates on seven campuses. Music forms one area of the School of the Arts alongside visual arts, drama, museum studies, tangible heritage cons...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
GAUTENG
City:
JOHANNESBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Sometimes known as Wits University, this institution can trace its history back to 1896, with full university status being granted in 1922. The former Johannesburg College of Education has been incorporated into the university. The School of the Arts comprises departments of dramatic art, fine art, ...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
KWAZULU-NATAL
City:
DURBAN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Kwazulu Natal was formed in 2004 by an amalgamation of the former University of Natal and the former University of Durban-Westville. The music department was established in 1971 and houses the Opera Studio and Choral Academy. A foundation program is organised for students preparing...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
NORTH WEST PROVINCE
City:
POTCHEFSTROOM
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The North-West University was formed in 2004 with the merger of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West. The Conservatory offers music training to young people and interested members of the local community. It houses a 372-seat hall, an organ ...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
WESTERN CAPE
City:
CAPE TOWN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Librarianship Training, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This is the oldest university in South Africa, being established in 1829. The University of Cape Town's music department is known internationally as the South African College of Music. It was established in 1910 and was incorporated into the University in 1923. The Opera School presents an annual se...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
KANGNUNG
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A Catholic university, founded in 1954 and gained its current name and status in 1988. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
BUCHEON (PUCHON)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This private institution can trace its history back to 1855. In 1995 it merged with Songsim University for Women and the Catholic Medical College and gained its current name and status. The music department is housed in the Grand Auditorium Building on the Songsim campus. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
GWANGJU (KWANGJU)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Chonnam National University was established in 1951, though it can trace its history back to 1909. The College of Arts, housing the Department of Music and the Department of Korean Traditional Music, was founded in 1981. Facilities include 50 sound-proof practice room and a well-equipped library. Th...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
JUKJEON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Dankook University was established in 1947 as Dankook College and gained its current name and status in 1967, being the first four-year private college in Korea. The College of Music and Arts was established in 1988 and has departments of piano, strings, winds, voice, composition and Korean trad...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
BUSAN (PUSAN)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This private University was established in 1946 as Dong-A College and gained its current name and status in 1959. The College of Music was formed in 1966. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
SEOUL
Special Indexes:
Institutions for Women Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private university established in 1950 as Dongduk Women’s College. It gained its current name and status in 1987. The University’s Performing Arts Centre was opened in 2001. The College of Performing Arts concentrates on stage and public performance, with departments of dance, music, modelling...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
CHEONAN CHEONAN
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
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A private Christian polytechnic university established in 1978, gaining its current name and status in 1980. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
SEOUL
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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This private university was founded in 1949 and gained its current name and status in 1955. A Department of Postmodern Music was established in 2000. A second campus is in Suwon. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
DAEJEON (TAEJEON)
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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A private Methodist university established in 1954. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
DAEJEON (TAEJEON)
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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A private Christian University founded in 1895. Music studies are offered in the College of Kim So-Wol. On campus are an attached kindergarten, middle school and high school. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
PYEONGTAEK
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
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A private Christian university founded in 1912. It gained its current name and status in 1996. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
SEOUL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
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This private university was founded in 1937, became a women’s teachers’ college in 1965, and gained its current name and status in 1996 when men were admitted to its programs. There is a second campus in Cheonan. The College of Music comprises departments of piano, orchestral instruments, voice ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
SEOUL
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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Sejong University is a private institution established in 1940. The College of Arts and Physical Education has departments of painting, industrial design, fashion design, music, physical education, dance, cartoon and animation, and film art. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
SEOUL
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The SJA Music Institute, formerly known as Seoul Jazz Academy, was founded in 1995, aiming to foster a positive learning environment for students wishing to study contemporary music in preparation for a career in the music industry. In addition to the professional program the Academy offers shorter ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
CHEONGJU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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This private University was established in 1968 as Cheongju Women's Junior College. Following several name changes it gained its current name and status in 1992. ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
ANYANG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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The University can trace its history back to 1962 with the establishment of the Sungkyul Theological Seminary. It gained its current name and status in 1992. The Department of Performing Music and Arts was established in 2017 with a creative convergence curriculum centered around contemporary and pr...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
ANDALUSIA
City:
SEVILLA (SEVILLE)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
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The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1933. It organises a baroque orchestra. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
SPAIN
State:
ANDALUSIA
City:
CÓRDOBA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1902 and gained its current name and status in 1972. It provides music tuition to advanced levels. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
ANDALUSIA
City:
MÁLAGA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The conservatorium was founded in 1880. There are departments of dance, music, visual arts, theatre and design. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
ANDALUSIA
City:
GRANADA
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The university was founded in 1531. It has campuses also in Ceuta and Melilla, both Spanish territories on the north coast of Africa. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
ARAGÓN
City:
ZARAGOZA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The new purpose-built conservatorium was founded in 1988. The building has a number of fine performing spaces. Member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
ASTURIAS
City:
OVIEDO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium can trace its history back to 1883 and gained its current name and status in 1988. It holds summer courses for young musicians. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
SPAIN
State:
BALEARIC ISLANDS
City:
PALMA DE MALLORCA
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1881, but it gained its current name and status in 1999. There are three campuses: • Mallorca: Carrer del Capitan Salom 64, 07004 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears Tel +34 971 498 935 Fax +34 971 498 936 Email: secretari@conservatorisuperior.com •...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
CANARY ISLANDS (CANARIAS)
City:
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium’s history dates back to 1892. A new purpose-built conservatorium building was opened in 1992. Beside the professional program the conservatory organises music programs for interested members of the community....
