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:
AUSTRALIA
State:
NEW SOUTH WALES
City:
SYDNEY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Formerly known as the International Conservatorium of Music (Australia), the Academy of Music and Performing Arts is a private institution that can trace its history back to 1993. Facilities at the Surry Hills campus include well-equipped studios and recording facilities. The 300-seat Tom Man Theat...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
NEW SOUTH WALES
City:
SYDNEY
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Australian Institute of Music, founded in 1968, is a private higher education provider with campuses located in the heart of Sydney. It offers programs in music performance, composition, sound engineering, arts management and dramatic arts. Facilities include a 300-seat recital hall, a 120-seat ...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
QUEENSLAND
City:
MACKAY
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Central Queensland University was founded in 1987 and gained its current name and status in 1994. With headquarters in Mackay it has campuses in Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Townsville and Yeppoon as well as interstate. The Central Queensland Conservatorium of Mu...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
QUEENSLAND
City:
BRISBANE
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Queensland Conservatorium of Music was founded in 1957 and currently forms the music division of Griffith University at its Southbank campus. It houses several fine performance venues. The Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre was established in 2003. The Conservatorium has a second campus a...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
City:
ADELAIDE
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Elder Conservatorium can trace its history back to 1883. In 2002 it merged with the Flinders Street School of Music of the Adelaide Institute of TAFE to become the Elder School of Music. In 2005 its name was changed back to ‘Elder Conservatorium of Music’. A new building opened in 2005 has g...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
VICTORIA
City:
MELBOURNE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Box Hill Institute was established in 1984 and is located on several campuses around the Box Hill area of Melbourne. It offers programs in the Tertiary and Further Education (TAFE) field and is one of the few Australian TAFE programs to offer Bachelor's and Master's degree programs. The Music, D...
Country:
AUSTRALIA
State:
VICTORIA
City:
BALLARAT
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Formerly known as The University of Ballarat, in 2013 this university merged with the Gippsland campus of Monash University to form Federation University. The Faculty of Education and Arts comprises four Schools: School of Education and Arts (Ballarat) and three schools from the former Monash Gippsl...
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:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts was established in 1980, and forms part of Edith Cowan University’s School of Communications and Creative Industries. Its programs include studies in dance, music theatre, music (classical, jazz, contemporary), broadcasting, sound design, stage man...
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:
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:
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:
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:
BULGARIA
State:
City:
BLAGOEVGRAD
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The university was founded in 1975. The Faculty of Arts has programs in music, folk arts, fine arts, fashion, drama and film and television....
Country:
CANADA
State:
NOVA SCOTIA
City:
WOLFVILLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1838. The School of Music was established in 1927. Facilities include a well-equipped digital recording studio and a MIDI lab. The School of Music has an active opera/music theatre program, and organises a Summer Academy for interested musicians from the...
Country:
CANADA
State:
ONTARIO
City:
KINGSTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was established by Royal Charter of Queen Victoria in 1841. The Dan School of Drama and Music is housed in the new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts with some fine performing spaces. The first two years of the four-year music theatre program are taken at St Lawrence College....
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:
SHERBROOKE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Bishop’s University was founded in 1843. The Department of Music can trace its history back to 1886, with the present department dating from 1967. It is an English language university. An exchange agreement with the Université de Sherbrooke School of Music allows French-speaking students to take ...
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:
CHILE
State:
City:
SANTIAGO
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Suzuki
Notes:
A private institution, founded in 1982, located in the greater Santiago area of Providencia. An agreement with the Finis Terrae University allows students in the jazz/popular music performance and composition streams to continue studies at the University to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Education...
Country:
CHINA
State:
SHANGHAI DISTRICT
City:
SHANGHAI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory, established in 1927, is the oldest higher institute of music education in China, with an illustrious group of presidents since its foundation. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. Over its history the Conser...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1808, this is the oldest conservatory in Central Europe, and the fourth oldest in Europe as a whole. The Conservatory comprises three main buildings, one of which, the Pálffy Palace, includes a concert hall and the conservatory archives. There are departments of performance, conducting, ...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1958 and consists of a general secondary school (with contemporary music focus) as well as offering the professional music and drama program. The emphasis is on a complete music education in the contemporary/jazz/popular music field. There is a preparatory course to ...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
MORAVIA
City:
OSTRAVA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatory can trace its history back to 1890. It is housed in a new building opened in 1996 and offers programs in music, dance and drama. Facilities include a 400-seat hall, recording studio, four dance studios and drama studios. The Conservatory organises preparatory courses to prepare for...
