Country:
ALBANIA
State:
City:
TIRANË
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
The Academy of Arts was founded in 1966 with the amalgamation of the State Conservatory of Tiranë (founded in 1962), the School of Fine Arts and the High School of Actors "Alexander Moses". It was the only public institution of higher education in the arts in Albania. In 2011 the Academy ...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
City:
BUENOS AIRES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1920 and is a university-equivalent institution offering music programs at tertiary level. There are three other branches in Buenos Aires. Beside the professional program it also offers activities for the community – workshops in charango, popular singing, popular ...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
City:
BUENOS AIRES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
The Institute was founded in 1960. It operates from the Teatro Colón (founded in 1908) and occupies premises at the opera house itself. A second venue is in Mar del Plata. The main aim of the Institute is to train specialists in various aspects of music, drama and dance for opera and ballet. The li...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
City:
BUENOS AIRES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Kodály, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Universidad Nacional de las Artes was formally established in 1996 with the incorporation of a number of Institutes offering programs in various branches of the arts. There are programs in music, visual arts, movement, folklore, theatre, multimedia and education for teaching the arts. Music is t...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES
City:
CÓRDOBA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1982, the Collegium is a co-operative association of music teachers that runs professional programs in music research, performance and music education. The Collegium also offers workshops on jazz, rock, pop, tango and folklore (guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, drums, percussion, sa...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES
City:
BANFIELD
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A provincial conservatorio within the province of Buenos Aires, founded in 1951. It offers training courses for performers and music teachers. There is a centre for early music (Centro de Música Antigua 'Carlo Gesualdo') which offers masterclasses, courses and concerts. Community activities include...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
PROVINCIA DE SANTA FE
City:
SANTA FE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university can trace its history back to 1889. It was established in its present form in 1919 as a public non-sectarian institution. The Instituto Superior de Música was established in 1947. Some programs are offered by distance mode....
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
PROVINCIA DE TUCUMÁN
City:
SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Making/Maintenance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1914. The Instituto Superior de Música was established in 1948 and is an Institute of the Faculty of Arts offering basic, medium and superior level music education....
Country:
ARMENIA
State:
City:
YEREVAN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This state-owned Conservatory can trace its history back to 1921 and provides music programs at university level with faculties of piano, orchestra and vocal-theoretical. Advanced courses are available in performance. There is an active opera program. Courses are taught in Armenian and English. A pr...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
NEW SOUTH WALES
City:
SYDNEY
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is the music school of the University of Sydney. It was officially opened in 1915 as the NSW State Conservatorium of Music, with the stated aims of 'providing tuition of a standard at least equal to that of the leading European Conservatoriums'. In 1990 the NSW Sta...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
NEW SOUTH WALES
City:
NEWCASTLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Conservatorium was established in 1952, and amalgamated with the University of Newcastle in 1990. It has become the Newcastle (City) campus of the University. Within the Faculty of Education and Arts the School of Creative Arts was formed in 2005. There are active programs in opera performance, ...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
QUEENSLAND
City:
BRISBANE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Kodály, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University of Queensland was founded in 1909. The School of Music owns a collection of early instruments and a small number of non-Western instruments. It houses the Australian and Oceanic Music Archive with an extensive collection of field recordings made chiefly in Papua New Guinea. An associa...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
VICTORIA
City:
MELBOURNE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Military Music Academies
Notes:
The Defence Force School of Music was established in 1984. It provides courses of training to musicians for the musical and ceremonial requirements of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army Band Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force to qualify them for employment and leadership in Defence...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
LINZ
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was formerly known as the Bruckner Conservatorium. Originally founded in 1823, it gained its current name and status in 2004 and in 2015 it moved into a brand-new building enabling its three divisions of music (classical and jazz), drama and dance to be offered in a single location. T...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
VIENNA (WIEN)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1867, this is the oldest private music conservatorium in Vienna. Its full name is 'Franz Schubert Konservatorium für Musik und darstellende Kunst und Musikschule'. It offers courses in classical and jazz performance, drama, music theatre and puppet play. The Ethnic Music Department offer...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
KLAGENFURT
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The conservatorium was founded in 1828. Formerly known as the Kärntner Laneskonservatorium, (Carinthian State Conservatory), since 2019 it has continued its activities as a private institution with the name Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik. It has close links with Alpen Adria University...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
GRAZ-SECKAU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music
Notes:
This private music school was established in 1989 with the aim of training church musicians. Its full name is Konservatorium für Kirchenmusik der Diözese Graz-Seckau. Facilities include two two-manual organs, a positive organ and three pianos. There is a preparatory course for those wishing to en...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
VIENNA (WIEN)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
The Conservatorium was founded in 1980. Its full name is Diözesankonservatorium für Kirchenmusik der Erzdiözese Wien. It offers part-time training to cantors, organists, choirmasters and conductors of ensembles. Facilities include five organs. The Conservatorium issues the Austrian church music ...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
LINZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Instrument Collections
Notes:
A private institution, established in 1992. Its full name is Konservatorium für Kirchenmusik der Diözese Linz. There are three organs in the Conservatorium....
