Institute of Music

History

History Started with probably the region's first computer music studio in 1988 and established itself as a division within the Institute of Applied Arts in 1992, the Institute of Music became independent in 2000. Our faculty comprises award-winning artists and scholars, with 8 research awards and over 20-million TWD of funding from the National Science Council (NSC) so far to our credit. Since 2005, our Chiao Da Chamber Ensemble has been performing new Asian music and lesser-known Western masterpieces to critical acclaims. Our over 160 alumni have in turn become dedicated teachers at all levels and professional musicians in many fields; a dozen have also pursued their doctorates abroad (UCLA, Oxford etc.) Recent highlights include the hosting of the 2007 International Workshop on Computer Music and Audio Technology and the 2011 Taiwan Musicology Forum, the winning of a 9-million NSC grant for European Music History, and the sending of exchange students to Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore.

 

Goal

The general philosophy of our education is to encourage conversation and integrations among different fields. Our students and faculty members come from very diverse disciplines. Such diversity is one of our most valuable assets as it invites students to take multiple perspectives on their concept formation and design/art practice.

In addition to establishing students??expertise, we aim for cultivating designers and artists who are balanced, integrated, and fully responsible human beings in the first place.

 

Programs

We offer master degrees in composition (incl. computer music, multimedia), performance (instrumental, vocal), and (ethno) musicology. We are also in charge of the intercollegiate master program in Sound and Music Innovative Technologies (SMIT) and the undergraduate concentration credits in music within the General Education curriculum, both the first of its kinds in Taiwan.