44-657: The University of Music and Theatre Munich (German: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München ), also known as the Munich Conservatory , is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is the former Führerbau of the NSDAP , located at Arcisstraße 12, on the eastern side of the Königsplatz . Teaching and other events also take place at Luisenstraße 37a, Gasteig ,
88-668: A Master of Arts degree in Music Leadership for musicians who seek to lead traditional or non-traditional musical arts organizations. Eastman alumni include singer Renée Fleming , bass-baritone William Warfield , Canadian Brass co-founder Charles Daellenbach , cellist Robert deMaine , drummer Steve Gadd , bassist Tony Levin , flugelhornist Chuck Mangione , author and journalist Michael Walsh , trumpeter Allen Vizzutti , scholar Horace Clarence Boyer and composers Maria Schneider , Robert Paterson , and Cardon V. Burnham . Current faculty include musicians and pedagogues like
132-433: A "Performer's Certificate" or "Artist's Diploma" to students who demonstrate exceptionally outstanding performance ability. The Institute for Music Leadership, which was formed in 2001, offers a variety of diploma programs designed to educate and give students the skills and experience necessary to meet the demands of performance and education in today's changing musical world. In 2018, The Institute for Music Leadership created
176-768: A Bachelor of Arts in Music or a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. A number of previously independent conservatories have become affiliated to universities Country-specific pages Lists National and international organisations Diplomas Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester , a private research university in Rochester, New York , United States. Established in 1921 by celebrated industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman , it
220-591: A Cathedral School in 909 AD to educate choristers, continues today to educate choristers and teaches instrumentalists. Saint Martial school , 10th to 12th century, was an important school of composition at the Abbey of Saint Martial , Limoges . It is known for the composition of tropes , sequences , and early organum . In this respect, it was an important precursor to the Notre Dame School . The Notre Dame school (late 12th and early 13th century) developed
264-500: A Saturday and children attend normal schools during the week. Non-governmental or private schools of music offer music education outside the general education system for students aged 4 to 20+ years. In general, students attend these schools weekend or evening. These schools are typically provided by individuals, charitable or commercial organizations. A conservatory of music may also be known in English as conservatoire (chiefly in
308-571: A career in the creative arts. Individual teaching is the strength of most components. Students have the opportunity to perform, conduct or have their music played on a regular basis, both informally and in public. This may be solo or as part of an orchestra, ensemble or band. Typically, conservatories focus on Western classical music. However, some schools focus on traditional instruments, such as Chinese instruments . Others may have departments for traditional music which includes both traditional and classical instruments, for example bagpipes alongside
352-542: A center for music, dance, and silent film with orchestral and organ accompaniment. Today, the 3,094-seat theatre is the primary concert hall for the Eastman School's larger ensembles, including its orchestras, wind ensembles, jazz ensembles, and chorale. Also, the Eastman Opera Theatre presents fully staged operatic productions in the theatre each spring. It also is the principal performance venue for
396-517: A conservatory. Entry is typically between the ages of ages 8 and 18 and admission is through competitive audition. Schools may be public or independent; where schools are independent, pupils may be in receipt of governmental or private scholarships. Typically as students progress through the school the time spent on music increases and on academic subjects decrease. These schools usually teach only instrumentalists but may also include choristers. Some schools (like conservatories) are broader and may cover
440-465: A larger institution), conservatory , conservatorium or conservatoire ( / k ən ˈ s ɜːr v ə t w ɑːr / kən- SER -və-twar , French: [kɔ̃sɛʁvatwaʁ] ). Instruction consists of training in the performance of musical instruments , singing, musical composition , conducting, musicianship , as well as academic and research fields such as musicology , music history and music theory . Music instruction can be provided within
484-414: A non-academic degree that is solely performance based, such as the (United States) A.D. or Artist Diploma; this may be offered at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. University music departments originally placed more emphasis on academic study of music, rather than performance. However, today, the division may not be so rigid, with many often placing greater emphasis on performance now than they did in
