San Francisco Conservatory of Music
1201 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122
School Description
Provided by San Francisco Conservatory of MusicThe mission of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music is to conserve our musical legacy, to serve our society, and to create a vibrant future for our students through an intense, personal educational process.
As the oldest, major independent conservatory of music on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a truly unique educational experience. Located in a sparkling new $80 million facility in one of the world's premier cities, SFCM collegiate program combines a rigorous program of performance and study with an intimate atmosphere where students work closely with faculty and staff.
A school of just over 390 students, SFCM limits enrollment in order to ensure that every student receives considerable individual attention and performance opportunities. To us, a quality education in music means concentrated one-on-one instruction with our world-class faculty as well as classroom and ensemble enrollments of appropriate size.
Fall semester, 2008, marks the beginning of the third academic year in the Conservatory's exquisitely beautiful new home at 50 Oak Street.
The move to the Civic Center has been transformational in so many ways, none more illustrative than in our vastly improved ability to invite artists who are visiting San Francisco to conduct master classes for our students. In recent weeks, for example, with performances at Davies Symphony Hall and the Opera House only two and three blocks away respectively, Barbara Bonney, Thomas Hampson, Paula Robison and Gil Shaham have come here to work with Conservatory students.
Through it all, we remain committed to small classes, close personal attention from the faculty, and exciting and varied performance opportunities. The faculty is enormously gifted and committed. I welcome you to visit us and explore the opportunities that await you here at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaSan Francisco Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the Ada Clement Piano School. It was within a few years, additional classes were offered for instruments, voice, composition and theory. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the school was under the direction of Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch and two violinists, Isaac Stern (age 5) and Yehudi Menuhin (age 12) were welcomed into the school. Both Stern and Menuhin continued their relationship with the school throughout their lives.
Currently the school offers undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees as well as offering adult education and pre-college education. The only school of its kind on the west coast, it offers degrees in orchestral instruments, chamber music, composition, and conducting. Faculty include members of the San Francisco Symphony and Opera orchestras, as well as many internationally recognized soloists, chamber musicians, and composers.
Location and Facility
School Started on Sacramento St. in 1917.
Moved to 1201 Ortega Street in 1956.
Moved to 50 Oak Street as of August 14, 2006.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers music education in addition to community enrichment programs and world-class performances. This expansion of the school will dramatically increase its instructional and performance opportunities as well as its contribution to the cultural life of the Bay Area. The Oak Street facility almost doubles the square footage of the Conservatory's old site at Ortega Street in the largely residential Sunset District and positions the 84-year-old college of music in the arts nexus of San Francisco, amid Davies Symphony Hall, the War Memorial Opera House, new Asian Art Museum and other prominent arts-related venues and institutions.
Acquired around March, 2000, the Conservatory's Civic Center location includes two existing buildings, 50 and 70 Oak Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin. With its historically significant facades and relatively sound structure, 50 Oak Street has been restored and reconfigured, while adjoining 70 Oak has been rebuilt in a complementary and contemporary design. Together almost 73,000 net square feet of space are available to accommodate the Conservatory's needs for acoustically correct studios, practice rooms and performance spaces as well as classrooms, offices and an expanded library.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Southwest
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 165
- On Campus Housing:
- Unavailable
- Full Time Students:
- 98%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Degree Programs at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bachelor's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Music
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Music Performance
A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.See more schools with programs in Music Performance
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Music Theory and Composition
A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.See more schools with programs in Music Theory and Composition
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Piano and Organ
A program that prepares individuals to master the piano, organ, or related keyboard instruments and performing art as solo, ensemble, and/or accompanist performers. Includes instruction in piano and keyboard pedagogy, ensemble playing, accompanying, service playing, repertoire, keyboard and pedal skills, recital, and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Piano and Organ
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Voice and Opera
A program that prepares individuals to master the human voice and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers in concert, choir, opera, or other forms of singing. Includes instruction in voice pedagogy, diction, vocal physiology and exercise, expressive movement, repertoire, recital, and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Voice and Opera
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Music Performance
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Music
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Master's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Music
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Music Performance
A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.See more schools with programs in Music Performance
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Music Theory and Composition
A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.See more schools with programs in Music Theory and Composition
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Piano and Organ
A program that prepares individuals to master the piano, organ, or related keyboard instruments and performing art as solo, ensemble, and/or accompanist performers. Includes instruction in piano and keyboard pedagogy, ensemble playing, accompanying, service playing, repertoire, keyboard and pedal skills, recital, and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Piano and Organ
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Voice and Opera
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| Percent of Students International: | 25% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 26,480 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 26,200 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,243 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,541 | 24% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 9,708 | 5% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,901 | 74% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,105 | 50% | |
Any Aid: |
88% |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 100.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
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Question: What are the best schools for Voice/Opera? Where does San Francisco Conservatory of Music rank?I want to transfer to a music school to study voice next year. I know that Julliard and Eastman are the best-but since I live on the West Coast, I want to know what music schools for voice are best here, and how they rank against Julliard and Eastman.16 months ago
Best AnswerI'd say that The San Francisco Conservatory of Music would rank pretty close to a Julliard type school. I read up on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Conservatory_of_Music it had a couple of world renowned standouts that even I recognized as students there, Isaac Stern and Yehudi Menuhin. I'm not into classical music all that much, but have acted(not sung) in 3 operas with Opera San Jose, so I'm not a complete philistine. I'm sure if I was a true classical music buff, I'd recognize more of the names on the list. I don't think your education would suffer if you chose to go there. I'm not much of an expert on vocal schools, but I've spent my life from a young age as a stage actor and rock musician. Along with my day job of course. But I can't remember hearing anything negative about the school, and would probably be impressed by anyone who had gone to school there, being a West Coast Guy myself. |
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Question: how difficult is it to get into a conservatory of music?im thinking of trying to get into san francisco's conservatory of music, im only 16 and have been playing trombone for about 2 years or a little lesss than 2 years21 months ago
Best AnswerThe one thing about performing arts is, you have to AUDITION for anything and everything. If you have talent and you think you can play really well... then apply to any music conservator and get on their audition list. NOBODY get's into anything dealing with music, without AUDITIONING first. |
