2015-16 GUIDE TO MUSIC SCHOOLS

New England Conservatory
New England Conservatory
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS SCHOOL
NEC is a premier conservatory that values exploration and collaboration. Students are mentored by a devoted faculty of esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. Alumni fill orchestra chairs, concert halls, jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts management positions worldwide.
LOCATION
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 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 has not changes-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 (Performance) • Guitar • Harp • Historical Performance • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Orchestral Conducting • Percussion • Piano • Strings • Theory • Voice/Opera • Woodwinds
Other Areas of Study: Choral Conducting • Collaborative Piano • Contemporary Improvisation • Piano Trio Program • String Quartet Program
DEGREE PROGRAMS
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