2019-20 Guide to Music Schools
The 2019-20 Guide to September Music Schools 2019 Editor’s Note music Schools For our 2019-20 Guide to Music Schools, we have culled about 60 institutions from our data For those schools in the listings, you’ll find detailed information on degrees offered, available areas of study, numbers of base of nearly 1200, using a variety of criteria. The key measure across an increasingly broad students and teachers, career and post-graduate assistance, and links to social media and financial information. We also asked spectrum—from schools offering only a certificate to those with multiple Ph.D. options— each institution to describe its most “distinguishing characteristics.” We relied on the schools to tell their own stories. is quality and reputation, not necessarily size. Academy of Vocal Arts...... 2 Robert McDuffie Center for Strings...... 27 Arizona State University School of Music...... 3 New England Conservatory...... 27 For example, enrollment may be a mere 23 students, such as at the Academy of Vocal Arts Bard College Conservatory of Music...... 4 New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy...... 28 in Philadelphia, or it could be 1,600 students at the Jacobs School of Music on Indiana Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music...... 5 Oberlin Conservatory of Music...... 29 University’s Bloomington campus. Running a close second in numbers to the Jacobs School Blair School of Music...... 6 Pacific Region International is the University of North Texas College of Music, with 1568, followed by the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Conservatorio di Musica “Arrigo Boito”...... 6 summer Music Academy (PRISMA)...... 29 Theater, & Dance, which boasts 1100 music students. Most of the entries in the Guide have enrollments between 350 Boston Conservatory at Berklee...... 7 Peabody Conservatory...... 30 and 600. Boston University School of Music...... 7 Peck School of the Arts...... 31 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music...... 8 Pepperdine University...... 31 However, while a school’s size doesn’t necessarily impact the quality of the education it offers, it does impact the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music...... 8 Purchase College Conservatory of Music...... 32 breadth of options. The music school within the large university that also houses a business school, for instance, might Cleveland Institute of Music...... 9 Royal College of Music...... 33 offer a double degree in, say, trombone performance and business—the perfect combo for running an orchestra. Colburn School...... 9 San Francisco Conservatory of Music...... 33 Conversely, the strictly conservatory setting has the benefit of zeroing in on your chosen field without distraction. The Crane School of Music...... 10 School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, The New School...... 34 (That said, most every school we canvassed has classes in entrepreneurship or the business of music; for some, they Curtis Institute of Music...... 10 Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA)...... 34 DePaul University School of Music...... 11 Shenandoah Conservatory...... 35 are required for graduation.) DePauw University...... 12 The Shepherd School of Music...... 35 Some of the smallest schools are tuition-free. An example: The 26 undergraduate students at the relatively new Eastman School of Music...... 13 Teachers College, Columbia University...... 36 Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, part of the Townsend School of Music at Mercer University, in Macon, GA, do not Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin...... 14 The Tianjin Juilliard School...... 37 College of Music, Florida State University...... 14 UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music...... 38 pay tuition. These include 12 violinists, six violists, six cellists, and two bassists. (Violinist Robert McDuffie may travel Frost School of Music...... 15 University of Cincinnati College– the world as an internationally acclaimed artist, but he remains true to his hometown roots—hence the school’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music...... 15 conservatory of Music (CCM)...... 39 location.) Next up the tuition-free ladder is the post-graduate New World Symphony, with 87 The Glenn Gould School University of Colorado Boulder...... 40 “fellows,” as they are called; NWS offers training in all symphonic instruments and sports an enrollment large enough at The Royal Conservatory of Music...... 16 University of Florida...... 41 to form its own, unique orchestra. Similarly, the Los Angeles-based Colburn School, with 125 students enjoying free Guildhall School of Music and Drama...... 17 University of Massachusetts Amherst tuition, room, and board, forms its own symphonic ensemble. Among this group of small, elite, and free is The Curtis Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music...... 18 department of Music & Dance...... 42 Institute at 175 students, the oldest and largest. The Hartt School...... 19 University of Massachusetts Lowell Department of Music...... 42 iClassical Academy...... 20 University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance...... 43 We hope you enjoy looking over the entries. For the student of the arts, the field is rich in options. IU Jacobs School of Music...... 21 University of North Texas...... 44 The Juilliard School...... 22 University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Regards, Longy School of Music...... 23 school of Music...... 44 Susan Elliott Lynn University Conservatory of Music...... 24 University of Southern California Editor, Special Reports Manhattan School of Music...... 25 thornton School of Music...... 45 Mannes School of Music...... 26 Westminster Choir College...... 46 Mason Gross School of the Arts...... 26 Yale School of Music...... 47 COVER PHOTO CREDIT: San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) students at Cupid’s Span on the Embarcadero, 2017. PHOTO: Carlin MA (Carlin MA Photography) A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE The 2019-20 Guide to The Academy of the Vocal Arts is the only nationally At this time, no degrees are granted, but Artist accredited conservatory in the United States Diplomas are awarded to those whom the AVA exclusively devoted to the training of young opera believes are ready for operatic and concert careers singers tuition-free. Artists from throughout the and have completed the minimum required States and all over the world audition to study and classes. AVA is an accredited, non-degree-granting Music Schools perform in AVA’s four-year program. member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Course work completed at AVA does not LOCATION 1920 Spruce Street compile credit-hours and is not transferable to other Philadelphia, PA 19103 institutions. UNITED STATES www.avaopera.org KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) 23 music students ADMISSIONS 215-735-1685 Music Faculty: 20 full time, 3 adjunct [email protected] AREAS OF STUDY Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Vocal Arts/Opera FINANCIAL INFORMATION DEGREE PROGRAMS Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships No degrees offered. Resident Artists graduate with Artist Diploma Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC music.asu.edu
The mission of ASU School of Music is to inspire and FINANCIAL INFORMATION empower students to become creative leaders who Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships transform society through music. CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Values: Engaging students with a broad range of Career assistance at Herberger Institute for Design musical thought, expression and experiences and the Arts • Building upon rich traditional foundations • Advancing innovative musical practices • Fostering KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) creative enterprise • Promoting all forms of creative 750 music students contributions to the field of music • Cultivating Music Faculty: 74 full time, 60 adjunct socially embedded practices. AREAS OF STUDY inspire ... empower ... transform WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano Located in the culturally rich Southwest desert in • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • More than 39 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral Arizona State University’s School of Music one of the country’s most vibrant, expanding urban music degree programs, minors and certificates. centers, the ASU School of Music affords its students • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ in the Herberger Institute for Design not only access to this diverse environment but also Opera • Winds & Percussion • Music Therapy • Music • Performing opportunities in athletic and wind bands, and the Arts is home to an internationally engagement in Phoenix’s diverse, flourishing arts Theatre • Pedagogy • Interdisciplinary Digital Media jazz ensembles and orchestras open to all students by audition. recognized faculty, outstanding performance community. DEGREE PROGRAMS facilities and innovative curricula in education, Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs • Coaching with world-renowned faculty, guest artists LOCATION 50 East Gammage Parkway and artists-in-residence. therapy, composition and performance. ASU’s Tempe, AZ 85287-0405 ONLINE COURSES • Performance opportunities on campus and throughout School of Music is the perfect place for UNITED STATES Online courses information the Phoenix metropolitan area. music.asu.edu students to embrace their musical passions Social links • Teaching and clinical experiential learning ADMISSIONS 480-965-5069 opportunities for all music education and music and launch a successful career. [email protected] therapy majors. • Community engagement and music enterprise courses Audition Requirements Audition Requirements designed to prepare students to launch successful music careers. Learn more: music.asu.edu
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A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 The Shepherd School at Rice University offers preprofessional training for musicians, combining the BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC intensity of a conservatory experience with the educational excellence of a renowned private university. Our illustrious faculty of artist-teachers dedicate themselves to the special talents and skills of each Bard College individual student. , Dean, The Shepherd School of Music Robert Yekovich WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE All Conservatory undergraduates pursue a five-year Our undergraduates tend to pursue graduate Faculty Oboe Harp Opera Studies Musicology Lecturers Violin Robert Atherholt Paula Page Debra Dickinson Ài}ÀÞÊ >ÀiÌÌ Mario Aschauer program leading to two degrees: the Bachelor of degrees at other major conservatories. Paul Kantor Clarinet Piano Susan Lorette Dunn >Û`ÊiÀÀÃ >ÀÊ iiÌÌ Music degree and the Bachelor of Arts degree in a Cho-Liang Lin Richie Hawley Brian Connelly Michael Heaston iÝ>`À>Ê ivviÀ ,>V iÊ ÕV > KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Kathleen Winkler *iÌiÀÊ iÜi RVÊ ÀVÃ Bassoon Jeanne Kierman Vocal Coaching field other than music. Fischer Bethany Self >iiÊ7>À`Àvv /iÀÀÞÊ>ÃV i 150 music students Viola Benjamin Kamins >ÀÞÊÀiÌâiÀ James Dunham Sohyoung Park Karen Roithlisberger Orchestral Horn iÀÀÞÊÕ LOCATION 30 Campus Road Music Faculty: 10 full time, 55 adjunct Ivo-Jan van der Werff Jon Kimura Verm and Chamber William VerMeulen Parker Repertoire *iÌiÀÊ- >Ü Cello Conducting ,LiÀÌÊ-«Ã Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Trumpet Robert Roux Joan DerHovsepian Norman Fischer Thomas Jaber ÀÃÌ« iÀÊ/ÕÀLiÃÃ AREAS OF STUDY Barbara Butler Virginia Weckstrom Christopher French UNITED STATES Desmond Hoebig Larry Rachleff Chapman Welch Charlie Geyer Organ Kenneth Goldsmith Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Brinton Averil Smith Composition Eric Halen www.bard.edu/conservatory Trombone Ken Cowan Double Bass and Theory Thomas LeGrand • Conducting • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera Allen Barnhill Voice Karim Al-Zand The Shepherd School of Music of School Shepherd The Paul Ellison Janet Rarick ADMISSIONS 845-752-2409 • Winds & Percussion • Other Instruments: Pipa; Erhu; Timothy Pitts Tuba -Ìi« iÊ } Damian Blättler Michael Webster David Kirk ,LÊ,Vi Anthony Brandt [email protected] Guzheng; Ruan; Dizi Flute Ê Shih-Hui Chen Leone Buyse Percussion Arthur Gottschalk Matthew Strauss Pierre Jalbert Audition Requirements DEGREE PROGRAMS Richard Lavenda The Shepherd School of Music Kurt Stallmann Rice University, Houston, TX Undergraduate Double Degree Undergraduate Programs music.rice.edu Graduate Vocal Arts Program Audition Requirements Graduate Vocal Arts Graduate Conducting Program Audition Graduate Conducting Requirements Advanced Performance Studies Program (graduate certificate) FINANCIAL INFORMATION Post-Graduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Your best is The Bard Music Program where we begin. Social links
PROGRAMS OF STUDY Bachelor of Music Master of Music Artist Certificate in Chamber Music Professional Studies Diploma Postgraduate Diploma in Vocal Performance 800.899.SFCM sfcm.edu
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 NORTHWESTERN MUSIC
UNIVERSITY BIENEN SCHOOL ( " ! !! ! ! FINANCIAL INFORMATION !& Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships ( #! &#! $! OF MUSIC Merit and need-based scholarships available !'%!& ! CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE !!"! Northwestern University is committed to excellent The Bienen School of Music offers many courses teaching, innovative research, and the personal and ( ! related to crafting and building a successful career $ #!#" intellectual growth of its students in a diverse in music, and our internationally renowned faculty " academic community. are an invaluable resource in guiding and preparing WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? students for work post-graduation. Northwestern's ( %!&! $! $ With its proximity to the cultural hub of Chicago, Career Advancement Office provides a wide array of conservatory-level musical training and engaging career planning services including assistance with academic environment, Northwestern's Bienen cover letter and resume writing, internship School of Music provides students an educational applications, and interview skills, as well as more atmosphere unlike any other. Undergraduates may specialized offerings such as panels and pursue dual degrees or double majors or an ad hoc opportunities to network with Chicago arts (self-designed) major. Bienen graduates enjoy professionals. successful careers in a variety of music-related fields. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) 600 music students LOCATION Northwestern University Music Faculty: 54 full time, 71 adjunct Bienen School of Music Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan AREAS OF STUDY Center for the Musical Arts Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies • 70 Arts Circle Drive Music Cognition • Music Education • Musicology Evanston, IL 60208 • Music Theory • Piano • Piano Pedagogy • Strings • UNITED STATES Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion www.music.northwestern.edu
ADMISSIONS 847-491-3141 DEGREE PROGRAMS [email protected] Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Audition Requirements Audition Requirements ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Davee Media Library Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 BLAIR SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONSERVATORIO DI MUSICA “ARRIGO BOITO” Vanderbilt University
