Strings: Music School Directory

Music School Directory, Online
Our Guide to Colleges, Universities, and Conservatories

Welcome! Strings has surveyed music schools across the United States and around the world, including those that offer a BA and advanced degrees in music and stringed-instrument performance, as well as community schools of the arts. This online guide provides information about stringed-instrument faculty, campus descriptions, facilities for personal practice, rehearsal, and performance, musical ensembles, and live links to each school’s website.

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497 records were found.

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Academy of Community Music
Fort Washington, PA. AF: Varies. App. Deadline: Rolling. (2009)
Degrees Offered: N/A.
Short Description: Teachers are independent contractors and are referred students by the school. Both Suzuki and traditional lessons are offered as well as group classes.
Faculty: Erin Bewsher, bass; Bronwyn Banerdt, Young Ji Choi, Jie Jin, cello; Russell Kotcher, Pam Singer, violin; Semyung Park, Laura Vidmar, violin/viola.
Performance Groups: Chamber.
Contact: 601 Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA 19034. (215) 233-3020.
Email:Academy@AcademyofCommunityMusic.org.

Academy of Music
Norfolk, VA. AF: None. App. Deadline: rolling; two 18 week semesters plus summer programs. (2008)
Degrees Offered: N/A.
Short Description: Provides quality music instruction to the residents of Hampton Roads who seek it, regardless of their ability to pay. We offer pre-kindergarten creative music classes through adult lessons and camber ensembles in several locations throughout the area.
Faculty: Scott Harris, bass; Dionne Wright, cello; Kirsty Barnett Green, Sarah Ford, Linda Hurwitz, Cathy Keresztesi Stevens, Christina Morton, violin; Carol Thomas Downing, violin/fiddle; Amy Davis, violin/viola.
Campus: Central Office location in Ghent area of Norfolk, teaching in various locations throroghour Norfolk, Chesapeake and Vrginia Beach.
Contact: PO Box 1146, Norfolk, VA 23517. (757) 627-0967.
Email:adavis@aomva.org.

Academy of Sacred Music
Altoona, PA. (2008)
Short Description: The AOSM offers individual instruction in violin and viola (instruction is not limited to sacred music). The Academy also offers several scholarships in viola.
Contact: 1003 N. 4th Ave., Ste. B, Altoona, PA 16601. (814) 944-4119.
Email:academy@altoonanet.com.

Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA. AF: $35. (2009)
Degrees Offered: BA.
Short Description: Private liberal-arts women's college geared toward providing a well-rounded education to diverse students and preparing them for a variety of meaningful pursuits in life.
Faculty: Robert Goin, bass/lute; Roy Harran, cello; Brian Luckett, guitar; Monica Hargrave, harp; Qiao Solomon, violin/viola.
Campus: Private liberal-arts women's college geared toward providing a well-rounded education to diverse students and preparing them for a variety of meaningful pursuits in life.
Contact: Office of Admission, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030. (800) 868-8602x6285 or (404) 471-6285.
Email:admission@agnesscott.edu.

Alaska Fine Arts Academy
Eagle River, AK. AF: N/A. App. Deadline: N/A. (2008)
Degrees Offered: N/A.
Short Description: The Academy offers music instruction to over 100 students of all ages.
Faculty: Phil Beckett, Arthur Braendel, Jr., guitar; Stephanie Eggebroten, Lisa Martin, violin.
Contact: 12340 Old Glenn Hwy, Ste. 200, Eagle River, AK 99577. (907) 694-8909.
Email:akfinearts@alaska.com.

All Newton Music School
West Newton, MA. (2008)
Short Description: ANMS offers private instruction in most instruments, plus Kindermusik, toddler programs, classes in musicianship, theory, and ensembles for youth and adults. Music Therapy, Certificate Program, Annual All School Festival, and outreach programs are also offered.
Faculty: Rebecca Hartka, Leslie Moye, Jan Pfeiffer, cello; Chris Brown, Kendall Eddy, Kate Finn, Michael Giordano, John Muratore, Roger Panella, David Patterson, Wendy Sobel, guitar; Sally Perreten, harp; Anne Marie Anne Marie Chubet, Carrie Dowell, Barbara Englesberg, Philip Ficsor, Francis Grimes, Sally Martin, Michele Parker, Maija Teigen-Hangarter, Scott Woolweaver, Liana Zaretsky, violin/viola.
Contact: 321 Chestnut St., West Newton, MA 02465. (617) 527-4553.
Email:anms@alllnewtonmusicschool.com.

