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Community Music School of the Piedmont
Upperville VA 20185The Community Music School of the Piedmont has been in operation in Virginia since 1994. We offer a wide range of group classes, ensemble programs, individual instruction, and music therapy. In additi more…
New York NY 10027Set in one of the world’s greatest cities, Manhattan School of Music has contributed to the vibrant culture of New York City for over 85 years. It is one of the premier private music conservatorie more…
Conducting Tchaikovsky: Overture, Concerto, Symphony
Cincinnati OH 45221Following on the success of last fall’s “Conducting Brahms” workshop, Maestros Gustav Meier and Mark Gibson will invite up to six participants and up to six apprentices to work more…
Bard College Conservatory of Music
Annadale-on-Hudson NY 12504We are a Conservatory for the 21st Century. The Bard College Conservatory of Music takes an innovative approach to educating the musicians of the 21st Century. Blending a beautiful setting along the H more…
Brooklyn College – City University of New York
Brooklyn NY 11210The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College (CUNY) is among New YorkCity’s leading institutions in the training of musicians and musiceducators. Students study more…
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn NY 11217Brooklyn Conservatory of Music opened its doors in 1897, and added its Flushing campus in 1955, making it one of the oldest and largest community schools of the arts in the nation. Its founding missio more…
Center for Preparatory Studies in Music (Queens College)
Flushing NY 11367The Center for Preparatory Studies in Music(CPSM) offers a complete program of instruction for young musicians, ages 3 through 18, who wish to develop performance skills and an understanding of music more…
Colgate University
Hamilton NY 13346-1398Music at Colgate is exciting! It will open new doors for you in the creative and performing arts. Not only are there excellent performing opportunities, but the music department also focuses on traini more…
Casper College
Casper WY 82601Casper College is a publicly supported educational institution serving approximately 4,000 full- and part-time students. Casper College, Wyoming’s oldest two-year institution, was founded in 19 more…
Winchester VA 22601Shenandoah University’s world-renowned Shenandoah Conservatory offers intense, specialized, professional training in music, theatre and dance. Students work with a faculty of active professio more…
Abilene Christian University
Abilene TX 79699The mission of the ACU Music Department is to prepare musicians for service and leadership throughout the world. A dedicated and talented faculty work with students in a caring, Christian envir more…
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Madison WI 53706-1483University of Wisconsin School of Music is a world-renowned university and an intimate, comprehensive School of Music. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top 10 public universities in t more…
University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee
Milwaukee WI 53201In a beautiful neighborhood near Lake Michigan and only minutes from downtown Milwaukee, UWM offers an ideal cultural environment for aspiring young musicians. With 26 full-time and 20 adjunct profess more…
University of Idaho
Moscow ID 83844The Lionel Hampton School of Music, so designated in 1987 in honor of the eminent American jazz musician, is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Es more…
Washington State University
Pullman WA 99164-5300Established in 1901, the School of Music at Washington State University is recognized for excellence in undergraduate and graduate studies in music. WSU has an internationally recognized faculty and o more…
East Carolina University
Greenville NC 27858-4353The East Carolina University School of Music is one of the premier music schools in the Southeast with recognized and comprehensive music programs. At East Carolina, you are a part of an inte more…
University of Vermont
Burlington VT 5405On a hill overlooking the shores of Lake Champlain, at the foot of the Green Mountains, the University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts col more…
James Madison University School of Music
Harrisonburg VA 22807Students at the School of Music at James Madison University enjoy the best of both musical and academic worlds. Madison is a highly selective state liberal arts university, having received almost more…
Baylor University
Waco TX 76798-7408The mission of the School of Music is to educate men and women for the music professions of the church and of the world by providing them with an integrated educational and artistic atmosphere which p more…
Central Washington University
Ellensburg WA 98926Thinking about attending CWU as a music major? Then you need to audition! The audition is necessary to be accepted into a music major or minor degree program. Being accepted into the university d more…
Texas State University – San Marcos
San Marcos TX 78666Texas State’s School of Music is an exciting place–a place where you can feel at home–a place where you can reach your full potential. We hope that you will be among those talented students who more…
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409-5005The School of Music at Texas Tech University prepares professional musicians and educators, provides every student at the University a chance to experience music, and serves as a center of musical art more…
New York NY 10023Juilliard’s central mission is to educate talented performing musicians, dancers and actors so that they may achieve the highest artistic standards, as well as become leaders in their professions. more…
University of Texas – Austin
Austin TX 78712The University of Texas at Austin is a major research university home to more than 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty and 19,000 staff members. What Starts Here Changes the World. Connecting the values an more…
University of Texas – San Antonio
TX 78249Although UTSA is a young university, the Department of Music has established a reputation as a leader among Texas university programs. With approximately 300 undergraduate and graduate music majors, t more…
