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:
AUSTRALIA
State:
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
City:
CANBERRA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The School of Music was established in 1965 in the Canberra suburb of Manuka. Both its classical and jazz programs were amalgamated into the Australian National University and became its music wing. The School is a foremost research institution in a range of areas of Australian music. The Open Schoo...
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:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Archives
Notes:
Monash University was founded in 1965. The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music forms the music division of the Faculty of Arts. It is housed at the Clayton campus in Melbourne. The University’s Performing Arts Centre houses the School of Music recital hall, a drama theatre, music technology studios,...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
VICTORIA
City:
MELBOURNE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Conservatorium of Music, founded in 1891, thus being the oldest in Australia, is housed in the Conservatorium building at the Parkville campus which is classified by the National Trust of Victoria. It contains a 350-seat concert hall (Melba Hall) with excellent acoustics for chamber music, and w...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
City:
PERTH
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Personal Archives, Research-only Institutions, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University of Western Australia was established in 1911. The Conservatorium of Music has strong connections with the West Australian Opera and West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The Wigmore Library of the School of Music has a significant and growing collection of music by Australian composers....
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:
EISENSTADT
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Joseph Haydn Konservatorium des Landes Burgenland was established in 1971, being both the most easterly and the smallest of the national conservatories in Austria. It is situated just across the road from the park of the Palace of Esterházy. In co-operation with the University of Music and Perf...
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:
INNSBRUCK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium can trace its history back to 1818 and gained its current name and status in 1990. Since 2019 there has been a link with the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) , llowing students the opportunity to graduate from...
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:
VIENNA (WIEN)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This private Konservatorium was founded in 1979 offering professional programs leading to qualifications in music, drama, dance and public speaking. It also organises a Music School which offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Associat...
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:
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:
BRUSSELS CAPITAL REGION
City:
BRUSSELS (BRUXELLES)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives
Notes:
The Conservatoire was founded in 1813 and was given its current name in 1832. At this address are two distinct institutions, the Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium van Brussel (Flemish-speaking - outlined above), and the Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles (French-speaking - see separate entry)...
Country:
BELGIUM
State:
FLANDERS
City:
LEUVEN
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Library Collections, Sound Archives
Notes:
This is a separate institution from the Université Catholique de Louvain which is a French-speaking institution. Formerly known as the University of Leuven, this Dutch-speaking institution was founded in 1425, being the oldest university of the Low Countries and now the largest Flemish university. ...
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:
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:
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:
BRAZIL
State:
DISTRITO FEDERAL
City:
BRASÍLIA
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The School can trace its history back to 1962. While it offers music training to young people from age 8 and to interested adults in evening courses, years 5 to 8 are regarded as being at professional level. Classes are held for visually handicapped students, with some use of Braille notation. The S...
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:
SÃO PAULO
City:
SÃO PAULO
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This institution was formally authorised and recognised as an institute of higher education in 1963. It is a small well-equipped private music school consisting of a conservatorium (junior department) and the faculty (professional training). It can trace its history back to 1906 and was granted its ...
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:
ONTARIO
City:
OTTAWA
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This public university was established in 1942 as Carleton College and gained its current name and status in 1957. The School for Studies in Art and Culture comprises departments of art history, film studies and music. The School possesses a practice carillon while the Ottawa National Carillon is l...
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:
ONTARIO
City:
WATERLOO
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Personal Archives, Suzuki
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1911. The current name and status were gained in 1973. The Faculty of Music organises and active opera program. There are two well-equipped electroacoustic music studios as well as a small collection of early keyboard instruments. Research centres associa...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
TORONTO
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
York University was founded in 1959. Music is a department of the Faculty of Fine Arts which comprises music, dance, design, film, theatre, visual arts and fine arts cultural studies. The Music Department has recently moved into new, state-of-the-art facilities in the Accolade East Building. It lay...
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:
RIMOUSKI
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular 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:
SAGUENAY
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance
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:
MONTREAL
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A public university founded in 1878 and is currently the second largest in Canada. The music program at the Université de Montréal is organised into cycles. There are programs in gamelan and workshops in baroque music, contemporary music and opera. Language of instruction is French. An associate ...
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:
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:
CHINA
State:
HONG KONG
City:
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1963, and the Department of Music (Chung Chi College) was established in 1963, thus being the first music degree-granting institution in Hong Kong. The music department owns a wide range of Western, Chinese and early music instruments, including many early Western instr...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
BOGOTÁ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
With a history dating back to 1948, this was the first private non-sectarian university in Colombia. It is commonly known as 'Uniandes'. The music department was established in 1981. It houses a computer and electronic music laboratory available to both composition and general music students. The mu...
