The RCM offers its students unparalleled performance opportunities with more than 500 events held each year. RCM professors represent the best international talent; our outstanding undergraduate teaching was rated gold in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework (2017). We are dedicated to preparing you for life after graduation; in a Higher Education Agency survey of 2018 graduates, 94% of respondents had moved into employment or further study six months after graduating. The RCM has a long heritage and we strive to be leaders in digital innovation. We will help you to become the musicians of the future.

The Royal College of Music is one of the world’s greatest conservatories. Ranked the top institution for performing arts in the U.K. for five consecutive years (QS World University Rankings 2016-20), we have nurtured exceptional musical talent for more than 135 years and welcome students from all over the globe.

Prince Consort Road

London

SW7 2BS

+44 (0)20 7591 4300

The RCM is a world leader in career development for musicians. Our dedicated Creative Careers Centre will guide you through a range of opportunities that mirror the professional world. You can use these services from day one of your course to develop an outstanding CV and wealth of experience which will help shape your future career, and the Creative Careers Centre provides advice and services to RCM alumni for five years after graduation.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 44 full time, 276 adjunct

Brass • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings and Harp • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and Percussion

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To provide advanced, post-graduate orchestral training to young musicians at the highest level of technique and musicianship.

The Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) is the result of a partnership among the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO), New York Philharmonic, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The SOA provides rigorous training at the Master’s degree level for talented instrumentalists.

1380 Middle Fuxing Road,

Shanghai

+(86) 21-54667821

An integral part of the SOA curriculum is practical training with professional orchestras. Students gain first-hand experience learning from and playing with New York Philharmonic musicians as well as performing with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Other international partners have since offered practical training opportunities to SOA students, among them the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Taiwan Philharmonic, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and Hangzhou Philharmonic.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 22 full time, 40 adjunct

Brass • Strings and Harp • Winds and Percussion

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As a community uniquely committed to rigor, nurture and innovation, Shenandoah Conservatory inspires artistic and scholarly excellence, preparing talented students for successful careers in the arts.

Shenandoah Conservatory offers rigorous professional training in music, theater, and dance, with extensive performance opportunities, collaborative and interdisciplinary experiences, and close mentoring relationships with faculty and guest artists.

1460 University Drive

Winchester, VA 22601

540-665-4581

Shenandoah University’s Career Services works with students in all aspects of the career development process. For additional information, visit the Career Services website.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 41 full time, 36 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) • Piano • Strings and Harp • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and Percussion

Other Areas of Study: Music Therapy •Vocal Pedagogy-Classical •Vocal Pedagogy-Contemporary Commercial Music •Dance •Acting •Musical Theatre •Musical Theatre Accompanying •Theatre Design & Production •Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Ensembles

ShenCoLAB: Festival of Arts, Ideas and Exploration

Global Citizenship Project

BROCHURE / CATALOGUE

Shenandoah Conservatory information

ONLINE COURSES

Course information

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The mission of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music is to inspire artistry and discovery, together.

Founded in 1920, the college offers a wide range of programs uniquely combining advanced musical training with professionally oriented experiences and the rich resources of a leading research university. Active as award-winning professional performers, composers, and scholars, faculty members are committed to helping students develop their talents.

301 UCB

Boulder, CO 80309

303-492-6301

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 60 full time, 30 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings and Harp • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and Percussion

Other Areas of Study: Musical Theatre

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Entrepreneurship Center for Music

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The College of the Arts fosters creative activity, scholarly and artistic excellence and innovation across disciplines. We achieve the university’s mission by training professionals and educating students as artists and scholars, while developing their critical thinking and inspiring a culture of curiosity and imagination.

The student body of the UF School of Music is an exceptional group of regional, national, and international artists and scholars. UF’s extraordinary academic reputation, highly accomplished faculty, rigor of professional training, and notable success of our alumni attracts many of the best and brightest students each year.

Gainesville, FL 32611

352-273-0224

The University of Florida Career Connections Center offers a variety of services, including one-on-one career advice, résumé help and templates for building a career action plan. Students gain access to our GaterLink platform, where they can schedule meetings with a career planner, look at upcoming workshops and other events, and connect with resources to push their careers to the next level.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 42 full time, 10 adjunct

Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media (Jazz Studies Only) • Music Education • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings & Harp • Voice Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

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The mission of the School of Music is to advance the art of music and its related disciplines. It seeks to educate students in the various fields of the profession and to promote an understanding of music on the campus and in the larger community. The School endeavors to preserve diverse repertories and cultural traditions while also creating opportunities for artistic, intellectual, technological, and scholarly innovation in the realm of music. The School is dedicated to excellence in research, performance, composition, and teacher education, undertaken in a spirit of collaboration among its own constituents, as well as with those of the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the University at large.

