Juilliard School

Juilliard School, institution of higher learning and professional training in the performing arts, located in New York. The school was named the Juilliard School of Music in 1946, when it was formed by the union of the Institute of Musical Art and the Juilliard Graduate School. The Institute of Musical Art was founded by the American conductor Frank Damrosch and the American philanthropist James Loeb in 1905; the Juilliard Graduate School was established in 1924 through a legacy of the American music patron Augustus D. Juilliard. In 1951 a dance division was added to the Juilliard School of Music, and in 1968 a drama division. In 1969 the school's name was changed to the Juilliard School, and it was moved into the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The degree of Bachelor of Music or a certificate is awarded to musicians at the undergraduate level; at the graduate level the degree of Master of Music or Doctor of Musical Arts, or an advanced certificate, is awarded. Actors and dancers have a choice of receiving a diploma or the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts. Professional training is given in all of the performing arts. In 1989 Juilliard and Columbia University set up a five-year programme that allows qualified students to study at both schools, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia or Barnard College and a Master's Degree in music at Juilliard.

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