Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
TROY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This private university was founded in 1824. The Department of the Arts was founded in 1972 and forms part of the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. There are state-of-the-art electronic studios and an Experimental Media and Arts Center. The Department of Arts focuses on electronic medi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
BUFFALO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Librarianship Training, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Buffalo State College was established as a teachers’ college in 1871 and joined the State University of New York system in 1948. It is not to be confused with the University at Buffalo which is also part of SUNY. The State University of New York (SUNY) was founded in 1948 with the amalgamation of ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
ALBANY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The State University of New York (SUNY) was founded in 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of universities and colleges throughout the State of New York, some of which can trace their history back to 1816. Music programs at the State University of New York (SUNY) are offered at the campuses at Al...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
BINGHAMTON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The university was founded in 1946 and gained its current name and status in 1965. The Anderson Center for the Performing Arts is among the finest facilities of its kind in central New York State. The university library holds an archive for Greek and Cypriot Ethnomusicological Studies. Member of the...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
GENESEO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A liberal arts college, founded in 1867 as a teachers’ college. It joined the State University of New York system in 1948. The Department of Music houses the Doty Recital Hall. The State University of New York (SUNY) was founded in 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of universities and college...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
NEW PALTZ
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Founded in 1828, this institution joined the State University of New York system in 1948. The music department has access to several fine performing spaces. There is a well-equipped electronic music laboratory. An early instrument collection comprises recorders, crumhorns, shawms, renaissance and ba...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
PLATTSBURGH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This University was founded in 1889 as a teachers’ college. The Department of Music has access to several fine performance spaces and houses a well-equipped MIDI lab and audio technology studio. The State University of New York (SUNY) was founded in 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of unive...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
STONY BROOK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1957. The music department is housed in the Staller Center and has a collection of early instruments. There are Saturday community music programs for kindergarten and elementary school-age children, pre-college programs in chamber music and jazz, theory, composition an...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
NEW YORK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution, now known as the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, was founded in 1890 and is the first school of pedagogy to be established at an American university. Earlier known as New York University School of Education, it was given its current name and status i...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
SYRACUSE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university of Methodist heritage that can trace its history back to 1831. The College of Visual and Performing Arts was founded in 1873, being the first degree-granting college of fine arts in the USA. The music school's official name is the Rose, Jules R, and Stanford S Setnor School of M...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
SCHENECTADY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
An independent non-denominational liberal arts college founded in 1795, being the first college chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York. The music department became an All-Steinway School in 2007. It owns a Balinese gamelan. The Peter Irving Wold Center is the home of the Laborat...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
ROCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An independent institution, one of the USA’s most renowned research universities, founded in 1850 as a Baptist-sponsored institution. There are two campuses for music at the University of Rochester. The Eastman School of Music caters principally for students undertaking full music major courses. T...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
City:
BOONE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University was founded in 1899 as a teachers' college and gained its current name and status in 1967. The Musicum Collegium specialises in early music performance. There is an active opera program. Facilities include a state-of-the-art recording studio and sets of Indian tablas, African percussi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
City:
DAVIDSON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college of Presbyterian heritage, founded in 1837. The music department is housed in the Sloan Music Center with access to several fine performing spaces. There is an active opera workshop. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
City:
DURHAM
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections
Notes:
This private university can trace its history back to 1838 and has historic ties to the United Methodist Church. It gained its current name and status in 1924. The music department has strengths in musicology and theory/composition. The G Norman and Ruth G Eddy Collection of Music Instruments compr...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
City:
CHAPEL HILL
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
The university can trace its history back to 1789. It is the flagship campus of the University of North Carolina system. The music library houses a vast collection of books, scores, audio and video recordings as well as over 10,000 rare items, including 4,600 Italian opera libretti from 1600 to the...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
City:
SWANNANOA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The College, of Presbyterian heritage, can trace its history back to 1894. The music department organises an Appalachian music program for the preservation of the traditions of music and dance from the region. Instruction is given on some of the common Appalachian instruments (finger-picking guitar,...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
City:
WINSTON-SALEM
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A state-supported, historically black university, founded in 1892 as a teacher training college, and now forming part of the 16-campus system that makes up the University of North Carolina. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
BOWLING GREEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1910 as a teachers’ college. The music library houses The Sound Recording Archives, with over 700,000 recordings covering all types and styles of music, as well as the Archives of the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, with large numbers of scores, m...