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Blair is a conservatory-level music program Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships High-level courses in classical, jazz, pop/rock and Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships alongside a top 15 academic institution. It is one of early music in a strategic production center in the the few exclusively undergraduate music schools in CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE north of Italy. CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE the country. Career services at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School Career services at Coservatorio di Musica “Arrigo of Music LOCATION Via del Conservatorio 27/A Boito” LOCATION 2400 Blakemore Avenue 43121 Parma Nashville, TN 37212 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) ITALY KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES 215 music students www.conservatorio.pr.it 500 music students blair.vanderbilt.edu Music Faculty: 58 full time, 52 adjunct Music Faculty: 120 full time, 30 adjunct ADMISSIONS ADMISSIONS 615-322-6181 AREAS OF STUDY +30 52 13 81 911 AREAS OF STUDY [email protected] Brass • Composition • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ [email protected] Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Opera • Winds & Percussion • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Contemporary Media • Music Education • Organ DEGREE PROGRAMS • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Undergraduate Programs Percussion • Pop/Rock • Accordion Degrees offered: B. Mus. & M.B.A.; B.Mus. Integrated Studies; B. Musical Arts; B. Mus. & M.Ed. DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Program Social links Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Boston Conservatory at Berklee is internationally Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships The Boston University School of Music is a Throughout the year, Boston University School recognized as an innovative leader among community of academically and artistically of Music offers a series of career development conservatory programs focused on elevating every CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE extraordinary musicians within a major research workshops taught by alumni and professionals in aspect of the performing arts. The institution is The Berklee Career Center provides expert university located in one of the great music capitals their field at the Center for Career Development. committed to making all forms of the performing guidance, cutting-edge resources, and professional of America. We are committed to the highest See also Internships, Jobs, Fellowships, and Grant arts a more visible and valued dimension of development experiences to help our diverse body artistic and professional standards in performance, Opportunities. communities here and abroad. of students achieve their career goals. composition, music education, and musicology. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) LOCATION 8 Fenway KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) LOCATION 855 Commonwealth Avenue 500 music students Boston, MA 02215 434 music students Boston, MA 02215 Music Faculty: 67 full time, 88 adjunct UNITED STATES Music Faculty: 82 full time, 137 adjunct UNITED STATES bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/ www.bu.edu/cfa AREAS OF STUDY AREAS OF STUDY Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition ADMISSIONS Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition ADMISSIONS 617-353-3341 •Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & 617-912-9153 •Conducting • Music Education • Piano • Strings [email protected] Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music [email protected] • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion including Technology (including Production) • Musicology Marimba • Contemporary Classical Music • Musical Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Theater • Vocal Pedagogy FINANCIAL INFORMATION • Winds & Percussion DEGREE PROGRAMS Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS ONLINE COURSES (non-matriculating/prep) Online courses information Summer Programs in Dance, Music and Theater Extension Programs Social links Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC The University of Texas at Austin Carnegie Mellon University
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Located in one of our nation’s most musical cities, Fine Arts Career Services, a division of the Office of The School of Music combines the strengths of Our distinguished alumni populate the ranks of the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas the Dean of the College of Fine Arts, helps fine-arts a conservatory with those of a global research the world’s most prestigious orchestras, opera at Austin offers comprehensive undergraduate and majors explore career options, plan for careers, university. Students are a part of a diverse fine arts companies, and faculties including: the New York graduate programs designed to prepare artists, and develop strategies for seeking jobs upon community on campus and in the city of Pittsburgh. Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The thinkers, makers, and teachers ready and able to graduation. Career advising and planning services Metropolitan Opera, Harvard University, Prague make profound contributions to the future of music. are also available from the university’s Center for LOCATION 5000 Forbes Avenue Philharmonia, Oberlin College & Conservatory, Strategic Advising & Career Counseling. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Boston Pops, BBC Orchestras, Lyric Opera of LOCATION 2406 Robert Dedman Drive UNITED STATES Chicago, and many more. Stop E3100 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) www.cmu.edu/cfa/music Austin, TX 78712-1555 610 music students KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES Music Faculty: 85 full time, 10 adjunct ADMISSIONS 450 music students music.utexas.edu 412-268-4118 Music Faculty: 35 full time, 51 adjunct AREAS OF STUDY [email protected] ADMISSIONS 512-471-7764 Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition AREAS OF STUDY [email protected] • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Contemporary Media • Music Education •Conducting • Music Education • Music Technology Audition Requirements FINANCIAL INFORMATION •Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships (including Production) • Piano • Strings Undergraduate / Graduate • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion FINANCIAL INFORMATION • Chamber Music • Ethnomusicology •Interdisciplinary degrees (BXA) Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships • Literature and Pedagogy • Music Theory •Music Entrepreneurship • Orchestral Studies • Opera Coaching • Opera Directing DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC COLBURN SCHOOL
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? The newly formed Center for Innovation and CIM is an independent conservatory known CIM’s education focuses on high-level performance All receive full-tuition scholarships, room, and board. Community Impact offers individual advising and for superior orchestral, chamber music, artistry coupled with the practical and essential The Colburn Orchestra emulates a professional planning to conservatory students, which allows composition, piano, and voice programs at both skills necessary for a seamless transition into a orchestra experience with distinguished guest them to tailor their experience to their own needs the undergraduate and graduate levels. Its world- professional career. For much of its nearly 100-year conductors and Music Director Yehuda Gilad. and goals. Career development staff work with renowned faculty—many of whom are members of history, CIM has guided individual faculty members Students perform alongside faculty and guest students one-on-one and find opportunities for The Cleveland Orchestra—are eminent performers to engage in career-focused coaching of students artists as part of the Colburn Chamber Music them to further explore their interests. In addition, and pedagogues who cultivate life-long mentoring and alumni. Society. Career development and wellness programs the center teaches students engagement skills, relationships with their students. support all areas of student well-being. including creating programs to develop new The CIM Center for Innovative Musicianship (CIM²) audiences and become arts leaders. LOCATION 11021 East Boulevard cements these tremendous career resources by LOCATION 200 South Grand Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 building an educational framework, including the Los Angeles, CA, 90012 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES coursework and experiential learning necessary UNITED STATES 125 music students www.cim.edu for successful career development. An experienced www.colburnschool.edu Music Faculty: 15 full time, 26 adjunct career advisor provides expert guidance and ADMISSIONS 216-795-3107 resources for students in their first year. ADMISSIONS 213-621-4534 AREAS OF STUDY [email protected] [email protected] Brass • Conducting • Piano • Strings KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) • Winds & Percussion Audition Requirements Audition Requirements 375 music students Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Music Faculty: 29 full time, 75 adjunct DEGREE PROGRAMS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships AREAS OF STUDY Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Degrees offered: Bachelor of Music in Performance; Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Master of Music in Performance; Master of Music •Conducting • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ The Colburn School offers a range of resources in Chamber Music; Undergraduate Performance Opera • Winds & Percussion • Classical Guitar • Music to help students and alumni plan and build their Diploma; Undergraduate Performance Diploma Theory (as an undergraduate double major only) professional careers. All Conservatory students with Conducting Emphasis; Graduate Artist Diploma • Suzuki Pedagogy (master’s program only) • Minor take two essential classes: the Teaching Musician, with Emphasis in Performance, Chamber Music and dual degree programs offered in association which equips them with pedagogy training, and the or Conducting; Graduate Professional Studies with Case Western Reserve University Working Musician, which offers a number of short Certificate DEGREE PROGRAMS courses designed to help them manage their careers ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs as musicians. (non-matriculating/prep) Colburn’s Music Academy Social links Colburn Community School of Performing Arts Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools musicalamerica.com • September 2019 THE CRANE SCHOOL OF MUSIC CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC SUNY Potsdam
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? Alumni resources include access to the Careers in Crane is an undergraduate-focused music school Students in each major work closely with faculty One of the most selective schools in the United Music Speaker Series at Curtis, which showcases with attentive full-time faculty. We are part of SUNY and staff at Crane and SUNY Potsdam’s Career States, Curtis accepts four percent of applicants successful artists, industry experts, and ensembles Potsdam, an arts-centric school, with 550 music Services Office in formulating their post-graduation each year on average. A tuition-free policy ensures who share their advice and perspective; majors and where about 25 percent of students plans. Crane alumni include educators, performers, that talent and artistic promise are the only entrepreneurship grants to provide start-up major in the arts. At Crane, students can choose composers, researchers, leaders in music industry, considerations for admission. Curtis’s celebrated funding for musical projects; an online directory from a wide variety of programs and majors. and musicians of renown, creating a network of faculty includes a high proportion of actively encouraging alumni to make connections as graduates throughout North America and around performing musicians whose experience provides they travel and perform; an online job board that LOCATION the world. students with a direct link to life as a professional allows alumni to post and apply for industry-wide 44 Pierrepont Avenue musician today. opportunities; and an alumni email address to Potsdam, NY 13676 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) maintain a visible presence with Curtis. UNITED STATES 550 music students LOCATION 1726 Locust Street www.potsdam.edu/academics/crane-school-music Music Faculty: 75 full time, 18 adjunct Philadelphia, PA 19103 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES 175 music students ADMISSIONS 315-267-2812 AREAS OF STUDY www.curtis.edu/ Music Faculty: 3 full time, 111 adjunct [email protected] Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition • Music 175 scholarships awarded Business • Music Education • Musicology • Piano ADMISSIONS 215-717-3117 Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion [email protected] AREAS OF STUDY FINANCIAL INFORMATION • Music Theory Brass • Composition • Conducting • Organ • Piano Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs FINANCIAL INFORMATION DEGREE PROGRAMS Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs ONLINE COURSES Online courses information CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Curtis offers several professional bridge programs (non-matriculating/prep) Social links designed for young artists beginning their Conducting Fellowship careers. These include fellowship programs for String Quartet in Residence conductors and string quartets that offer numerous Community Artist Fellowship program performance opportunities and mentorship from Curtis faculty and guest artists. The post-graduate ONLINE COURSES Community Artist Fellowship program brings art Online courses information access and education to underserved communities through a year of paid service. Social links
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 10 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 DEPAUL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
For over 100 years, the DePaul University School of Music has been dedicated to excellence in music teaching and performance with a distinguished fac- FINANCIAL INFORMATION ulty including members of the Chicago Symphony Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and prominent music educators, composers, producers, jazz and CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE chamber musicians. Students work in a collaborative, Career Services provides information and resources performance-focused environment in the stunning for School of Music students and alumni on various new state-of-the-art Holtschneider Performance music and arts-related career opportunities. Career Center, collectively presenting more than 300 con- Services has a variety of different areas including certs each year. Fostering not only the next genera- assistance with freelance opportunities; 24-hour tion of performers, the School of Music also offers a online access to opportunities in music and arts robust musical studies department with majors in administration; career workshops, résumé, cover composition, music education, performing arts letter, and bio writing assistance; job database for management, and sound recording technology. connections to audition and other musical opportu- nities; online resources for success in all areas of life; WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? and an Alumni Sharing Knowledge Network con- The DePaul University School of Music offers necting DePaul students and graduates with alumni conservatory-style, performance-based study to explore college and professional transitions, life within a large university in Chicago, a destination challenges, and career questions. city for world-class arts. Students benefit from individualized study and rehearsal at the highest KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) level among a supportive community of individuals 400 music students striving to be their best. Music Faculty: 30 full time, 125 adjunct LOCATION 804 West Belden Avenue AREAS OF STUDY Chicago, IL 60614 Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano Hone your passion UNITED STATES • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz alongside an illustrious music.depaul.edu Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Business faculty of distinguished • Music Education • Music Technology (including ADMISSIONS 773-325-7444 musicians. Study Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings Passionate. [email protected] and perform in the • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion stunning new state-of- AND Audition Requirements DEGREE PROGRAMS the-art Holtschneider Finely tuned. Audition requirements vary slightly depending Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Performance Center. upon the degree an applicant is seeking. Specific Engage in a collaborative, information on website Social links performance-focused environment. music.depaul.edu | 773.325.7444 | [email protected]