Country:
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
State:
City:
KINSHASA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Institute was established in 1967 and was given its current name in 1976. It is a college of training organised into three departments – classical music, drama and cultural activities - planned to occupy a brand new site on the Rond-point Ezo in central Kinshasa. The Institute organises a pre-...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
KOKKOLA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Centra University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1991, the name being derived from Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences and currently used since 2012. The Conservatory was founded in 1966. It became the Unit of Music and Arts of the private University of Applied Sciences in 19...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
TAMPERE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), together with the University of Tampere constitutes the Tampere Higher Education Authority. TAMK offers, among other academic areas, education in music, dance and theatre. It has strong links with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tampere O...
Country:
FINLAND
State:
City:
TURKU (ÅBO)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Turku Arts Academy is a faculty of the Turku University of Applied Sciences. It can trace its history back to 1830 and was established in its current form in 1992. The Academy offers programs in music, visual arts, theatre and film and media. It works in close association with the Turun Conserva...
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:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Founded as an experimental academic centre in Vincennes in 1969, Université Paris VIII moved to Saint-Denis in 1980. Its main focus is on humanities, human sciences, arts and social sciences, and has become a central Pôle for education and research in the area of arts and letters for the Île de F...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This university-level institution was founded in 1946. There are Institutes for Church Music, New Music, Music Theatre, Historic Performance Practice and Musicians' Medicine. Facilities include a well-equipped electronic music studio. There is an Academy for Gifted Students. In addition to the profe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
NÜRNBERG
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
In 1999 the Leopold Mozart Konservatorium in Augsburg and the Meistersinger Konservatorium in Nürnberg were officially joined to become the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg – the youngest Hochschule in Germany. The seat of administration is in Nürnberg. At the Nürnberg campus there is a...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
MÜNCHEN (MUNICH)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Orff Schulwerk, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (sometimes called Academy of Music and Performing Arts), was founded in 1830 and plays an important part in the artistic life of the city. It organises over 750 musical events each year. There is an opera school incorporating studies of production,...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
City:
BAYREUTH
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1975, the University is one of the youngest in Germany. There is a Research Institute for Music Theatre Studies. Established in 2010, the Collegium Musicum offers music lessons to students of all faculties of the University. It also organises an a-cappella group for singers. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BERLIN
City:
BERLIN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Formerly known as the Hans Eisler Academy of Music, the Hochschule was established in 1950 to provide music training for students living in the eastern sector of the city. There are four departments: • Voice, opera, music theatre, directing. • Strings, harp, guitar. • Wind, percussion, choir ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
BERLIN
City:
BERLIN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1696. It gained its current name and status in 2001. There are four colleges: fine arts; architecture, media and design; performing arts/theatre; music. Attached to the Faculty are eight Institutes: • Institute for Higher Level Music Teacher Training; ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HAMBURG
City:
HAMBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This University was founded in 1950. There are four main departments: • Department I - performance programs (classical, jazz/popular), composition, theory, choral and orchestral conducting, Protestant church music. • Department II - Theatre Academy, with studies in vocal music, opera, music thea...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HAMBURG
City:
HAMBURG
Special Indexes:
Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A private performing arts college founded in 1985 offering programs in music, dance and drama. It currently operates at four training locations in Hamburg and in a number of other cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to the professional diploma program the School organises short c...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HESSEN
City:
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University can trace its history back to 1878. It assumed various names before gaining its current name and status in 1938. There are divisions of music, drama and dance. The Hochschule offers an opera program as well as a program in music physiology. There are Institutes of Historical Interpre...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
City:
ROSTOCK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University was originally founded in 1946 and was established under its present title in 1994. It currently enrols around 500 students in its departments of music and drama. The music department consists of an Institut für Musik and an Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Musikpädagogik. Ther...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
City:
HANNOVER
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University was formed in 1950 with the merger of the State School of Music and the Hanover Drama School. It gained its current name and status in 1978. It offers programs in music, drama, multimedia communication and media sciences. A joint bachelor’s degree program in music is offered betwee...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
