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conservatory
A higher education institution for the professional training of musicians, singers, and sometimes actors as well.
Sie studiert Klavier am Konservatorium in Berlin.
She is studying piano at the conservatory in Berlin.
The word 'Konservatorium' (conservatory) is related to the verb 'konservieren' (to preserve). So literally, it is a place where the art of music is 'bewahrt' (preserved) and passed on.
Im Konservatorium werden traditionelle musikalische Techniken bewahrt und gelehrt.
At the conservatory, traditional musical techniques are preserved and taught.
To indicate a location, you use 'am Konservatorium' (at the conservatory, dative). To express direction, you say 'ins Konservatorium' (to/into the conservatory, accusative).
Er unterrichtet Geige am Konservatorium.
He teaches violin at the conservatory.
Common verbs used in connection with the conservatory are 'studieren' (to study), 'lehren' (to teach), or 'eine Aufnahmeprüfung ablegen' (to take an entrance exam). People study instruments there such as 'Klavier' (piano), 'Geige' (violin), or also 'Gesang' (voice/singing).
Um am Konservatorium studieren zu können, muss man eine schwere Aufnahmeprüfung bestehen.
To be able to study at the conservatory, you have to pass a difficult entrance exam.
higher education institution
'die Hochschule' and 'das Konservatorium' can both be places where people receive training at a high level. 'Hochschule' is the more general term for institutions where you can study and earn academic degrees. 'Konservatorium' is much more specific: it is a higher education institution or training center for music, singing, and sometimes acting. The words can be confused because a conservatory can be a type of higher education institution. If you are talking generally about studying, 'Hochschule' fits. If you specifically mean professional music training, 'Konservatorium' is more precise.
Sofia übt jeden Tag Geige, weil sie am Konservatorium aufgenommen werden möchte.
Sofia practices the violin every day because she wants to be accepted into the conservatory.
Mein Nachbar arbeitet an einer Hochschule und betreut dort Studierende.
My neighbor works at a higher education institution and supervises students there.