Vanderbilt University
Nashville TN 37212-1727The Blair School of Music serves as a focal point within Vanderbilt University for the study of music as a human endeavor and as a performing art. Music offers to all persons a medium for the expressi more…
Lee University
Cleveland TN 37320-3450Welcome to the Lee University School of Music. At Lee, every student has the opportunity to develop their musical skills, academic gifting, and spiritual calling. We invite you to join us in pursuit o more…
Sewanee University Dept. of Music
SewaneeTN 37383 TNThe Department of Music provides students with a wide variety of opportunities to cultivate their musical interests. Students are welcome to perform in the University Choir, Orchestra or Jazz Band, ta more…
University of Memphis
Memphis TN 38152Internationally recognized for artistic and academic excellence, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis is a comprehensive music school that offers a full complement of under more…
Lamar University
Beaumont TX 77710The Music Division is dedicated to excellence within the discipline by providing quality undergraduate and graduate instruction. The Division seeks to develop competencies to the highest level in the more…
University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
Chattanooga TN 37403=Welcome to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Music. The Department of Music has been a member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1933. As one of the larg more…
American River Community College
Sacramento CA 95841Applied music is individualized instruction for music majors. American River College has offered applied music for several years. Traditionally, our students have been responsible for payment to their more…
Augustana College
Rock Island IL 61201-2296Augustana College has a reputation for preparing outstanding music educators. Students participating in this vibrant program are drawn to the small class size and the individual attention they receive more…
Benedictine University
Lisle IL 60532The music program and its courses are designed to: 1. Provide opportunities to better understand and appreciate various kinds of music and their relationships to culture, education and history; 2. Com more…
Bradley University
Peoria IL 61625The Department of Music at Bradley University offers Bachelor of Music degrees in Performance, Music Education, and Composition. There is also a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music and a Bac more…
University of the Pacific – Brubeck Institute
Stockston CA 95211The Brubeck Institute was established by the University of the Pacific in 2000 to honor its distinguished alumni Dave and Iola Brubeck. The Institute is the realization of the Brubeck’s lifelong dedic more…
College of Lake Country
Grayslake IL 60030Welcome to the College of Lake County Music Department where you will find opportunities to study vocal and instrumental music. At CLC you can participate in our renowned Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemb more…
Everett Community College
Everett WA 98201Students interested in pursuing music studies at EvCC will find a number of opportunities in private instruction and performance groups, in addition to foundation coursework in music appreciation, more…
Cabrillo College
Aptos CA 95003The music curriculum provides a program for the student who wishes to (1) pursue an advanced degree in music, (2) become a professional musician, (3) prepare for a career in public school teaching, (4 more…
Cal Poly State University
San Luis Obispo CA 93407The Bachelor of Arts in Music offered at Cal Poly introduces a student to the role of music in today’s world, helps form personal goals, and provides the discipline, skills and knowledge to accomp more…
California ASTA Summer Institute of Music
Venice CA 90291California State Solo Competitions are held every year, while the National Solo Competitions are normally held every other year. This round however, is an exception. An additional year was added so more…
Arrowbear Music Camp
Running Springs CA 92382At Arrowbear we are proud to offer summer camp programs for youth of various ages who love to make music. We focus on creating a healthy, fun atmosphere for anyone who wants to come to the mountains a more…
California Capitol Chamber Music Workshop
Sacramento CA 95819-6015As a student at California State University, Sacramento, you are an integral part of one of the top-ranked regional universities in the Western United States. Faculty and students come from across the more…
California State University – Bakersfield
Bakersfield CA 93311The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music offers comprehensive training in performance, theory and history, all intended to prepare students for careers in professional music, teaching, or rel more…
California State University – Fullerton
Fullerton CA 92834The Department of Music offers a thriving and dynamic spectrum of degree options from a minor in music to a variety of master’s programs. Degree programs have been carefully developed to prepare more…
California State University – Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA 90032The Music Department of California State University, Los Angeles is committed to providing the most effective environment in which students are prepared artistically, intellectually and pragmatically more…
California State University – Monterey Bay
Seaside CA 93955Music and Performing Arts helps students prepare for careers as performance artists, recording technicians, and music teachers. Our goal is provide students with music and performing arts skills and k more…
Colburn School
Los Angeles CA 90012The Colburn School provides music, dance and drama training from the introductory to the advanced level to students from preschool to adult. For more than 50 years, the School has had an open enrollme more…
Boston MA 02215Founded in 1945, Berklee College of Music is the world’s largest independent music college and the premier institution for the study of contemporary music. The college’s 3,800 students and 460 more…
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill CA 94523The Music Major Transfer Program is a comprehensive program of theory, literature and performance in which musicians complete lower-division requirements in preparation for transfer to four-year inst more…
