Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
SEOUL
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
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 qualific...
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
Notes:
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'...
Country:
SPAIN
State:
PROVINCE OF MADRID
City:
MADRID
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
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 Associati...
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
Notes:
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, ...
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....
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
STOCKHOLM
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Royal College of Music, founded in 1771, is an independent college, financed both by private funds and the state. It is housed at the University of Stockholm. The College offers in-service training courses for professional musicians and music teachers, some by distance-mode. The Nordic Perform...
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
STOCKHOLM
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Stockholm University College of Music Education was founded in 1960, becoming a University College in 1994. It trains solo instrumental and vocal teachers, and instrumental and choral ensemble directors as well as graduates in related arts. Minimum age at entry is 22 years, together with two yea...
Country:
SWEDEN
State:
City:
UPPSALA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University of Uppsala was founded in 1477, the first university in Scandinavia. All tuition in the Department of Musicology is offered in Swedish. ...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
NEUCHÂTEL
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire de musique neuchâtelois (CMNE) has a rich history of more than 100 years. The current institution is based in two main sites, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchâtel, and decentralised teaching sites spread throughout the Neuchâtel area. The Conservatoire offers pre-professional courses...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
VEVEY
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The former Conservatoire of Montreux, the École de Jazz of Montreux and the Conservatoire de Musique de Vevey were formally amalgamated on January 1, 2002 to form the Conservatoire de Musique, École de Jazz de Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (CMVR). The Conservatoire offers a classical music program, the S...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
LUGANO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Conservatorium of Italian-Speaking Switzerland) consists of general, preparatory and professional divisions. The general division offers music training to young people and interested adults, leading to the award of a Certificat d'études non-profession...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
GENEVA (GENÈVE)
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Established in 1983, the School concentrates on all styles of jazz and rock music. It comprises two divisions: • Instrumental division. Open to both children and adults with no pre-requisite. Completion of the course leads to the award of a Certificat de l’École des Technologies Musicales. • ...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
LAUSANNE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The former Conservatoire of Lausanne commenced its teaching operations over 150 years ago, but from 2011 the name 'Conservatoire de Lausanne' refers only to a pre-professional program which offers music tuition to children and interested adults and leads to the award of a Certificat d'...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
ZÜRICH
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private university established in 1997. The music programs were introduced in 2010 and are administered by the Foundation of the Swiss Academy for Music & Music Education. All courses are part-time. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Mu...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
LUCERNE (LUZERN)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
In 2013 the Lucerne School of Music (Hochschule Luzern - Musik) was incorporated into the recently-established (2007) Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts as its music school. The earlier Swiss Jazz School forms the jazz department of the School of Music. In addition to the professional p...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
BASEL
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Founded in 1460, this is Switzerland's oldest university. The musicology department co-operates closely with the institutes at the FNHW Academy of Music in Basel (the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Jazz and the Academy of Music Klassik). Language of instruction is German. ...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
BASEL
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Northwestern Switzerland (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW) was established in 2006 from a merger of nine former schools and operates on four main campuses in northwestern Switzerland. The music programs are offered at the Academy of Music which hous...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
BERN
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
In October 1999 the University of the Arts (Hochschule der Kunste Bern) was formed from an amalgamation of several former institutions. There are three departments: College of Music (Hochschule für Musik), College of Theatre (Hochschule für Theater), and Music School (Musikschule). The former Swis...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
ZÜRICH
Special Indexes:
Institutions for Women Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Previously known as 'SERPENT, the Rock-Pop-Jazz School for Women', this school is a non-profit organisation which offers training for women in all aspects of jazz, pop and rock music. An interesting article about this group entitled 'The Serpent Women of Switzerland' by Nicole So...
Country:
SWITZERLAND
State:
City:
ZÜRICH
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) can trace its history back to 1873. Following several name changes it gained its current name and status in 2007. The University offers programs in design, film, fine arts, music, dance, theatre and art education. A new program structure to be introduced in ...
Country:
TAIWAN
State:
City:
TAIPEI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A Catholic university founded originally in Beijing in 1925, and re-established in Taiwan in 1961. The music department, established in 1983, forms part of the College of Fine Arts which includes music, applied arts and architecture. The Master’s program was established in 1995. Facilities includ...
