Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH DAKOTA
City:
MINOT
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1913. Facilities include the acoustically-splendid Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. Students and faculty from the Music Department are in active participation with Western Plains Opera to present opera performances. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH DAKOTA
City:
FARGO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1883. The Faculty of Fine Arts offers programs in music, visual arts and theatre. There is a flourishing opera program. The music department houses the Lawrence Welk collection of scores, manuscripts and arrangements of popular music fr...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH DAKOTA
City:
GRAND FORKS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1883. The music department is housed in the Edmond A. Hughes Fine Arts Centre and has access to some fine performance spaces. There is an active opera program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
BEREA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1845 and formerly known as Baldwin-Wallace College, this institution gained its current name and status in 2012. It is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is situated in close proximity to the city of Cleveland. The Conservatory, an All-Steinway ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
BEXLEY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Suzuki
Notes:
A small private university founded in 1830, supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Conservatory has access to several fine performance spaces and houses a state-of-the-art MIDI-based electronic music studio. There is an active opera program. It has ties with the Kodály Institu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
CLEVELAND
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
An independent classical music conservatory founded in 1920, with Ernest Bloch as its first director. The staff of the Institute includes over 40 members and retired members of the Cleveland Orchestra. It is an All-Steinway School where programs focus solely on classical music. A Joint Music Program...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
CLEVELAND
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A state-assisted university founded in 1964, but can trace its history back to the 1880s. Staff of the music department include members of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. The Cleveland Contemporary Players are in residence at the Department. The music department has access to several fine performa...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
HIRAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1850 by members of the Disciples of Christ Church. It is nonsectarian and coeducational. There is an active opera/musical theatre program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
GAMBIER
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A liberal arts college founded in 1824 and thus being the oldest private college in Ohio. It is associated with the Episcopal Church. The music department is housed in Storer Hall. There is an active opera/music theatre program. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
OXFORD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1809, and named for the Miami Indian tribe that inhabited the area. The College of Creative Arts offers programs in art, music, theatre and architecture, and interior design. There is a flourishing opera program. Facilities include well-equipped music technol...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
OBERLIN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
An independent co-educational college founded in 1833 of Christian heritage. It was the first college to grant undergraduate degrees to women, and was historically a leader in educating black Americans. The Conservatory operates a contemporary music program. Some emphasis is also placed on performan...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
COLUMBUS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University was founded in 1870 and was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. It gained its current name and status in 1878. The University’s College of the Arts has departments of theatre, visual communication design, history of art, dance, art, art education, arts ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
ATHENS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state-supported university with branches in Lancaster and Zanesville. It opened for students in 1809. The School of Music has access to several fine performance spaces and houses a well-equipped MIDI laboratory and sound studio. It is associated with the Athens Community Music School which offers ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
AKRON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university, founded in 1870 as Buchtel College by members of the Universalist Church. It gained its current name and status in 1967. The School of Music has access to several fine performance spaces and well-equipped electronic music studios. Member of the National Association of ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
CINCINNATI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
This school is unique in that it is historically a traditional European Conservatory attached to a Comprehensive/Research State University. It can trace its history back to 1867. It is a ‘campus village’ comprising the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts, the Dieterle Vocal Arts Center, Memor...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
TOLEDO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1872 as the Toledo University of Arts and Trades. It became a member of the State university system in 1967. The music department operates an active opera program and has close relationships with the Toledo opera, the Toledo ballet and Murphy's Jazz. It is vir...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
YOUNGSTOWN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1908. The Dana School of Music is housed in Bliss Hall. It is an All-Steinway School. There is a flourishing opera program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
ADA
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
The university was established in 1909 from the amalgamation of several teachers’ colleges in eastern Oklahoma. It is the flagship campus of the Oklahoma University system. The music department has access to a number of fine performance spaces in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. Member of t...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
OKLAHOMA CITY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Suzuki
Notes:
A private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church, founded in 1906. There is some emphasis on opera and music theatre. The College is an All-Steinway School. The Margaret E Petree College of Performing Arts offers programs in American dance, arts management, theatre and music. The mu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
WEATHERFORD
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
The university was founded in 1901 as a teacher training college and gained its current name and status in 1974. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
EDMOND
