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Collaborative Piano

Collaborative Piano

Your colleagues await you.

We offer piano students who want to learn the art of instrumental and vocal collaborative performance a special place in our keyboard department. The graduate-level, highly selective program is designed to ready the next generation of pianists to become invaluable collaborators in any setting they choose.

Students in this program are some of the most sought-after musicians at SFCM, with endless opportunities to support their peers in recitals, workshops, and showcases. Whether you want to specialize in supporting vocalists or instrumentalists, you'll get experience above and beyond your expectations.

Exclusive instruction

Beyond Your Major

Customize your degree with minors that deepen your musical interests or expand your skills across disciplines.
Explore music theory, history, humanities, and interdisciplinary coursework that broadens your perspective as both a musician and a scholar.
Perform in recitals, ensembles, orchestras, opera productions, chamber music, and more than 500 concerts each year.
Develop skills in entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, contracts, and career planning.
Live, learn, rehearse, and connect in a residence designed to bring artists together in one creative community.
Find community through student organizations, wellness resources, campus traditions, and life in the heart of San Francisco.