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
ST. PÖLTEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music
Notes:
The Conservatory was established in 1991. Its full name is Konservatorium für Kirchenmusik der Diözese Sankt Pölten. In addition to the classical church music studies the Conservatory offers the Austria-unique training program 'Lied-Messe-Oratorium' for those whose primary interest is vocal music...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
VIENNA (WIEN)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
This private institution, formerly known as the 'Vienna Conservatory' gained its current name and status in 2005. The University has 17 affiliated music schools and operates a ‘Kindersingschule’. There are two Faculties: • Faculty of Music, comprising departments of instrumental performance, ...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
VIENNA (WIEN)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Originally founded in 1817 and formerly known as the ‘Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst’, the University currently enrols around 3,500 students from around the world, with almost 800 internationally renowned teachers. Ir offers courses in music, music education, theatre, film and tele...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
GRAZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Founded as a provincial School of Music in 1803, the institution became a Conservatory in 1816, Akademie in 1963 and University institution with the title of Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in 1970. 1998 saw the transformation into a University with its current name, and the often-used ...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
SALZBURG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
The Mozarteum University on Mirabellplatz 1 can trace its history back to 1841 and following a number of changes, eventually gained the name of Mozarteum Universität Salzburg. It offers programs in performance, conducting, composition, theory, musicology, music pedagogy, and opera and music theatre...
Country:
AUSTRIA
State:
City:
FELDKIRCH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections
Notes:
The Conservatorium can trace its history back to 1856. In 2005 it was authorised to offer university degrees which are awarded by the Mozarteum University of Music in Salzburg. The Conservatorium library holds a collection of folk music from in and around the Lake Constance area. Feldkirch is locate...
Country:
AZERBAIJAN
State:
City:
BAKU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Azerbaijan National Conservatory was established in 2000, and the earlier Uzeir Hajibeyov Baku Musiqi Akademiyasi (Baku Music College), founded in 1920, was incorporated into the Conservatory. Courses are taught in Azerbayan. There are two faculties – performance (specialisation as concert per...
Country:
BELARUS
State:
City:
MINSK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Formerly known as the Minsk Conservatory, the Academy was founded in 1932 and is the leading music institution in Belarus. There is an opera studio, a school of modern musicology and a separate division of Belarusian music. Facilities include a well equipped music technology studio. Training courses...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
BRUSSELS CAPITAL REGION
City:
BRUSSELS (BRUXELLES)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire was founded in 1832. At this address are two distinct institutions: • the Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles (French-speaking, outlined above), and • the Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium van Brussel (Flemish-speaking - see separate entry). Entry to all courses is by aud...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
FLANDERS
City:
LEUVEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Lemmens Institute is the Faculty of Music, Performing Arts and Education (LUCA School of Arts) of the Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Leuven University. It was founded in 1879 as an institute for church music. It has since become a complete conservatorium with programs in music and drama...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
FLANDERS
City:
ANTWERP
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Suzuki
Notes:
This institution forms part of the Artesis Plantijn University College which originated from a merger between Artesis University College and Plantijn University College. Founded in 1898 as the Royal Flemish Conservatoire by Peter Benoit, it was the first Dutch-language institute for art education in...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
FLANDERS
City:
GENT (GHENT)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution can trace its history back to 1741. Commonly known as 'Hogent', it gained its current name and status in 2001 and operates over several campuses in and around Ghent. There are departments of instrumental/vocal performance, composition, jazz, dramatic arts, pedagogy and pop music pro...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
VALONIA (WALLONIA)
City:
MONS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
Formerly known as the 'Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Mons' the ARTS2 École Supérieure des Arts was formed from an amalgamation of the Royal Conservatory of Mons and the Graduate School of Visual and Plastic Arts in 2012. There is a continuing education program in music and dance. Language of i...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
VALONIA (WALLONIA)
City:
LIÈGE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatoire was founded in 1826. Currently it is also known as École Supérieure des Arts de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. There are departments of music and theatre. In the music programs there is some emphasis on contemporary twentieth century music. Language of instruction is French....
