Osaka College of Music

Osaka College of Music (大阪音楽大学, Ōsaka ongaku daigaku) is a private university in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established as a university in 1958.

Osaka College of Music

大阪音楽大学
Osaka College of Music
Type	Private, Music
Established	October 15, 1958 (1958-10-15)
Founder	Kōji Nagai[1]
Chairman	Takayoshi Nakamura[1]
President	Hideki Motoyama[2]
Academic staff	488(May 2022)[3]
Undergraduates	790(2020/2021)[4]
Postgraduates	37(2020/2021)[4]
Location	Toyonaka , Osaka , Japan 34°45′12.06″N 135°28′14.52″E
Campus	Suburb
Website	www.daion.ac.jp

Undergraduate majors

This college has following undergraduate majors^[5]

Music Business Composition Music Creation Music Communication Vocal Piano Piano Course Piano Instruction Course Piano Performance Special Course Pipe Organ

Wind Instruments String Instrument String Instrument Course Violin Performance Special Course Percussion Classic Guitar/Mandolin Performance Japanese Music Jazz Electronic Organ Vocal Performance Popular Instrument

Graduate school

This college has following postgraduate majors^[6]

• Composition Major
  • Composition Research Room
  • Musicology Research Room
• Vocal Performance Major
  • Opera Research Room
  • Song Research Room
• Instrumental Music Major
  • Piano Research Room
  • Wind, String and Percussion Instruments Research Room

Notable alumni

Singer Aiko Yanai studied here in 1995 along with Ringo Shiina.^{[citation needed]}

Composer Yoko Shimomura graduated from this university in 1988.^[7]

Conductor Tomomi Nishimoto graduated from this university in 1994.^[8]