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科尔本音乐学院
洛杉矶
加利福尼亚州
科尔本音乐学院位于洛杉矶市中心，地理位置便利，紧邻当代艺术博物馆，与华特·迪士尼音乐厅相对。该音乐学院隶属于科尔本学校，而科尔本学校最初成立于1950年，当时是南加州大学校园内的表演艺术社区学校。
随着发展，学校在1986年更名为科尔本表演艺术学院，并于1998年搬迁至其现址。最后，2003年，科尔本音乐学院作为科尔本学校的一个部门而成立。
科尔本音乐学院提供丰富多彩的音乐课程，包括一对一课程、音乐理论、音乐史、视唱练耳、管弦乐队和严格的室内乐课程等。
科尔本学校的入学竞争十分激烈，每年只有约8%的申请者能够获得录取。不过，幸运被录取的科尔本学校学生将获得全额奖学金，包括免费学费和住宿。
麦克纳利·史密斯音乐学院
圣保罗
明尼苏达州
麦克纳利·史密斯音乐学院成立于1985年，是一所位于明尼苏达州圣保罗的私立营利性音乐学校。该学院以其私密的学习环境、配备工作室和练习空间、小班授课和个别关注而在音乐界广受认可和尊重。
麦克纳利·史密斯音乐学院提供副学士和学士学位课程，涵盖音乐商业、吉他、贝斯、鼓、声乐、键盘、铜管乐器、木管乐器、弦乐、现场音乐制作、歌曲创作等多个领域。
该学院的教职员工都是音乐行业的专业人士，许多人具有丰富的音乐业绩，包括金唱片、白金唱片、格莱美奖和百老汇作品等。
麦克纳利·史密斯音乐学院的校友中包括歌手/作曲家Ari Herstand、This World Fair吉他手Zack Carroll以及Quietdrive吉他手Justin Bonhiver等，他们在音乐领域都取得了显著的成就。
巴德学院音乐学院
纽约
巴德学院音乐学院成立于2005年，位于纽约州哈德逊河畔安南代尔，由巴德学院赞助。这个音乐学院提供独特的五年制本科学位课程，使学生能够获得音乐学士学位以及音乐以外学科的文学学士学位。
巴德学院音乐学院拥有一支精英师资队伍，其中许多教师还在茱莉亚学院和柯蒂斯学院等其他知名音乐学院任教。因此，该学院的课程非常严格，同时也提供大量的表演机会。
学院提供各种本科 和研究生课程，受欢迎的本科课程包括标准管弦乐器和室内乐器以及作曲。而受欢迎的研究生课程包括声乐艺术、指挥和协作钢琴等。
巴德学院音乐学院致力于为学生提供全面的音乐教育，旨在培养音乐家和艺术家，为他们提供广泛的知识和表演经验。
洛杉矶音乐学院
帕萨迪纳
加利福尼亚州
洛杉矶音乐学院（Los Angeles College of Music，简称LACM）是一所位于加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳的私立营利性音乐学校。该学校成立于1996年，旨在为约150名学生提供在当代音乐行业取得职业成功所需的实践知识。
LACM提供一种独特的六个季度课程，使学生能够获得鼓、吉他、贝斯或声乐等专业学位，这些学位是不可转让的。学校的教师都是当前音乐行业的专业人士，经常开设由知名艺术家授课的大师班。
截至2014年秋季，LACM提供经美国音乐学校协会（NASM）认可的音乐学士学位，包括鼓、贝斯、吉他、声乐表演，以及音乐制作和录音。2015年秋季，学校还推出了其他课程，包括铜管乐器和木管乐器，以及音乐商业，这些课程将授予文学学士学位，而不是音乐学士学位。
洛杉矶音乐学院的校友曾与众多知名艺术家合作，如Paul Anka、Ricky Martin、Chick Corea、Jeff Beck、Natasha Bedingfield、Black Eyed Peas等。学院看重为学生提供实际的音乐行业经验和机会，以帮助他们在职业生涯中取得成功。
新世界交响乐团
迈阿密海滩
佛罗里达州
新世界交响乐团是世界上唯一的全日制管弦乐学院，位于佛罗里达州迈阿密海滩。该学院成立于1987年，旨在为学生为未来在交响乐团和室内乐团的职业生涯做好充分准备。
新世界交响乐团提供为期三年的强化课程，不仅注重音乐培训和教育，还为九月到五月的音乐季提供了丰富的演出机会。这些音乐会包括完整的管弦乐队演出、室内乐系列、合奏等。
学生在新世界交响乐团有许多机会在美国和国外进行演出，学院也鼓励策划和主持自己的音乐会。
新世界交响乐团已经培养了大约900名校友，他们目前在全球17个国家的170个乐团中从事音乐职业。这个学院以其卓越的教育和为学生提供职业发展机会而闻名。
印第安纳大学雅各布斯音乐学院
布卢明顿
印第安纳州
雅各布斯音乐学院是印第安纳大学伯明顿分校的音乐学院，成立于1921年，是美国最大的音乐学校之一。
要进入雅各布斯学院，学生需要进行现场试镜或提交录音试演，每年只有大约25%的本科申请者被录取，招收大约200名学生。
学院要求学生每学期至少参加一个合奏团，提供了多样化的选择，包括13个合唱团、8个乐队和7个管弦乐队。
雅各布斯音乐学院提供各种音乐领域的学士、硕士和博士学位。
该学院一直名列美国顶尖音乐学院之一，每年春季，雅各布斯学生在纽约大都会歌剧院国家委员会的试镜中经常获奖。
学院拥有180多名全职教员，包括多位国际知名的表演艺术家 。其校友包括超级小提琴家约书亚·贝尔、指挥家伦纳德·斯拉特金、词曲作者/制作人布克·T·琼斯、爵士小号手克里斯·博蒂、大提琴家保罗·卡茨、歌手西尔维娅·麦克奈尔等。
Colburn Conservatory of Music
Los Angeles
California
Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Colburn Conservatory of Music is ideally located next to the Museum of Contemporary Art and across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The Conservatory is a division of the Colburn School, which was originally founded in 1950 as the Community School for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Southern California.