A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 11 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 DEPAUW UNIVERSITY
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION The 21st-Century Musician Initiative; one of the Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships ROYAL COLLEGE first schools of music, est. 1884; conservatory-style training paired with liberal arts; flexible degree CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE OF MUSIC programs; Green Guest Artists Series; undergradu- The Hubbard Center for Student Engagement assists ate only. all students in post-graduate employment or study. Experiential learning could include internships, LOCATION 600 South Locust Street international study, and additional performance Top institution for performing arts Greencastle, IN 46135 opportunities. in the UK for four consecutive years* UNITED STATES www.depauw.edu/music KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) 138 music students More than 60% of current students have ADMISSIONS 765-658-4118 Music Faculty: 20 full time, 29 adjunct EHQHğWWHGIURP ğQDQFLDOVXSSRUW [email protected] AREAS OF STUDY Audition Requirements Brass • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media 2YHUSHUIRUPDQFHVD\HDU DePauw audition requirements • Music Education • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera ranging from solo and chamber recitals to • Winds & Percussion orchestral concerts and fully staged operas DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate $JOREDOFRQVHUYDWRLUH, with staff Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Bachelor and students from all over the world of Music Education (B.M.E.) Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) Five-Year Located opposite the5R\DO$OEHUW+DOO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS in London (non-matriculating/prep) Musicians of the Future Social links $XGLWLRQVKHOGLQ/RQGRQDQG 1HZ *QS World University Rankings 2016–2019 A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 12 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC University of Rochester The Eastman School of Music strives • To create a musical community that is rich with FINANCIAL INFORMATION cultural, social, and intellectual diversity. Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships • To give the student an intensive professional CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE education in his or her musical discipline. Career services at Eastman School of Music • To prepare each student with a solid foundation in music and an expansive education in the KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) liberal arts. 900 music students • To develop an informed and inquiring mind Music Faculty: 135 full time, 50 adjunct that enables each graduate to engage the fundamental issues of his or her art and to AREAS OF STUDY become an effective cultural leader in society. Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano • And, through its community and continuing • Composition • Conducting • Early Music education programs, to offer the highest quality • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media music instruction and performance opportunities • Music Education • Music Technology (including Production) • Music Theory • Musicology • Organ for students of all ages. • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? Percussion Eastman is dedicated to the highest levels of artistry and scholarship and to the broad education of DEGREE PROGRAMS young musicians within the context of a university. Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Our students enjoy a challenging but nurturing ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS environment that focuses on artistic excellence (non-matriculating/prep) of artistry and scholarship with deep musicianship while encouraging the pursuit of individual paths Institute for Music Leadership skills and entrepreneurial savvy. Eastman graduates and interests. ONLINE COURSES emerge as leaders in their respective fields, create LOCATION 26 Gibbs Street Online courses information their own professional opportunities, and shape the Rochester, NY 14604 future of music. UNITED STATES Social links www.esm.rochester.edu ADMISSIONS 800-388-9695 [email protected] For application information visit Audition Requirements Audition Requirements esm.rochester.edu/admissions A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 13 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 HANNS EISLER COLLEGE OF MUSIC SCHOOL OF MUSIC BERLIN Florida State University WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Musical excellence is our duty. Exceptional Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships FSU is home to one of the largest and most diverse Career preparation is an ongoing process at the musical personalities are the foundation of our music programs in the country offering 25 degree College of Music. Faculty mentors take an active educational quality and musical practice. We CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE programs at the undergraduate level alone. Our role in placing and connecting their students to promote talent in its holistic development—from Career services at Hanns Eisler School of Music students participate in nearly 50 ensembles and career opportunities, and a Career Liaison from the attainment of finest technical precision to Berlin perform in more than 500 concerts each year. the FSU Career Center works directly with students being ready for the stage. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Our graduates are highly successful beyond the in the College of Music. The Allen Music Library classroom. regularly sponsors workshops on résumé writing, LOCATION Hochschule für Musik 500 music students Music Faculty: 90 full time, 249 adjunct and career development is a major focus of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin LOCATION 122 North Copeland Street Entrepreneurship classes. Additionally, “Applying to Charlottenstr. 55 AREAS OF STUDY Tallahassee, FL 32306 Graduate School” workshops are offered each fall. D-10117 Berlin Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition UNITED STATES GERMANY • Conducting • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera music.fsu.edu KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) www.hfm-berlin.de/en • Winds & Percussion • Chamber Music 1050 music students ADMISSIONS 850-644-6102 Music Faculty: 94 full time, 5 adjunct ADMISSIONS +49 (0)30 688305-830 • Korrepetition • Electroacoustic Music [email protected] [email protected] • Historical and Contemporary Compositional AREAS OF STUDY Technique • Lied Interpretation for Pianists Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Production Dramaturgy for Music Theatre • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & • Music Theatre Direction FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music DEGREE PROGRAMS Education • Music Technology (including Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS • Arts Administration • Commercial Music • Choral (non-matriculating/prep) Conducting • Ethnomusicology • Historical Competitions Musicology • Music Therapy • Opera Production Social links • Piano Pedagogy • Piano Technology • Sacred Music • Wind Conducting DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Summer Music Camps Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 14 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC HUGH A. GLAUSER SCHOOL OF MUSIC University of Miami Kent State University WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION The Frost School of Music is a dynamic place where Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Through discovering, integrating, and applying Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships exceptional students and faculty come together to knowledge in a comprehensive and diverse range of transform the world of music. Brilliant performance, CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs, CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE creativity, and scholarship are at our core. Frost School of Music dean, faculty, and professional we provide a dynamic learning environment that The College of the Arts at Kent State University, staff provide music career advice to students during fosters artists, scholars, and teachers who will of which the School of Music is part, has a LOCATION 5503 San Amaro Drive all years of study. The majority of students also assume leadership roles in a global society. designated career advisor who serves both current Coral Gables, FL 33146 enroll in music business courses. The University of students and alumni. UNITED STATES Miami’s Toppel Career Center is also available for LOCATION 1325 Theatre Drive E101 www.frost.miami.edu consultation. Kent, OH 44242 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES 350 music students ADMISSIONS 305-284-6168 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) www.kent.edu/music Music Faculty: 40 full time, 20 adjunct [email protected] 700 music students Music Faculty: 80 full time, 40 adjunct ADMISSIONS 330-672-2172 AREAS OF STUDY Audition Requirements [email protected] Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Undergraduate / Graduate AREAS OF STUDY •Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Music Education • Music Technology (including •Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Production) • Piano • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Business Percussion • Ethnomusicology • Music Theory • Music Education • Music Technology (including •Strings (no harp) Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Arts DEGREE PROGRAMS Presenting and Live Entertainment Management Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs • Choral Conducting • Music Therapy ONLINE COURSES DEGREE PROGRAMS Online courses information Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links ONLINE COURSES Online courses information Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 15 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE OF MUSIC The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International This is your classroom. Performance Residency Program is a one-year The mission of The Royal Conservatory of Music, postgraduate program of The Glenn Gould which founded The Glenn Gould School, is to devel- School. Created for artists on the cusp of a op human potential; advancing the transformative professional career, it offers a rich curriculum for effect that music and the arts have on society lies career development including: private study with at the heart of everything The Royal Conservatory exceptional faculty and guest artists; concert Koerner Hall does. The Glenn Gould School builds on the Conser- presentations and career coaching; and marketing vatory’s 130-year history of excellence by providing training and support. talented classical music performers with the skills KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Study at The Glenn Gould School and attributes necessary for professional success. 130 music students WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? Music Faculty: 43 full time, 32 adjunct Based in Toronto, we are a post-secondary institution with a focus on performance. Our school has The success of our graduates, many of whom now inspiring faculty including Dean James Anagnoson, outstanding performance spaces such as Koerner AREAS OF STUDY have successful careers as concert and recording Hall, and a small school size which means 50% more one-on-one studio time. Brass • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera artists, is a testament to our focus on performance • Winds & Percussion training. Committed to mentoring, our purposefully The Glenn Gould School offers degrees and diplomas for three levels of study: Bachelor of Music, Performance (Honours)*, the Artist Diploma (for post-Bachelor studies), and The Rebanks Family Fellowship small school offers exceptional practice and DEGREE PROGRAMS and International Performance Residency (for post-graduate studies). performance spaces, and 50 percent more private Undergraduate Programs lesson time with inspiring, well-known faculty. The Glenn Gould School – Artist Diploma Program (two-year) Programs of Study LOCATION TELUS Centre The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International for Performance and Learning Performance Residency Program (1 year) The Temerty Vocal Studies The Ihnatowycz 273 Bloor Street West Orchestral Program and the Price Opera Program Piano Program Toronto, ON M5S 1W2 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS working with noted conductors with Adrianne Pieczonka, chair with Leon Fleisher, chair CANADA such as Bramwell Tovey and (non-matriculating/prep) Johannes Debus ggs.rcmusic.ca The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists ADMISSIONS 800-462-3815 The RCM Certificate Program [email protected] rcmusic.com/ggs ONLINE COURSES Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Online courses information FINANCIAL INFORMATION * This institution has been granted a consent by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this program for a seven-year term starting October 12, 2017. Prospective students Social links are responsible for satisfying themselves that the program and the degree will be appropriate to their needs (e.g., acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies or other Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships educational institutions.) A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 16 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Guildhall School is one of the world’s leading Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships conservatories, highly regarded in the profession for intensive, dedicated training taught by CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE renowned international teaching staff and through Career Assistance at Guildhall partnerships with the Barbican, London Symphony KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal 750 music students Opera House, and the Academy of Ancient Music. Music Faculty: 175 full time, 535 adjunct LOCATION Silk Street, Barbican 481 scholarships awarded London AREAS OF STUDY EC2Y 8DT Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & UNITED KIINGDOM Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music www.gsmd.ac.uk/ Technology (including Production) • Piano ADMISSIONS +44 (0)20 7382 7144 • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion [email protected] • Electronic Music Audition Requirements Audition Requirements DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links Visit Blair blair.vanderbilt.edu for information & how to apply Nashville, Tennessee blair.vanderbilt.edu Thomas Crespo Assistant Dean and Director of Blair Admissions (615) 322-6181 [email protected] A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 17 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 HALL-MUSCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ADMISSIONS 714-516-5223 [email protected] CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: Chapman University, Audition Requirements Audition Requirements College of Performing Arts Students seeking admission to one of our music Come here for world-class training programs must follow University guidelines to in state-of-the-art facilities. Consistent with the broad mission of the University, apply and submit a Common Application. Each we aim to produce responsible citizens, well music program also requires a creative supplement, Come here to hone your craft informed about the past, and able to contribute to program-specific materials, and a letter of recom- the future. The Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music mendation (if invited for an in-person audition). and turn your passion into profession. offers undergraduate degrees ranging from the FINANCIAL INFORMATION B.A. in Music to pre-professional programs like Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships B.M. in Composition, B.M. (Pre-Music Education • Specialists in undergraduate education for musicians Certification), and B.M. in Performance (conducting, CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE • Internationally renowned faculty who know your name guitar, keyboard collaborative arts, piano, strings, Career Assistance at Hall-Musco • Exceptional performance opportunities vocal, woodwinds/brass) plus, three music minors— film music, general music, and music technology— KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Talent awards, academic scholarships, and financial aid assistance available. and a graduate program for the MM in Keyboard 222 music students Collaborative Arts. Starting this year, the College of Music Faculty: 21 full time, 61 adjunct Performing Arts offers an interdisciplinary minor in AREAS OF STUDY musical theatre. Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition APPLY AND AUDITION! WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? • Conducting • Music Education • Piano We specialize in undergraduate education for • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion Visit our website for upcoming dates: musicians, promoting their artistic, professional, DEGREE PROGRAMS and intellectual development. Our students enjoy Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs CHAPMAN.EDU/CoPA/AUDITIONS exceptional performance opportunities in state- Degrees Offered: MM in Keyboard Collaborative or call (714) 997-6871 of-the-art facilities with internationally renowned Arts • B.A. in Music • Minors in Film Music, General faculty who know them by name. Come here Music, Music Technology • Interdisciplinary Minor to hone your craft and turn your passion into in Musical Theatre • B.M. in Music Performance profession. Become ANYTHING IMAGINABLE. (conducting, guitar, keyboard collaborative arts, LOCATION Chapman University piano, strings, vocal, woodwinds/brass) One University Drive Social links Orange, CA 92866 UNITED STATES www.chapman.edu/copa/ Accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 18 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 THE HARTT SCHOOL University of Hartford The Hartt School offers comprehensive degree CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE programs and pre-professional training in music, At Hartt, students are provided professional dance, and theatre. Through diverse coursework experiences under faculty guidance and are fully and a close mentoring relationship with faculty, prepared to begin their careers upon graduation. students become versatile and collaborative per- All degree programs at Hartt include career forming artists, educators, technologists, managers, preparation coursework and undergraduate composers, and scholars. Hartt students engage performance majors can choose a minor in arts with their professions through master classes, management. The University of Hartford’s career guest artists, professional partnerships in training, services office has a career counselor dedicated to internships, and opportunities to perform around the arts and resources to assist Hartt students in the world and alongside our esteemed faculty. With beginning their careers. The career services office more than 400 performances each year, Hartt is one remains a free resource to alumni. of the largest and most diverse producers of the performing arts in Connecticut. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) 400 music students WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? Music Faculty: 47 full time, 80 adjunct The Hartt School is a truly collaborative environment where faculty embrace that success AREAS OF STUDY takes on endless forms. They get to know each Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition • Conducting student and guide them toward the future meant • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary just for them. Hartt students engage with the Media • Music Business • Music Education • Music professional world in meaningful ways to enhance Technology (including Production) • Musicology their education and professional network. • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Actor Training • Acoustical Engineering LOCATION 200 Bloomfield Avenue and Music • Music Management • Ballet Pedagogy West Hartford, CT 06117 • Dance Performance • Music Theatre • Performing UNITED STATES Arts Management www.hartford.edu/hartt DEGREE PROGRAMS ADMISSIONS 860-768-4465 Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs [email protected] ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Audition Requirements (non-matriculating/prep) An audition and/or interview is required for all Hartt School Community Division programs. Details here. Social links FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 19 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 ICLASSICAL ACADEMY WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Online learning makes a difference! Our platform Tuition & Fees offers the latest technology to meet the standards of eLearning. The focus of musical training is entirely CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE on educating the student. Technical options include Self Management for Musicians Full Course split-screen video and variable speed alternatives. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Besides, we created the ecosystem musiXange that 1250 music students offers musicians free resources and promotion. Music Faculty: 0 full time, 35 adjunct LOCATION Rue de la Tour 10 AREAS OF STUDY 3963 Crans-Montana Conducting • Music Business • Music Education SWITZERLAND •Piano • Strings • Winds & Percussion • Media Skills iclassical-academy.com Training for Online Teachers ADMISSIONS +39 34 733 19 474 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS [email protected] (non-matriculating/prep) Paganini Caprices Unlocked Bach Partitas and Sonatas for Violin Solo The Art of Conducting musiMentor courses ONLINE COURSES Online courses information Looking for a Competition? Social links See our 2019 Guide MusicalAmerica.com/Special Reports A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 20 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 IU JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC Indiana University FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships As one of the most comprehensive and acclaimed institutions for the study of music, the IU Jacobs CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE School of Music plays a key role in educating We educate, inspire and support Jacobs School performers, scholars, and music educators who of Music students as they prepare for innovative, influence music performance and education around creative, and successful lives in the arts. Offerings the globe. include expert guidance, education programs, extensive resources, project mentoring, as well WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? as a wide variety of events. In collaboration The more than 1600 students who study at the with the graduate and undergraduate offices, Jacobs School of Music benefit from the intensity the OECD provides one-on-one career advising, and focus of a conservatory combined with the multiple online tools, an alumni mentorship broad academic offerings of a major university. The program, departmental career days, mentorship breadth and number of performance opportunities to student organizations and projects, and digital are unparalleled in college music study. publications. An undergraduate Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship (15 credits) is offered by the OECD LOCATION 1201 East Third Street in partnership with the Kelley School of Business. Bloomington, IN 47405 UNITED STATES KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) music.indiana.edu 1600 music students Music Faculty: 180 full time, 30 adjunct ADMISSIONS 812-855-7998 [email protected] AREAS OF STUDY Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Audition Requirements APPLICATION DEADLINES • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & MORE THAN MORE THAN Nov. 1, 2019 - Undergraduate IU Jacobs School of Music audition requirements Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music 180 1,100 WORLD-CLASS 14,000 Dec. 1, 2019 - Graduate Education • Music Technology (including Most programs in the IU Jacobs School of Music PERFORMANCES FULL-TIME TALENTED require an audition, and in some cases an interview Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings PER YEAR FACULTY ALUMNI 2020 AUDITION DATES is required. Auditions and interviews are held on • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Audio Jan. 17 & 18 | Feb. 7 & 8 | Mar. 6 & 7 three weekends each year: one in January, one Engineering and Sound Production • Ballet in February, and one in March. All auditions and • Chamber and Collaborative Music • Choral interviews are held on the Bloomington campus. Conducting • Music Entrepreneurship The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music does DEGREE PROGRAMS not offer regional auditions. Audition and interview Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs dates are scheduled only after students have completed both the IU Application for Admission Social links and the IU Jacobs School of Music Application. A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 21 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL Columbia & Barnard Colleges and consultations, and post-graduate grant resources are provided through the Center, as well The mission of The Juilliard School is to provide the Juilliard as advanced elective coursework. The office also highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musi- assists students in developing long-term career cians, dancers, and actors from around the world, plans. Services include: career guidance; self- so that they may achieve their fullest potential as assessment tools; résumé, curriculum vitae, and artists, leaders, and global citizens. website development; career workshops; marketing; WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? graphic image design; project development; Since 1905 Juilliard educated the world’s foremost fundraising; internship opportunities; and musicians, then dancers & actors; its Lincoln Center performance opportunities. campus is a launching ground for artistic achieve- KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) ment, with an equally world-renowned faculty. 647 music students LOCATION 60 Lincoln Center Plaza Music Faculty: 132 full time, 173 adjunct New York, NY 10023 400 scholarships awarded UNITED STATES AREAS OF STUDY www.juilliard.edu Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition ADMISSIONS 212-799-5000 x223 • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & [email protected] Contemporary Media • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Acting Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Dance • Playwriting FINANCIAL INFORMATION DEGREE PROGRAMS Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS The Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services (non-matriculating/prep) and Entrepreneurship at Juilliard provides a Cross-Registration Programs with Barnard College or comprehensive integration of career services Columbia University APPLY BY DECEMBER 1 Transforming passion into profession programs and entrepreneurial strategies into the Preparatory Education ecosystem of the Juilliard community, preparing juilliard.edu graduates across all disciplines to be confident Social links Undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas professionals at the intersection of creativity, World-renowned faculty and guest artists technology, and business. Critical required Performance opportunities in New York City and abroad coursework for entering students, extensive co- curricular programming, professional networking A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 22 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Bard College WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Longy prepares musicians to make a difference Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships in the world with a social imperative that is at the core of the School’s curriculum. Breaking down CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE traditional conservatory constraints, Longy students From their first days at Longy, students become learn to lead meaningful lives in music through a Boston musician, performing professionally project-based courses and performances alongside with faculty on concert stages around the city. professional partners. Networking opportunities with an extensive community of musicians and music organizations MASTERCLASSES LOCATION 27 Garden Street develop the skills needed to become a successful Online Conservatory-level Masterclasses Cambridge, MA 02138 musician. In addition to performing alongside our at only $5/monthly or $47/yearly. UNITED STATES professional partners, Longy students can further Use the promo code OA7iCA to get 10% off . longy.edu expand their skills through Teaching Assistantships or Graduate Fellowships, which reduce tuition by ADMISSIONS 617-876-0956 up to $10,000 per year. There are also numerous MUSICAL JEWELS [email protected] Bach Solo Sonatas & Partitas employment opportunities on campus that provide with Miriam FRIED Audition Requirements Audition Requirements additional income and professional development. A program of repertoire of the applicant’s choice KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Paganini Caprices that is representative of their artistic profile. 