San Francisco Conservatory of Music U.S.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music!

We have been educating many of the world’s most gifted music students since the Conservatory’s founding in 1917. Alumni have pursued successful lives in music-and served society as dedicated musical citizens-since the Conservatory’s beginnings.

Today’s Conservatory is the creation of generations of gifted faculty and students who have dedicated their lives to the achievement of artistic excellence. It is also the creation of our surroundings. The distinctive vitality, creativity and beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area are manifested in the Conservatory’s personality-an intimate and supportive environment that enables each student to find a distinctive musical voice.

I offer you a warm invitation to visit and explore the exceptional opportunities that await you here at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Mission Statement

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music educates exceptionally talented musicians from around the world to become artists of the highest caliber, as well as musical citizens prepared for the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Goals

To accomplish this mission, the Conservatory will:

- Offer a curriculum based on the essential need both to honor tradition and encourage innovation.

- Engage and support a faculty of master teachers committed to cultivating the individual excellence, collaborative spirit and creative thinking that the professional musician requires and our culture demands.

- Provide an intimate and supportive environment that enables each student to find a distinctive voice.

Vision

Situated in one of the most dynamic and eclectic cities in the world, the San Francisco Conservatory is poised to nurture a new generation of gifted musicians who will help advance and shape the musical culture of our century.

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