2014-15 GUIDE TO MUSIC SCHOOLS
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New England Conservatory
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL?
New England Conservatory educates and trains musicians from around the world, drawing on the talent and deep reservoir of experience of our distinguished faculty. We are dedicated to inculcating the highest standards of excellence and nurturing individual artistic sensibility and creative growth. Understanding that music is one of the transcendent expressions of human civilization, NEC aspires to ensure it a central place in contemporary society.
LOCATION
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
UNITED STATES
ADMISSIONS
(617) 585-1101
Audition Requirements
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CAREER / POST-GRADUATION ASSISTANCE
NEC has reinvented how we equip young musicians to thrive amidst the challenges they find after graduation. Our mission doesn’t change—we educate and nurture exceptionally gifted musicians to perform at the highest levels of accomplishment. But today, performance excellence is the starting point. Musicians must be more than virtuosi; they must be their own businesses. Learn more at necmusic.edu/em.
KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)
750 music students
Music Faculty: 113 full time, 313 adjunct
AREAS OF STUDY
Applied Music (Performance) • Brass • Composition • Guitar • Harp • Historical Performance • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Orchestral Conducting • Organ • Percussion • Piano • Strings • Theory • Voice/Opera • Woodwinds
Other Areas of Study: Chamber Music (String Quartet Program, Piano Trio Program) • Choral Conducting • Collaborative Piano • Contemporary Improvisation
DEGREE PROGRAMS
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