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Emerging Media

  As new technologies and platforms are being developed it is important that TAC students get a chance to work on the cutting edge, prepared for the latest and greatest jobs in the industry. Our offerings in Augmented and Virtual Reality explore all the …
Film and Video Game Scoring SFCM TAC

Game Scoring Track

  The Game Scoring Track is designed to teach all aspects of audio design and composition for games. Music, Sound Design, Production and Implementation are explored using industry standard tools like Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton and more, utilizing large …
Fall 2024 season announcement
performances

SFCM Announces Fall 2024 Schedule of Live Performances

August 20, 2024
Sign up for Event Updates   Thank you for signing up to receive our communications. We will be in touch. Remember to keep up with us on social media, and check the Performance Calendar regularly for event updates. Want to see more events like this? Sign …
Parallax Concerts' debut. (Credit: Anastasia Blackman)
Historical Performance alumni success

A New Era of Concert Series Debuts with SFCM Alumni at the Helm

August 19, 2024
Performing centuries-old music on period instruments alongside contemporary compositions would seem like an unlikely match, but a group of SFCM alumni have shaped that into a new, compelling concert series.  2023 grads Yunyi Ji (harpsichord and piano) and …
Studio G in SFCM's Bowes Center.
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

No Boundaries! Film and Game Scoring Program Expands Opportunities For Success

August 14, 2024
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is pleased to announce a bold and exciting expansion of its  Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Program. Starting in Fall 2024, the program will see an additional seven course options added to the …
Summer Harp Intensive Blooms Under Jennifer Ellis
Harp harp

Summer Harp Intensive Blooms Under Jennifer Ellis

August 5, 2024
For an instrument with over 2,000 moving parts, even getting 14 harps onstage is a logistical triumph, but under Jennifer Ellis' eye, it was an educational and artistic one as well. Part of the Conservatory Pre-College's Summer@SFCM program, which this …
Joi Marchetti and Jakob Carr.
Technology and Applied Composition tac

After Off-Broadway Debut, SFCM Student Readies Her Own with PDEC Grant

July 31, 2024
Technology and Applied Composition student Joi Marchetti's work has already covered the American West, and her next work is set to span the Atlantic Ocean.  Marchetti (who studies with Daria Novoliantceva ), recently traveled to New York to see the …
Hands playing on piano.
student life

The Key of Calm: Six Stress Management Tips for Musicians

July 29, 2024
Hitting all the right notes is key for a performer,   but composing a healthy musician mindset is just as important, and at SFCM Revi Airborne-Williams is here to help. "Your performance skills (and academic skills) are reduced by sky-high stress levels, …
Technology and Applied Composition Immersive
Technology and Applied Composition summer programs

High School Music Makers Find Their Rhythm with Summer@SFCM

July 22, 2024
At SFCM this summer, it smells like teen spirit. SFCM is always full of young musical talent, but this summer the Conservatory was full of high school talent taking part in its numerous  Summer@SFCM options. "It was incredibly fun, engaging, and …
Mason Bates
Composition composition

The Method to the Music with Mason Bates

July 18, 2024
"Themify the theme."  That's the ethos behind  Mason Bates ' teaching style, and one of the main things he always repeats to his students, "It's a bit of a whimsical concept," Bates said, "But it basically means: It looks like there is supposed to be a …
Harry Gonzalez.
alumni success

SFCM Graduate Wins Phoenix Symphony Spot

July 15, 2024
One SFCM graduate will soon be taking his sky-high talent to the soaring temperatures of Phoenix, AZ.  Harry Gonzalez ('17) will be joining the  Phoenix Symphony this October as Associate Principal/2nd Trombone. "I am really excited to start," Gonzalez …
David Conte and Nadia Boulanger
Composition composition

What Nadia Boulanger Taught SFCM's Composition Chair About Music

July 10, 2024
Nadia Boulanger is one of the most famous music teachers of all time, mostly by virtue of some of her most famous students, like Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Quincy Jones. But her legacy is still somewhat incalculable, given the influence of not just …
SFCM students sit outside.
student life

Residential Life at SFCM: A Closer Look

June 24, 2024
SFCM is where music happens, but it's also where creators live, work, and play outside the practice room. The Conservatory is dedicated to helping students thrive intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. After all, composing the …