Country:
COLOMBIA
State:
City:
BOGOTÁ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1830. It has ten campuses throughout Colombia but music is only available at the Bogotá campus. There is a well-equipped music library. In addition to the professional music programs there is a junior department providing early music training to young p...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Academy of Performing Arts was founded in 1945. It comprises faculties of music, dance, theatre, and film, television and multi-media. Although there is no training program for either instrumental or school teachers, after completion of the main degree students have opportunities to take the sta...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance
Notes:
The College, a specialised educational and cultural centre of historic art, can trace its origins back to the thirteenth century Týn School and later the Recek College (Collegium Sanctissimae Mariae). It occupies the premises of a former Servite Monastery near St. Michael's Church. Not in itself a ...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
MORAVIA
City:
BRNO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music
Notes:
The University was established in 1919. The musicology department and graduate school offer studies in various branches of musicology. There is an Academy of Ancient Music and a Centre for Innovation of Arts Studies. Language of instruction is Czech, but according to the needs of students may also...
Country:
DENMARK
State:
City:
FREDERIKSBERG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Royal Danish Conservatorium (Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium) is the only music institution in Denmark solely specialising in classical performance. It was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels W Gade. The Academy has several fine performance spaces as well as a recording and productio...
Country:
ESTONIA
State:
City:
TALLINN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was established in 1919 and is now regarded as equivalent to a university. It offers programs in music and drama. There are preparatory courses in composition and theory as well as a vocal preparatory course for singers wishing to enter the professional program. Language of instruction...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
HELSINKI (HELSINFORS)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences was established in 1996 with the merger of eight institutions maintained by the City of Helsinki. In 2000 it took over the responsibility of professional music education from the Helsinki Conservatory of Music. Facilities include a fine suite o...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
JAKOBSTAD (PIETARSAARI)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Novia University is the largest Swedish-speaking university of applied sciences in Finland, being formed in 2008 through the merger of several earlier institutions. There are campuses in Vaasa, Åbo (in Turku), Raseborg and Campus Allegro in Jakobstad (Pietarsaari in Finnish, which offers its music ...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
HELSINKI (HELSINFORS)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
In 2013 the Finnish Sibelius Academy, the Theatre Academy Helsinki and the Academy of Fine Arts merged to become the University of the Arts Helsinki. The Sibelius Academy received its name in 1939. It is the only university-level music institution in Finland and one of the largest in Europe. In addi...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ALSACE
City:
STRASBOURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in 1855, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ALSACE
City:
STRASBOURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Académie Supérieure de Musique de Strasbourg (HEAR) forms the department of music of the Haute École des Arts du Rhin Mulhouse-Strasbourg. There is a close relationship with the University of Strasbourg, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Opéra du Rhin and the Percussions de Strasbou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AQUITAINE
City:
BORDEAUX
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire, originally established in 1821, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. A jazz/contemporary music department was established in 2007. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AQUITAINE
City:
BORDEAUX
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Higher Education Pole of Music and Dance (PESMD) of Bordeaux Aquitaine was established in 1991 and in 2012 it gained its current name and status. There are partnerships with the University of Bordeaux III Michel de Montaigne and the University of Toulouse le Mirail enabling students to gain the ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES
City:
SAINT-ÉTIENNE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1862. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionn...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BASSE-NORMANDIE
City:
CAEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The CEFEDEM (Center for the training of dance and music teachers) of Basse-Normandie was established in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BASSE-NORMANDIE
City:
CAEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. It is also known as 'Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Caen la mer'. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BOURGOGNE
City:
DIJON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire is also known as a 'Conservatoire à rayonnement régional' and can trace its history back to 1793. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance, visual arts and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BOURGOGNE
City:
DIJON
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Higher Education Pole of Music and Dance (PESMD) of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is authorized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. There is a partnership with the University of Burgundy and the regional conservatories of Dijon and Grand Chalon. An active member of the Association Européen...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BOURGOGNE
City:
DIJON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Department of Musicology was established in 1970. There is a close relationship with the Pôle d'Enseignement Supérieur de la Musique en Bourgogne, enabling performing musicians graduating from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional and other conservatoires to take university programs. ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BRETAGNE
City:
BREST
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in its current form in 2002, gained its current name in 2014. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the t...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
BRETAGNE
City:
RENNES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, drama and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('cycle d’enseigne...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CENTRE
City:
TOURS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1876. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation profession...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE
City:
REIMS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1793. It is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professi...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE
City:
TROYES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') a...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE
City:
REIMS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1548. It was granted its current name and status in 1967. The Musicology department works in partnership with the Regional Conservatoire of Reims to present its courses. ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
CÔTE BASQUE
City:
BAYONNE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('cycle d’enseig...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
FRANCHE-COMTÉ
City:
BESANÇON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in its current form in 1968, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. It is a public institution managed by the Community of Agglomeration of Greater Besançon. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil mu...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
HAUTE-NORMANDIE
City:
ROUEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1945, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) cycle, ‘Éveil musical’, lasts for four years, followed by the second cycle, also of four years, and ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