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1890 as a teacher training college. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Oklahoma and gained its current name and status in 1990. The music school is an All-Steinway School. It runs both an opera program and a music theatre program, and organises a comm...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
NORMAN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1890. The School of Music (established in 1908) forms part of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. It is housed in three buildings: the Catlett Music Centre, the Donald W Reynolds Performing Arts Center, and Carpenter Hall, giving it access to a numb...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
TULSA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private university founded in 1894 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The School of Music forms part of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences and has access to the new Roxana Rozsa and Robert Eugene Lorton Performance Center with its fine performance auditorium. There is a...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OREGON
City:
MCMINNVILLE
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private liberal arts institution of Baptist heritage that can trace its history back to 1858. Formerly known at Linfield College, it gained its current name and status in 2020. There are campuses in McMinnville and Portland, the music program being offered at McMinnville. The Department of Music i...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OREGON
City:
PORTLAND
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans, and gained its current name and status in 1969. There is a flourishing opera program and a program of wellness for musicians. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OREGON
City:
EUGENE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1876. The School of Music sees its particular strengths as in composition, performance, jazz studies and music education. Facilities include state-of-the-art music technololgy labs. There is a collection of orchestral and band instruments, early keyboard instr...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
An independent academy, founded in 1933, specialising in the training of talented singers. Its mission is to train singers for a professional career rather than to earn a degree or a teaching qualification. The Academy enrols women aged 18 - 28 and men aged 20 – 30 and no more than 30 students are...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
LEWISBURG
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A non-sectarian co-educational university of Baptist heritage. Founded in 1846 as the University of Lewisburg its name was changed to Bucknell University in 1886. Music facilities include the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, the Sigfried Weis Music Building and the Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Ha...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PITTSBURGH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Carnegie Mellon University is a private institution that can trace its history back to 1900 and gained its current name and status in 1967. The university’s College of Fine Arts consists of schools of architecture, art, design, drama and music. The music department is a conservatory in a universit...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private institution founded in 1924 aiming 'to train exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level'. Entry is by live audition. All students are awarded full scholarships; no tuition fees are payable. Voice applicants must be between the a...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PITTSBURGH
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private Catholic university founded by the Spiritans Order, tracing its history back to 1878. The School of Music, founded in 1926, is an All-Steinway School. It runs a full opera program in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Opera at the University. A particular strength is the guitar program, with ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
GROVE CITY
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private college founded in 1876 on Christian principles. The music department is housed in the J Howard Pew Fine Arts Center. There is an active opera program. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
ERIE
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
A Catholic co-educational college founded in 1926 by the Sisters of Mercy. Formerly called Mercyhurst College, it gained its current name and status in 2012. There is an active opera and music theatre program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
MECHANICSBURG
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
An evangelical Christian institution founded in 1909 of Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church. Formerly known at Messiah College, in 2020 it gained its current name and status. The School of the Arts offers programs in visual arts, theatre and dance, and music. Member ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
LATROBE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A Benedictine Catholic co-educational liberal arts college founded in 1846. The music department is housed in the Carey Center on the third floor of Kennedy Hall. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
An independent state-affiliated university founded in 1884. The Boyer college of Music and Dance forms part of the Center for the Arts. The New School Institute is the instrumental ensemble branch of the Esther Boyer College of Music and operates as the Department of Instrumental Ensemble and Orches...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
WEST CHESTER
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A state-supported institution that can trace its history back to 1812. Its current name and status gained in 1983. The Samuel Barber Institute for Music Educators offers a combination of traditional academic courses and special subject seminars that may be applied to the master’s degrees in music ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
RHODE ISLAND
City:
PROVIDENCE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university, the seventh oldest in America, being founded in 1764. Originally of Baptist heritage, it is now non-sectarian and is a member of the Ivy League. The music department has access to several fine performance spaces. There is an active opera workshop. The Orwig Music Library houses...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
RHODE ISLAND
City:
PROVIDENCE
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported college founded in 1854 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1959. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
RHODE ISLAND
City:
KINGSTON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1888 as an agricultural school. It was granted its current name and status in 1951 and is the flagship institution for the state of Rhode Island. The music department offers a preparatory program in performance for pre-college and adult students. There is an a...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
GREENVILLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Library Collections, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private fundamental Christian liberal arts university founded in 1927 by the evangelist Bob Jones Sr. There is a strong emphasis on the arts. All students take studies in bible. The School of Fine Arts comprises divisions of art, music, speech communication, and film, video and broadcasting. The M...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
HARTSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts university of Baptist heritage, founded in 1894. It became a college for women in 1908, an independent non-denominational college in 1944, co-educational in 1969 and gained its current name and status in 2019. The department of music is housed in the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
CHARLESTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported liberal arts and sciences university. Founded in 1770, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of South Carolina. The music department is housed in the new Cato Center for the Arts with some fine performing spaces and a well-equipped electronic studio. There is...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
SPARTANBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Institutions for Women Only, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A professional school of music in an independent liberal arts institution originally for women. Formerly known as Converse College it became co-educational and was granted its current name and status in 2021. The School of the Arts offers programs in art and design, theatre, dance and music. The Pet...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
GREENVILLE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts university founded in 1826, of Baptist heritage, and located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is the oldest private higher education institution in South Carolina. There are several fine performance venues and a thriving opera program. Member of the National Associ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
CLINTON
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Suzuki
Notes:
The College was founded in 1880 as a Presbyterian institution. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
COLUMBIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1801. It was the only southern state university to admit African-American students during the reconstruction era immediately following the civil war. Facilities include some fine performance spaces, a well-equipped music technology centre and recording studio....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH DAKOTA
City:
SIOUX FALLS
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Formerly known as Augustana College, it gained its current name and status in 2015. The College's Center for Western Studies holds the archival material and official records of the South Dakota branch of ME...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH DAKOTA
City:
BROOKINGS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1881. Facilities include a 1,000-seat concert hall in the newly-opened Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center as well as other fine performing spaces. There is an active opera/music theatre program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
NASHVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts university associated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. It can trace its history back to 1890, and gained its current name and status in 1991. The School of Music is an All-Steinway School. It is housed in the Sam A Wilson Building, with a number of fine performing spaces...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
DAYTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
An independent Christian liberal arts institution that first opened for students in 1930. The Department of Music organises a Community Music School, offering music training and activities to children and interested members of the local community. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
CLEVELAND
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private four-year liberal arts university founded in 1918 on Christian principles. The university has connections with the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee. There are musical theatre classes and an opera workshop. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
MURFREESBORO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university. Founded in 1911 as a teachers’ college, it gained its current name and status in 1965. It is located about a 30-minute drive south of Nashville, the Country Music centre of the world. The School of Music, an All-Steinway School, has access to several fine performance ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
JACKSON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts college that can trace its history back to 1823. It is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. There is a Community Music Center which offers music tuition in the local community to children from the age of 4 through to adults. Member of the National Association of S...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
MEMPHIS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A state university founded in 1912 and gained its current name and status in 1957. The music program has particular strengths in opera, jazz and recording technology. Ensembles include two orchestras, three bands, numerous chamber music groups, choral groups, jazz combos and a new music ensemble. Fa...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
CHATTANOOGA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Kodály, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1886. The music department has access to several fine performing spaces and well-equipped electronic studios. An active opera program operates on campus. There is a Kodály Institute offering programs to Levels I, II and III. The Southeast Center for Education...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
KNOXVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1794. It gained its current name and status in 1879 and is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system. The School of Music is housed in the Natalie L Haslam Music Center with access to several fine performance spaces and ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
NASHVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Suzuki, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
An independent, privately supported university founded in 1873. The Blair School of Music was established in 1964 as a pre-college music school and has been affiliated with Vanderbilt University since 1981. It offers a thriving opera program. Alexander technique is available to students. The Blair S...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
ABILENE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1906 and is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. All students take Bible courses and are expected to attend a daily chapel service. The music department is housed in the Williams Performing Arts Center. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
SHERMAN
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational liberal arts institution founded in 1849 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The music department has access to some fine performing spaces. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
