Music College
Music college has a different meaning in the United Kingdom and Russia.
UK
Music Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the
Russia
In Russia, the words “music college” were incorporated into the titles of some educational institutions earlier called “specialized music schools” for gifted children. Such schools were established in the USSR by the major conservatories (entrance at the age 6–7, study duration 10–11 years) and exist also now. Among the renamed establishments, there is, e.g. the Ural Music College in Ekaterinburg. (This often causes confusions as, first, the term “college” is also used for some four-year Russian schools for people aged 15–20, and, secondly, none of the Russian meanings of the term “music college” corresponds to what is meant under “music college” in the USA).
References
- ^ "Specialist Schools". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Specialist schools programme: Michael Gove announces changes". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 December 2021.