City:
OSNABRÜCK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Hochschule Osnabrück (Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences) can trace its beginnings back to 1936. Music programs have been included in the subject offerings since 1996. The School organises a program for young people to prepare them for professional music study. An active member of the As...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
ESSEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The original institution, the 'Folkwang School of Music, Dance and Speech' was founded in 1927. It is now the academy of the arts in the Ruhr district, with studies in music, theatre, dance, photography, communication design, industrial design and academic studies. There are Institutes of Computer M...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
KÖLN (COLOGNE)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Hochschule, founded in 1850, gained its current name and status in 1987. The Hochschule is situated in the heart of the old city of Cologne, in the vicinity of the cathedral and the main railway station. It is one of the largest music academies in Europe, with about 1700 students and more than 3...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SACHSEN (SAXONY)
City:
LEIPZIG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
Established in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, this was the first conservatorium to be founded in Germany. Some of the world’s most noted musicians and educators have been associated with the Hochschule, including George Szell, Kurt Masur, Hermann Levi, Charles Münch, Wilhelm Backhaus, Arthu...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
THÜRINGEN (THURINGIA)
City:
WEIMAR
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The School was founded in 1872 as an orchestra school. It gained its current name and status in 1956. There are four centres within walking distance of each other, one of them being the Altenburg, Liszt's home between 1848 and 1861. The School holds an archive of the music of Thuringia. An Institute...
Country:
GIBRALTAR
State:
City:
GIBRALTAR
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Gibraltar's main cultural events are organised by the Ministry of Culture, though many other events are organised by individuals and groups. In 2015 the Government of Gibraltar launched the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts (GAMPA) to offer programs in both music and drama. Students wil...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
CORK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering, Suzuki, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Cork School of Music was founded in 1878 and has been a constituent school of Cork’s Institute of Technology (CIT) since 1993. A new purpose-built home for the Cork School of Music opened in September 2007, and houses the 300-seat Curtis Auditorium. Other facilities include several fine perfor...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUNDALK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Formerly known as a Regional Technical College, the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) consists of Schools of Business and Humanities, Engineering, Health and Science, and Informatics and Creative Arts. The School of Informatics and Creative Arts offers programs in computing, creative media, fil...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUBLIN
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Trinity College is the music department of the University of Dublin. It can trace its history back to 1592, and its Chair of Music was first established in 1764. The current Department of Music became part of the University’s School of Drama, Film and Music in 2006. Performance tuition is not avai...
Country:
ITALY
State:
ABRUZZO
City:
TERAMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A private music school that can trace its history back to 1895. In addition to its professional programs, there are programs for young children and interested members of the local community....
Country:
ITALY
State:
APULIA (PUGLIA)
City:
LECCE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. There is a campus in Ceglie Messapica. In addition to the professional program, music tuition is offered to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Associati...
Country:
ITALY
State:
APULIA (PUGLIA)
City:
TARANTO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A provincial music school founded in 1927. In addition to the professional program the Institute offers preparatory programs for talented students to prepare for further study. ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
CAMPANIA
City:
AVELLINO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1972. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community....
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
PARMA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1877. The Arturo Toscanini Studio contains a collection of his letters, photographs and art works as well as his music library. The Arrigo Boito Studio contains the letters and autographs of Boito's opera libretti. There is a collection of early instr...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
BOLOGNA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1804. The library holds a collection of letters and autograph manuscripts of Verdi as well as the library of Padre Martini and first editions of works by Albeniz, Bossi, Busoni, Debussy, Grieg, Martucci and Skryabin. There is a collection of braille scores. In addit...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
PIACENZA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Conservatorio offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It also offer music tuition to children and interested member of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
RAVENNA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
A private music school founded in 1826 and gained its current name and status in 1976. The Institute offers a preparatory program to students wishing to enter the professional program. There are programs for young people and members of the local community. The library holds some manuscripts of Ross...