Country:
TAIWAN
State:
City:
HUALIEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1994 and gained its current name and status in 2005. In 2008 the music education department of the former National Hualien University of Education was integrated into the National Dong Hwa University as its Department of Music. ...
Country:
TAIWAN
State:
City:
TAINAN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1996 as the Tainan National College of the Arts, this institution gained its current name and status in 2004. There are colleges of visual arts, performing arts, sound and image arts and letters and cultural heritage. The College of Music includes the departments of music, Chinese music a...
Country:
TAIWAN
State:
City:
TAINAN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private university for women that can trace its history back to 1964 and gained its current name and status in 2006. Male students have been admitted since 2004. The College of Arts offers programs in fine arts, music and dance. The Department of Music was founded in 1970, and a Graduate Institute...
Country:
TAJIKISTAN
State:
City:
DUSHANBE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Tajik National Conservatory was founded in 2009. This co-educational institution has departments of music performance, cultural science (including musicology), music education, library science, dance and drama. The Conservatory is host to the annual Bahoriston classical music festival which aims...
Country:
TANZANIA
State:
City:
ZANZIBAR
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Dhow Countries Music Academy is a non-profit, non-government organisation which opened a music school in Stone Town, Zanzibar in 2002, providing music lessons as well as instruments at minimal cost to both male and female students from age five and upward. The program includes Western and tradit...
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
BANGSAEN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution was formerly a branch campus of Srinakharinwirot University. It became an autonomous university in 1990. The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts offers programs in visual arts, music, theatre, dance, design and graphic arts. The University's Siam Ruby Project offers special places...
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
BANGKOK
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1940 and gained its current name and status in 2004. It was Thailand’s first training school for secondary teachers....
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
KHON KAEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This non-profit University was founded in 1964. There is a strong community outreach program and research programs into music of minority groups and music and medicine. The Faculty offers programs in printing, sculpture, visual communication and design as well as programs in Thai music, Western musi...
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
NAKHON PATHOM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University was originally founded in 1889 as a medical school. Currently there are 14 faculties, six colleges, eight institutes and six centres all situated at three different localities in the greater Bangkok area. The College of Music was established in 1994 and was the first music conservator...
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
CHIANG MAI
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts university founded in 1974 by the Church of Christ in Thailand. The Christian Communication Institute is a centre for dance, drama, music and Christian outreach. The university also has a Centre for Arts and Culture, aiming to study and preserve traditional North Thailand (Lan...
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
PATHUM THANI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory of Music at the private Rangsit University was established in 2002. There are a number of fine performance spaces and state-of-the-art studios with recording facilities....
Country:
THAILAND
State:
City:
BANGKOK
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Silpakorn University was founded in 1943 - the first university in Thailand devoted to fine arts, with its first students being admitted in 1999. The Faculty of Music was opened in 1999. It organises a summer music school and a jazz camp. A Music Plus Academy offers music tuition to interested m...
Country:
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
State:
City:
PORT OF SPAIN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Public Examinations in Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of the West Indies (UWI) was founded in 1948 as a college of the University of London. It was granted full university status in 1962, and operates in 16 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean. The UWI campus in Mona, Jamaica is the headquarters of the system, and ...
Country:
TURKEY
State:
City:
IZMIR
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1982. The Faculty of Fine Arts consists of ten departments - musicology, ceramics and glass design, film design, graphics, painting, performing arts (theatre), photography, sculpture, textile and fashion design, and traditional Turkish arts. Music facilities include pro...
Country:
TURKEY
State:
City:
ANKARA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1958 and gained its current name and status in 1967. The Conservatory is the first of its kind in Turkey, being established in 1936 and becoming affiliated with the university in 1982. Its Western music education program was organised in collaboration wit...
Country:
TURKEY
State:
City:
ISTANBUL
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This private university was founded in 1996, with its Department of Music established the following year. ...
Country:
TURKEY
State:
City:
ISTANBUL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Istanbul Technical University can trace its history back to 1773. The Turkish Music State Conservatory was established in 1976. It has departments of Turkish music performance, composition, musicology, theory, music technology and Turkish folk dance. Apart from the professional program the music sch...
