Music schools in the United States

Many major conservatories and music schools in the United States also carry a preparatory program, which trains elementary school-age children and high school-age youths in music performance, dance, or other artistic endeavors.

Independent conservatories are schools of music which are not part of a larger institution.

Classical conservatories in the United States include: Contemporary music (Jazz and popular styles) conservatories include: Some liberal arts colleges in the United States, including Bard College, Lawrence University, and Oberlin College, have attached conservatories, which function with some degree of independence.

Some of these music schools refer to themselves as conservatories, and some were founded as independent conservatories before later becoming affiliated with a larger institution; one such example is the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

[2] Some conservatories affiliated with universities, such as the Peabody Institute and the Eastman School of Music (at the University of Rochester), are located on separate campuses from their parent institutions.