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:
GRANVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
An independently administered and financed co-educational university of liberal arts and sciences of Baptist heritage, founded in 1831. The music department is housed at the Michael D Eisner Center for the Performing Arts. It organises a Suzuki Program offering instruction in flute, piano, violin, c...
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:
KENT
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1910. The School of Music has access to some fine performing spaces. It houses a Center for World Musics focusing mainly on Asian and African musics. 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:
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:
DAYTON
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy
Notes:
A co-educational Catholic university organised under the auspices of the Society of Mary (Marianists). It can trace its history back to 1850. There are strong programs in world music and jazz studies. Ensembles include the Ebony Heritage Singers, gospel choir, a world music choir, a Javanese gamelan...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OHIO
City:
ALLIANCE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private institution founded in 1846 and formerly known as Mount Union College. It gained its current name and status in 2010 and was affiliated with the United Methodist Church until 2019. The music department is located in Cope Music Hall at the Fine Arts Center and houses a state-of-the-art comp...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
GOODWELL
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1909 as Pan-Handle Agricultural Institute. It gained its current name and status in 1974. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OKLAHOMA
City:
TULSA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A private Penetecostal charismatic evangelical Christian university, founded in 1963. The music department is an All-Steinway School. A preparatory Suzuki strings program is operated from the music department. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
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:
OREGON
City:
PORTLAND
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private college of arts and sciences founded as Albany Collegiate Institute in 1867 and gained its current name and status in 1942. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic music studio, some fine performance spaces, a Javanese gamelan and a collection of Japanese, Indian and Javanese instrum...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OREGON
City:
PORTLAND
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
A private non-sectarian liberal arts and sciences college founded in 1908. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces. There is a small collection of early keyboard instruments. ...
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:
OREGON
City:
MONMOUTH
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1856 as a teachers’ college. The Department of Music is located in Smith Hall and has access to several fine performance spaces. There is a thriving music theatre program. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
READING
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A liberal arts college founded in 1856 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Facilities include a digital music studio and a recording studio....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PITTSBURGH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private college founded in 1869 of Presbyterian heritage. Formerly known as Chatham College, it gained its current name and status in 2007. It is a fully co-educational institution with the exception of Chatham College for Women only. The music department is housed in the James Laughlin Music Cent...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
LANCASTER
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private college formed in 1853 from the amalgamation of two earlier colleges – Franklin College and Marshall College. The music department has access to the Barshinger Center for Musical Arts and a well-equipped audio-visual centre. There is a set of West African drums. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
GETTYSBURG
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1832 and situated close to the famous battlefield. The music department is housed in Schmucker Hall and has access to some fine performance spaces. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
HAVERFORD
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1833 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). An agreement exists between Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania whereby students may take individual courses at one of the other campuses for credit at the home ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
EASTON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
An independent liberal arts college founded in 1826. The music department is housed in the Morris R Williams Center for the Arts. It owns a collection of band, orchestral, Asian, Indian and African musical instruments. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
ALLENTOWN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1848 and affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Facilities include a number of fine performing spaces and a state-of-the-art electronic music studio. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
UNIVERSITY PARK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1855 as an agricultural college, and gained its current name and status in 1953. Music programs at Pennsylvania State University are offered at the campuses at Abington and University Park. There is a program in Alexander Technique. Member of the National Association...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
SWARTHMORE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private non-sectarian college founded in 1864 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The Department of Music and Dance is housed in the Lang Music Building and the Lang Performing Arts Centre. There is a gamelan ensemble and a set of Taiko drums. An agreement exists between Swarthmore, Bry...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Personal Archives, Sound Archives
Notes:
A private Ivy League university that can trace its history back to 1740. Areas of concentration in the music department are the history of music, music theory, anthropology of music and music as a liberal art. Studies in performance are not provided on campus; students wishing to take this option mu...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PITTSBURGH
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Personal Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1787. The music department forms part of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Interdisciplinary study is encouraged in the graduate programs. The library holds the Theodore Finney Music Library, the Carnegie Music Library, collections of early American h...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
COLLEGEVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
An independent college founded in 1869. The music department is housed in Bomberger Hall, with access to some fine performing spaces. All students are issued with laptop computers. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
WASHINGTON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college, one of the oldest in USA, founded in 1781. The music department is housed in the Olin Fine Arts Center, with a fine performance theatre. ...