Allegheny College Music Dept.
Meadville, PA. AF: $50. App. Deadline: Continuous. (2008)
Degrees Offered: Adv. Cert. (Ed.); BA Music; BM, MA Ed.; MA Musicology, Perf. Practice; MM Comp., Perf.
Short Description: The AC Music Dept. includes a technology lab, music lab with computers and synthesizers, classrooms, rehearsal and practice rooms. Performance space includes 1,700-seat Shafer Auditorium and 450-seat Ford Memorial Chapel.
Faculty: Susanna Riley, cello; James Froman, guitar; Robert Rudolph, string pedagogy.
Performance Groups: Civic Symphony, American Music Ensemble (jazz), Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony.
Contact: Admissions, 520 N. Main St., Meadville, PA 16335. (800) 521-5293 or (814) 332-3100.
Email:admissions@allegheny.edu.

Alma College
AF: Free on line, $25 by mail. App. Deadline: none. (2009)
Faculty: Melissa Straus, bass; James Fieste, cello; Takeshi Abo, violin/viola.
Facilities: Eddy music building, seven practice rooms, state-of-the-art MIDI technology lab and music production studio, Presbyterian Hall in the Remick Heritage Center (seats 500).
Contact: Admissions/Alma College, 614 W. Superior St., Alma, MI 48801. (800) 321-2562.

Alma College
Alma, MI. AF: NA. App. Deadline: May 1. (2005)
Degrees Offered: BA Music; BM Ed., Perf.
Short Description: The Eddy Music Center houses eight practice rooms, music faculty offices and studios, classrooms, and a large rehearsal hall. Music students have access to CD-equipped listening stations, recording studio/media production facility, computer-assisted instruction, electronic piano laboratory, five-rank Schlicker practice organ, and a full complement of orchestral instruments.
Faculty: Murray Gross, orchestra; Jason Economides, violin/viola.
Facilities: Eddy music building, seven practice rooms, state-of-the-art MIDI technology lab and music production studio, Presbyterian Hall in the Remick Heritage Center (seats 500).
Contact: Admissions, 614 W. Superior St., Alma, MI 48801. (800) 321-2562.
Email:admissions@alma.edu.

Amati Conservatory
Tenafly, NJ. (2008)
Short Description: The Amati Conservatory offers individual lessons plus classes in music theory and ear training. Students also participate in regular performance classes. The Conservatory organizes several concerts during the year as well, including the Virtuosi Concert Series, Young Artist Concert Series, and the Amati Conservatory and Music Festival.
Contact: 91 W. Clinton Ave., Tenafly, NJ 07670. (201) 568-9060.
Email:info@amaticonservatory.org.

Amelia Arts Academy
Fernandina Beach, FL. AF: N/A. App. Deadline: N/A. (2008)
Degrees Offered: N/A.
Short Description: A non-profit community arts center offering programs for all ages, classes include music, art, and dance.
Faculty: Patrick Smith, cello; Nadia Barembo, David Gall, guitar; Marie Butcher, Abigail Poirier, violin.
Campus: We are a unique organization located in a restored historic high school building in the inner city. We reach out to rural communities and are involved with public schools that are too poor to offer arts programs. We are interested and involved in bringing the arts to the community and the community to the arts.
Contact: Peck Community Center, 516 S. 10th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32035-0222. (904) 277-1225.

American Music Institute
Eugene, OR. (2008)
Short Description: AMI offers year-round instruction in jazz, classical, traditional, and popular music studies to musicians of all ages . AMI's summer camps offer young musicians an opportunity to study and perform American music.
Contact: Oregon Festival of American Music, 868 High St., Eugene, OR 97440. (541) 687-6526.
Email:info@ofam.net.

Ankeny Academy of Music
Ankeny, IA. (2008)
Short Description: A nonprofit center, the Academy offers private lessons, and classes in theory/musicianship, early childhood, and beginning violin.
Faculty: David V; David Crabbs, guitar; Alisha Smock, harp; Les Jensen, violin/cello.
Contact: Neveln Ctr., Ste. 309 a, b, c, 406 SW School St., Ankeny, IA 50021. (515) 963-3939.
Email:ankenyacademyofm@qwest.net.

Ann Arbor School for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, MI. (2008)
Faculty: Dr. Anthony Stoops, bass/chamber music; Katri Ervamaa, Emily Stoops, cello; Susan Gannon, Daniel Ripke, guitar; Sherry Quint, Kristin VanAusdal, violin; Joanna Myers, violin/viola; Brittany Uschold, violin/violin.
Contact: 4090 Geddes Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105. (734) 995-4625.
Email:info@spa-aa.org.

Apple Tree Arts
Grafton, MA. (2008)
Degrees Offered: N/A.
Short Description: Non-profit community school of the arts.
Faculty: Heather Goodchild; Myra Franks MacLeod; Christine Tsen.
Contact: PO Box 75, Grafton, MA 01519. (508) 839-4286.
Email:appletree75@yahoo.com.

