Music School

Guide Notes In the United States, a Music School is called a Conservatory, a school devoted to teaching both or either music or art. Aside from the Juillard School of Music, Britannica also lists the Curtis Institute of Music and the Eastman School as the triad of prominent Music Schools in the United States.

• The Pear Garden (or China's Liyuan) is believed to be the first ever historically institutionalized School of Music.
• In Paris, France, the first secularized Music School emerged only in the year 1783 Renaissance, which got the idea from the Italian conservatorio, an orphanage connected to a hospital, wherein orphans were also taught music.
• French Music Schools later became the model of other countries devoted to teaching music. In the 19th century, institutionalized conservatories emerged all across Europe and the United States. The fame of Music School institutions then, reached Canada and Australia.
• At present, Music Schools are scattered all across Asia, Africa, and the rest of the world.

Fast Facts

1. Other names for Music School or Conservatory: School of Music, Academy of Music, College of Music, a Conservatoire (British), or a Conservatorium (Australian)
2. Most Music School institutions are university or college statused
3. A university or college Music School would usually grant academic-professional degrees
4. Academic-non-professional use Music School degrees are the Bachelor of Arts in Music and/or the Bachelor of Arts in Music Education
5. Music Schools also grant special non-academic-recognized performance degrees
6. The Artist Diploma or A.D. is an example of a special non-academic honorary title awarded to exceptional music performers
7. NASM - the main accreditor for Music Schools in the United States
8. AEC - the main association for Music Schools across Europe
9. Most Music Schools focus on Classical (Western) Music
10. Other Music Schools focus on Traditional (Asian or Non-Western) Music