Country:
ABU DHABI
State:
City:
ABU DHABI
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This research university commenced its academic programs in 2010 and moved to its current location at the Saadiyat Island campus of Abu Dhabi in 2014. It integrates a liberal arts and science college. The Abu Dhabe campus forms part of the the New York University's Global Network University alongsid...
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES
City:
LA PLATA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in its present form in 1905....
Country:
ARGENTINA
State:
PROVINCIA DEL CHACO
City:
RESISTENCIA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A provincial conservatorium founded in 1961. The Institute offers in-service training courses for school music teachers as well as for their own teachers (harmony, aural training, instruments, chamber music, jazz, electronic composition). It participates in the RED virtual network of teacher trainin...
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:
DISTRITO FEDERAL
City:
BRASÍLIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A federal public university founded in 1962. The Institute of Arts offers programs in theatre, visual arts, design and music. Apart from its professional program the music department has a Music for Children program for children from very young to ten years of age, and a special course for children...
Country:
CZECH REPUBLIC
State:
BOHEMIA
City:
PRAGUE (PRAHA)
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This institution began in 1910 as a charity school for blind youth. Since its inception music has increased in importance. This Conservatory is unique in that it enrols mostly visually handicapped students. It comprises both a secondary school and a conservatory for specialised music study. Entry is...
Country:
ETHIOPIA
State:
City:
ADDIS ABABA
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This institution, founded in 2001 offers music training for young people with visual impairment. The Centre, with support from a Swedish Culture Foundation (Selam), lobbies higher education institutions to admit visually impaired students, offers vocational training opportunities in the music indust...
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:
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:
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:
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:
PARIS
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The Conservatory is supported by the City of Paris. It offers music training for handicapped persons in the areas of performance, jazz improvisation, composition, theory, harmony and counterpoint, music history and music teacher training as well as programs in visual arts and drama from kindergarten...
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:
GERMANY
State:
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
City:
LUDWIGSBURG
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The University of Education was founded in 1989. There is an Institute of Arts Management. A second campus in Reutlingen offers studies in music performance (classical, popular) for working with the handicapped. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
DORTMUND
Special Indexes:
Music Therapy, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1908. It was granted its current name and status in 1965 and the Department of Education and Music Therapy for the Handicapped was established in 1969. Language of instruction is German. ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
SIEGEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1536. It gained its current name and status in 1972. There is a Studio for New Music. ...
Country:
INDIA
State:
MAHARASHTRA
City:
PUNE
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Programs for the Handicapped, Public Examinations in Music, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Bharatiya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal is a charitable institution established in 1932 to promote Hindustani classical music. It is not primarily a teaching body, but through the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya it offers a sequential teaching program through ten levels. It administers examinations and awards...
Country:
INDIA
State:
NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
City:
NEW DELHI
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1922 and the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts was established in 1960. Music is taught at the constitutent Ramjas College, Daulat Ram College and Miranda House college for women. All music courses include vocal and instrumental Hindustani and Karnatak music (including sit...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
PADUA (PADOVA)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1577. There is a junior department offering string music tuition ('Violinolandia') to children from the age of five years. There is a branch office in Via Bertacchi 15, Padua. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académi...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
HOKKAIDO PREFECTURE
City:
SAPPORO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1949, with campuses in various cities of Hokkaido, the main campus being in Sapporo. Branches are located in Asahikawa (9 Hokumon-cho, Asahikawa-shi 070-8621, Hokkaido), Hakodate (1-2 Hachiman-cho, Hakodate-shi 040-0083, Hokkaido), Iwamizawa (2 Chome-3...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KŌCHI PREFECTURE
City:
KŌCHI
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1949, though it can trace its history back to 1922. There are four faculties: humanities and economics, education, science, and agriculture. Music is taught within the faculty of education and concentrates on training teachers for teaching music in ele...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURE
City:
NARUTO
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1981. The university trains school music teachers, including for working with handicapped students. There are attached elementary and junior high schools and a kindergarten. All students for pre-school and elementary teaching take basic courses in musi...
Country:
KENYA
State:
City:
NAIROBI
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
This is a semiautonomous agency of the Kenya Ministry of Education, founded in 1986, and supported by UNESCO. It specialises in training primary teachers to work with in music with physically disabled children, youth and adults. Work is also carried out at St Paul’s College Nyabururu, PO Kisii. ...
Country:
KUWAIT
State:
City:
KUWAIT
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Institute was founded in 1997. It is the only private institute to be licensed by the General Authority of Applied Education and Training. There are departments of musical sciences, musical instruments, performance, computer music, comprehension studies and a special education department offerin...
Country:
MALAWI
State:
City:
KASUNGU
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A government primary teacher training college established in 1986. The Department of Expressive Arts comprises six areas: physical education, music, drama, dance, needle craft and creative arts. Deaf students who have completed secondary school may be enrolled for teacher training. ...