Country:
ITALY
State:
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
City:
TRIESTE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Librarianship Training, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
This Conservatorio was established in the 1903 and was granted its current name and status in 1958. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
City:
UDINE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Librarianship Training, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1826. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition to school-age children. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique e...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LAZIO
City:
FROSINONE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1972. It owns a small collection of early keyboard instruments. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LIGURIA
City:
LA SPEZIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1978 as a branch of the Genoa Conservatorio, in 1992 this Conservatorio gained it current name and status. A preparatory program is offered to students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local c...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LOMBARDY
City:
PAVIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Institute can trace its history back to 1867. There are departments of performance, early music, musical theatre, composition and academic subjects. The Institute holds a collection of historical instruments. ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
MOLISE
City:
CAMPOBASSO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1971. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
PALERMO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Palermo is a city located on the island of Sicily. The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1617. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. It ho...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
TRAPANI
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Trapani is a city on the island of Sicily. The Conservatorio was founded as an independent institution in 2000, after being separated from the Conservatorio of Palermo. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. There are also programs in music and dance f...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
MESSINA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Messina is situated on the island of Sicily. The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1939. It offers preparatory programs for students wishing to enter the professional music course and provides music tuition to young children and interested members of the local community. An active member ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TUSCANY
City:
LUCCA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Personal Archives
Notes:
A private music school founded in 1842. The Puccini Project aims to acquire all the sources of the musical output of Puccini who was born in Lucca. The library contains a number of early autograph manuscripts of Giacomo Puccini as well as other material related to his training and early years. Ther...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
ADRIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was established in 1975. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to children (a preparatory course in string playing 'Violinolandia'), and interested members of the local community....
Country:
JAPAN
State:
CHIBA PREFECTURE
City:
MATSUDO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Institutions for Women Only, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private university for women. Seitoku University can trace its history back to 1933. There are attached kindergartens, primary, junior and high schools with strong music programs. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
City:
KAWASAKI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational college that can trace its history back to 1924, with a music department added in 1967. It was granted its current name and status in 2003. The college has institutes for opera performance, choral and instrumental conducting, piano performance, choral music, percussion instr...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
City:
ATSUGI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This private co-educational music academy can trace its history back to 1930 and gained its current name and status in 1984. The academy places particular emphasis on vocal music and study of Western opera and has established an Opera Research Centre which co-operates with the Japan Opera Foundation...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
ŌSAKA PREFECTURE
City:
ŌSAKA
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A national university which can trace its history back to 1724 and was granted its current name and status in 1931. There are campuses in Toyonaka and Suita. Music is offered at the Toyonaka campus. ...
Country:
LEBANON
State:
City:
BEIRUT
Special Indexes:
Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Orff Schulwerk, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The École de Musique Ghassan Yammine was founded in 1993, and gained its current name and status in 2011. It operates on several campuses. Programs are offered in music, dancing, painting and acting to young children (including Kodály approach, Orff, Dalcroze) and adults. The music area comprises ...
Country:
MALAYSIA
State:
PERAK
City:
TANJONG MALIM
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1997, though the institution can trace its history back to 1922 when it was known as Sultan Idris Training College. It operates on two campuses. The Faculty of Music and Performing Arts was launched in 2002 offering programs in music theatre and dance. There are wel...
Country:
NAMIBIA
State:
City:
WINDHOEK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was established in 1992. Since its development, the Performing Arts Department has moved from music specialisation towards integrated performing arts, with theatre and dance courses playing an integral role. The department also has a strong focus on research in music education and eth...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
AMSTERDAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A merger of the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, Hilversum Conservatory and Sweelinck Conservatory in 1998 formed the Music Faculty of the Amsterdam School of the Arts. This is the largest conservatory in Holland, and is located next door to the Concertgebouw. There are faculties of music, dance, drama,...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
ARNHEM
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
The ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, founded in 2006, has campuses at Enschede, Arnhem and Zwolle, the Executive Board and the centralised services being located in Arnhem. It consists of schools of music, fine arts, design, architecture, fashion, dance, theatre, and education in art. The Arnhem program...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
ROTTERDAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The University for the Arts was formed from the amalgamation of Rotterdam Conservatoire, Rotterdam Dance Academy and Rotterdam Circus Arts. It goes by the shortened name of ‘Codarts’ and consists of five academies - Rotterdam Classical Music Academy, Rotterdam Jazz Academy, Rotterdam Pop Academy...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
TILBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This private University’s arts sector (Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) comprises academies of dance, drama, fine arts, circus arts, architecture and Fontys Conservatorium of Music. The Conservatorium (formerly known as Brabants Conservatorium) offers programs in all aspects of popular and jazz...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
DEN HAAG (THE HAGUE)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution can trace its history back to 1682. In January 1990 the Royal Conservatoire (KC) and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) merged to become the School of Visual Arts, Music and Dance. Since 2010, the institution has been named The University of the Arts (Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag). ...
