 The Conservatory in Frankfurt-Ostend in 2009 | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1878 |
| Location | Sonnenmannstraße 16 , , Hesse , Germany 50°06′36″N 8°41′59″E / 50.11°N 8.6997°E |
| Website | www |
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Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium – Musikakademie is a musical conservatory and art school located in Frankfurt, Germany. It was founded on 22 September 1878, and funded by the estate of Joseph Hoch, who willed one million German gold marks upon his death to establish the Konservatorium-Musikakademie. Instrumental to the creation, prosperity and success of the conservatory was its establishing director, Joachim Raff, who created and administered the institution, set the entire curriculum, and hired all of its faculty. It has played an important role in the history of music in Frankfurt. Clara Schumann taught piano, as one of the distinguished teachers in the late 19th century, contributing to international renown for the conservatory. In the 1890s, about 25% of the conservatory's students were from other countries, with around 46 students from England and 23 students from the United States.
In the 1920s, under director Bernhard Sekles, the conservatory was far ahead of its time: Sekles initiated the world's first Jazz Studies (directed by Mátyás Seiber), and in 1931 Sekles established the conservatory's Elementary Music Department.
Dr. Hoch's Conservatory offers instruction in the Music Education for Youth and Adults (ANE) program, the Elementary Music Department (Basisabteilung), and the Pre-College-Frankfurt (PCF) program (a program which provides younger students preparation for future studies at a Hochschule or conservatory). There are also Ballet, Early Music and New Music departments.
The following degree qualifications are available for study at the conservatory: Bachelor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy in all instruments, voice, music theory, composition, performance and Elementary Music Pedagogy.
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