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#1732772812253528-664: A very selective access to bursaries (see the Royal Academy of Music or the Royal College of Music in the UK). Specialist music schools exist in many countries and whose purpose is to identify, and assist, children with exceptional potential, to benefit from world-class specialist training as part of a broad and balanced education, which will enable them, if they choose, to proceed towards self-sustaining careers in music. These schools may be formally or informally attached to
572-462: Is a four-story quadrangle and 14-story tower surrounding a landscaped inner courtyard, and contains its own dining hall. The majority of students enrolled in the undergraduate program live on campus in this building. The school offers Bachelor of Music (BM) degrees, Master of Arts (MA) degrees, Master of Music (MM) degrees, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degrees in many musical fields. The school also awards
616-453: Is in these very institutions that the so-called Scuola Musicale Napoletana was developed, thanks to the work of musicians and educators like Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) and Francesco Durante (1684–1755), who was also Pergolesi's and Paisiello's teacher. The Palermo Conservatory was founded by the viceroy De Castro in 1617; the teaching of music was introduced there many decades later, with lessons in choral singing and violin. It
660-502: Is located across the street from the main hall. Hiram Watson Sibley founded the library in 1904 using the fortune he made as first president of Western Union . It moved to its current location in 1989, and occupies 45,000 square feet (4,200 m ) on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the Miller Center, formerly known as Eastman Place. The Sibley Music Library currently holds almost 750,000 items, ranging from 11th century codices to
704-671: Is speculative. Even when history starts to be recorded, music is mentioned more frequently than music education. Within the biblical tradition, Hebrew litany was accompanied with rich music, but the Torah or Pentateuch was silent on the practice and instruction of music in the early life of Israel. However, by I Samuel 10, Alfred Sendrey suggests that we find "a sudden and unexplained upsurge of large choirs and orchestras, consisting of thoroughly organized and trained musical groups, which would be virtually inconceivable without lengthy, methodical preparation". This has led some scholars to believe that
748-762: The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester ; music academy , like the Sibelius Academy or the Royal Academy of Music , London; music faculty as the Don Wright Faculty of Music of the University of Western Ontario ; college of music , characterized by the Royal College of Music and the Berklee College of Music ; music department , like the Department of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz ; or
792-698: The Prinzregententheater (theatre studies), and in Wilhelmstraße (ballet). Since 2008, the Richard Strauss Conservatory ( de ), until then independent, has formed part of the university. In 1846, a private institution called the Royal Conservatory of Music ( Königliches Conservatorium für Musik ) was founded, and in 1867, at the suggestion of Richard Wagner , this was transformed by King Ludwig II into
836-731: The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra . A $ 5 million renovation of the theatre was completed in 2004. The theatre is located at 60 Gibbs Street, on the corner of Main and Gibbs Streets. Due to a $ 10 million donation by Eastman Kodak Inc. in April 2008, the Eastman Theatre was officially renamed "Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre" upon the renovation's completion in 2010. The Sibley Music Library —the largest academic music library in North America,
880-521: The fiddle . Alternatively, students can focus on jazz , world music or pop music. The time required to complete music degrees is generally not much different from degrees in other fields, i.e. 3–4 years for a Bachelor of Music degree, 1–2 years for a Master of Music degree, and 3–5 years for a Doctor of Musical Arts or Doctor of Music Degree. A PhD degree can be gained for areas such as musicology , music theory , music composition , music education , or music therapy . Some schools may offer
924-466: The performing arts : music, drama, dance. Many music schools are located within existing schools. The pattern is quite diverse and may include: Specialist music units in Scotland, where students are drawn from an area wider than the host schools catchment. Students will receive specialist music tuition within the music school but are fully integrated within the host school for other lessons. Entry to