Country:
TURKEY
State:
City:
IZMIR
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This private university was founded in 1999, and the Department of Music was established in 2008. Facilities include state-of-the-art music technology and recording studios. Language of instruction is English. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique ...
Country:
TURKMENISTAN
State:
City:
ASHGABAT
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
An Arts College for Musicians and Artists was opened in Ashkabad in 1935. The present Conservatory was established in 1993 and operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. There are four departments: Instrumental Performance, Vocal Arts, Conducting, and Theory/Composition and Musico...
Country:
UGANDA
State:
City:
KAMPALA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This private school opened in 2006. It concentrates on teaching in popular and rock styles to all age levels. Facilities include a well-equipped recording studio and a well-stocked music library....
Country:
UGANDA
State:
City:
KAMPALA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This University was established in 2005 from the amalgamation of several earlier institutions. There are departments of music, dance and drama. Formerly known as the Institute of Teacher Education, the University initially had the role of producing secondary school teachers. The teacher training act...
Country:
UGANDA
State:
City:
KAMPALA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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Founded in 1922 as a technical school and formerly known as the University of East Africa, it is the second-oldest and largest university in Uganda, being granted its current name and status in 1970. The Department of Performing Arts (music, dance, drama and film) was established in 1971. The underg...
Country:
UKRAINE
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City:
KHARKIV
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The National University of Arts can trace its history back to 1917. It gained university status in 2004 and is one of the leading arts institutions in Ukraine, offering programs in music and theatre. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikho...
Country:
UKRAINE
State:
City:
LVIV
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
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This institution is one of the oldest in the Ukraine, being able to trace its origins back to 1796. It was granted its current name and status in 2007, its informal name being ‘Lviv Conservatory’. There are departments of singing, piano, orchestra, conducting, musicology, ethnomusicology and com...
Country:
UKRAINE
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City:
DONETSK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The Conservatoire was founded in 1968 and is situated in Donetsk, one of the largest industrial centres of the Ukraine. It occupies two multi-storey buildings. There are departments of piano, organ, stringed instruments, woodwind and brass instruments, percussion instruments, folk instruments, singi...
Country:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
State:
ABU DHABI
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Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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Founded in 1994, the Institute offers instrumental lessons to children from the age of five years through to adults. ...
Country:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
State:
ABU DHABI
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Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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Performance lessons are offered to young people and interested members of the local community....
Country:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
State:
DUBAI
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Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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Dubai Music School was founded in 1980. It provides training in music skills to students of all ages and prepares students to take the examinations of the Trinity College of London. It organises a choir....
Country:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
State:
DUBAI
City:
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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The Melodica Music Centre offers programs in music and dance to children and interested adults at four locations throughout Dubai. Students may be trained to enter for music examinations conducted by Trinity or the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in England. The Centre organises stude...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
CAMBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
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Anglia Ruskin University was founded in 1958 and gained its current name and status in 1992. There are campuses in Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough. Applications from mature, disabled and overseas students are particularly encouraged. The Department has a working collection of ethnic instrumen...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BATH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
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The School of Music and Performing Arts is based at the Michael Tippett Centre which incorporates a state-of-the-art recording and electro-acoustic sound studio and a fine concert hall. The College welcomes applications from non-traditionally-trained students. There is a large collection of medieva...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BIRMINGHAM
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The Brighton & Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) is a European rock school with colleges in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and London in the UK as well as Berlin, Hamburg and Dublin. Facilities include state-of-the-art recording studios, post-production suites rehearsal studios...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BRIGHTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The Brighton & Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) is a European rock school with colleges in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and London in the UK as well as Berlin, Hamburg and Dublin. Facilities include state-of-the-art recording studios, post-production suites rehearsal studios...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BRISTOL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The Brighton & Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) is a European rock school with colleges in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and London in the UK as well as Berlin, Hamburg and Dublin. Facilities include state-of-the-art recording studios, post-production suites rehearsal studios...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Brighton & Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) is a European rock school with colleges in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and London in the UK as well as Berlin, Hamburg and Dublin. Facilities include state-of-the-art recording studios, post-production suites rehearsal studios...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
MANCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Brighton & Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) is a European rock school with colleges in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and London in the UK as well as Berlin, Hamburg and Dublin. Facilities include state-of-the-art recording studios, post-production suites rehearsal studios...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
BIRMINGHAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
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The Birmingham Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1843. It became the music department of Birmingham City University in 1989 and later became the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. There are departments of performance, composition, early music, jazz, vocal and operatic performance, orchestral ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LINCOLN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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The Anglican Bishop Grosseteste College, founded in 1862, was awarded University College status in 2006 and granted full university status in 2012. Lincoln Cathedral organ and choral scholarships are available to music students. ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
UXBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Engineering
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Brunel University was established in 1966. The School of Arts has areas of creative writing, English, journalism, games design, film and television, theatre and music. There are opportunities for music students to collaborate with students of drama and dance within the department of performing arts....
