Some kids know from a young age that they want to be a musician, while others have multiple interests and find music a useful accompaniment to their many artistic and academic pursuits. Our student body is broad and diverse. At PCM, you’ll find infants who are learning to shake maracas and move their bodies to a rhythm, and high-school age chamber music students who are winning national competitions and preparing for college auditions.
The Conservatory’s extensive schedule of performances, master classes, and professional workshops offer many opportunities to become involved in our school. When you enroll in classes at PCM, you are not just signing up for a weekly lesson; you’re entering into an immersive community where you’ll find inspiring teachers, fellow musicians to collaborate with, performances to attend, and a place to call your musical home.
Our Curriculum
Music study at PCM is based on a curriculum continuum, which means instruction builds on prior experience and skills.
Student Voices
Vincent Islas
My music study has broadened my musical horizons and helped me to better articulate the sounds that I hear in my head. I find that I express myself best through this medium…Having a better understanding of my craft has been fulfilling not just musically but emotionally. If I feel confident about my music then I also feel confident about myself. With the aid of music study, I feel that I can branch out farther musically than I ever could have without it.
Atticus Mellor-Goldman
My time at PCM has been a wonderful experience that has opened so many opportunities in music that would have not been possible prior for me. Thanks to my studies, I’ve had the pleasure of participating in a multitude of master classes and concerts, as well as a stellar chamber music program that I was a part of for most of my high school life. PCM has effectively guided me towards auditioning for music schools and pursuing a career in music.
Erica Lee
PCM is a wonderful school that provides many opportunities for young musicians to collaborate with students of their own ages, participate in master classes, and many recitals.