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
VALONIA (WALLONIA)
City:
NAMUR
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Institute was founded in 1970 and occupies the buildings of the old Franciscan convent in Namur. There are links with the musicology department at l’Université Catholique de Louvain, the Lemmensinstitute and the Royal Conservatories in Belgium. Language of instruction is French. An active me...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
VALONIA (WALLONIA)
City:
LIÈGE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1817. Research topics undertaken in the Department include such areas as Renaissance music, history of theory, French opéra-comique, musical life in Liège, music since 1945. Regular publications include Bulletin de la Société liégeoise de musicologie and Revue belg...
Country:
BENIN
State:
City:
COTONOU
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting
Notes:
Founded in 1970 and formerly known as the University of Dahomey, then as the National University of Benin, this institution gained its current name and status in 2002. The music program was established in 2016. Language of instruction is French....
Country:
BOLIVIA
State:
City:
LA PAZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio Plurinacional de Música (COPLUMU) comes under the control of the Vice-Ministry of Culture, and was founded in 1907. In 2013, after a number of industrial and political troubles with subsequent disruption to the continuity programs a new property was obtained resulting in the emerg...
Country:
BOLIVIA
State:
City:
LA PAZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution was founded in 1917 and after several name changes it gained its current name and status in 2009. It trains general teachers for kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools and also trains music specialists for teaching in schools. The curriculum has been devised in conjunction w...
Country:
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
State:
City:
BANJA LUKA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University of Banja Luka was established in 1975. The Academy of Arts was opened in 1999, and gained its current name and status in 2008. It offers programs in music, art and drama. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
State:
City:
SARAJEVO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1531, and was founded in its present form in 1950. There is a musicology institute as well as a music education centre. Languages of instruction are Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies...
Country:
BOTSWANA
State:
City:
GABORONE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
The University of Botswana was established in 1982 from its initial origins as part of a multi-campus university for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland....
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
BAHIA
City:
SALVADOR
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A federal university founded in 1946. Campus Canela offers programs in theatre, visual arts and music. Its ethnomusicology program is the oldest in Brazil. The School of Music sees composition as a particular strength of its program. Public concerts are given by the contemporary performing group. ...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
DISTRITO FEDERAL
City:
BRASÍLIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A federal public university founded in 1962. The Institute of Arts offers programs in theatre, visual arts, design and music. Apart from its professional program the music department has a Music for Children program for children from very young to ten years of age, and a special course for children...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
GOIÁS
City:
GOIÂNIA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Therapy
Notes:
A federal university founded in 1960. The Institute of the Arts comprises departments of music, dance, theatre and plastic arts. The music department has a strong emphasis on performance. There is a sound research laboratory. Extension programs offer various music courses for interested members of ...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
MINAS GERAIS
City:
BELO HORIZONTE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections
Notes:
This federal university can trace its history back to 1839. It was founded under its present name in 1965. The School of Music runs a regular series of chamber music concerts given by professional musicians. There is an early music group giving performances using early instruments. A Contemporary M...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
PARAÍBA
City:
JOÃO PESSOA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A federal university that can trace its history back to 1934. It operates under the Ministry of Education. The music department has a strong emphasis on performance. There are three research laboratories....
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
PARANÁ
City:
CURITIBA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Music Therapy
Notes:
A state school of the arts founded in 1948. It offers programs in music and visual arts....
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
PARANÁ
City:
LONDRINA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This university was founded in 1971 as a public university. In 1991 it became autonomous from the State. The Center of Education, Communication and Arts offers programs in visual arts, music, drama, design and pedagogy....