Beautiful facilities including the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; inclusive community with supportive faculty; individual attention for students; diverse Big 10 campus with wide-ranging performance and research opportunities.

1114 West Nevada Street

Urbana, IL 61801

217-244-7899

The Career Services Office offers workshops, job fairs, hands-on sessions, and individual appointments for professional feedback. School of Music entrepreneurship events help students develop important business and marketing skills.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 90 full time, 0 adjunct

Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings and Harp • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and Percussion

Other Areas of Study: Choral Conducting • Computer Science + Music • Instrumental Performance • Jazz Performance • Lyric Theatre • Music Technology • Open Studies • Piano Pedagogy • Vocal Coaching and Accompanying • Vocal Performance • Wind Band Conducting

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Illinois Summer Music Online

ONLINE COURSES

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The Department of Music and Dance provides a comprehensive education through a combination of established and innovative pedagogical approaches. The faculty works cooperatively, focusing on students and inspiring them to realize their full artistic potential while equipping them with skills to succeed in today's world. The Department is also committed to distinguishing itself regionally, nationally, and internationally through the creative activity andscholarship of its faculty. Serving as a cultural ambassador for music and dance, the Department maintains visibility through broad course offerings, public appea rances,and outreach activities within the University and the community at large.

UMass Amherst offers conservatory quality education in a university setting. Intensive yet supportive, the music program has a variety of concentrations as well as nationally and internationally renowned faculty.

273 Fine Arts Center East, University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA 01003

413-545-6048

Prospective undergraduates must submit the Common App before signing up for an audition. Early Action is recommended. To sign up for an audition, students must submit an online Audition Request Form, which can be found on the department website

Humanities & Fine Arts Career Planning Rep: Caroline Gould 413-545-6257.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 43 full time, 3 adjunct

Brass • Composition • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Piano • Strings and Harp • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and Percussion

Other Areas of Study: Music Theory • Music History

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The Music Department is an innovative, contemporary institution dedicated to providing tomorrow's musicians with a superior education and viable career training within the changing musical landscape of the 21st century.

We offer Bachelor of Music majors in Sound Recording Technology, Music Business, Music Education, and Music Performance. We are now offering a new major: Composition for New Media.

Durgin Hall

35 Wilder Street

Lowell, MA 01854

978-934-3931

Internships in Music Business and Sound Recording Technology help provide job experience and placement.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 16 full time, 45 adjunct

Composition • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) •

Other Areas of Study: Composition for New Media • Music Performance

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Founded in 1880, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance is one of the finest performing arts schools in the United States. Encompassing programs in dance, music, musical theatre, and theatre, we are consistently ranked among the top performing arts schools in the country when compared with performance-oriented conservatories or with prestigious academic departments of music.

The School’s unique relationship as a part of the U-M, ranked as one the top universities in the U.S., provides students with a vast array of options and opportunities.

1100 Baits Drive, 2290 Moore

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

734-764-0593

The School of Music, Theatre & Dance EXCEL Program catalyzes success for U-M SMTD students and alumni through courses, co-curricular workshops, ongoing mentoring, and $100,000 in student project and venture funding.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 148 full time, 75 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings and Harp • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds and Percussion

Other Areas of Study: Performing Arts Technology • Dance • Musical Theatre • Theatre

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Engagement & Outreach

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The Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma recognizes the universal language of the arts and its power in driving innovation, research, and creative empathy. Getting your degree from OU means exposure to great standards of artistic training as well as the strategic skills and entrepreneurial toolkit needed to navigate a dynamic career in the 21st century marketplace.

The most comprehensive college of fine arts in the state. Teems with innovation and excellence with support from its supplemental graduate certificate in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship and national Arts Incubation Lab. Its recent alumni work at all levels of the market, and have won Academy, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Awards.

540 Parrington Oval, Suite 122

Norman, Oklahoma, 73069

405-325-7374

College of Fine Arts partners with the Price College of Business in providing a comprehensive structure of courses designed to develop the skills needed for careers in the arts. This includes preparation for the spectrum of careers and opportunities in this dynamic 21st century marketplace.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 49 full time, 23 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Music Technology (including production) • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings and Harp •

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

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