The school changed its name to the Colburn School of the Performing Arts in 1986, and moved to its present location in 1998. Finally, in 2003, the Colburn Conservatory of Music was created within the Colburn School.
The Colburn Conservatory of Music has a comprehensive curriculum that includes one-on-one lessons, music theory, music history, ear training, orchestra, and a rigorous chamber music program.
Admission into the Colburn School is highly competitive, with only approximately eight percent of applicants accepted each year. Each and every Colburn student receives a full-ride scholarship, which includes free tuition, room, and board.
McNally Smith College of Music
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Founded in 1985, McNally Smith College of Music is a private, for-profit institution. The school is widely known and respected in the music industry for its intimate setting, access to studios and practice space, and small class sizes with one-on-one attention.
McNally Smith offers Associate and Bachelor's degrees in subjects such as music business, guitar, bass, drums, voice, keyboard, brass and woodwinds, strings, live sound production, songwriting, and much more.
Every faculty member at McNally Smith is a current industry professional, many of whom have resumes that include gold and platinum albums, Grammy awards, and Broadway work.
Notable alumni include singer/songwriter Ari Herstand, This World Fair guitarist Zack Carroll, and Quietdrive guitarist Justin Bonhiver.
Bard College Conservatory of Music
Annandale-on-Hudson
New York
Founded in 2005 under the auspices of Bard College, this conservatory is located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
The school's unique, five-year, undergraduate degree program allows students to obtain both a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in a subject other than music.
Bard boasts an elite faculty, many of whom also teach classes at Juilliard and Curtis Institute. As a result, programs are rigorous, but come with plenty of performance opportunity.
Popular undergraduate programs include the standard orchestral and chamber instruments, as well as composition. Popular graduate programs include vocal arts, conducting, and collaborative piano.
Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena
California
Los Angeles College of Music is a private, for-profit music school located in Pasadena, California.
Founded in 1996, the school focuses on providing its approximately 150 students with the hands-on knowledge necessary for succeeding in careers in the contemporary music industry.
The unique six-quarter program results in students' receiving a non-transferrable professional degree in drums, guitar, bass, or voice.
Every member of the faculty is a current industry professional, and frequent master classes are offered with a long list of well-known artists.
As of Fall 2014, LACM offers a Bachelor of Music (BM), accredited by NASM, for Drum, Bass, Guitar and Vocal Performance, as well as Music Producing & Recording. Other programs debuting Fall 2015 are Brass & Woodwinds and Music Business, which will be B.A., not B.M., programs.
Alumni of Los Angeles College of Music have gone on to work with artists such as Paul Anka, Ricky Martin, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Natasha Bedingfield, the Black Eyed Peas, and many more.
New World Symphony
Miami Beach
Florida
New World Symphony is the world's only full-time orchestral academy. Founded in 1987 in Miami Beach, New World prepares students for careers in symphony orchestras and ensembles.
New World is an intensive three-year program. In addition to training and education, the school presents a full season of concerts from September to May, including full orchestras, a chamber music series, ensemble, and more.
Students are given a number of performance opportunities both in the United States and abroad, and are even encouraged to design and present their own concerts.
New World has produced approximately 900 alumni who are currently working in 170 orchestras in 17 countries.
Jacobs School of Music-Indiana University
Bloomington
Indiana
Jacobs School of Music is a music conservatory that is also a part of Indiana University Bloomington. Established in 1921, it is the largest accredited music school in the nation.
A live or recorded audition is required for entrance into Jacobs, and approximately 25 percent of undergraduate applicants are offered admission (about 200 students per year).
Students are required to participate in at least one ensemble each semester. Choices of ensembles range from 13 choirs, to eight bands, to seven orchestras.
Jacobs offers Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, Master of Music, and Doctor of Music degrees, among others, in a wide variety of musical fields.
Jacobs consistently ranks among the top music schools in the nation, and Jacobs students are frequent winners in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New York City each spring.
The school's 180+ full-time faculty members include a number of performers of international renown. Alumni include superstar violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Leonard Slatkin, songwriter/producer Booker T. Jones, jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, cellist Paul Katz, singer Sylvia McNair, and many others.
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