300 music students with Pavel BERMAN Music Faculty: 0 full time, 127 adjunct 251 scholarships awarded COURSES Start Teaching Online and join AREAS OF STUDY Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition our musiMentor program • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music MUSIXANGE Education • Music Technology (including Join the musicians’ eco-system musiXange Production) • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ for free resources and music promotion Opera • Winds & Percussion • Guitar • Chamber Music • Historical Performance • Dalcroze Eurhythmics • Certified Music Practitioner • Theory © Chab www.iclassical-academy.com DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 23 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 LYNN UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORY Dean Jon Robertson OF MUSIC Artist faculty Lynn University FINANCIAL INFORMATION Woodwinds Tuition & Fees Jeffrey Khaner, flute Joseph Robinson, oboe CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Jon Manasse, clarinet Lynn Conservatory of Music provides a high quality Lynn’s comprehensive career preparation includes: Eric Van der Veer Varner, bassoon professional performance education for gifted One-on-one career counseling, résumé writing Brass young musicians. Lynn’s eminent faculty forms a and coaching, tips on employment research, Marc Reese, trumpet Gregory Miller, French horn Lynn Philharmonia community of caring individuals, nurturing and personality and skill assessments, informational Dan Satterwhite, trombone mentoring our students with thorough attention and mock interviews, professional networking, and Kenneth Amis, tuba to musicianship and artistry while providing the entrepreneurial seminars. Percussion supplemental skills necessary to be successful Edward Atkatz Professional preparation includes experiential When talent meets inspiration, professional musicians. Piano outreach, professional engagements, mock Roberta Rust WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? orchestra auditions, and teaching experience. the results are extraordinary. Instrumental Collaborative Piano Lynn offers world-class faculty and full-tuition (Preparatory School of Music) Lisa Leonard scholarships to all enrolled conservatory students. Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music offers Bachelor of Music, Strings Room and board scholarships also available. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Elmar Oliveira, violin 110 music students Master of Music and Professional Performance Certificate programs. Carol Cole, violin LOCATION 3601 North Military Trail Music Faculty: 12 full time, 13 adjunct Guillermo Figueroa, violin Ralph Fielding, viola Boca Raton, FL 33431 110 scholarships awarded Talented students choose Lynn for: David Cole, cello UNITED STATES • Our distinguished faculty Timothy Cobb, double bass www.lynn.edu/music AREAS OF STUDY • Specialized chamber music program Harp Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition • Organ Deborah Fleisher ADMISSIONS 561-237-7804 • Piano • Strings • Winds & Percussion • Harp * • Full-tuition scholarships for all enrolled students Chamber Music [email protected] • Percussion • Programs of study: Undergraduate Chauncey Patterson Bachelor of Music • Graduate Master of Music Contact us to learn more. Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Composition • Graduate Certificate Professional Performance +1 561-237-9001 | lynn.edu/music Thomas McKinley • Note: Instrumental Collaborative Piano not Lynn Philharmonia available for Undergraduate Bachelor of Music Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor Social links Lynn Wind Ensemble Kenneth Amis, music director and conductor *Room and board scholarships available Lynn University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy or parenting status, veteran status or retirement status in its activities and programs. In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Lynn University does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Inquiries concerning the application of the non-discrimination policy may be directed to the University Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator at 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431; via email at [email protected]; by phone at +1 561-237-7727 or to the U.S. Dept. of Education OCR. Lynn University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call +1 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Lynn University. © 2019 Lynn University A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 24 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Manhattan Manhattan School of Music is deeply committed FINANCIAL INFORMATION to excellence in education, performance, and Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships creative activity; to the humanity of the School’s School of Music environment; and to the cultural enrichment of CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE the larger community. A premier international MSM’s Center for Music Entrepreneurship (CME) conservatory, MSM inspires and empowers highly provides professional career coaching in a talented individuals to realize their potential. supportive environment. In individual sessions, students can explore their goals and create WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? action plans for success. CME offers graduate and Manhattan School of Music takes full advantage undergraduate level courses that provide the tools of New York’s abundant learning and performance to help students pursue careers and fulfill their opportunities, preparing highly talented students artistic goals. Flexible internship opportunities are for careers as passionate performers and composers made available for elective credits with leading and to be imaginative, effective leaders in the arts. NYC-area cultural institutions and businesses. Our students thrive in a supportive atmosphere CME’s Setting the Stage series offers inspiring that encourages excellence, values individuals, and entrepreneurial speakers who share their expertise welcomes innovation. and advice in hands-on interactive workshops. LOCATION 130 Claremont Avenue KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) New York, NY 10027 965 music students UNITED STATES Music Faculty: 93 full time, 242 adjunct www.msmnyc.edu AREAS OF STUDY ADMISSIONS 917-493-4436 Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition [email protected] • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera Audition Requirements • Winds & Percussion • Classical Contemporary All applicants who have completed their online Performance (MM, PS only) • Musical Theatre application and passed prescreening (if applicable) (BM only) • Orchestral Performance (MM, PS only) MSMNYC.EDU must audition in order to be admitted to MSM. Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Click for information. DEGREE PROGRAMS Manhattan School of Music Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs 130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027 917-493-4436 [email protected] ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Special Programs at Manhattan School of Music Social links it all happens here. A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 25 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS The New School Rutgers, State University of New Jersey WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION As part of The New School’s College of Performing At Mannes, students receive exceptional Mason Gross School of the Arts allows you to gain Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Arts, Mannes offers students unique opportunities preparation for careers in music by engaging in a high-level conservatory training while enjoying for cross-disciplinary collaboration with students highly progressive curriculum aimed not only at the traditional college experience that a public CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE from the School of Drama, the School for Jazz and developing their unique artistic voice, but also at university provides. Our students also benefit from Career services at Mason Gross School of the Arts Contemporary Music, and Parsons School of Design; exploring how to use that voice to engage with our close proximity to the vibrant arts culture in KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) in partnership with New York’s premiere the world around them. They benefit from the New York City and Philadelphia. 550 music students arts institutions. mentorship and guidance of world-class faculty LOCATION Mason Gross School of the Arts Music Faculty: 90 full time, 100 adjunct and a supportive staff, and can participate in 50 scholarships awarded LOCATION 55 West 13th Street partnerships with top tier arts organizations such as 33 Livingston Avenue New York, NY 10011 the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Orchestra New Brunswick, NJ 08901 AREAS OF STUDY UNITED STATES of Saint Luke’s, International Contemporary UNITED STATES Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition www.newschool.edu/mannes Ensemble, The Museum of Modern Art, and masongross.rutgers.edu • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & ADMISSIONS 212-580-0210 x4862 many more. They also have full access to the New ADMISSIONS 848-932-5241 Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music [email protected] School’s Career Services office, offering workshops, [email protected] Education • Music Technology (including networking opportunities, career fairs, internship Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings Audition Requirements Audition Requirements support, and other resources. Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion FINANCIAL INFORMATION KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) DEGREE PROGRAMS Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships 460 music students Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Music Faculty: 12 full time, 238 adjunct ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AREAS OF STUDY (non-matriculating/prep) Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Mason Gross Extension Division • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media ONLINE COURSES • Music Technology (including Production) Online courses information • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Arts Management and Social links Entrepreneurship (BM + MA) DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 26 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 ROBERT MCDUFFIE CENTER FOR STRINGS NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY Mercer University WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Founded as a special institute within Mercer Tuition & Fees NEC is a premier conservatory that values Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships University’s Townsend School of Music, the McDuffie exploration and collaboration. Students are Center for Strings is limited to 26 students: 12 CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE mentored by a devoted faculty of esteemed artist- CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE violinists, six violists, six cellists, and two bassists. All Career services at Mercer University teachers and scholars. Alumni fill orchestra chairs, NEC has reinvented how we equip young musicians accepted students receive a full-tuition scholarship concert halls, jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts to thrive amidst the challenges they find after KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) graduation. Our mission has not changed—we to study with an unparalleled faculty of international 26 music students management positions worldwide. performing artists. educate and nurture exceptionally gifted musicians Music Faculty: 1 full time, 12 adjunct LOCATION 290 Huntington Avenue to perform at the highest levels of accomplishment. LOCATION 1501 Mercer University Drive 26 scholarships awarded Boston, MA 02115 But today, performance excellence is the starting Macon, GA 31207 AREAS OF STUDY UNITED STATES point. Musicians must be more than virtuosi; they UNITED STATES String only: violin, viola, cello and bass. necmusic.edu must be their own businesses. Learn more. mcduffie.mercer.edu/ DEGREE PROGRAMS ADMISSIONS 617-585-1101 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) ADMISSIONS 478-301-2886 Undergraduate Programs [email protected] 800 music students [email protected] Music Faculty: 113 full time, 313 adjunct Social links Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Audition Requirements AREAS OF STUDY Two contrasting movements of solo Bach: Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition a concerto movement and an etude/caprice of •Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media your choice. •Music Education • Musicology • Piano •Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion •Contemporary Improvisation • Music Theory •Piano Trio Program • String Quartet Program DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 27 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 NEW WORLD SYMPHONY, AMERICA’S ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION A laboratory for the way music is taught, presented, Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships and experienced, the New World Symphony consists of 87 musicians who are granted fellowships CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Make music with the best in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. lasting up to three years. The fellowship offers An intensive four-day audition preparation seminar, in-depth exposure to traditional and modern involving visiting coaches from major orchestras, is At the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music, more than a music degree awaits. repertoire, professional development training, and held each year and consists of a series of audition training exercises and private audition coaching, as Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, renowned performers, educators, scholars personalized experiences working with leading well as a panel discussion of the audition process and composers share their passion for music, helping shape its future alongside the guest faculty. from the perspective of the orchestra audition musicians of tomorrow. LOCATION New World Center committee. In addition, Fellows organize monthly Awaken the artist within you. Discover more at 500 17th Street mock auditions, with the occasional participation colorado.edu/music Miami Beach, FL 33139 of guest conductors and coaches. To assist Fellows UNITED STATES in achieving optimal performance, NWS offers www.nws.edu workshops with psychologist Dr. Noa Kageyama, whose groundbreaking work includes individual ADMISSIONS 305-428-6713 training and group exercises. [email protected] KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Audition Requirements Audition Requirements 87 music students Music Faculty: 5 full time, 100 adjunct 87 scholarships awarded AREAS OF STUDY Arts Leadership • Brass • Conducting • Early Music • Music Education • Music Technology (including Production) • Piano • Strings • Winds & Percussion ONLINE COURSES Online courses information Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 28 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC PACIFIC REGION INTERNATIONAL Oberlin College SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY (PRISMA) WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Oberlin Conservatory is the country’s oldest Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships PRISMA prides itself on its focus not only on the Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships continuously operating school of music. This technical aspects of music education but on the National Medal of Arts winner is renowned for CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE care it takes to ensure a positive experience—one CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE its focus on undergraduate pre-professional Oberlin College’s Career Center and Oberlin that brings people together through a shared PRISMA offers audition training education and for the double-degree program. Conservatory’s Professional Development Office love of music. It has an exceptionally supportive helps students and recent alumni in the College KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) The conservatory shares a seamless campus with environment for learning and performing together. 