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
PERNAMBUCO
City:
RECIFE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A federal university founded in 1946. The music department houses two reseach institutes - computer-generated sound, and ethnomusicology. There are also laboratories for music technology and for multimedia. Scholarships are available for talented but needy students. The junior department provides mu...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO DE JANEIRO
City:
RIO DE JANEIRO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A private conservatorium founded in 1936. It offers programs both on-campus and by distance mode. The Conservatorio houses a well-equipped digital technology and recording laboratory. The ‘José Maria Neves’ research institute serves the areas of music education, musicology and music therapy. T...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO DE JANEIRO
City:
RIO DE JANEIRO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives
Notes:
This federal university (also known as UNIRIO) was founded in 1979. There are several campuses in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The Centro de Letras e Artes offers programs in theatre, literature and music. The music department is known as the Instituto Villa-Lobos, formerly known as the National Cons...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO DE JANEIRO
City:
RIO DE JANEIRO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) can trace its history back to 1792 when it was known as the Royal Academy (Academy Real). It gained its current name and status in 1920, and so is the oldest in Brazil. The university houses the Centro de Pesquisas Folcloricas with a large collectio...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
City:
SÃO LEOPOLDO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy
Notes:
An Evangelical Lutheran institution with links to the Evangelican Lutheran Church in America whose web page it uses. It can trace its history back to 1824. The music program was established in 2011. This School forms part of a Global Network of University Research Centers for Theology, Religious and...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
City:
PELOTAS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A federal university founded in 1969, though the Conservatorio de Música can trace its history back to 1918. There are degree courses in plastic arts, literature and culture, and music. Music courses in performance, composition, theory and popular Brazilian music are also offered to interested mem...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
City:
SANTA MARIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This public university was founded in 1960. Its music department was established in 1963 within the Faculty of Fine Arts....
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
City:
PORTO ALEGRE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
A federal university that can trace its history back to 1908. The Institute of Arts comprises departments of visual arts, dramatic arts, art history and music. There is a well-equipped electronic music studio. Single study tuition is available for advanced students. The program Projeto Prelúdio pro...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
SÃO PAULO
City:
BAURU
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio Musical Pio XII, founded in 1928, is attached to the Universidade do Sagrado Coração in Bauru and offers preparatory courses for those wishing to proceed to the professional music programs as well as courses for young children and interested members of the community. ...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
SÃO PAULO
City:
PINDAMONHANGABA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Kodály, Orff Schulwerk
Notes:
A private Catholic music school founded in 1924, and run by the Franciscans. It was granted its current name and status in 1975....
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
SÃO PAULO
City:
SÃO PAULO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A Catholic institution founded in 1929, operating at two sites in the São Paulo area. There are departments of music, fashion design, fine arts, arts education as well as management, accounting, nursing, physiotherapy, medicine, fashion design, nutrition and international relations. There is a stro...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
SÃO PAULO
City:
RIBEIRÃO PRETO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Established in 1934, the University of São Paulo is a public university with several campuses throughout the state of São Paulo. A music program is offered at the Ribeirão Preto campus, brought into being as a result of an exchange program between the music departments of the American University ...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
SÃO PAULO
City:
CAMPINAS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
An autonomous state university founded in 1966. Facilities for music include well-equipped music technology studios ...
Country:
BRAZIL
State:
SÃO PAULO
City:
SÃO PAULO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A state university that can trace its history back to 1949, gaining its current name and status in 1976. It has campuses in 23 cities throughout São Paulo State. The university holds the Archive of Música Colonial Brasileira. Short extension courses are available to interested adults....
Country:
BULGARIA
State:
City:
PLOVDIV
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This state-owned Academy was founded in 1964 as an affiliate of the Bulgarian State Conservatory in Sofia and is regarded as equivalent in status to a university. It gained its current name and status in 1995. There are Faculties of Musical Pedagogy, Musical Folklore and Choreography, Fine Arts, and...
Country:
BULGARIA
State:
City:
SOFIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy can trace its history back to 1904. After several name changes it gained its current name and status in 2006. Language of instruction is Bulgarian. There are three faculties: • Instrumental, • Vocal including an opera program, • Theory, Composition and Conducting. A Department of...
Country:
BURKINA FASO
State:
City:
OUAGADOUGOU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution (English name: National Institute of Artistic and Cultural Training (INAFAC) can trace its history back to 1985. There are programs in music, visual arts and dance, with classes held in the evenings to allow access to the greatest number. Its École de Musique has been operating in ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ALBERTA
City:
EDMONTON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Archives
Notes:
The University was founded in 1908. Today it boasts five campuses as well as other locations around the province. Facilities include two large rehearsal halls, a small recital hall, two chamber music rooms, thirty practice rooms (including those for organ and percussion), four music classrooms, an...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ALBERTA
City:
CALGARY
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The School of Creative and Performing Arts offers programs in dance, drama and music. There are several performing spaces of fine quality, including the Eckhardt-Gramatté Recital Hall, the University Theatre and the Boris Roubakine Recital Hall. The Department of Music has a large collection of ke...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ALBERTA
City:
LETHBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University of Lethbridge is a liberal arts university located in southern Alberta. It can trace its history back to 1957. The Faculty of Fine Arts offers programs in drama, visual arts, music and new media. The fine arts building has excellent practice facilities and studio space. There are stat...
