Reykjavík College of Music
The Reykjavík College of Music (
music conservatory
founded in 2017.
It was created by the merger of the graduate levels of Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík (also known as Reykjavík College of Music) and Tónlistarskóli FÍH (Conservatory of the Icelandic Musicians Union).[1] Non-music classes are offered by the Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð.[2] Two degree paths are offered: A gymnasium degree path (in classical, rhythmic, or pop music) and a general path.[3] As of 2019 it had around 200 students.[3]
History
Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík
Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík was founded in 1930 and was the oldest surviving college of music in the country.B.Ed. in music education.[4]
It also operated a
symphony orchestra
(Orchestra of the Reykjavík College of Music).
References
- ^ "Tónlist er risastór atvinnugrein". Morgunblaðið. 2017-08-08. p. 30.
- ^ "Fyrsti menntaskólinn í tónlist stofnaður - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b "Sjálfsmatsskýrsla 2019-2020" (PDF). Menntaskóli í tónlist. 2020.
- ^ a b Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík at ismennt.is (Icelandic), retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson, "Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík", "Tónlist á Íslandi á 20. öld: Með sérstakri áherslu á upphaf og þróun elektrónískrara tónlistar á árunum 1960-90" (Icelandic - Music in Iceland in the 20th Century: With Particular Reference to the Origins and Development of Electronic Music in the Years 1960-90), PhD Dissertation, Aalborg University 1997, at ismennt.is.
External links
- Reykjavík College of Music (Icelandic)