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:
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:
ORANGEBURG
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A four-year historically black liberal arts university founded in 1869 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces in the newly-constructed University Music Center and the newly-renovated Performing Arts Center. Member of the Nation...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH DAKOTA
City:
MITCHELL
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
The university was founded in 1885 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The music department has access to several fine performing spaces. It owns a set of handbells. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH DAKOTA
City:
VERMILLION
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university. Founded in 1862, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in South Dakota and is the flagship university for the state. The College of Fine Arts offers programs in art, music and theatre. The University's National Music Museum and Center for the Study of the His...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
NASHVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives
Notes:
A private historically black university, founded in 1866 and affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The courses in music business are offered through the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business of Belmont University. The library holds the Thomas A Dorsey collection of sheet musi...
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:
SAN ANTONIO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A Catholic co-educational university founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence. It gained its current name and status in 1975. Our Lady of the Lake University is committed to serving Hispanics, who are the majority ethnic group on campus. Hence there are specific course...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
COLLEGE STATION
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, being the state’s first public institution of higher education. It gained its current name and status in 1963. The Department of Performance Studies was established in 1999 and offers programs in music and th...
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:
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:
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:
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:
VERMONT
City:
BENNINGTON
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private non-sectarian college, emphasizing individual creativity in all students. It was founded in 1932 as a college for women, and became co-educational in 1969. Students design their own individual degree plan in consultation with academic advisors according to their own particular interest in ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VERMONT
City:
MIDDLEBURY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1800. The music department is housed in the Mahaney Center for the Arts and emphasises composition and performance, music history and ethnomusicology. It has access to some fine performing spaces. Participation in the College’s African Music and Dance Perf...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
WILLIAMSBURG
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This liberal arts university college can trace its history back to 1693, making it the second oldest institution of higher learning in USA. Presumably designed by the English architect, the Sir Christopher Wren Building on campus is the oldest academic building in continuous use in USA. The music de...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
LYNCHBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A private evangelical Baptist university founded in 1971. The School of Music is an All-Steinway School. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
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A state-supported University, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson. It is the flagship university of Virginia. Facilities include state-of-the-art electroacoustic labs and computer studios....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
OLYMPIA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A public liberal arts and sciences college founded in 1967. The Department of Performing Arts offers programs in music, dance and theatre. There is a strong music technology program. Facilities include state-of-the-art music technology laboratories. ...
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, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
City:
WASHINGTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university with links to the Methodist church. It can trace its history back to 1893. The Department of Performing Arts comprises divisions of music, theatre, music theatre, dance and arts management, with the music division being housed in the Katzen Art Center. Students may earn both und...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
City:
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university founded in 1821. The Bachelor of Arts program in music is also offered at the Mount Vernon campus. The Department of Music is an All-Steinway School. There is a Presidential Arts Program in Music. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. A Consortium of Universit...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
City:
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Suzuki
Notes:
An independent community school of the arts founded in 1976. This All-Steinway School offers music instruction to young children, pre-professional music students and interested adults through its Early Childhood Program, its Preparatory Program and its Adult Program (‘A Little Day Music’). Perfo...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
MILWAUKEE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Librarianship Training, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Suzuki
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1885 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1956. The music department is housed in the Peck School of the Arts complex which offers programs in art and design, dance, music and theatre. This complex forms part of the Helene Zelazo ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
WHITEWATER
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1868 as a teachers’ college. The music department is housed in the Greenhill Center of the Arts which also offers programs in theatre, dance and visual arts. There is an active opera workshop. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
URUGUAY
State:
City:
MONTEVIDEO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
This State institute, founded in 1951, trains students to be secondary school teachers in all subjects....
Country:
URUGUAY
State:
City:
MONTEVIDEO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University of the Republic was founded in 1849 and is Uruguay's oldest public university. The School of Music opened in 1953 and gained its current name and status in 1986. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic music studio, an electroacoustic laboratory and the EUM library which has 180...
Country:
UZBEKISTAN
State:
City:
TASHKENT
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1936, the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan is the oldest musical institution in Central Asia. The Conservatory occupies a new building erected in 2002 and is organised into six faculties: academic performance, music art, musical pedagogy, Uzbek musical, pop arts, further training and retr...
