Learn high-quality music in Hawaii, full of nature
In addition to classical and jazz, you can study Hawaiian, hula and other ethnic music from the Asia-Pacific region in total.
■ General school information ■
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is Hawaii's largest and most prestigious university, founded in 1907.We welcome more than 100 international students from about 1,200 countries, not to mention the states of the United States.The Faculty of Music is particularly active in music research in the Asia-Pacific region, and is highly regarded for its research on ethnic music.Not only Hawaiian and hula, but also Indonesian gamelan and Japanese gagaku have a good reputation. The campus is located in a quiet residential area near Honolulu, Oahu.Close to the Manoa Gorge, you can enjoy the outdoors on holidays.You can relax and develop rich musicality in an environment surrounded by nature, away from the hustle and bustle of Waikiki, which is crowded with tourists.The vast campus has facilities such as laboratories, libraries, studios, theaters and concert halls.In addition, special rooms include tatami rooms, gamelan rooms, and Asian and Pacific dance rooms.In addition, the collection of more than 4,500 kinds of folk instruments is a masterpiece.In addition, the archives store a large number of valuable materials, from documents to audio and video.While using such abundant facilities and materials, you can comprehensively study music such as history and theory as well as performance. Ensembles include guitar, woodwind, brass band, saxophone, piano, vocal music, chorus, opera, jazz, musical, Hawaiian, hula, koto, grace, and gamelan.Frequent recitals and concerts.Many music fans come from outside the university, and the students are confident as artists.There are also many opportunities to collaborate with guest musicians.Student-run FM stations are also popular in Hawaii.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa Music Department University of Hawaii, Manoa School of Music
■ Genre ■
Classical, jazz, folk music
■ Major ■
Woodwind, brass, string, voice, composition, guitar, piano, percussion, folk instruments (Asia, Pacific), music, music education, jazz, folk music
■ Course ■
--Undergraduate (university course) Bachelor BA: Bachelor of Arts BM: Bachelor of Music B.Ed .: Bachelor of Education --Graduation Master MA: Master of Arts MM: Master of Music Doctor Ph.D .: Ph.D.in Music
■ Admission time ■
Spring and autumn
■ Course period ■
Bachelor's degree: 4 years Master's course: 2 years
■ Audition ■
CD (recommended) / DVD / video screening, live screening * For master's course composition, submit a recording of 3 original scores, of which at least 1 score * Submit a dissertation for the master's course folk musicology * For master's course and doctoral course music education, submit videos of educational training demonstrations, etc. * For master's course musicology and music theory, submit a bachelor's essay sample * For the doctoral course composition, submit a recording of 1 original score for Omagari 2 and 1 original scores for short program, of which at least XNUMX score. * Doctoral course Folk musicology submits research papers from traditional music other than Western art * For the doctoral course, submit a research paper on music history and musicology.
■ Eligibility for admission ■
Bachelor: High School Graduation Qualification / TOEFL Master's Degree / TOEFL or IELTS / GRE * Master's and doctoral music education majors require at least one year of paid full-time educational experience (elementary, junior high, and high school).
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