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Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
City:
BOSTON
Street Address:
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Fax:
+1 617 585 1135
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Program:
Undergraduate programs
Details:
Bachelor of Music. Four years. Emphases in performance (classical, jazz), contemporary improvisation, composition, jazz composition. Studies include music history, theory, aural skills, entrepreneurial musicianship. Concentrations in music technology and music-in-education are offered.
Program:
Graduate programs
Details:
Master of Music. In performance, opera, collaborative piano, chamber music, jazz studies, contemporary improvisation, choral and instrumental conducting, composition, theory, musicology, vocal pedagogy. Doctor of Musical Arts.
Program:
Diploma, certificate and other programs
Details:
Artist Diploma in Performance. A graduate program open to the most highly accomplished performers. Graduate Diploma. In performance, composition. +1 y6y17 Professional String Quartet Training Program. Professional Piano Trio Training Program. Undergraduate Diploma. Three years.
Institution Notes:
An independent school of music founded in 1867. Master's degree conductors may serve mini-apprenticeships with the Boston Pops and the Handel and Haydn Society. The Conservatory houses a Sonic Analysis laboratory. It also organises an Intercultural Institute with monthly workshops, performances by guest artists in a wide variety of musical traditions. The library holds a large collection of scores of chamber and contemporary music as well as manuscripts and early editions of the works of Boston composers. There are also audio recordings of all New England Conservatory concerts from 1969 as well as a vast collection of sound and video recordings. A preparatory school offers music training to children and pre-college students. The NEC Continuing Education program offers music tuition to interested members of the public. The Conservatory organises professional development workshops for teachers. Seven institutions in the Boston area have formed a Pro-Arts Consortium, allowing for some cross-registration and sharing of facilities with both students and faculty members: Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Architectural College, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, New England Conservatory, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. An associate member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen.
Last Updated:
November 2022