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TAINAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, TAINAN College of Music

Country:

TAIWAN

State:

City:

TAINAN


Street Address:

66 Daqi Village, Guantian District, Tainan City 72045, Taiwan, Republic of China

Fax:

+886 6 693 0161

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Program:

Undergraduate program

Details:

Bachelor of Arts in Music. Seven years, bridging secondary school and university studies. Studies include performance (Western classical, Chinese instruments, jazz), choral and orchestral conducting, composition, music administration, music technology, music therapy.


Program:

Graduate program

Details:

Master of Arts. In performance, composition, collaborative piano, Chinese music, ethnomusicology.


Institution Notes:

Founded in 1996 as the Tainan National College of the Arts, this institution gained its current name and status in 2004. There are colleges of visual arts, performing arts, sound and image arts and letters and cultural heritage. The College of Music includes the departments of music, Chinese music and applied music (which includes composition, music technology and music administration). There are two Graduate Institutes - of Ethnomusicology and of Collaborative Piano. The Research Centre for Asia-Pacific Music (established in 2008) houses research groups and ensembles for different musical systems, including gamelan, Indian, Japanese, Mongolian and djembe groups. The Bianzhong Classroom holds a set of Chinese stone chimes for the performance of traditional ancient music. The College operates a violin-making studio. The music department places some emphasis on the integration of technology and arts. It has over 100 grand pianos.


Last Updated:

August 2022