Country:
CANADA
State:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
City:
LANGLEY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A private Christian liberal arts university that held its first classes in 1962. There are some large rehearsal spaces and a professional standard digital recording studio....
Country:
CANADA
State:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
City:
VANCOUVER
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This public University was granted its charter in 1908. The music program commenced in 1935 and the Bachelor of Music degree was introduced in 1959. There are campuses in Vancouver and Okanagan. The Arts Complex includes separate buildings for the Departments of Theatre, Film and Fine Arts, the Scho...
Country:
CANADA
State:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
City:
VICTORIA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University of Victoria can trace its history back to 1903, and gained its current name and status in 1963. The School of Music is situated in the MacLaurin Building which houses the 220-seat Phillip T Young Recital Hall. It is an All-Steinway School and has an active opera workshop. Facilities ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
MANITOBA
City:
BRANDON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Archives, Suzuki
Notes:
A co-educational, non-denominational, government-supported institution that can trace its history back to 1880, with a school of music added in 1906. It gained its current name and status in 1967. The School of Music is housed in the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building which itself houses the Jill Hod...
Country:
CANADA
State:
MANITOBA
City:
WINNIPEG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
An independent Mennonite Christian university founded in 1998, combining the programs of the former Canadian Mennonite Bible College, Concord College and Menno Simons College. The University has established a Community School of Music and the Arts offering individual music lessons and ensemble expe...
Country:
CANADA
State:
MANITOBA
City:
WINNIPEG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
The University of Manitoba was founded in 1877, being Western Canada's first university. Currently there are several campuses throughout the city of Winnipeg. The Manitoba Institute for Music Technology provides training in music technology and encourages creative work and research in electroacousti...
Country:
CANADA
State:
NEW BRUNSWICK
City:
SACKVILLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Opera Performance, Public Examinations in Music
Notes:
This is a primarily an undergraduate liberal arts and science university. The music department is located at the Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory of Music. It houses a music computer lab and a creative sound technology studio. There is an active opera program. The department organises a system of pu...
Country:
CANADA
State:
NEWFOUNDLAND
City:
ST JOHN’S
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1925 as a memorial to the Newfoundlanders who had lost their lives on active service during the First World War. The School of Music has access to several fine performance spaces. There is a Folklore Department which offers courses in local performance traditions (acco...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
OTTAWA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This public university was established in 1848. It claims to be the largest bi-lingual university in the world. The School of Music has close links with the National Arts Centre and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. It organises an active opera program. Languages of instruction are English and French....
Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
TORONTO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This public university was founded as King’s College in 1827, thus being the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada. There are other campuses in Mississauga and Scarborough. The Faculty of Music is housed in the Edward Johnston Building in central Toronto. Facilities i...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Personal Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Western University (formerly known as the University of Western Ontario), is a public institution founded in 1878. The Don Wright Faculty of Music is home to three departments - Music Education, Music Performance Studies, and Music Research and Composition. The music library has an extensive collec...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
MONTRÉAL
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This Conservatoire forms part of a network of nine conservatoires in the Province of Quebec, known as the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec, established in 1943 in Montreal and by 1973 it had expanded to its present nine campuses. The head office is at 225 Grande Allée Est, ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
MONTREAL
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This public university was founded in 1821. Its Schulich School of Music is the largest university-based school for professional musical training and music research in Canada. The music department moved into the new Schulich music building in 2005 which houses a number of fine performance and lectur...
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
SHERBROOKE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This institution was established in 1954 as the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke. It was granted its current name and status in 1960. A preparatory school offers music programs to interested persons. A second campus is in Longueuil. Language of instruction is French....
Country:
CANADA
State:
PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC
City:
QUÉBEC
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Laval University can trace its history back to 1663. It gained its current name and status in 1852 and its Faculty of Music was established in 1920. The music program at Laval is organised into cycles. The first cycle (premier cycle) consists of programs leading to Bachelor’s degrees (Baccalauré...
