Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
OREGON
City:
ASHLAND
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported liberal arts university that can trace its history back to 1872. It gained its current name and status in 1997. The Department of Performing Arts offers programs in theatre and music. The Schuman Collection of Music Instruments, comprising Western, early and non-Western 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:
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, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Carnegie Mellon University is a private institution that can trace its history back to 1900 and gained its current name and status in 1967. The university’s College of Fine Arts consists of schools of architecture, art, design, drama and music. The music department is a conservatory in a universit...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university founded in 1891. The music division forms part of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design with the aim of preparing students to work in the music industry. Facilities include state-of-the-art recording studios and digital audio laboratories. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PITTSBURGH
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private Catholic university founded by the Spiritans Order, tracing its history back to 1878. The School of Music, founded in 1926, is an All-Steinway School. It runs a full opera program in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Opera at the University. A particular strength is the guitar program, with ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
ANNVILLE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1866 and supported by the United Methodist Church. The music department is housed in the Blair Music Center with some fine performing spaces. A Community Music Institute provides music tuition to children and interested adults, and includes a Kindermusik Pr...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
MANSFIELD
Special Indexes:
Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-owned university founded in 1912. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
MILLERSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state liberal arts university, founded in 1855 as a teachers’ college, and gained its current name and status in 1983. The Tell Scholol of Music is housed in the Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center. Facilities include a state-of-the-art recording studio, a well-equipped digital technology...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
ABINGTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A branch campus of Pennsylvania State University that can trace its history back to 1855. Music programs at Pennsylvania State University are offered at the campuses at Abington, Altoona and University Park. Two-year Associate of Arts programs are offered at the campuses at McKeesport, Monaca and Sc...
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:
CALIFORNIA
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1852. Formerly known as California University of Pennsylvania, in 2021 it merged with Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Clarion University of Pennsylvania to form the multi-campus Pennsylvania Western University - PennWest California, PennWest Clarion a...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
An independent state-affiliated university founded in 1884. The Boyer college of Music and Dance forms part of the Center for the Arts. The New School Institute is the instrumental ensemble branch of the Esther Boyer College of Music and operates as the Department of Instrumental Ensemble and Orches...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An independent university that can trace its history back to 1870. The School of Music is housed in the Merriam Theater Building located on the Avenue of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia. The School emphasizes American music idioms such as jazz and contemporary music and there are more than 50 musi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHOENIXVILLE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1931 as a Bible school and is operated by the Assemblies of God denomination. Formerly known as Valley Forge Christian College, it gained its current name and status in 2014. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
NEW WILMINGTON
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts college founded in 1852 and related to the United Presbyterian Church. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces. The Old Main tower houses a three-octave carillon. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
YORK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An independent institution founded in 1787. It was granted its current name and status in 1968. The music division is housed in the School of the Arts Communication and Global Studies. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
RHODE ISLAND
City:
PROVIDENCE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university, the seventh oldest in America, being founded in 1764. Originally of Baptist heritage, it is now non-sectarian and is a member of the Ivy League. The music department has access to several fine performance spaces. There is an active opera workshop. The Orwig Music Library houses...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
RHODE ISLAND
City:
PROVIDENCE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A Catholic college founded in 1917, run by the Dominican Friars. The music department is located in the Smith Center for the Arts. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
CLEMSON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1889 as an agricultural college. It gained its current name and status in 1964. The Department of Performing Arts is housed in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Facilities include a state-of-the-art music technology laboratory and recording studio. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
CONWAY
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1954 and was granted its current name and status in 1993. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
COLUMBIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Institutions for Women Only, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts college for women, founded in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church. It is the eleventh oldest women’s college in USA. Evening and graduate programs are co-educational. A preparatory department known as Musical Arts Studios offers tuition in performance, ensemble...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
SPARTANBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Institutions for Women Only, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A professional school of music in an independent liberal arts institution originally for women. Formerly known as Converse College it became co-educational and was granted its current name and status in 2021. The School of the Arts offers programs in art and design, theatre, dance and music. The Pet...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
ROCK HILL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-assisted institution. It was founded in 1886 as a teachers’ college for women, became co-educational in 1972, and gained university status in 1992. The College of Visual and Performing Arts comprises departments of art, interior design, music, theatre and dance. The music department is hou...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH DAKOTA
City:
MADISON
Special Indexes:
Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1881 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1989. The music department is housed in Beadle Hall with access to well-equipped music technology and electroacoustic studios....