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#1732772812253968-630: The 19th century saw the network expanding to the Americas, Rio de Janeiro (1847), Boston (1853), Baltimore and Chicago (1868), Havana (1885), and Buenos Aires (1893). Establishments for advanced training in music were organized in the 1940s in several Asian and African countries, including Iraq, Lebanon, and Kenya. To this extent, projects like El Sistema are more in line with the tradition set in Italy (where tuition at conservatories remains still free) than in an English-speaking country, where students have
1012-724: The Royal Bavarian Music School ( Königliche bayerische Musikschule ), financed privately by Ludwig II until gaining the status of a state institution in 1874. It has since been renamed several times: to the Royal Academy of the Art of Music ( Königliche Akademie der Tonkunst ), the State Academy of Music ( Staatliche Akademie der Tonkunst ), the University for Music ( Hochschule für Musik ) and finally to
1056-589: The UK ), conservatorium (in Australia ), academy or college . Some schools or conservatories are exclusively focused on music. Others have a wider focus, for example covering music, drama and dance. Conservatories are suitable for students who wish to develop their performance, conducting, or composition to a professional standard. Typically, they offer a high percentage of practical training combined with academic study and professional development for those considering
1100-501: The United States. Upon his retirement in 1964, after serving as director of the school for 40 years, Hanson was succeeded by conductor Walter Hendl . Hendl served as director from 1964 to 1972, and was then succeeded by pianist and musicologist Robert Freeman who served from 1972 to 1996. Associate Director Daniel Patrylak served as the acting director from the time of Hendl's resignation (May 1972) until Robert Freeman assumed
1144-504: The body of the Accademia) to music education (in its role as a conservatory) to performance (with an active choir and symphony orchestra). The term conservatory has its origin in 16th-century Renaissance Italy, where orphanages ( conservatori ) were attached to hospitals. The orphans ( conservati 'saved') were given a musical education there, and the term gradually applied to music schools. These hospitals-conservatories were among
1188-405: The collegiate division of the Eastman School (approximately 500 undergraduate and 450 graduate students). Alfred Klingenberg , a Norwegian pianist, was the school's first director, serving from 1921 to 1923. He was succeeded by composer Howard Hanson in 1924, who had an enormous impact on the development of the school, including influencing the creation the first Doctor of Musical Arts degree in
1232-580: The compulsory general education system, or within specialized children's music schools such as the Purcell School . Elementary-school children can access music instruction also in after-school institutions such as music academies or music schools. In Venezuela El Sistema of youth orchestras provides free after-school instrumental instruction through music schools called núcleos . The term "music school" can also be applied to institutions of higher education under names such as school of music , such as
1276-485: The dean of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music , was appointed Dean of the Eastman School, to begin serving in 2007. Following Lowry's death in 2013, Rossi was appointed Dean. The Eastman School occupies parts of five buildings in downtown Rochester, New York . The main hall includes the renovated 3,094-seat Eastman Theater, the 455-seat Kilbourn Hall, the 222-seat Hatch Recital Hall, and offices for faculty. The Eastman Theatre opened in 1922 as
1320-596: The earliest repertory of polyphonic music to gain international circulation. First records on the Spanish Escolania de Montserrat , a boys' choir linked to a music school, date back to 1307. The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (National Academy of St Cecilia) is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, based in Italy. It is based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome , and
1364-473: The first secular institutions equipped for practical training in music. By the 18th century, Italian conservatories were already playing a major role in the training of artists and composers. In the city of Naples , a conservatorio was strictly a secular place for teaching and learning specializing in music education. There were already four conservatories in Naples active in the 16th and 18th century: It
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1408-546: The host school and musical ability is not an admission requirement. Schools which perform highly may specialize in an additional area for example sports or technology. Music schools also frequently operate from church facilities. Many conservatories or other tertiary-level institutions have pre-college divisions or junior departments for children of school age. Typically the curriculum includes individual lesson(s), orchestra, chamber music , theory , musicianship , composition and music technology . Classes are usually held on