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo CA 93401Cuesta College is a two-year community institution located in the heart of the Chorro Valley on the beautiful Central Coast of California. It is a fully accredited and premier community college which more…
Fresno City College
Fresno CA 93741Here is what we the FCC Music Department can offer you: • An extensive lower division Music Major course of study, to enhance your entry into a university level program. • Courses for the g more…
Humboldt State University
Arcata CA 95521The Music Department at Humboldt State is committed to providing quality education directed to individual student needs. In our department students: more…
Albion College
Albion MI 49224Music is one of the oldest disciplines in the liberal arts, and one of the traditional fields of knowledge. Integration with other disciplines is represented well within the department, for music b more…
Albertson College of Idaho
Caldwell ID 83605-4432The educational opportunities in the Music Department are a result of the combination of talents, education and interests of the faculty in the department. It is that dynamic that we tailor to the more…
Merit School of Music
Chicago IL 60607Merit School of Music provides high-quality music education to students in metropolitan Chicago. Its primary goals are to help young people achieve their full musical potential, to remove economic bar more…
Simpson University
Redding CA 96003Music at Simpson is widely recognized as offering a premier education for vocal, piano and instrumental students. We offer a program of instruction for students preparing to teach music, as well as f more…
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst IL 60126Elmhurst’s music programs lead to careers in all aspects of the industry, including music business, teaching, and performance. more…
Northwest College
Powell WY 82435ent degrees for students majoring in music. Most students planning to transfer as music education or music performance majors will find the requirements of the Associate more…
Sheridan College
Sheridan WY 82801A Sheridan College experience enhances your subsequent life experiences by providing a richer context for all future endeavors; from raising a family to serving your community, as well as in your care more…
Illinois State University
Normal IL 61790-2200Our mission is to nurture and develop the talent and potential of each of our students, engaging them in rigorous training, to produce the best possible musicians, educators and individuals possible. more…
Illinois Wesleyan Universiity
Bloomington IL 61702-2900The School of Music at Illinois Wesleyan offers an intensive program of study based on a tradition of excellence and, at the same time, forward-looking and flexible curricula geared to the needs of th more…
Midwest Young Artists Chamber-Music Camp in Lake Forest, IL
Highwood IL 60040Midwest Young Artists (MYA) is the largest and most comprehensive youth ensemble music program in the Midwest. Founded in 1993 with one orchestra, MYA currently reaches over 600 students from 74 citie more…
Millikin University
Decauter IL 62522Our mission statement is clear, to develop the whole musician – artistically, intellectually, and technically through the integration of theory and practice. To that end, our faculty is dedicated to e more…
St. Mary of the Woods College
St Mary of the Woods IN 47876The Music Area functions as part of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts within the liberal arts framework of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Music Area is dedicated to offering undergrad more…
La Jolla SummerFest
La Jolla CA 92037The La Jolla Music Society is heir to a distinguished tradition reaching back to the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla founded in 1941 by Nikolai Sokoloff – former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. more…
Drake University
Des Moines IA 50311-4505The music education curriculum is designed specifically for musicians who wish to be certified to teach music in the public schools. A degree in music education qualifies the graduate for ensemble/gen more…
San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Music WorkShop
Berkeley CA 94703Music written hundreds of years ago can sound as fresh and alive today as when it was first heard. Lutes, recorders, sackbuts, baroque violins, harpsichords, and violas da gamba excite the senses now more…
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton CA 95207-6370The Department of Music at San Joaquin Delta College provides the highest level of opportunity for students to pursue their educational goals. The faculty has devised a stimulating curriculum that ser more…
San Jose State University
San Jose CA 95192Founded in 1857, San Jose State is the longest standing public university in the West. We have been preparing professional performers, composers and music educators longer than any other school in Ca more…
Central College
Pella IA 50219Central College is a residential liberal arts college dedicated to helping students discover and develop their greatest potential. Guided by its ecumenical Christian tradition, the college community more…
University of North Carolina – Wilmington
Wilmington NC 28403-3201You will study with a dedicated faculty of internationally recognized artists and teachers while enjoying small class sizes and extensive performance opportunities.Ind more…
Mannes College of Music
New York NY 10024The College Division attracts superb students from around the world. Comparatively small in size, the college maintains an intimate atmosphere, fostering close and constructive relationships among stu more…
New York University
New York NY 10012The NYU Department of Music offers studies in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and composition and theory at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. With its leading research faculty, the D more…
Eastman School of Music
Rochester NY 14604-2599“For the Enrichment of Community Life” — these words are etched on the façade of the Eastman Theatre. What better reason is there for music than to enrich life? And what bette more…
