noun
conservatory; music academy; music school
Refers to a specialized institution for higher music education, similar to a conservatory or college of music.
彼女はパリの音楽院でピアノを学んだ。
She studied piano at the Paris Conservatory.
音楽学校 is a more general term for any music school, while 音楽院 often implies a higher-level conservatory or academy.
Compound of 音楽 (music) and 院 (institution, academy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for naming specialized schools.