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
NASHVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts university associated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. It can trace its history back to 1890, and gained its current name and status in 1991. The School of Music is an All-Steinway School. It is housed in the Sam A Wilson Building, with a number of fine performing spaces...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
MCKENZIE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1842 under the auspices of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Formerly known as Bethel College, it gained its current name and status in 2009. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
JOHNSON CITY
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1911 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1963. The music department, an All-Steinway School, is housed in the Mathes Music Building, and is the only four-year institution in the USA with a program in bluegrass and country music, taken thro...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
KNOXVILLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Formerly known as Johnson Bible College, Johnson University gained its current name and status in 2011. It is a Christian institution founded in 1893, thus being the second oldest continuing Bible college in USA. All students take a major in Bible. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
MURFREESBORO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A state-supported university. Founded in 1911 as a teachers’ college, it gained its current name and status in 1965. It is located about a 30-minute drive south of Nashville, the Country Music centre of the world. The School of Music, an All-Steinway School, has access to several fine performance ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
NASHVILLE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The SAE College was founded in 1977 in Sydney, Australia, and currently has 56 colleges in 24 countries around the world. Its head office is located in Littlemore Park, Oxford, UK. It is one of the largest institutions for audio, multimedia and digital film education in the world, with courses in su...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
NASHVILLE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. It was founded in 1901 as a Bible school, and gained its current name and status in 1995. Facilities include well-equipped recording and electronic music studios. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
JACKSON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts college that can trace its history back to 1823. It is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. There is a Community Music Center which offers music tuition in the local community to children from the age of 4 through to adults. Member of the National Association of S...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TENNESSEE
City:
MEMPHIS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A state university founded in 1912 and gained its current name and status in 1957. The music program has particular strengths in opera, jazz and recording technology. Ensembles include two orchestras, three bands, numerous chamber music groups, choral groups, jazz combos and a new music ensemble. Fa...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
DALLAS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private non-sectarian university of Methodist heritage, founded in 1911. The Meadows School of the Arts comprises divisions of visual art, dance, theatre, journalism, cinema-television, music, advertising, art history and arts administration. The music division houses a number of fine performance ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
NACOGDOCHES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1923 as a teachers’ college. The Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts offers programs in art, music and theatre and has access to some fine performing spaces. There is a thriving opera/musical theatre program. The School of Music organises a music preparatory division ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
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:
SAN MARCOS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This university was founded in 1899 as a teacher training college and was granted its current name and status in 2003. It has the largest campus of any other in the Texas State University System. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
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:
ARLINGTON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1895 as a private liberal arts institution. It gained university status and became part of the University of Texas System in 1965. The music department has access to some fine performance spaces and state-of-the-art recording and electronic music studios. Ther...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
AUSTIN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state university, opened in 1883. It is the largest institution of the University of Texas System. School of Music facilities include five concert and recital halls, numerous teaching studios, classrooms, rehearsal halls and 125 practice rooms. There are some 300 pianos, four harpsichords, two cla...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
EL PASO
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1914. Students at the University of Texas, El Paso are predominantly Mexican-American. The Department of Music is housed in the Fox Fine Arts Center. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
TEXAS
City:
SAN ANTONIO
Special Indexes:
Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A Catholic university that can trace its history back to 1869. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, and gained its current name and status in 1996. The Department of Music is housed in the Luella Bennack Music Center. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
PROVO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university founded in 1875 and sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It gained its current name and status in 1903. All undergraduate degree programs include courses in religion. The School of Music is housed in the Harris Fine Arts Center, with access to several fi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
CEDAR CITY
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state university founded in 1897 as a teacher training college. It gained its current name and status in 1991. The music department has access to some fine performing spaces and hosts a thriving opera/music theatre program. It is an All-Steinway School. The department houses the Dalley Collection ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
OGDEN
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A co-educational, publicly supported university founded in 1889 and gained its current name and status in 1991. The Department of Performing Arts comprises divisions of theatre, dance and music. The music department is housed in the Val A Browning Center for the Performing Arts. Member of the Natio...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
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:
LYNDONVILLE
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Northern Vermont University was created in 2018 from the amalgamation of the former Johnson and Lyndon State Colleges. The thrust of many programs is interdisciplinary, linking music study with theatre, art and dance, business studies and technology. Internships are required. Facilities include ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
HAMPTON
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private historically black university founded in 1868 as the Hampton Normal and Agricultural college for African-American men and women. In 1878 it established a formal education program for Native Americans. It gained its current name and status in 1984. The music department has access to some fi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
HARRISONBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1908 as a teacher training college for women. It became co-educational in 1946 and gained its current name and status in 1977. A new University Center for the Performing Arts provides the music school with some fine performance spaces. It is an All-Steinway Sc...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