Boston MA 02115The mission of New England Conservatory is the education and training of musicians of all ages from around the world, drawing on the talents of an accomplished faculty, and nurturing individual excell more…
University of Southern California
Los Angeles CA 90089-2991Led by Dean Dr. Robert A. Cutietta, the USC Thornton School of Music brings together a stellar faculty chosen from a broad spectrum of the music profession and musically gifted students from around th more…
New Haven CT 06520-8246The Yale School of Music is a graduate school offering post-baccalaureate degrees in classical performance, conducting, and composition. For more than a century, we have nurtured generatio more…
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco CA 94122-4498As the oldest, major independent conservatory of music on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a truly unique educational experience. Located in a sparkl more…
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland OH 44106The Cleveland Institute of Music is a leading international conservatory that is distinguished by an exceptional degree of collaboration between students and teachers. This same stimulating environmen more…
Oberlin OH 44074-1576The Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the nation’s oldest continuously operating conservatory, and the only major music school in the country linked with a preeminent libe more…
Princeton NJ 08544Princeton simultaneously strives to be one of the leading research universities and the most outstanding undergraduate college in the world. As a research university, it seeks to achieve the highest l more…
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park CA 94928A commitment to active involvement stands at the heart of the music curriculum. We value music of different cultures, ethnic groups, formal styles, and historical periods. Students and faculty are inv more…
Stanford CA 94305-3005The Department of Music was formally founded in 1947, but music has been an important facet of the University from its inception, when founder Jane Stanford encouraged sacred concerts in Memorial Chur more…
Thelonious Monk Institute
Los Angelas CA 90089-1102The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, a nonprofit education organization, was founded in 1986 by the Monk family along with the late Maria Fisher, an opera singer and lifelong devotee of music. Its m more…
University of Los Angeles – UCLA
Los Angeles CA 90095-1616The UCLA Department of Music offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Classical Performance (both vocal and instrumental), Composition, and Music Education. Please visit our Student Services page more…
University of California – Berkeley
Berkeley CA 94720-5800The U C Berkeley Department of Music, established in 1905, is one of the oldest and most prominent in the country. Here, the serious student, both undergraduate and graduate, can undertake a program o more…
University of California – Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara CA 93106-2014The UCSB Department of Music’s program enjoys wide acclaim both nationally and internationally for its outstanding faculty and exceptionally well-balanced curriculum.Both undergraduate more…
University of the Pacific
Stockton CA 95211Through its nationally prominent programs in music, the Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific, founded in 1878, has offered educational opportunities of the highest quality to students fr more…
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa CA 91702-7000At Azusa Pacific University, students flourish in an environment that supports musical excellence and artistic integrity firmly grounded in Christian faith. APU music students experience a unique blen more…
Biola University
La Mirada CA 90639-1000The Conservatory offers a comprehensive spectrum of undergraduate music programs. The Bachelor of Arts program allows students to study music while also taking a generous portion of liberal arts cours more…
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia CA 91355The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts is a healthy, fertile environment for the unfettered evolution of the global human enterprise we call musicmaking. It is a school in tune with the unpreceden more…
California State Polytechnic University – Pomona
Pomona CA 91768The music department is proud to offer coursework leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. We have over 180 majors choosing career paths in music education, music industry studies, music perform more…
California State University – Fresno
Fresno CA 93740The Department of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. It has long been known for its excellence in music education, performance, and compositio more…
Music Institute of Chicago
Winnetka IL 60093We’re the Music Institute of Chicago, established in 1931, the only independent community music school in Illinois, and one of just ten in the country to be accredited by the National Association of S more…
Adrian College
Adrian MI 49221The Music Department at Adrian College is committed to excellence in performance and education. Students who choose to major in Music at Adrian College may choose from five degree programs: Bachelo more…
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138The Music Department is an academic department of Harvard University, and offers both an undergraduate and a graduate program. Undergraduates receive an A.B. with a concentration in music. Graduate st more…
North Central College
Naperville IL 60540The Department of Music at North Central College equips you with the skills, knowledge and experience to be a successful musician or music educator who stands out from the crowd. Regardless of your ac more…
The Hartt School
West Hartford CT 06117-1599The Hartt School is the renowned, comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers dynamic degree programs in music, dance and theatre. Hartt is a vibrant communit more…
North Park University
Chicago IL 60631North Park University has a long history beginning in Minneapolis in 1891. Largely because the Swedish immigrants who founded the school were a singing community, music immediately became an important more…