Our core mission is to transform our students: artistically, intellectually, professionally and individually. Through the study of music at the highest level, our students learn to seek achievement in every endeavor, to convert challenge into opportunity, to understand the nature of excellence, and to pursue their dreams with vigor and determination. We believe that inspiring the imagination, cultivating the artist, honing the intellect, and developing the professional are the keys to launching innovative graduates who excel in any field.

By combining training in musicianship, theory, performance, writing, and history with professional development courses that prepare students for the real world, SFCM offers a uniquely well-rounded education with high-caliber faculty to match.

San Francisco, CA 94102

415-503-6231

Success requires skills and experiences beyond what you learn in the practice room. We place a strong emphasis on professional development in our core curriculum. Courses in marketing, finance, teaching, and technology, as well as internships with local professional arts organizations help students craft the career of their dreams.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 32 full time, 113 adjunct

Applied Music (Performance) • Brass • Composition (Performance) • Guitar • Harp • Historical Performance • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Orchestral Conducting • Organ • Percussion • Piano • Strings • Voice/Opera • Woodwinds

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Technology and Applied Composition

Roots, Jazz, and American Music

EVENTS & PERFORMANCES

San Francisco Conservatory of Music events

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