Country:
SPAIN
State:
CANARY ISLANDS (CANARIAS)
City:
LAS PALMAS
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 2002. It offers programs in performance to young people from age 7 and to interested members of the local community. Activities include instrumental ensembles, choir, music history, theory. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
CATALONIA (CATALUÑA)
City:
BARCELONA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatori Liceu can trace its history back to 1837. It forms the highest level of the music educational activities of the Liceu Foundation (Fundació Conservatori Liceu), a non-profit cultural institution aiming not only to teach performance and compositional skills but also to forge a cultur...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
CATALONIA (CATALUÑA)
City:
BARCELONA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya (ESMUC) was established in 2001. There are departments of performance, traditional music, jazz, early music, musicology, management, pedagogy, theory, composition and conducting. In addition to the professional programs the School offers performance tuition...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
CATALONIA (CATALUÑA)
City:
BARCELONA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The Taller de Músics (Music Workshops) is a private non-profit foundation established in 2003 with the aim to 'promote the teaching, interpretation and diffusion of contemporary popular music'. It organises its own festivals and has developed programs leading to the award of high qualifications and...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
CATALONIA (CATALUÑA)
City:
BARCELONA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1968. Practical music courses are taken in collaboration with the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya. There is a musicological research institute Institut de Documentación i d’Investigacións Musicologiques ‘Josep Ricart i Matas’. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
GALICIA
City:
LA CORUÑA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
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A government conservatory. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
NAVARRA
City:
PAMPLONA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1956 as the Municipal Academy of Music of Pamplona. After a number of name changes, from 2005 it was divided into two distinct sections: a) Conservatorio Superior de Música 'Pablo Sarasate', and b) Conservatorio Profesional Music 'Pablo Sarasate', in Ezpeleta Palace...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
PROVINCE OF MADRID
City:
MADRID
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
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The privately-run Centro Superior de Enseñanza Musical 'Katarina Gurska' was founded in 1985. In addition to the professional programs the Centro organises music tuition for children and young people as well as programs in jazz, rock and pop performance. An active member of the Association Europé...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
PROVINCE OF MADRID
City:
MADRID
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
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The Royal Conservatorio was founded in 1830 and established in its current form in 1990. There are departments of performance, early music, composition, musicology and pedagogy. The building houses a number of fine performance spaces. Instruction is given at the levels of elementary (beginning at e...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
VALENCIA
City:
VALÈNCIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The conservatorium was founded in 1879 and gained its current name and status in 1968. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
VALENCIA
City:
CASTELLÓN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This private Conservatorio was established in 1998. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. ...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
VIZCAYA (BASQUE COUNTRY)
City:
SAN SEBASTIÁN (GIPUZKOA)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This private Centre was founded in 2001. 'Musikene' is the name of the Private Foundation for the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country that was responsible for creating it. A brand-new building was opened in 2016. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies...
Country:
SRI LANKA
State:
City:
COLOMBO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 2005 when the former Institute of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Kelaniya became this autonomous institution. There are three faculties - Dance and Drama, Music, and Visual Arts. The Faculty of Music consists of six departments - South Indian (Karnatic) musi...
Country:
SURINAME
State:
City:
PARAMARIBO
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Opened in 2011 this institution also bears the name of 'The Green Conservatorium'....
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
GÖTEBORG
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Göteborg is the largest university in Scandinavia. It was established in 1891 as Göteborg University College and gained its current name and status in 1954. The Academy of Music and Drama was established in 2005 with the merger of the former School of Music, the School of Opera a...
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
ARVIKA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1843 as a Teacher Training College and gained its current name and status in 1999. The Ingesund College of Music was founded in 1923 and since 1978 has formed the School of Music of the University of Karlstad, located in Arvika in West Värmland, 80 kilometres north of ...
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
PITEÅ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The School of Music at Luleå University of Technology was founded in the 1978. Piteå is situated about 45 kilometers south of Luleå (the main university campus). The Department of Music and Media has two sections - Media and Experience Production, and the School of Music. Several courses are offe...
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
LUND
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Lund University can trace its history back to 1425. There are no tuition fees and no scholarships are available from the university. The emphasis is on research in historical musicology and music analysis. The Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts consists of three institutions - Malmö Art Academy, M...
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
ÖREBRO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This institution was first established in 1977 and gained full university status in 1999. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....