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:
FRANCE
State:
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
City:
VERSAILLES
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Library Collections, Military Music Academies, Sound Archives
Notes:
The Army Music Command (Commandement des Musiques de l'Armée de Terre - COMMAT) trains military musicians for the French military. Recruits need to have completed the secondary school baccalaureat diploma in music before being accepted for audition after which they undergo three months of military ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
BONN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Military Music Academies
Notes:
Founded in 2009, this is the superior Military Music Centre of the Bundeswehr. It currently manages all 14 orchestras and bands of the Bundeswehr's military music service. It trains musicians for careers in military bands of the army, navy and air force and works in close collaboration with the Robe...
Country:
GUATEMALA
State:
City:
GUATEMALA CITY
Special Indexes:
Military Music Academies
Notes:
This co-educational school, founded in 1872, gained its current name and status in 1950. It trains musicians to serve in the military bands of Guatemala and is attached to the national Banda Marcial. Young male and female recruits may enter and complete secondary schooling with specialisation in mus...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUBLIN
Special Indexes:
Military Music Academies, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Army School of Music can trace its history back to 1923. The bands perform at both military and civilian events, ceremonials and festivals. There are also pipe bands. In addition to its ceremonial duties, the school organises free public recitals in parks and provides school concerts for educati...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
MOSCOW
Special Indexes:
Military Music Academies
Notes:
The full name of this institution is Valery Khalilov Moscow Suvorov Military Music College (Moskovskoye Voyenno-Muzykal'noye Uchilishche), one of the leading military music institutions in Russia. It can trace its history back to 1937, and was formerly affiliated with the P I Tchaikovsky Conservator...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
UXBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Military Music Academies
Notes:
Royal Air Force Music Services consists of the Headquarters Music Services and four other Bands, each having their own ensembles of various sizes - the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, the Band of the Royal Air Force College, the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment, the Royal Air Force Salon Or...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
MINLEY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Military Music Academies
Notes:
The British Army has 30 bands and employs some 1100 musicians. Kneller Hall, established in 1857, up until August 2021, offered music training for serving members of the army who join as band musicians. Since August 2021 the headquarters of the Royal Corps of Army Music has located to Gibraltar Barr...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
PORTSMOUTH
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Military Music Academies
Notes:
The Royal Naval School of Music was founded in 1903. It is the professional music service of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and as such has an international reputation for the quality and variety of music it performs. In 1950 the School was re-named the Royal Marines School of Music. The versatili...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
COLORADO
City:
COLORADO SPRINGS
Special Indexes:
Military Music Academies
Notes:
The Academy was established in 1954. Parts of the Academy resemble a civilian university with training courses. The United States Air Force Academy Band holds regular auditions for positions in its bands and performing groups. There are also vacancies for audio engineers. A Young Artist Program allo...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MARYLAND
City:
ANNAPOLIS
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Library Collections, Military Music Academies
Notes:
The United States Naval Academy was founded in 1845. It does not actively recruit candidates for musical programs at the Academy, but auditions reveal those with talent and past experience in music activities. The US Naval Academy Band in Annapolis is one of two premiere Navy Bands offering permanen...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
City:
CHARLESTON
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Military Music Academies, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A four-year state-supported co-educational military college founded in 1842. No individual performance tuition is given, but entry for practising musicians is by audition. The music program involves weekly ceremonial parades and other on and off campus events. Much opportunity is given for ensemble ...