80 music students Oberlin College, a premier liberal arts college. of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music identify and achieve meaningful career LOCATION c/o Reid Hunter Music Faculty: 1 full time, 23 adjunct LOCATION 77 West College Street objectives that build upon their Oberlin education 7061 Duncan Street, Suite D 40 scholarships awarded Oberlin, OH 44074 and experiences. We offer group and individual Powell River, BC V8A 1W1 AREAS OF STUDY UNITED STATES counseling as well as experiential opportunities CANADA Brass • Organ • Strings • Applied Music (Performance) www.oberlin.edu/conservatory that complement students’ experiences during their www.prismafestival.com/ • Audition Training • Orchestral Conducting time at Oberlin. ADMISSIONS ADMISSIONS 855-577-4762 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS 440-775-8413 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) [email protected] (non-matriculating/prep) [email protected] 580 music students Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Concerto Competition – First Prize, a Week in the Music Faculty: 80 full time, 25 adjunct Moscow Symphony Orchestra Audition Requirements 550 scholarships awarded Audition requirements vary according to instrument International Conducting Master Class in Moscow AREAS OF STUDY Social links Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Technology (including Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Piano Technology • Vocal Accompanying DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Center for Innovation & Impact Summer programs Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 29 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 PEABODY CONSERVATORY Johns Hopkins University FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Through comprehensive excellent education, the CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Peabody Institute nurtures talent and creativity; Peabody LAUNCHPad helps students and recent provides aspiring musicians with the skills to sustain alumni forge successful careers, and we provide professional careers; fosters lifelong involvement comprehensive services in support of your goals. in music and dance; and prepares students in We’re here to help you pinpoint artistic and artistic performance at the highest level, providing professional objectives, build career skills, identify inspiration and enlightenment to regional, national, opportunities, prepare job applications, launch and international communities. entrepreneurial ventures, develop websites, raise WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? funds, organize concert tours, and much more. Excellence in professional training is at the center KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) of a Peabody education. Your studio experience will 750 music students form the core of your Peabody education, and the Music Faculty: 85 full time, 95 adjunct supportive academic program which has long been a hallmark of Peabody’s curriculum will equip you AREAS OF STUDY with a strong, holistic foundation in music and the Brass • Composition • Conducting • Early Music humanities. • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music Technology (including LOCATION 1 East Mt. Vernon Place Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings Baltimore, MD 21202 • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Guitar UNITED STATES • MA in Acoustics • MM in Music Theory Pedagogy peabody.jhu.edu DEGREE PROGRAMS ADMISSIONS 667-208-6561 Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Explore the PEABODY CONSERVATORY, [email protected] a community of artists cultivating excellence, ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS BRITT OLSEN-ECKER Audition Requirements Audition Requirements (non-matriculating/prep) embracing new ideas, and committed to the Excellence and Innovation in 21st Century Training for Performing Artists future of music in our world. ONLINE COURSES Online courses information peabody.jhu.edu Social links 667-208-6600 A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 30 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Music at UW—Milwaukee offers comprehensive Tuition & Fees Pepperdine University has emerged as one of Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships undergraduate and graduate education, and is the nation’s leading private universities. Located the largest professional degree-granting music CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE in beautiful Malibu, CA, the Music Department CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE department in the UW System. Our renowned artist UW-Milwaukee offers a comprehensive Career offers high-quality instruction and an exceptional, Career Assistance at Pepperdine Planning and Resource Center. faculty and alumni perform with the Milwaukee personal learning experience for each individual. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) This nurturing environment allows our students to 80 music students the Florentine Opera, Present Music, and more. 300 music students refine their talents for successful lives as musicians. Music Faculty: 8 full time, 30 adjunct Music Faculty: 28 full time, 29 adjunct Ample scholarships are available. LOCATION UWM Department of Music AREAS OF STUDY PO Box 413 AREAS OF STUDY LOCATION Brass • Composition • Music Education • Piano Milwaukee, WI 53201 Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition 24255 Pacific Coast Highway • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion UNITED STATES • Conducting • Music Education • Music Technology Malibu, CA 90263 uwm.edu/arts (including Production) • Musicology • Piano • Strings UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion seaver.pepperdine.edu/fine-arts/undergraduate/music/ (non-matriculating/prep) ADMISSIONS 414-229-4763 Up Against the Screen and The Pickford Composers [email protected] DEGREE PROGRAMS ADMISSIONS 310 506 4111 Opera Program Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs [email protected] International Programs ONLINE COURSES Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Social links Online courses information Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 31 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (cont’d) State University of New York State University of New York WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? LOCATION CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE AREAS OF STUDY The Purchase College Conservatory of Music offers a 735 Anderson Hill Road Our Career Development Center offers support Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano multidisciplinary approach to conservatory training; Purchase, NY 10577 in choosing the right major, marketing yourself, • Composition • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media individualized attention and mentoring from UNITED STATES interviewing, and job and graduate-school prep. • Music Technology (including Production) world-class musicians; scholarships and financial www.purchase.edu/academics/music Services are also available for alumni. • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & aid; double majors and minors, including arts Percussion • Guitar management; and a location just 40 minutes from ADMISSIONS 914-251-6700 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) New York City. [email protected] 380 music students DEGREE PROGRAMS Music Faculty: 25 full time, 50 adjunct Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Audition Requirements Audition Requirements 100 scholarships awarded Social links FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS AVA celebrates 85 years of providing tuition-free opera training JOBS AVA alumni have won « work the arts » five of the past ten Richard ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS Tucker Awards and five of 1920 SPRUCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 Search Jobs • Post Jobs the thirteen Metropolitan AVAOPERA.ORG performing arts careers from musical america Opera Beverly Sills Artist 215.735.1685 www.musicalamerica.com Awards @AVAOPERA A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 32 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION The Royal College of Music (RCM) is one of the Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships With a faculty that includes nearly 30 members of Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships world’s greatest conservatories. Ranked the top the San Francisco Symphony, as well as collaborative CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE institution for performing arts in the U.K. for four CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE partnerships with the Bay Area’s major performing Professional Development and Engagement Center consecutive years (QS World University Rankings The RCM’s renowned Creative Careers Centre arts institutions and tech and entertainment offers students gig opportunities, internships, a 2016-19), we welcome staff and students from provides an unparalleled service. It offers resources companies, SFCM provides its students with an grant service, access to employment listings, and all over the world bringing exceptional talent, and guidance, bespoke career advice, workshops unparalleled opportunity to study in the heart of a host of courses focused on marketing, finance, creativity, and inspiration. and presentations by industry specialists, plus a San Francisco’s performing arts district. broad range of professional opportunities, including teaching, and technology. LOCATION Prince Consort Road performances and teaching work. LOCATION 50 Oak Street KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) London SW7 2BS San Francisco, CA 94102 422 music students UNITED KIINGDOM KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES Music Faculty: 28 full time, 65 adjunct www.rcm.ac.uk/ 805 music students sfcm.edu Music Faculty: 44 full time, 279 adjunct AREAS OF STUDY ADMISSIONS +44 (0)20 7591 4300 ADMISSIONS 800-899-SFCM Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition [email protected] AREAS OF STUDY [email protected] Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & • Conducting • Early Music • Music Education Audition Requirements Audition Requirements Contemporary Media • Music Technology (including • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera Production) • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ • Winds & Percussion Opera • Winds & Percussion • Chamber Music • Guitar DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs / Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Research Degrees ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Social links (non-matriculating/prep) Rubin Institute for Music Criticism Pre-College Division Continuing Education Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 33 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 SCHOOL OF JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SHANGHAI ORCHESTRA ACADEMY (SOA) The New School Shanghai Conservatory of Music WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION We offer a dynamic mix of legendary musicians Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships The Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) is the result Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships as mentors, a superb and renowned faculty, an of a partnership among the Shanghai Symphony audaciously progressive curriculum, countless CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Shanghai CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE opportunities to perform, and proximity to all of the Our integrated academic and career advising model Conservatory of Music. The SOA provides rigorous An integral part of the SOA curriculum is practical action in the global epicenter of the music industry, aims to help students explore new disciplines and training at the Master’s degree level for talented training with professional orchestras. Students New York City. areas of study, create their own specialized degree instrumentalists. gain first-hand experience learning from and pathways, and discover passions that will shape playing with New York Philharmonic musicians and LOCATION 55 West 13th Street their future endeavors. Advisors have extensive LOCATION 1380 Middle Fuxing Road performing with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. New York, NY 10011 knowledge of campus resources and will show you Shanghai Other international partners have offered practical UNITED STATES how to navigate university systems and procedures. CHINA training opportunities to SOA students, among www.newschool.edu/jazz They also act as a liaison between you and other soa.shsymphony.com/en/index.aspx them the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and the university staff. Sydney, Singapore, and Guangzhou Symphony ADMISSIONS 212-229-5150 ADMISSIONS +86 21-54667821 orchestras and the Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and [email protected] Instead of visiting a separate office for career advice, [email protected] Hangzhou philharmonics. our innovative model enables undergraduate Audition Requirements Audition Requirements students to have an ongoing, holistic conversation Audition Requirements Audition Requirements KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) with a professional academic and career advisor 40 music students to support them as they design their own unique Music Faculty: 22 full time, 40 adjunct degree pathways and prepare to effect change in the world after graduation. Also explore our services AREAS OF STUDY for alumni. Brass • Strings • Winds & Percussion KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) DEGREE PROGRAMS 300 music students Graduate Programs Music Faculty: 4 full time, 70 adjunct Social links AREAS OF STUDY Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 34 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC Shenandoah University Rice University WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? internships, volunteer, summer and part-time WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Shenandoah Conservatory offers rigorous opportunities, as well as résumé building, interview The Shepherd School of Music provides a dedicated Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships professional training in music, theatre, and dance, skills workshops, graduate school search assistance, faculty of artist-teachers, extraordinary performance with extensive performance opportunities, and job search assistance. Visit the Career Services opportunities, beautiful facilities, and an CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE collaborative and interdisciplinary experiences, and website. unparalleled education at one of America’s premiere To ensure that our students are fully prepared to close mentoring relationships with exceptionally universities. meet the demands of the profession, we have accomplished faculty. Engagements with KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) created an instructional area entitled Music Career internationally acclaimed guest artists representing 612 music students LOCATION 6100 Main Street, entrance 18 and Skills Enhancement. Specific courses are the highest levels of creative, pedagogical, and Music Faculty: 58 full time, 50 adjunct Houston, TX 77005 designed to complement the Shepherd School’s UNITED STATES superb musical and academic training to help scholarly excellence are frequent, and international AREAS OF STUDY performance opportunities abound. music.rice.edu students transition to professional life. Additionally, Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano Rice University’s Center for Career Development LOCATION 1460 University Drive • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & ADMISSIONS 713-348-4854 supports alumni through career counseling and Winchester, VA 22601 Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music [email protected] access to career resources. Education • Music Technology (including UNITED STATES Audition Requirements www.su.edu/conservatory