1452-498: The latest compositions and recordings. Considered among its jewels are the original drafts of Debussy 's impressionistic masterpiece, "La Mer". The Student Living Center , which is located at 100 Gibbs Street, is the dormitory building of the Eastman School of Music. In 1991, the new building was opened at the corner of Main and Gibbs Streets, replacing the University Avenue dormitories built nearly 70 years earlier. It
1496-466: The past. The specific balance of vocational training and academic study varies from one institution to another, and from one country to another. Some countries separately define their institutions between university status and vocational university status, whilst other countries do not define such a rigid division. In addition to offering degrees similar to those offered at conservatories, some universities offer non-professional music-related degrees such as
1540-568: The position in July 1973. Following the resignation of Robert Freeman in 1996, James Undercofler was then appointed Director and Dean of the Eastman School, and held that position until he resigned in 2006 to accept the position of CEO and President of the Philadelphia Orchestra . Jamal Rossi, an Eastman alumnus, was appointed Interim Dean of the Eastman School in April 2006. On May 21, 2007, composer/conductor Douglas Lowry, formerly
1584-653: The present name in 1998. Its original location, the Odeonsgebäude , was destroyed in 1944. The current building was constructed for the Nazi party by Paul Troost and was called the Führerbau . Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler signed the Munich Agreement in this building in 1938. Hitler's office, on the second floor above the main entrance, is now a rehearsal room, but has been changed little since it
1628-595: The prophet Samuel was the patriarch of a school which taught not only prophets and holy men, but also sacred-rite musicians. The schola cantorum (papal choir) in Rome may be the first recorded music school in history, when Gregory the Great (540–604) made permanent an existing guild dating from the 4th century ( schola originally referred more to a guild rather than school). The school consisted of monks, secular clergy, and boys. Wells Cathedral School , England, founded as
1672-455: The specialist music unit or school is by competitive audition, which also effectively gives entry to the host school. Many public or independent schools contain music departments , some of which achieve high standards. These are sometimes referred to as Music schools. Music Colleges in England are schools that get additional private and governmental money to specialize in music. Entry is to
1716-610: The term conservatory , exemplified by the Conservatoire de Paris and the New England Conservatory . In other parts of Europe, the equivalents of higher school of music or university of music may be used, such as the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne University of Music). Although music in general and music education may have been in existence for thousands of years, the earliest history
1760-419: The theatre and lighting design. 48°08′46″N 11°34′04″E / 48.14611°N 11.56778°E / 48.14611; 11.56778 Music school A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music . Such an institution can also be known as a school of music , music academy , music faculty , college of music , music department (of
1804-601: Was built. In 1974, the Bavarian University Act placed the Munich college, as well as all other Bavarian music colleges, on an educational par with art colleges. The university offers study programmes in performing and teaching in all music subjects and ballet, as well as joint study programmes with the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding covering operatic performance, acting, directing, musicals, make-up for
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1848-636: Was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history: Gregory the Great, for whom the Gregorian chant is named, and Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. It was founded as a "congregation" or "confraternity" – a religious guild, so to speak – and over the centuries, has grown from a forum for local musicians and composers to an internationally acclaimed academy active in music scholarship (with 100 prominent music scholars forming
1892-729: Was the example set in Naples, where admission was by competitive examination and tuition was free, that was then copied, with modifications, in many European cities, including Paris (1795), Bologna (1804), Milan (1807), Warsaw (1810), Florence and Prague (1811), Vienna (1821), London (1822), the Hague (1826), Liège (1827); a bit later two conservatories were founded in Russia by Rubinstein brothers – Anton in Saint Petersburg (1862) and Nikolai in Moscow (1866). The second half of
1936-507: Was the first professional school of the university. The school offers Bachelor of Music (BM) degrees, Master of Arts (MA) degrees, Master of Music (MM) degrees, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degrees in various musical fields, along with a special dual degree with the College of Arts & Sciences for students with multiple interests. As of 2024, there were more than 950 students enrolled in
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