Country:
CANADA
State:
SASKATCHEWAN
City:
CARONPORT
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An interdenominational evangelical Christian college established in 1935, and consisting of three schools - Briercrest College, Briercrest Seminary and Briercrest Christian Academy. The College has an affiliation with the University of Saskatchewan and is associated with the University of Regina. It...
Country:
CANADA
State:
SASKATCHEWAN
City:
REGINA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1911 and gained its current name and status in 1974. The Faculty of Media, Art and Performance offers programs in creative technologies, film, music, theatre and visual arts. The music department houses several fine performance spaces and a well-equipped ...
Country:
CANADA
State:
SASKATCHEWAN
City:
SASKATOON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This public university held its first classes in 1909. Facilities in the music department include a multi-station electroacoustic computer lab. The music department holds a large collection of historic instruments (including a 17th century Amati string quartet) and ethnic instruments from various c...
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Sound Archives
Notes:
This Catholic university was founded in 1888. The Faculty of Arts consists of Schools of Art and Theatre and the Institute of Music. All music courses may lead to later teacher training programs. There are a Centro de Documentación Musicológica, a Laboratorio de Tecnología Musical a Centro de In...
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
VALPARAISO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1928 and the Conservatorio was created in 1975. In addition to its professional courses the Conservatorio offers music tuition to young students through its preparatory and pre-University programs....
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance
Notes:
The Universidad Alberto Hurtado is a Jesuit university, established in 1997 from the amalgamation of three separate earlier institutions. The Institute of Music was established in 2008 with the incorporation into the University of the Instituto de Música de Santiago. ...
Country:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1842, thus being the oldest institution of higher education in the country. The Faculty of Arts offers programs in dance, drama, music, visual arts and theory. The music department holds a collection of music by Chilean composers and operates an active opera program. T...
Country:
CHINA
State:
CAPITAL DISTRICT
City:
BEIJING
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Central Conservatory was founded in 1950 and in 2000 it came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. Departments include composition, conducting, musicology, voice and opera, piano, Western orchestral instruments, Chinese traditional instruments, music education, music and informati...
Country:
CHINA
State:
FUJIAN PROVINCE
City:
XIAMEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Xiamen Academy for Performing Arts was established in 2002. It offers major studies in culture, arts, economics and management. There are departments of dance, music, drama, film and television directing. There are firm cultural and artistic exchanges with a vocational college in Taiwan....
Country:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1984. There are schools of dance, drama, music, theatre and entertainment arts, film and television and Chinese opera. Facilities include a fine concert hall, an opera theatre and a well-equipped library which houses the Ernest Read collection of orchestral scores and the ...
Country:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A government-supported institution founded in 1956. There are some fine performing spaces and a state-of-the-art electro-acoustic music centre. The music department owns a Balinese gamelan, a large collection of percussion instruments, as well as 52 pianos, two harpsichords and three organs. ...
Country:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Hong Kong Institute of Education of education was established in 1994 as an amalgamation of three former colleges of education. It is now known as the Education University of Hong Kong. Language of instruction is English....
Country:
CHINA
State:
HUBEI PROVINCE
City:
WUHAN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory can trace its history back to 1920. There are departments of composition/conducting, musicology, woodwind/strings, voice, piano, Chinese traditional instruments, folk music, sound engineering, music education, music archaeology, pop singing, dance and a community education program. ...
Country:
CHINA
State:
JIANGSU PROVINCE
City:
NANJING
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1902. Bachelor’s degrees in music teaching are offered through the School of Music, established in its current form in 2000. Taizhou College, established in 2004, is an undergraduate-level independent college providing programs under the aegis of the University. The S...
Country:
CHINA
State:
JIANGSU PROVINCE
City:
SUZHOU
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting
Notes:
The University was established in its current form in 2001. It is an engineering-centred institution, but includes studies in liberal arts. Tianping College is the home of the Department of Music. An associate member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikh...
Country:
CHINA
State:
LIAONING PROVINCE
City:
SHENYANG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1938 as Lu Xun Academy of Arts and was granted its current name in 1958. It occupies four campuses - in Shenyang, Dalian, Taoxian and Chanqing. There are departments of performance (Western and Chinese instruments and vocal music), popular music, composition/theory, c...
Country:
CHINA
State:
SHAANXI PROVINCE
City:
XI’AN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in its present form in 1960. There are departments of composition, choral and band conducting, Chinese traditional music, Western orchestral music, folk instrumental music, voice, piano, solfeggio, theory, music education, dance. There is an attached secondary school....