Production) • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Opera • Winds & Percussion • Church Music Undergraduate / Graduate 288 music students ADMISSIONS 540-665-4581 • Collaborative Piano • Dance • Music Therapy Music Faculty: 46 full time, 0 adjunct [email protected] • Performing Arts Leadership & Management • Theatre/Musical Theatre • Vocal Pedagogy/Classical AREAS OF STUDY Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Vocal Pedagogy/Contemporary Commercial Music Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition • Conducting • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings FINANCIAL INFORMATION DEGREE PROGRAMS • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs DEGREE PROGRAMS CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs] Shenandoah Conservatory is home to a Career (non-matriculating/prep) Services Office that provides a comprehensive Conservatory student ensembles Social links range of services and resources to support career ShenCoLAB exploration and professional growth of SU students. Career Services works with students in all aspects ONLINE COURSES of the career development process, from choosing Online courses information a major to career changes. Career development is a lifelong process influenced by all aspects of Social links life, with the end result being high quality of life and personal satisfaction. Services offered include career exploration, experiential learning through A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 35 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA ADMISSIONS 877-238-6628 Being in a program with other [email protected] UNIVERSITY accomplished music educators FINANCIAL INFORMATION was one of the highlights of my Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Teachers College, Columbia University is the experience. I got so much out birthplace of big ideas and the intellectual home to Become a CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE of developing professionally, trailblazers John Dewey, Margaret Mead, Georgia The Teachers College Office of Career Education Next-Generation side-by-side with colleagues O’Keeffe, Donna Shalala, Shirley Chisholm, Zhang Professional Development (CEPD) encourages Boling, E. Gordon Gee, and many more. Focusing students from all academic disciplines to Music Educator from across the country who not just on what people learn, TC emphasizes incorporate career learning into the larger scope HYBRID SUMMER M.A. in had different experiences and how. From education policy to early childhood of their daily lives to make a positive impact in the MUSIC MUSIC EDUCATION and perspectives. Together, we got to education, literacy to learning analytics, its 120+ global community. The office provides students programs encompass four core areas of expertise: with skills, tools, and opportunities to pursue and dive into philosophy and theory, education, health, psychology, and leadership. achieve their post-graduate goals. expand our skills, and open our • The TC story begins with impact—strengthening families, schools and communities, in New York KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) minds to new ideas. Then in the City and around the world. 5547 students fall, we could immediately put • No other graduate school of education can rival Faculty: 237 full time, 430 adjunct theory into practice in our our breadth of expertise, perspective, and talent. AREAS OF STUDY • We are innovators, informed by the wisdom of own classrooms.” Music Education • Music Education (Summer the ages. Cohort) • We strive for a constant exchange between theory and practice. DEGREE PROGRAMS ANDREA MAAS ’13, HYBRID SUMMER Summer Hybrid program M.A. M&ME; ’14, M.ED.; ’16 ED.D., WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Teachers College, Columbia University is the first ONLINE COURSES and largest graduate school of education in the Online courses information United States and is also perennially ranked among the nation’s best. We serve current and aspiring Social links educators who want to truly make a difference in The Hybrid Summer Master of Arts in Music and Music Education (M.A. the world. M&ME) at Teachers College, Columbia University, prepares music teachers for the challenges and rewards of teaching music in the 21st century. By LOCATION completing coursework online during the academic year and attending two musiconlinehybrid.tc.columbia.edu 525 West 120th Street to three immersive Summer Residencies in New York City, you’ll develop New York, NY 10027 your pedagogical skills to become a better teacher, advance your career, UNITED STATES and become an agent of change in music education. musiconlinehybrid.tc.columbia.edu/ A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 36 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 THE TIANJIN JUILLIARD TianjinJuilliard SCHOOL The Juilliard School LOCATION The Tianjin Juilliard School Binhai New Area Juilliard has been committed for more than 100 Tianjin, China years to providing the highest caliber of artistic CHINA education to musicians from around the world, so tianjinjuilliard.edu.cn/ they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, ADMISSIONS 212-299-5000 ext. 7642 leaders, and global citizens. The Tianjin Juilliard [email protected] School’s mission is to educate new generations of musicians who can take the educational values and Audition Requirements Audition Requirements experiences they will acquire and bring them to the FINANCIAL INFORMATION artistic life of China, East Asia, and the world. We Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships strive to develop complete musicians, and happy and productive young adults who will become KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) leaders in their respective fields in the time ahead. 200 music students Music Faculty: 24 full time, 0 adjunct WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? The Tianjin Juilliard School uniquely focuses AREAS OF STUDY on collaborative musicianship, emphasizing a Brass • Collaborative Piano • Strings • Winds & commitment to ensemble playing of the highest Percussion • M.M. Degree in Orchestral Studies, artistic level. Our programs reflect the best of Chamber Music, and Collaborative Piano educational standards, preparing students for a lifetime of creative expression, of engagement and DEGREE PROGRAMS growth as an individual and as a musician. Graduate Programs ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Tianjin Juilliard School’s Pre-College Program Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 37 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships performance, scholarship, and innovation, all in one 2019/20 place. Combining departments of Ethnomusicology, CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Global Jazz Studies, Music, and Musicology, we The UCLA Career Center is one of the largest and provide academic opportunities that balance most comprehensive career centers in the nation. cutting-edge scholarship with performance mastery. It offers a wide range of services that help students Students are encouraged to explore music in all its develop clarity about professional interests; provides contemporary and historical diversity. students with the knowledge, skills, resources, and NOVEMBER 9, 2019 (EARLY ACTION) experience necessary to pursue professional goals JANUARY 18, 2020 LOCATION 445 Charles East Young Drive East with confidence and self-assurance; and facilitates 2520 Schoenberg Music Building connections among students and employers, alumni, JANUARY 25, 2020 Los Angeles, CA 90095 and graduate school representatives. The Career Schedule an audition: FEBRUARY 1, 2020 UNITED STATES Center, in collaboration with the School of Music pepperdine.edu/music schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/ faculty and staff, meets the unique needs of our [email protected] students by providing programs and counseling ADMISSIONS 310-825-6457 services specific to careers in the arts. 310.506.4111 [email protected] KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) Audition Requirements 446 music students Undergraduate / Graduate Music Faculty: 45 full time, 97 adjunct AREAS OF STUDY Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/ DEGREE OPTIONS Opera • Winds & Percussion Bachelor of Music Degrees Social links in Music Education, Performance, Composition, Music Theory, Music History, with an emphasis in Music Business Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Master of Music Degrees in Music Education and Performance To learn more about our programs, visit the Crane website, or to set up a campus visit, call 877-POTSDAM or 315-267-2180, or email: [email protected]. www.potsdam.edu/crane A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 38 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 UNIVERSITY CCM student Ian Saunders performs with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship and Opera Fusion: New Works are made OF CINCINNATI possible by generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. a foundation for transitioning to life after gradua- COLLEGE— tion. Select programs also host Senior Showcases in industry hotspots like New York, Chicago, and CONSERVATORY LA. CCM’s Office of the Dean also offers $30,000 in student travel funding annually, which is intended to support travels to auditions, conferences, and other OF MUSIC (CCM) career advancement opportunities. Declared “one of the nation’s leading conserva- CCM is also home to the Bravos Without Barriers tories” by The New York Times, the University of Diversity Fellowship Program, hosted in partnership Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Made is a preeminent institution for the performing and possible by a series of grants from The Andrew W. media arts. The school’s educational roots date back Mellon Foundation, the program is designed to to 1867, and a solid, visionary instruction has been recruit graduate students from populations that are at its core since that time. historically underrepresented in classical music. WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) CCM offers nine degree types (BA, BM, BFA, MFA, 966 music students MM, MA, AD, DMA, PhD) in more than 100 possible Music Faculty: 88 full time, 57 adjunct majors. 140 scholarships awarded LOCATION PO Box 210003 AREAS OF STUDY Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano - or - • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz 290 CCM Boulevard Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Business Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 • Music Education • Music Technology (including UNITED STATES Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings ccm.uc.edu • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Acting EXPERIENCE ADMISSIONS 513-556-9479 • Arts Administration • Ballet • Commercial Music [email protected] Production • Electronic Media • Music History IS CALLING. • Musical Theatre • Theatre Design and Production Audition Requirements Audition Requirements FIND YOURS AT UC’S COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. DEGREE PROGRAMS FINANCIAL INFORMATION Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Whether it’s paid performance opportunities with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as part of the Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Program or a chance to work with some of the world’s leading ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS composers and librettists through the Opera Fusion: New Works Program with Cincinnati Opera, CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE (non-matriculating/prep) CCM provides life-changing experiences for tomorrow’s performing and media arts professionals. Professional development and entrepreneurial Summer Programs A fabulous campus, classrooms without boundaries and unlimited opportunity. acumen are an important part of the CCM experi- Your future is calling. Take your next step at ccm.uc.edu. ence. Faculty mentorship along with the Managing ONLINE COURSES Online courses information Professional Performance Careers course provide Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 39 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION LEARN BY DOING Founded in 1920, the college offers a wide range of Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships programs uniquely combining advanced musical AT THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC training with professionally oriented experiences CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE and the rich resources of a leading research Career services at University of Colorado Boulder university. Active as award-winning professional KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) performers, composers, and scholars, faculty 550 music students members are committed to helping students Music Faculty: 60 full time, 30 adjunct develop their talents. Why Choose Curtis? AREAS OF STUDY LOCATION 301 UCB Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano • Highly personalized attention Boulder, CO 80309 • Composition • Conducting • Early Music from unparalleled faculty UNITED STATES • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music www.colorado.edu/music Business • Music Education • Music Technology • Full-tuition scholarships for ADMISSIONS 303-492-6301 (including Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano [email protected] • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion all students • Musical Theatre Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Frequent performance DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs opportunities ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) Entrepreneurship Center for Music Social links Applications available OCTOBER 1 Learn more at Apply by CURTIS.EDU/APPLY DECEMBER 12 A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 40 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FINANCIAL INFORMATION The College of the Arts fosters creative activity, Tuition & Fees scholarly and artistic excellence, and innovation across disciplines. We achieve the university’s CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE mission by training professionals and educating The University of Florida Career Connections Center students as artists and scholars, while developing offers a variety of services, including one-on-one their critical thinking and inspiring a culture of career advice, résumé help, and templates for curiosity and imagination. building a career action plan. Students gain access to our GaterLink platform, where they can schedule WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? meetings with a career planner, look at upcoming The student body of the UF School of Music is workshops and other events, and connect with an exceptional group of regional, national, and resources to push their careers to the next level. international artists and scholars. UF’s extraordinary academic reputation, highly accomplished faculty, KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) rigor of professional training, and notable success 500 music students of our alumni attract many of the best and brightest Music Faculty: 43 full time, 26 adjunct students each year. AREAS OF STUDY LOCATION University of Florida Music Education Gainesville, FL 32611 DEGREE PROGRAMS ( UNITED STATES Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs ! $ musiceducation.arts.ufl.edu ONLINE COURSES ADMISSIONS 866-794-8806 $ $ !# Online courses information [email protected] " " $ $ ! ( ( Social links $ !$ & "$ $ Audition Requirements Audition Requirements & $ % &$ & % "!