WACO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A private Christian university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Founded in 1845, this is the oldest continuously operating institution of higher learning in Texas and the largest Baptist University in the world. The music school is housed in Waco Hall and the McCrary Music Bu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
ABILENE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
A church-related liberal arts university founded in 1891 and supported by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The College of Fine Arts offers programs in art, theatre and music. There is an active opera program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
HOUSTON
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
An independent Texas institution founded in 1960. Formerly known as Texas Baptist University, it gained its current name and status in 2022. There is an active opera program. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
BROWNWOOD
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private university founded in 1889 and supported by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. It gained its current name and status in 1974. The School of Music and Fine Arts offers programs in art, communication, music and theatre. Facilities include a new music building dedicated in 1998. Member...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
BEAUMONT
Special Indexes:
Kodály, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university. Founded in 1923 as a junior college, it gained its current name and status in 1971. It forms part of the Texas State University System. There is a flourishing opera program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
ABILENE
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A liberal arts university founded in 1923 and associated with the United Methodist Church. There is an active opera/musical theatre program. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
WICHITA FALLS
Special Indexes:
Kodály, Opera Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University was founded in 1922 as Wichita Falls Junior College and gained its current name and status in 1975. The music department is housed in the Lamar D Fain College of Fine Arts which also offers programs in art, mass communication and theatre. The university's opera workshop is open to all...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
HOUSTON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
An independent university that can trace its roots back to 1891. In 1912 it became the Rice Institute, and gained its current name and status in 1960. The Shepherd School of Music, founded in 1975, is housed in the Alice Pratt Brown Hall, with fine performance spaces and well-equipped studios. The M...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
DALLAS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
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A private non-sectarian university of Methodist heritage, founded in 1911. The Meadows School of the Arts comprises divisions of visual art, dance, theatre, journalism, cinema-television, music, advertising, art history and arts administration. The music division houses a number of fine performance ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
GEORGETOWN
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
A private university founded in 1840 and is the oldest university in Texas. It is supported by the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. The music department is housed in the Sarofim School of Fine Arts, with access to some fine performance spaces. There is a thriving opera program. Membe...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
NACOGDOCHES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1923 as a teachers’ college. The Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts offers programs in art, music and theatre and has access to some fine performing spaces. There is a thriving opera/musical theatre program. The School of Music organises a music preparatory division ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
CORPUS CHRISTI
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1947, and situated on an island in the Gulf of Mexico. It gained its current name and status in 1993. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
KINGSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university that opened in 1925 as a teachers’ college and gained its current name and status in 1993. The music department is housed in the Bellamah Music Building, with access to some fine performing spaces. There is an active opera program. The performing group Mariachi Javelin...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
FORT WORTH
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, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Suzuki
Notes:
A private university founded in 1873. The School of Music is housed in the Ed Landreth Hall and the Mary D and F Howard Walsh Center for Performing Arts, with a number of fine performance spaces. Facilities include four pipe organs, two harpsichords, a clavichord and a collection of baroque and rena...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
HOUSTON
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
An historically black institution founded in 1947, though it can trace its history back to 1935. It gained its current name and status in 1951. The Department of Fine Arts has divisions of art, music and theatre, the music division having access to some fine performing spaces. There is an active ope...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
LUBBOCK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1923. It gained its current name and status in 1969. There is a 36-bell carillon on campus. The College of Visual and Performing Arts offers programs in art, music and theatre and dance, with a thriving musical theatre and opera scene. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
FORT WORTH
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts university of the United Methodist Church, founded in 1890 as Texas Wesleyan College. It gained its current name and status in 1989. There is an active opera/music theatre program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
HOUSTON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-assisted university. Founded in 1927, it gained its current name and status in 1934. Facilities include the 144,000 square feet Rebecca and John J Moores School of Music building which includes the 800-seat Edythe Bates Old Moores Opera Center, more than sixty practice rooms and large ensemb...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
DENTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state-supported university established in 1890 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1988. The College of Music is the second largest comprehensive music school in the USA. It sees the jazz program as one of its many strengths, with some thirteen 20-member ensembles. T...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
HOUSTON
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A Catholic liberal arts university founded in 1947 by the Basilian Fathers. A music preparatory school offers music tuition to interested young people. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
EDINBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1927 as Edinburg College and formerly known as University of Texas - Pan-American, this university was finally granted its current name and status within the University of Texas System in 2015. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces. It organises the Mariachi music...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
ARLINGTON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1895 as a private liberal arts institution. It gained university status and became part of the University of Texas System in 1965. The music department has access to some fine performance spaces and state-of-the-art recording and electronic music studios. Ther...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
AUSTIN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state university, opened in 1883. It is the largest institution of the University of Texas System. School of Music facilities include five concert and recital halls, numerous teaching studios, classrooms, rehearsal halls and 125 practice rooms. There are some 300 pianos, four harpsichords, two cla...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
SAN ANTONIO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1969. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces and a state-of-the-art computer laboratory. A Vocal Arts Laboratory houses specialised equipment for the study of voice production, and the Institute for Music Research work in the areas of m...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
TYLER
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1971. It joined the University of Texas System in 1979 and was established as a four-year university in 1997. The music department is housed in the R Don Cowan Fine & Performing Arts Center and has access to several fine performance spaces and a state-of-the-art ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
PLAINVIEW
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational Baptist University affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. It can trace its history back to 1908. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
CANYON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-assisted university founded in 1910 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1990. The music department is housed in the Sybil B Harrington Fine Arts Complex. There is an active opera workshop program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
PROVO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university founded in 1875 and sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It gained its current name and status in 1903. All undergraduate degree programs include courses in religion. The School of Music is housed in the Harris Fine Arts Center, with access to several fi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
CEDAR CITY
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state university founded in 1897 as a teacher training college. It gained its current name and status in 1991. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces and hosts a thriving opera/music theatre program. It is an All-Steinway School. The department houses the Dalley Collection ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
SALT LAKE CITY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives
Notes:
A state-supported university. The music school is housed in the David P Gardner Hall. Facilities include a new 700-seat concert hall and several other fine performance spaces and rehearsal rooms. The McKay Music Library houses the Maurice Abravanel Studio with scores and memorabilia of the conducto...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
LOGAN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The university was founded in 1888 as an agricultural college. It gained its current name and status in 1957. The Caine College of the Arts offers programs in art and design, music and theatre arts. There is a thriving opera program. Study materials are available in large print, audio and braille fo...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
OGDEN
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A co-educational, publicly supported university founded in 1889 and gained its current name and status in 1991. The Department of Performing Arts comprises divisions of theatre, dance and music. The music department is housed in the Val A Browning Center for the Performing Arts. Member of the Natio...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
EMORY
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1836 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The music department is housed in Byars Hall and offers an active opera workshop. There is a well-equipped music technology laboratory. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
ROANOKE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Institutions for Women Only, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A liberal arts university for women, founded in 1842. The music department is housed in Presser Hall and is an All-Steinway School. There is a 47-bell carillon as well as some early keyboard instruments and a set of steel pan drums. The Hollins Academy of Music offers music instruction to children ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
HARRISONBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1908 as a teacher training college for women. It became co-educational in 1946 and gained its current name and status in 1977. A new University Center for the Performing Arts provides the music school with some fine performance spaces. It is an All-Steinway Sc...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
RICHMOND
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1838. It gained its current name and status in 1968. The music department collaborates closely with other local performing arts organizations such as the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Opera. It sees its particular strengt...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
SEATTLE
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1914 as the Cornish School, this institution gained its current name and status in 1986. The Cornish College of the Arts is a private non-profit performance and visual arts college with departments of music, dance, visual arts, theatre, design and performance production. The music departm...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
TACOMA
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Opera Performance, Suzuki
Notes:
An independent liberal arts and sciences university affiliated with the United Methodist Church, founded in 1888. The School of Music has access to several fine performance spaces. It organises a Community Music program offering music instruction to children and interested members of the local comm...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
SEATTLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1861. The School of Music has access to several fine performing spaces. There is a Center for Advanced Research Technology in the Arts and Humanities (covering visual art, literary arts, music). The Ethnomusicology Archives holds a vast collection of field re...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
PULLMAN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1890 as the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science. It gained its current name and status in 1959. The music school is housed in the Kimbrough Music Building which includes state-of-the-art recording studios and computer-assisted composition and...