VERSAILLES
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Library Collections, Research-only Institutions, Sound Archives
Notes:
Created in 1987 by the Ministry of Culture, the Centre aims to rediscover, restore, edit and distribute the French musical heritage of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is associated with the national museum of Versailles and produces a season of concerts each year. The Centre consists of four departm...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
AUBERVILLIERS-LA COURNEUVE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
A public institution with campuses in both Aubervilliers and La Courneuve. The conservatoire offers programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
CERGY-PONTOISE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1982, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle'...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire was granted its current name and status in 2007. It is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientat...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
RUEIL-MALMAISON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1959. It is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance that was granted its current name and status in 2006. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, f...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in 1933, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
VERSAILLES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama and operates in several locations in the Versailles area. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orie...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
PARIS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Conservatoire was founded in 1795 and is currently located in the Cîté de la Musique at La Villette. It offers programs in music, dance, sound engineering and pedagogy. In the music area there are seven departments: classical and contemporary performance, voice, early music, composition and or...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
PARIS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Pôle Supérieur d'Enseignement Artistique, Paris et Boulogne-Billancourt is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The headquarters occupies a renovated building - the site of the former home of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musiq...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
PARIS
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
Established in 1894 by Vincent D’Indy, Charles Bordes and Alexandre Guilmant, the Schola Cantorum is the oldest private higher music institution in France. Despite its name, the institution does not offer programs in religious music. There are departments of music, dance and drama. The awards are ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
City:
MONTPELLIER
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Formerly known as 'Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Montpellier Méditerranée, Montpellier', this Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1886 and gained its current name and status in 2021. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
City:
PERPIGNAN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Formerly known as 'Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Perpignan', this conservatoire iis a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama in six locations throughout the Perpignan Mediterranean region. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éve...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
City:
MONTPELLIER
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy
Notes:
The University was founded in 1289. It became the University de Montpellier III, Paul Valéry in 1970, specialising in the arts, languages and social sciences. Research at the Department of Music centres around multi-disciplinary areas. There is a Centre d’Étude du XXème Siècle which has publis...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LIMOUSIN
City:
LIMOGES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1803, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. It operates in three locations in the city of Limoges. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LORRAINE
City:
NANCY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1882, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LORRAINE
City:
METZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1801. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation profession...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
LORRAINE
City:
METZ
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Music School operates on the premises of the Conservatoire Gabriel Pierné, Metz Métropole. The various establishments of the Pôle offer programs in music, visual arts and dance....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
MIDI-PYRÉNÉES
City:
TOULOUSE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, established in 1820, is a public institution offering programs in music, theatre and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fou...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
MIDI-PYRÉNÉES
City:
TOULOUSE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Centre d'Études Supérieures de Musique et de Danse de Toulouse (CESMD) can trace its history back to 1680. In 1993 it emerged as the University College of Music and Dance and in 2011 was granted its current name and status as the performing arts department of the Institute Supérieur des Arts ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS
City:
DOUAI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1806, and gained its current name and status in 1974. It is a public institution offering programs in music and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycl...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS
City:
LILLE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1803, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
NORMANDIE
City:
ROUEN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The CEFEDEM Haute Normandie was established in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication....
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS DE SAVOIE
City:
ANNECY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1784. It is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientat...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS DE SAVOIE
City:
CHAMBÉRY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Conservatoire is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The program is organised in cycles. The first (preparatory) (éveil musical’), four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation professionnelle') and fourth ('cycl...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE
City:
ANGERS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1890, this is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. It gained its current name and status in 2006. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE
City:
NANTES
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire, founded in 1846, is a public institution offering programs in music, classical and contemporary dance and drama. The programs have some emphasis on music, dance and culture of Breton and Celtic areas. There is close partnership with Université de Rennes II. There are centres in ...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE
City:
ANGERS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The University, founded in 1985, has five campuses, with music programs being offered at the Angers site. There are links with the Centre of Baroque Music in Versailles, the Institute of Research on the Musical Inheritance of France and the pedagogy department of the Cîté de Musique in Paris. Perf...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
PICARDIE
City:
AMIENS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
This Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1891. It is a public institution offering programs in music, drama and classical and contemporary dance. The program is organised in cycles. The first (éveil musical’) four years, the second, four years, the third ('cycle d’orientation profession...
Country:
FRANCE
State:
POITOU-CHARENTES
City:
POITIERS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance
Notes:
The Centre d'Études Supérieures de Musique et de Danse (CESMD) is organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. In addition to the teacher training program it is a research and documentation centre for musicians and dancers, and offers a continuing education program fo...