NORFOLK
Special Indexes:
Sound Engineering
Notes:
An historically black institution was founded in 1935 and gained its current name and status in 1979. The music department is housed in the Hamm Fine Arts Building. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts offers programs in drama, fine arts and music. Member of the National Association of Schoo...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
NORFOLK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1930 as a division of the College of William and Mary. It became independent in 1962 and gained its current name and status in 1969. The music department is housed in the F Ludwig Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. Facilities include a fine recital hall an...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
WINCHESTER
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An interdisciplinary conservatory for music, theatre and dance located within a small private co-educational university, founded in 1875 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Facilities include a state-of-the-art recording studio and music technology labs. Four fully-produced musical thea...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
RICHMOND
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university that can trace its history back to 1838. It gained its current name and status in 1968. The music department collaborates closely with other local performing arts organizations such as the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Opera. It sees its particular strengt...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
BLACKSBURG
Special Indexes:
Sound Engineering
Notes:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (commonly known as Virginia Tech) was established in 1872. The School of Performing Arts offers programs in music, theatre and cinema. Multi-media development plays a key role in the department’s cross-disciplinary activities. Member of the Natio...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
PETERSBURG
Special Indexes:
Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1882 as a teachers’ college for black Americans. It gained its current name and status in 1979. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
VIRGINIA
City:
NORFOLK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private liberal arts university chartered in 1961 and supported by the United Methodist Church. Formerly known as Virginia Wesleyan College, it gained its current name and status in 2017. There is a Center for Sacred Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
CHENEY
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state supported university founded in 1882 as the Benjamin P Cheney Academy. It gained its current name and status in 1977. There are strong connections with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra and with the Northwest Bach Festival. A lively musical theatre program is offered. Member of the National Ass...
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:
SPOKANE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A Jesuit Catholic university founded in 1887 as a boys’ school. It gained university status in 1912 and became co-educational in 1948. The music department has access to state-of-the-art music technology laboratories and to some fine performance spaces. Member of the National Association of School...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
KIRKLAND
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Founded in 1934 by the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God, this institution gained its current name and status in 2005. The music department is housed in the Dorothy Amundsen Music Center. The music program is designed to train church musicians, choir directors and ministers of musi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WASHINGTON
City:
SEATTLE
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private university founded in 1891 as the Seattle Seminary and gained its current name and status in 1977. The university is related to the Free Methodist Church. The Department of Music is housed in the Crawford Music Building. It holds a collection of flutes of many styles and periods. Member of...
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:
WEST VIRGINIA
City:
BETHANY
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This private liberal arts college was founded in 1840 and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The Department of Visual and Performing Arts comprises divisions of music, theatre arts and visual arts. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WEST VIRGINIA
City:
HUNTINGTON
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university, part of the West Virginia University System. Founded in 1837, it gained its current name and status in the late 1960s. The music department is housed in the Smith Music Building and the Jomie Jazz Center. There is a flourishing opera school. Member of the National Assoc...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WEST VIRGINIA
City:
WEST LIBERTY
Special Indexes:
Sound Engineering
Notes:
Formerly known as West Liberty State College, this four-year state-supported institution gained its current name and status in 2009. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WEST VIRGINIA
City:
INSTITUTE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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An historically black institution founded in 1890 as the West Virginia Colored Institute. Integrated student intake was instituted in 1954. Its current name and status gained in 2004. ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
BELOIT
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
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A private liberal arts college founded in 1846, thus being the oldest continuously operated college in the state. The music department is located in the Hendricks Center for the Arts. The Dwight Eaton Chapel houses an Aeolian Skinner 3-manual organ and two nine-foot Steinway grand pianos. The Colleg...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
APPLETON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
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A private liberal arts and sciences university founded in 1847. The Conservatory of Music was established in the same year. Facilities at the Conservatory include some fine performance spaces, a well-equipped recording/editing studio and more than 50 practice rooms. The Conservatory owns an Indonesi...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
LA CROSSE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A state-supported university founded in 1909 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1971. The university is situated on a picturesque campus on the upper Mississippi River. Music department facilities include well-equipped recording and electronic music studios. Member o...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
OSHKOSH
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
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A state-supported university founded in 1871 as a teachers’ college. It gained its current name and status in 1971. There is an active opera program. Facilities include well-equipped music technology suites. The music department, through the Division of Continuing Education and Extension, organi...
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:
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, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Master's degree in music was established in 1996. there is a digital music laboratory that conducts research in contemporary composition, electroacoustic composition, sound synthesis and experimental sound sources for music creation....
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:
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:
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:
HARARE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Initiated in 1995 by Jeunesses Musicales International and their festivals and international tours, Music Crossroads Academy has developed into a series of non-profit centres for young musicians in southern Africa founded in 2013. It aims to enhance and develop skills and professionalism of young mu...