Arizona State University School of Music
Tempe, AZ. App. Deadline: March 1. (2009)
Degrees Offered: Artist Dipl.; BA; BM Ed., Music Therapy, Perf.; DMA; MA; MM Pedagogy.
Short Description: Offers rich blend of contemporary arts, Southwest traditions, and the energy of a metropolis. Recognized faculty, varied and technologically driven curricula, and five fantastic performance facilities combine with the cultural life of one of the nation’s largest cities. More than 100 music-faculty artists and scholars work with about 775 music majors each year in research, performance, and scholarly activities.
Faculty: Thomas Landschoot, cello; Lynne Aspnes, harp; Nancy Buck, viola/violin; Catallin Rotaru, violin/bass; Frank Koonce, violin/guitar; Danwen Jiang, Jonathan Swartz, violin/violin.
Facilities: 88 practice rooms.
Campus: Nestled in the Sonoran desert, Phoenix is the new cultural center of the West. If offers a rich blend of contemporary arts, Southwest traditions, and the energy of a metropolis and is home to the Phoenix Symphony, Ballet Arizona, Arizona Opera, and a plethora of theaters and galleries. Arizona State University is a comprehensive public metropolittan research university enrollingmore than 60,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students on four campuses. ASU is a federation of unique colleges, schools, departments and research institutes that comprise close-knit but diverse academic communities that are international in scope. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all 50 states and more than one hundre nations across the globe.
Contact: Admissions, PO Box 870405, Tempe, AZ 85287-0405. (480) 965-7788.

Arts Outreach Program at Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI. AF: None. App. Deadline: N/A. (2008)
Degrees Offered: N/A.
Campus: One of the largest and oldest community colleges in the country, GRCC has a large urban campus.
Contact: 143 Bostwick NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. (616) 234-4722.
Email:mbrannen@grcc.edu.

Augustana College
Rock Island, IL. AF: $35 (waived with on-campus interview). App. Deadline: rolling. (2009)
Degrees Offered: BA Ed., Music, Perf.
Short Description: A selective, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences, related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Augustana’s department of music is known for its excellent performance and study opportunities: an extensive faculty dedicated to teaching musicians; a strong curriculum of applied music, musicianship and academic coursework, and a large variety of ensembles. Encourages close connections with professors and master classes, ensemble tours, music internships, and work-study options in a variety of music venues.
Faculty: Gary Palmer, bass; Janina Ehrlich, cello; Daniel Culver, conducting; Randy Pobanz, guitar; Deborah Dakin, viola; Dortha Dewit, Susan Stone, violin.
Campus: A selective, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences, related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Located in the Quad Cities metropolitan area, on interstate 80, 165 miles west of Chicago .
Contact: Admissions, 639 38th St., Rock Island, IL 61201. (309) 794-7333.
Email:margaretellis@augustana.edu.

Austin Peay State University Community School of the Arts
Clarksville, TN. (2008)
Short Description: The school offers private and group instruction for all ages through after-school programs in Suzuki and traditional violin. The school also offers Kindermusik programs.
Faculty: Ike Harris, bass; Keith Nicholas, cello; Roger Hudson, Dr. Stanley Yates, guitar; Elizabeth Wolynec, music education.
Contact: PO Box 4625, Clarksville, TN 37044. (931) 221-7818.
Email:oturug@apsu.edu.

Australian Institute of Music
Sydney, NSW, Australia. AF: N/A. App. Deadline: N/A. (2008)
Degrees Offered: Adv. Dipl.; BM; DMA; Grad. Cert.; Grad. Dipl.; MM.
Short Description: The institute occupies a total of 7,200 square miles, located in four buildings in the center of Sydney ’s CBD. Also included are several music studios, computer facilities, music recording lab, library and resources, and music technology room.
Contact: 1–51 Foveaux St., Surrey Hills, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. (61) 2 9219 5444.
Email:enquiries@aimusic.com.au.

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Listing Notes

The name of each school is followed by its location and the following information: application fees (AF); and the deadline for applications. “Continuous” or “rolling” application deadlines are not tied to specific dates. In some cases information was not available (NA) when we gathered our data. Changes in faculty and course offerings can occur at the last minute, and email and web addresses change frequently. We will post these changes online whenever possible.
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Abbreviations Key

Degrees are abbreviated as follows.

Bachelor's:
BFA (Fine Arts), BM (Music), BMA (Musical Arts), BME (Music Education), BS (Science)
Master's:
MAE (Arts in Education), MFA (Fine Arts), MM (Music), MME (Music Education)
Doctorates:
DA (Doctor of Arts), DMA (Musical Arts), DME (Music Education), PhD

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