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
CANTERBURY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
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This institution was established by the Church of England in 1962 as a teachers' college. In 1998 the expanded institution was renamed Canterbury Christ Church University College. It gained its full university status and name in July 2005. It operates on a number of sites within the city of Can...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
COLCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
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All programs at the Colchester Institute are validated by the University of Essex. There are campuses at Colchester, Braintree and Clacton. The Music School offers a foundation degree in popular music to prepare students for entry to professional music courses. Facilities include an auditorium, wel...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
COVENTRY
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The University can trace its history back to 1843, and gained its current name and status in 1992. There are new, purpose-built facilities, including electronic music studios, recording studios, private composition booths, computer-aided notation work stations, practice rooms and a large performance...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LEICESTER
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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Echo Factory is a specialist music school whose aim is to stimulate and launch the careers of talented local musicians in the music industry. Facilities in the newly refurbished building include a well-equipped recording studio, band practice facilities, a business hub, classrooms and café. Echo Fa...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
PENRYN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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In 2008 Dartington College of Arts, founded in 1961, merged with University College Falmouth and the resulting institution has been granted full university status. Students have access to a new purpose-built Performance Centre with fine performing spaces and state-of-the-art electronic and recording...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance
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The University of London is a federation of some forty colleges and institutes, not all of which offer programs in music. Goldsmiths College, founded in 1891, is one of the largest music departments in Britain. A central focus is the study of contemporary musical culture from jazz to 'new compl...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Public Examinations in Music, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
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The Guildhall School was founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation, and is distinctive in being both a music school and a drama school, as well as offering programs in professional development and music therapy. All undergraduate students have experience of work in the community, and post-gr...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
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The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) has been developing and delivering contemporary music education for over 30 years - longer than any other music school in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1986, it was originally known as The Guitar Institute and Basstech, but soon expanded to off...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The School of Music is beautifully situated on Kingston Hill within easy reach of Richmond Park, Kingston-upon-Thames and central London. There is an active program of world music. Facilities include an excellent music library, a professionally equipped rehearsal and digital recording centre, five ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LEEDS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
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This music institution, an affiliated college of the University of Leeds, was founded in 1965. Formerly known as the Leeds College of Music, it was granted its current name and status in 2020. The Conservatoire launched the United Kingdom’s first full-time jazz and popular music course in 1971 an...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LIVERPOOL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
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Formerly known as Liverpool Hope University College, this Catholic institution gained full university status in 2005. The campus is situated about 20 minutes from the city centre and the music department is housed in a new purpose-built centre with facilities including an electro-acoustic studio, li...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LIVERPOOL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
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The Institute opened in 1996. It is committed to multi-disciplinary programs. Apart from training performers in a number of disciplines it also trains those who will occupy support roles in making performances possible. Studies include such areas as design, production, management, marketing, media. ...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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Founded in 2002, LCCM is an independent music college offering degree and certificate programs in all forms of contemporary music, performance, creative writing, sound engineering and entrepreneurship. Facilities include state-of-the recording studios, edit rooms, seven performance rooms, computer l...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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The University can trace its history back to 1878. After a number of name changes it gained its current name and status in 1992. There are overseas campuses in Dubai, Malta and Mauritius. Facilities include the recently opened Grove Building with state-of-the-art TV studio and 3D workshops as well a...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
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The University can trace its history back to 1834. It gained its current name and status in 1963. There is an International Centre for Music Studies which engages in research into such areas as cultural and critical musicology, creative practice, traditional, popular and world music and music analys...