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Toho Gakuen School of Music

Toho Gakuen School of Music (桐朋学園大学, Tōhō Gakuen Daigaku) is a private music school in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]

Toho Gakuen School of Music
桐朋学園大学
TypePrivate
Established1948
PresidentTsuyoshi Tsutsumi
PrincipalIkuo Oshima
Location
Chōfu, Tokyo
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Japan
CampusUrban
Websitewww.tohomusic.ac.jp

History

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Toho Gakuen was founded in 1948 in Ichigaya (Tokyo) as the Music School for Children,[3] and two years later moved to Sengawa (current address at Wakabacyo, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo) and opened the Toho High School of Music, to provide quality musical education to teenage girls. Nov.1954 moved to Sengawa (Wakabacyo, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo). 1955 saw the establishment of the Junior College and in 1961 the Junior College becomes the Toho Gakuen College Music Department.[4] The College of Music was a pioneer in offering university-level degrees in music in Japan. In 1995 the Toho Orchestra Academy was established in Toyama and in 1999 opened the Toho Gakuen Graduate School, which offers postgraduate degrees.[1]

Courses

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Through its high school, college and graduate school, Toho Gakuen offers courses from preparatory diplomas to master's degrees in all orchestral instruments, piano, composition, conducting and musicology.[5]

Notable staff members

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Notable alumni

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References

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  24. ^ "Heiichiro Ohyama, Music Director and Conductor". Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  25. ^ "Yuji Takahashi". Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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