Conservatory of Ho Chi Minh City
The Music Conservatory of Ho Chi Minh City is a College or [university school of music|conservatory] in Ho [Chi Minh City], Vietnam that provides music education in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level for the southern region of Vietnam. It is one of three conservatories in Vietnam.
History
Historically, the precursor of this university was Music Division of Gia Định College of Fine Arts. In 1956, this division is split from Gia Định Art College to become National Conservatory of Music. When the dramatics faculty was added to the school education programme, this school was renamed National Music and Dramatics School with 2 main education fields: music and dramatics.After the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the school was renamed Ho Chi Minh City National Music School. The dramatics division was split to establish Ho Chi Minh City Dramatics School in 1976.
From 1978, the dancing education program was added to the school education scope. On February 2, 1980, the school was given university status by the Vietnamese government and was renamed Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory.
Education courses
The schools scope of education includes the following courses:- Long-term Intermediate Degree.
- Short-term Intermediate Degree.
- Bachelor in 4 years.
- Master in 2 years.
- Doctorate in 3 years
Faculties
- Theory, music composition and conducting.
- Piano
- Symphony Musical Instrument including string, clarinet and Percussion.
- Vocal singing
- Vietnamese Traditional Musical Instrument.
- Guitar, mandolin, accordion.
Organization
There are over 100 lecturers, many of which are famous musicians, composers and researchers, and experienced pedagogogists graduated from European conservatoires in world's most famous music centres. The conservatoire tends to teach classical music schools for their students. Apart from the education program, the conservatoire hold some orchestras:- A symphony orchestra
- An adult orchestra
- A child orchestra
- A Vietnamese traditional orchestra
- Guitar, Mandoline, Accordéon orchestra
Many of the conservatoire graduates has become famous singers and composers in the country. The conservatoire has won many medals and awards nationally and internationally, namely:
- Award at J.B.Bach International Concours in Leipzig, Germany in 1980
- Two first awards in National Concours in 1986
- Autumne Concours in 1993: Violon first award, violon second award