Juilliard School (reviews)

In 1969, Juilliard was relocated to Lincoln Centre, which still stands today, and the name was changed to The Juilliard School. In 2015, the school announced a major expansion to China, where they plan to offer a master’s degree programme.

Academics at Juilliard School

Currently, the school offers courses in the areas of dance, drama, and music.

The Music Division is the largest one at the school and it currently offers a Bachelor of Music or Diploma, Artist Diploma, Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music or Graduate Diploma. There are several academic majors available as well, such as brass, composition, guitar, collaborative piano, jazz studies, orchestral conducting, organ, percussion, piano, harp, historical performance, strings, voice, and woodwinds.

As for the Dance Division, it was established in 1951 and it offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts or a Diploma. The Drama Division was founded in 1968 by John Houseman and Michel Saint-Denis, and it offers acting programmes acknowledged by the greatest fine arts companies.

Student life at Juilliard School

With over 800 students in 2018, the school is known for having several bands and performing ensembles, including chamber music, jazz, orchestras, and vocal groups. Furthermore, there are several fundraising events every year, promoted by the school, with the mission to enable the school to sustain its eminence in performing arts education well into the school’s next years.

Juilliard is one of the best art colleges in the world, and it certainly educates the best musicians and performers of the world, ready to break in the performing world.

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