Country:
NEW ZEALAND
State:
SOUTH ISLAND
City:
CHRISTCHURCH
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Formerly known as the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, this institution merged with Aoraki Polytechnic in 2016 and was given the name Ara Institute of Canterbury. The School of Performing Arts offers programs in circus arts, information design, music theatre and musical arts. The Na...
Country:
PHILIPPINES
State:
City:
MANILA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A Roman Catholic Pontifical University, sometimes known as ‘The Catholic University of the Philippines’. Founded in 1611, it is the oldest existing university in Asia, and is the only music school in the Philippines with an all-student symphony orchestra and symphonic band. The Conservatory was ...
Country:
PORTUGAL
State:
PORTO METROPOLITAN AREA
City:
OPORTO (PORTO)
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Instituto Politécnico de Port can trace its history back to 1852. It was given its current name and status in 1985 with the integration of the School of Education and the School of Music. The Instituto hosts departments of music, musical theatre and dance. Facilities include a professional thea...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
NOVOSIBIRSK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1956. There is a collection of instruments from south-east Asia and Siberia and a sound archive ot Siberian folk music. Special institutes concentrate on ancient Russian music and the history of music and traditional cultures in Siberia. Facilities include two concert...
Country:
RUSSIA
State:
City:
ST PETERSBURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1862, the first in Russia, with Anton Rubinstein and Henrick Wieniawski among the founding members. Tchaikovsky was one of the first graduates, and others include Lyadov, Myaskovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Efrem Zimbalist. Professors have included Rimsky-Korsakov, G...
Country:
SHARJAH
State:
City:
SHARJAH
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Sharjah is currently recognised by UNESCO as the Cultural Capital of the Arab World. The American University of Sharjah is a private co-educational institution founded in 1997, and accredited in the USA by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. T...
Country:
SINGAPORE
State:
City:
SINGAPORE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The College, founded in 1984, is a non-profit, private educational institution, with some support from the Singapore Ministry of Education. It occupies a state-of-the-art city campus, with five world-class performance spaces. The College comprises schools of performing arts (dance, music, musical th...
Country:
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
State:
City:
ZILINA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance
Notes:
Language of instruction is Slovak. ...
Country:
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
State:
City:
KOSICE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Music Theatre Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium was founded in 1951. Language of instruction is Slovak. ...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
GAUTENG
City:
PRETORIA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Tshwane University of Technology was formed on January 1, 2004 with the merger of Technikon Pretoria, Technikon Northern Gauteng and Technikon North-West. It operates on eight campuses, the Arts Campus being located in Pretoria. The Department of Vocal Arts runs the most extensive opera program ...
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
State:
GAUTENG
City:
JOHANNESBURG
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Sometimes known as Wits University, this institution can trace its history back to 1896, with full university status being granted in 1922. The former Johannesburg College of Education has been incorporated into the university. The School of the Arts comprises departments of dramatic art, fine art, ...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
JUKJEON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Dankook University was established in 1947 as Dankook College and gained its current name and status in 1967, being the first four-year private college in Korea. The College of Music and Arts was established in 1988 and has departments of piano, strings, winds, voice, composition and Korean trad...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
GUNPO (KUNPO)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy
Notes:
Established in 1953 and formerly known as the Full Gospel Theological Seminary and later as Soon Shin University, this private co-educational evangelical Christian university gained its current name and status in 1997. There is some emphasis on choral music. The music building houses several fine pe...
Country:
SOUTH KOREA
State:
City:
DAEJEON (TAEJEON)
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private Methodist university established in 1954. ...