Project overview
The Royal Conservatory is one of the largest and most respected music education institutions in the world, providing the definitive standard of excellence in curriculum design, assessment, performance training, teacher certification and arts-based social programs.
Our 135-year old Certificate Program is used today by over 30,000 teachers to support 500,000 students across North America. Our more than 5 million alumni have built careers in a wide range of fields, including medicine, law, journalism, and professional athletics. The Royal Conservatory has also expanded into programs for early childhood development, teaching in public schools, and is Canada’s foremost training authority for professional musicians.
Music
The period between 1918 and 1924 witnessed a series of mergers among music conservatories in Toronto. The Toronto College of Music was founded in 1888 by conductor F.H. Torrington, and became the first music conservatory affiliated with the University of Toronto. After Torrington’s death in 1917, the school merged with the Canadian Academy of Music in 1918.[10] The academy itself had been founded in 1911 by Albert Gooderham, who financed the school out of his own personal fortune and served as the school’s only president during its 13-year history. The academy, in turn, merged into the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1924
