Robert Schumann Musics College

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The Robert-Schumann-Hochschule (Robert Schumann Musics College) is a college for music studies in Düsseldorf, Germany.

[edit] History

In 1935 three private musics school were merged together to the Robert Schumann Conservatorium, named by the composer Robert Schumann, who lived a long while in Düsseldorf.

In 1972 the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is the responsible body for the musics college. It became part of the public college for musics in the Rhineland. In 1987 it became a college of its own and got its actual name.

[edit] Studies

The college offers studies for:

  • (classical) instrumental studies
  • (classical) singing studies
  • musics education
  • Roman-Catholic Church musics
  • Protestant Church musics
  • sound engineering (technical studies)

The college has about 41 professors, 160 lecturers and 600 students. The sudy fees in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are actually (2006) about 500 Euro (550 $) per semster (1,000 resp. 1,100 per year).

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