The Music sector is formed by: The Conservatorium in Tilburg was established in 1918 by Hendrik Moller under the RK Leergangen, a Catholic educational institution.

Originally a private music school for children and amateurs, it grew into a more formal institution under the leadership of pianist and organist Willem van Kalmthout.

As the facilities at the Cenakel were deemed unsuitable for the rising student numbers, in 1996 the Fontys Conservatorium moved, together with the Dansacademie, into the so-called Kunstkluster, a new building designed by Jo Coenen on the Bisschop Zwijsenstraat.

In 2005, they were joined by the Rockacademie, Academie voor Theater, Beeldende Vorming and Architectuur en stedebow to bring all sectors of the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts under the same roof.

In 2017, the Conservatorium changed names to Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA), coinciding with the switch to offering courses fully taught in English.

[3] The Rockacademie was established in 1999 by Bertus Borgers and Gerard Boontje as an independent institution and it was originally located in the Veemarktkwartier, near the pop music venue 013, before moving to the 'Kunstkluster' in 2005.

[5] The Academie voor Muziekeducatie offers a bachelor programme taught in Dutch, focused on teacher training for musicians and preparing the students for a career in music education.

The characteristic of this programme is that it is highly personalised: each students receives a two-year scholarship and must use it to tailor their curriculum in accordance with their artistic and professional needs.

At the end of the 1950s, the architecture department separated from the institution, which then took the name Academie voor Opleiding tot Teken- en Handvaardigheidsleraren.

[9] The Academie voor Beeldende Vorming offers a Dutch-taught bachelor programme focused on teacher training in the field of arts and design.

At this part time programme offered in English across Tilburg and Rotterdam, students are supposed to carry out research into questions initiating from their current practice.

[18] The bachelor programme in 'Docerend Theatermaker' ('Teaching Theatremaking') is offered in Dutch and combines acting and theatre practice with Dramaturgy and teacher training.

[22] The Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts is located in a building on the Bisschop Zwijsenstraat, at the southern side of the Tilburg city centre.

Known as Kunstkluster ('Art cluster'), this building includes a concert hall and is connected with a footbridge to the Stadsschouwburg, designed by Bernard Bijvoet and Gerard Holt in 1961.

Designed by architect Jo Coenen, the new building incorporated existing elements, such as a 19th-century former monastery with an organ hall and library as well as a neo-Gothic former chapel built in 1895.