Country:
VANUATU
State:
City:
PORT VILA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of the South Pacific was established in 1968. It is jointly owned by the governments of twelve island countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Samoa, with campuses in each country. Music study forms an...
Country:
VENEZUELA
State:
City:
CARACAS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu for the purpose of training musicians to expand the philosophy and objectives of ‘El Sistema’ - a cultural, educational and social program that encourages young people to feel empowered through participation in ensemble music performan...
Country:
VENEZUELA
State:
City:
CARACAS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Research-only Institutions, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Foundation of Ethnomusicology and Folklore (sometimes known as FUNDEF) was founded in 1987 and is organised through the National Cultural Council of Venezuela. It is not primarily a teaching body, and has the aim 'to investigate, preserve and disseminate the traditional and popular oral cultures...
Country:
VENEZUELA
State:
City:
MÉRIDA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This University can trace its history back to 1785. Of Catholic heritage, it is now a secular institution. Facilites in the School of Music include well-equipped laboratories of music technology and electronic music. There is a junior music school offering music tuition to children from age 7 and t...
Country:
VENEZUELA
State:
City:
CARACAS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1983, this is the Venezuelan institution responsible for training teachers for primary and secondary schools. There are nine campuses spread throughout the country with the main campus being in Caracas....
Country:
VENEZUELA
State:
City:
CARACAS
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Research-only Institutions
Notes:
The Vicente Emilio Sojo National Music Center Foundation was organised in 1978 under the name of La Fundación Vicente Emilio Sojo (Funves). and was granted its current name and status in 2016. It is the national musicological institution of Venezuela and not primarily a teaching body. It exists to ...
Country:
VIETNAM
State:
City:
HÒ CHÍ MINH CITY (SAIGON)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Conservatory was founded in 1956 and was formerly known as the Saigon National School of Music. It gained its current name and status in 1981 and is considered to be of university status. Students enter in either the National music major or the Western music major. The Conservatory has a Music...
Country:
VIETNAM
State:
City:
HUÉ
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Hué Academy of Music was established as an independent institution in 2008, having formerly been the College of the Arts of Hué University. Its music programs are largely concerned with promoting traditional music and instruments from Vietnam, and it is active in promoting festivals and compet...
Country:
VIETNAM
State:
City:
HÀNÔI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Formerly known as the Hànôi National Conservatory of Music, the Vietnam National Academy of Music was established in 1956, being the first and largest centre for professional music training in Vietnam. It is dedicated to the conservation of Vietnamese classical music. The conservatory is organised...
Country:
ZAMBIA
State:
City:
LUSAKA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The College was founded in 1963 and is the third largest public institution of learning in Zambia. The School of Education and Social Sciences offers programs in music, art, communication skills, social work, mathematics and the various sciences. In addition to the diploma programs the College offer...
Country:
ZAMBIA
State:
City:
LUSAKA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1965 . The Institute of African Studies conducts research into African traditional musics. Language of instruction is English....
Country:
ZIMBABWE
State:
City:
MUTARE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A United Methodist Church-related institution established in 1992, the first private international university in Zimbabwe. As the name implies, Africa University is a Pan-African university whose student body and staff come from a variety of African countries and other continents. As such it is a un...
Country:
ZIMBABWE
State:
City:
MASVINGO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Great Zimbabwe University was created in 2000 under the name Masvingo State University. It gained its current name and status in 2015....
Country:
ZIMBABWE
State:
City:
GWERU
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This government owned University was founded in 2000 and offers courses mainly in the commercial and arts sector. It was formerly known as Gweru Teachers' College. The main campus is in Gweru, with others in Zvishavane and Harare. The Music & Musicology Department has an archive of children’s ...
Country:
ZIMBABWE
State:
City:
HARARE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This is the oldest and largest public university in Zimbabwe, being established in 1952. After several name changes it gained its current name and status in 1980. ...
Country:
ZIMBABWE
State:
City:
HARARE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The College of Music was founded in 1947 and the ethnomusicology program was inaugurated in 1989. It provides instrumental and vocal training and supporting programs in theory, aural training, traditional performance and popular music to interested members of the local community, organising Saturday...