#%$&' & A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 41 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC & DANCE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION UMass Amherst offers conservatory quality education Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships We offer Bachelor of Music majors in Sound Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships in a university setting. Intensive yet supportive, the Recording Technology, Music Business, Music music program has a variety of concentrations as well CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Education, and Music Performance. We are now CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE as nationally and internationally renowned faculty Career services at University of Massachusetts offering a new major: Composition for New Media! Internships in Music Business and Sound Recording dedicated to educating students. A top research Amherst Department of Music & Dance Technology help provide job experience and university, UMass also enables other majors to be Humanities & Fine Arts LOCATION Durgin Hall placement. involved musically. Career Planning Rep: Caroline Gould, 413-545-6257 35 Wilder Street Lowell, MA 01854 KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) LOCATION 273 Fine Arts Center East KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) UNITED STATES 400 music students University of Massachusetts 333 music students www.uml.edu/FAHSS/Music Music Faculty: 16 full time, 45 adjunct Music Faculty: 42 full time, 3 adjunct Amherst, MA 01003 AREAS OF STUDY UNITED STATES ADMISSIONS 978-934-3931 AREAS OF STUDY [email protected] Composition • Music Business • Music Education www.umass.edu/music Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition • Music Technology (including Production) ADMISSIONS 413-545-6048 • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Composition for New Media • Music Performance [email protected] • Music Education • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Music Theory • Music History DEGREE PROGRAMS Audition Requirements Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Audition requirements by instrument / Social links Graduate Audition requirements by instrument Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Incoming freshman majors must submit the ONLINE COURSES Common App and be cleared for university admission Online courses information before signing up for an audition. Early Action is Social links recommended. Prospective music minors, transfer students, and graduate students must fill out an Audition Request Form at the Music & Dance website to sign up for an audition: A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 42 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE University of Michigan WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION The School’s unique relationship as a part of the Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships The School of Music is a community of academically and artistically U-M, ranked as one the top universities in the U.S., extraordinary musicians within a major research university located in one of provides students with a vast array of options CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE the great music capitals of America. We are committed to the highest artistic and opportunities. All of our degrees require The School of Music, Theatre & Dance EXCEL and professional standards in performance, composition, music education, some academic coursework most of which can be Program provides entrepreneurship training and and musicology. Join a vibrant community in a city where music matters, and be transformed not only as an artist but as a leader, entrepreneur, advocate, selected from any area of the University. career services for all U-M students engaged in the performing arts. Our goal is to enable all our and thinker. LOCATION 1100 Baits Drive, 2290 Moore students to forge a viable career in the performing Ann Arbor, MI 48109 arts by exploring, developing, and leveraging their UNITED STATES talents, training, skills, and ambitions. Excellence smtd.umich.edu in Entrepreneurship, Career Empowerment & Leadership (EXCEL) catalyzes success for U-M SMTD ADMISSIONS 734-764-0593 students and alumni through courses, co-curricular [email protected] workshops, ongoing mentoring, and $100,000 in Audition Requirements Audition Requirements student project and venture funding. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) 1100 music students Music Faculty: 148 full time, 75 adjunct AREAS OF STUDY Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Business Pre-College • Music Education • Music Technology (including BU Tanglewood Institute Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Dance • Musical Theatre • Theatre Degree Programs BA • BM • MM • PhD • DMA DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Professional Studies Opera Institute • PD • AD Social links bu.edu/cfa/music A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 43 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 SCHOOL OF MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS University of North Carolina School of the Arts WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? other events. Our students are launching their own The UNCSA School of Music offers a transformative Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships The UNT College of Music is one of the nation’s businesses as a result of our program offerings. To conservatory experience that combines intensive most respected comprehensive music schools. We learn more, visit our UNT Music Entrepreneurs page. CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE offer fully accredited degrees, bachelor to doctoral, individual study under resident artist-mentors who The University of North Texas Career Center is a are active performers with a variety of performance UNCSA’s Office of Career Development provides and are home to the world’s first jazz degree students with a central resource for assistance with program. We present over 1100 events annually comprehensive career center that encourages the opportunities (more than 200 recitals, concerts, and overall development of UNT students and alumni operas annually, including collaborations with other their career planning. It is designed to work hand-in- and our alumni work across the globe in award- hand with the arts schools (School of Music in this winning careers. through personal and career exploration, while UNCSA arts schools: dance, drama, film, and design equipping them with lifelong job search skills and & production). case) in supplementing career preparation training for students. UNCSA students participate in career LOCATION 1155 Union Circle #311367 providing them opportunities to reach their career LOCATION 1533 South Main Street development seminars as part of their curriculum. Denton, TX 7620 goals and aspirations. The Career Center is available Winston-Salem, NC 27127 UNITED STATES to all UNT students and alumni. KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) music.unt.edu/ UNITED STATES KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) www.uncsa.edu 159 music students Music Faculty: 28 full time, 15 adjunct ADMISSIONS 940-565-3860 1568 music students ADMISSIONS 336-770-3290 [email protected] Music Faculty: 116 full time, 47 adjunct [email protected] AREAS OF STUDY 530 scholarships awarded Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition Audition Requirements Audition Requirements • Conducting • Music Technology (including Undergraduate / Graduate AREAS OF STUDY The requirements for admissions vary according to Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition FINANCIAL INFORMATION • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media academic level: • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships Undergraduate • Note: These are concentrations within the UNCSA • Music Education • Musicology • Organ • Piano Graduate School of Music; they are all geared toward CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion High School performance. There are courses in jazz, theory, etc., The Music Business and Entrepreneurship program • Ethnomusicology • Harpsichord • Music Theory but they are not concentrations. is the College of Music’s avenue to produce • Performing Arts Health successful 21st-century musicians. We help DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREE PROGRAMS students develop an entrepreneurial mindset to Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs build financially sustainable and professionally ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS satisfying arts careers that positively impact their ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) communities. Our program includes academic (non-matriculating/prep) A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute coursework, internship opportunities, a music Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia entrepreneurship competition, an innovative music Performing Arts Medicine Clinic ONLINE COURSES programming competition, a related field in music Residencies Online courses information entrepreneurship, frequent guest speakers, one-on- one career advising and mentorship, community ONLINE COURSES Social links engagement, networking opportunities, a Student Online courses information Artist Entrepreneurs organization (S.A.E.), and Social links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 44 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA University of Southern California THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC FINANCIAL INFORMATION At the USC Thornton School of Music, we celebrate Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships our location in Los Angeles, the nation’s center for CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE creativity and innovation. As the music profession Various career-related courses are available for changes, we offer a forward-thinking education that enrollment, and one-on-one mentorship with prepares students for careers at the highest levels faculty is a central aspect of the USC Thornton as performers, composers, educators, and industry experience. The USC Career Center offers career leaders. Our three exceptional divisions offer cross- services to current students and recent alums. USC genre experiences unique among the country’s top Thornton alumni enjoy tremendous success in a music schools. wide array of music professions. As a leading research institution, USC offers KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) students a rigorous, broad-based education that 1000 music students enriches their artistic and musical development. Music Faculty: 90 full time, 90 adjunct USC Thornton is a collegiate partner of choice for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera, AREAS OF STUDY Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the GRAMMY Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano Foundation, The Recording Academy, and more. • Composition • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Graduates attain positions with major orchestras, Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music ensembles, recording studios, and music industry Education • Music Technology (including firms, and perform on stages and in studios around Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings the world. The Thornton School remains one of the • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Choral & most important cultural resources in Los Angeles Sacred Music • Classical Guitar • Community Music and is consistently regarded as one of the nation’s • Contemporary Teaching Practice • Music Industry leading music schools and conservatories. • Music Production • Popular Music • Screen Scoring LOCATION 3450 Watt Way, TMC 200 DEGREE PROGRAMS Los Angeles, CA 90089-0851 Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs UNITED STATES Social links music.usc.edu ADMISSIONS 213-740-8986 [email protected] Audition Requirements Audition Requirements MUSIC.USC.EDU @USCTHORNTON A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 45 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE Rider University WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? FINANCIAL INFORMATION Westminster Choir College is unique in that it Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships offers students a small conservatory feel while still maintaining world-renowned programs and faculty. CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE Looking for a Festival? We offer unparalleled performance opportunities! Career Assistance at Westminster LOCATION 101 Walnut Lane KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) 350 music students We’ve got them! Princeton, NJ 08550 UNITED STATES Music Faculty: 28 full time, 30 adjunct www.rider.edu/wcc AREAS OF STUDY ADMISSIONS 609-927-7100 Composition • Conducting • Music Education [email protected] • Organ • Piano • Vocal Arts/Opera MusicalAmerica.com/Special Reports Audition Requirements Audition Requirements DEGREE PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs ONLINE COURSES Online courses information Social Links A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 46 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC Yale University FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition & Fees / Financial Aid & Scholarships The Yale School of Music educates and inspires CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE students with exceptional artistic and academic tal- Career services at Yale School of Music ent for service to the profession and to society. The School fosters a vibrant musical environment where KEY STATISTICS (college level and above) graduate-level performers and composers realize 200 music students their highest artistic potential with an internation- Music Faculty: 35 full time, 30 adjunct ally distinguished faculty. To prepare students for AREAS OF STUDY roles as cultural leaders, the School engages fully Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition with the University’s extraordinary intellectual and • Conducting • Early Music • Music Technology technological resources while collaborating with (including Production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano artistic centers throughout the world. • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL? • Guitar • Harp • Harpsichord • Percussion The Yale School of Music is a graduate professional DEGREE PROGRAMS school for students of exceptional ability. In Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs addition to receiving professional training in Degrees offered: Master of Music; Master of Musical music, students are encouraged to participate in Arts; Doctor of Musical Arts; Artist Diploma; the rich intellectual life of Yale University and to Certificate in Performance; BA/MM develop and pursue interests in areas outside of The stage their majors. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep) LOCATION 98 Wall Street Norfolk Chamber Music Festival PO Box 208246 is yours. Yale Collection of Musical Instruments New Haven, CT 06520-8246 UNITED STATES Social links music.yale.edu Mastery of craft is just the beginning. ADMISSIONS 203-432-4155 At the Yale School of Music, we provide [email protected] students with the freedom to think big Audition Requirements Audition Requirements and the space to carve their own paths. music.yale.edu A 2019-20 guide to Music schools 47 musicalamerica.com • September 2019 MORE ON THE WEb Stephanie Challener In addition to the Music Schools featured in this special report, the Musical America database of Advertiser Index Publisher and Managing Editor more than 1200 music schools worldwide is free of charge for the month of September 2019! Academy of Vocal Arts...... 32 Susan Elliott Arizona State University School of Music...... 3 Editor, Special Reports [email protected] A Guide to Music Schools Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University...... 17 Advertising View the 2019-20 Guide online along with information about additional schools. 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