Country:
MALAWI
State:
City:
BLANTYRE
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A government teacher training college founded in 1961 as a Catholic institution, but later becoming independent. It trains teachers for special needs education and has supervision of the education of children with visual and hearing impairments and those with learning difficulties. The College produ...
Country:
NAMIBIA
State:
City:
WINDHOEK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1971 the Windhoek College for the Arts is a state-funded institution offering training in music, dance, visual arts, and drama, fashion design, sound and television production, mainly on a part-time basis, to a full range of ages from young children to interested adults. It is run under t...
Country:
NEPAL
State:
City:
KATHMANDU
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The MusicArt Society, originally founded in 2009, is a registered non-profit organisation that provides training workshops for music educators and students, drawing upon the expertise of various music educators and professors from such countries as Japan, USA and Australia. It also offers free music...
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:
PAKISTAN
State:
City:
GUJRAT
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Pakistani government organises a number of schools for physically and mentally handicapped children throughout the country. The Pakistan Special Education Center is a private establishment opened in 2002 catering for music education and music activities for girls and boys aged from five to fift...
Country:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
State:
ABU DHABI
City:
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This research university commenced its academic programs in Abu Dhabi in 2010 and moved to its current location at the Saadiyat Island campus in 2014. Currently it fully integrates a liberal arts and science college. The Abu Dhabi campus forms part of the the New York University's Global Network Uni...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
CAMBRIDGE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Anglia Ruskin University was founded in 1958 and gained its current name and status in 1992. There are campuses in Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough. Applications from mature, disabled and overseas students are particularly encouraged. The Department has a working collection of ethnic instrumen...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Public Examinations in Music, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal College of Music was founded in 1882. It houses some fine performing spaces. Students in years three and four of the Bachelor of Music program have the opportunity to study abroad for an extended period. The College has a valuable and growing collection of historic musical instruments (Wes...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
HEREFORD
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering
Notes:
An specialist residential college of further education and training for people aged 16 to 25 who are blind or partially sighted. Apart from the courses listed above, the college runs courses in performance, creative arts and musicianship. It also prepares students for practical diplomas. Studies inc...
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
State:
ENGLAND
City:
LONDON
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Public Examinations in Music
Notes:
Trinity College London is not a teaching body. Since 1877 it has been providing a system of graded public examinations in instrumental and vocal performance, speech, drama and dance, culminating in diploma awards. The examination program covers a wide range of styles from Western classical to contem...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
ARKANSAS
City:
CLARKSVILLE
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
A private university that can trace its history back to 1834. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is located at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, about 100 miles west of Little Rock. It is the oldest institution of higher education in the Arkansas/Oklahoma territory and the first ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
BOSTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private college founded in 1945, it aims to prepare students for a career in the contemporary music industry. Berklee Colllege is said to be the world’s largest independent college specialising in jazz and commercial music with studies in every style of contemporary music - jazz, rock, popular, ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
BOSTON
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee was formed in 2017 with a merger between the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. It offers programs in dance, music, opera and theater. Seven institutions in the Boston area have formed a Pro-Arts Consortium, allowing for some cross-registration and s...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Orff Schulwerk, Programs for the Handicapped, Suzuki, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
An independent music school founded in 1908, offering general music programs to children and adults at the pre-college level, adult and senior adult levels, regardless of their ability to pay. Master classes and concerts are open to the public and are usually free. It is the largest community-based ...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
UTAH
City:
LOGAN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The university was founded in 1888 as an agricultural college. It gained its current name and status in 1957. The Caine College of the Arts offers programs in art and design, music and theatre arts. There is a thriving opera program. Study materials are available in large print, audio and braille fo...
Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WISCONSIN
City:
MILWAUKEE
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Programs for the Handicapped, Suzuki
Notes:
The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music was founded in 1899 as an independent non-profit community music school. It operates on three campuses in Milwaukee. The Conservatory does not award degrees but offers music instruction to young people and interested members of the local community, in performance ...
Country:
URUGUAY
State:
City:
MONTEVIDEO
Special Indexes:
Programs for the Handicapped, Public Examinations in Music
Notes:
Founded in 1898, this private conservatorium is the oldest still active in Uruguay. There are more than 30 branches in provincial towns throughout Uruguay, the larger ones being in Salto, Paysandú and Rocha. As this is a private school it charges a small fee. Scholarships are available for needy st...
Country:
URUGUAY
State:
City:
MONTEVIDEO
Special Indexes:
Community Music Training, Library Collections, Programs for the Handicapped, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Sometimes known as TUMP, the Uruguayan Popular Music Workshop was founded in 1984. Staffed by over 40 musicians and teachers it is a non-profit school, charging only a nominal fee. Apart from the regular music courses the Workshop participates in many community music promotion projects supported by ...