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 University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music

University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music

USC thornton school of music
Los Angeles, USA
Application deadline: October 1, March 1
Advantage Major: Music Performance | Composition
six point five
IELTS
one hundred
TOEFL
SAT
private
Nature of institution
$51,442
tuition
four point five
Application difficulty
College Profile
Professional Introduction
Application requirements
Application Experience

College Profile

University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music (USC Thornton School of Music) is one of the highest level music schools in the United States. The college not only provides medieval music and modern music types, but also classical music, pop music, and early music. It has become one of the few schools in the United States that provide pre classical music research, and has attracted many graduates from Julia Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College Rice and Eastman Conservatory of Music to study here; Students graduating from Thornton College of Music will choose to go to Colburn College Curtis College of Music perhaps Manhattan School of Music Continue to study professional courses, and the ratio of teachers and students is 1:6.


The Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California has brought together outstanding people from the music industry around the world and gifted students in music. Their students have formed Thornton's first-class teaching team. Since its establishment in 1884, Thornton is the oldest cultural and educational institution in Los Angeles and one of the highest level music schools in the United States.


In 2009, Thornton Conservatory of Music became the pioneer of Conservatory of Music again, becoming the first university to provide pop music performance and composition courses, and also has excellent classical and jazz music courses. At the Grammy Awards in 2007, four alumni and four teachers won awards. In addition, one teacher won a special honor. At the Grammy Awards in 2009, teachers and alumni of the College won 6 awards in total.


Thornton Conservatory of Music not only provides medieval music and modern music types, but also classical music, pop music and early music. It has become one of the few schools in the United States that provide classical music research, and has attracted many graduates from Julia, Oberlin and Eastman Conservatory of Music to study here.


Thornton College of Music is located in Los Angeles. This school is a partner of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Opera House, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Grammy Foundation and the Recording Academy. 20% of the members of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra are Thornton School of Music graduates or school staff. In addition to cooperating with these orchestras, Thornton students also often take classes in local classrooms and contact with the next generation of musicians through music education and appreciation courses.


The faculty, students, activities and work of the Southampton School of Music of the University of Southern California are among the most important cultural resources in Los Angeles. Thornton Conservatory of Music combines the rigorous teaching mode of traditional conservatory of music with the advantages of top research universities. The college will provide students with a comprehensive music education in a realistic environment.


University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music Ranking:


2023 U S. News ranked 80 among the world's best universities


In 2023, QS World University ranked 134.


In 2023, QS World University ranked 76th in arts and humanities.


In 2023, QS World University ranked second in communication and media research.


In 2023, QS World University ranked 31st in performing arts.


The University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music ranked 17th in the 2019 World Conservatory of Music.


Rolling Stone magazine ranked the Thornton Conservatory of Music in the fifth place of the National Conservatory of Music.


Thornton College of Music is one of the first universities to offer undergraduate courses in the music industry, and this project is still considered to be the best in the country.


Application Note : Applicants from the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California are not allowed to apply for admission to a specific degree level (i.e. bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctor's degree, non degree certificate or diploma) for many times. If the applicant is refused to enter the same degree level for three times, no further application review will be conducted for the applicant, and no application fee will be refunded.


Admission rate: 16.6%, undergraduate: TOEFL 100+, single item no less than 20+, sat or act scores are required. Postgraduate TOEFL 90+, no less than 20 items+


Graduation rate : Thornton Conservatory of Music is a school with a high graduation rate of 88%. The average graduation rate in the United States is 59%. It can also be seen from this figure that the overall level of students in Thornton Conservatory of Music is really high.


Teaching assistant scholarship Many departments of Thornton College provide teaching grants to qualified master and doctoral students who are studying for degrees at Thornton College. In many cases, a special teaching assistant application must be submitted to be considered. One third of its undergraduate students are usually given an annual reward of 5000 to 10000 dollars. You can also apply for the academic scholarship of the University of Southern California; The school provides teaching assistants for master and doctoral students.


get accommodation The University of Southern California has many campus dormitories and also operates many off campus apartments for students to live in.

subject

University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Major:


Undergraduate major:


Piano, organ, violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, vocal music, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, classical saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, chorus and religious music, classical guitar, composition, music production, music industry Pop (vocal music, guitar, bass, keyboard, drum, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, string music), pop music creation, percussion, jazz (trumpet, bass, drum, piano, guitar, vocal music);


Postgraduate major:


Piano, steel accompaniment, organ, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, classical saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, jazz (trumpet, bass, drum, piano), harp, vocal music, choral and religious music, classical guitar, composition, studio guitar, early music Music education, film and television music;



Undergraduate major

Piano, organ, violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, vocal music, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, classical saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, chorus and religious music, classical guitar, composition, music production, music industry Pop (vocal music, guitar, bass, keyboard, drum, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, string music), pop music creation, percussion, jazz (trumpet, bass, drum, piano, guitar, vocal music);

Postgraduate major

Piano, steel accompaniment, organ, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, classical saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, jazz (trumpet, bass, drum, piano), harp, vocal music, choral and religious music, classical guitar, composition, studio guitar, early music Music education, film and television music;

Admission requirements

undergraduate


Undergraduate admission requirements of the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music:


Language requirements:

TOEFL 100, IELTS 6.5


graduate student


Admission requirements for graduate students of Southwestern California's Thornton School of Music:


Language requirements:

TOEFL 90, IELTS 6.5


Collection requirements

Track requirements:


The track requirements for the preliminary and second examinations are the same. Graduate applicants must provide five or more songs of different styles, which must be selected from standard vocal music tracks. We encourage one of these songs to be a foreign language song, and these songs must be memorized.


piano


Master of Music and Graduate Certificate

1.A Prelude and Fugue by J.S.Bach from the Well-Tempered Clavier


Choose a prelude and fugue from the average clavichord collection.


2.A complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart,Schubert,or Beethoven,excluding Beethoven opus 49&79。

A complete Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert or Beethoven (except for Beethoven No. 49 and 79).


3.A complete work of a 19th-century composer

A complete work by a 19th century composer.

4.One piece or single movement by a contemporary composer


The work of a modern composer of one or a single movement.

An etude of virtuosity at the level of those by Chopin,Liszt,Rachmaninoff,Scriabin,Debussy,Bartok,Stravinsky or Ligeti


5. An etude at the level of Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Debussy, Bartok, Stravinsky and Ligeti.

Concerto not accepted in the second exam

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