{"id":53,"date":"2017-10-06T20:18:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T20:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:18:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53\" class=\"elementor elementor-53\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e53d0ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e53d0ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e86ec2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16e86ec2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786b5b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"786b5b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Community Through Music: Learn, Create, Inspire<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbaee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4bbaee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/JoE3HtbF1Jk?feature=shared&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6644fd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6644fd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Conservatory of Music (WCM) is dedicated to fostering the joy of music and guiding students of all ages and skill levels to reach their personal musical potential. Celebrating its 40th anniversary season in the 2024-25 school year, Washington Conservatory of Music was established as an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit community music school in 1984. The school was first accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Non-degree Granting Institutions in 1991.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of only 17 nationally accredited community music schools, WCM provides students of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to study without audition under the guidance of <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WCM\u2019s acclaimed <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">music faculty<\/span>.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><strong> WCM offers:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual music lessons across\u00a0 piano, guitar, voice, all strings, all brass, all woodwind instruments\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group and additional courses exploring\u00a0 jazz piano, improvisation, drums, percussion, conducting, and theory<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekly instruction guitar, voice, strings, early childhood music, traditional music, and more<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music ensembles for classical, rock, pop, and jazz musicians<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer music camps for children at Glen Echo Park<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WCM presents weekly free and low-cost early childhood music classes and instrumental music classes to children of immigrants and families of color through our outreach Tapestry Music Project. To serve our community, WCM sponsors monthly professional concerts with \u201cgive-what-you-can\u201d admission at Glen Echo Park, Kensington, and online.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Conservatory of Music\u2019s programs are presented in cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture and the National Park Service. WCM is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An annual report is available for inspection upon request.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f6b665 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78f6b665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f92404e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f92404e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660d9b5f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"660d9b5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Suzuki-Violin-2-e1560265589607-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1247\" alt=\"Suzuki violin outside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Suzuki-Violin-2-e1560265589607-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Suzuki-Violin-2-e1560265589607-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Suzuki-Violin-2-e1560265589607-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Suzuki-Violin-2-e1560265589607-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4628a71b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4628a71b\" 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https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/conservatory-kids-combo-class-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/conservatory-kids-combo-class-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/conservatory-kids-combo-class-1536x1400.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/conservatory-kids-combo-class-2048x1867.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d1202 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7d1202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AsCo-45-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743a02f6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"743a02f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb92933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bb92933\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb72e70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb72e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15865\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AsCo-34-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781b3279 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"781b3279\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd18136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cd18136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Value<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abc742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6abc742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a Vital, Inclusive Musical Community<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11903471 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11903471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d8128 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76d8128\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d172ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d172ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WCO-28-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65369f80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65369f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453fab91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"453fab91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc6425f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fc6425f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dc81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3dc81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>A community inspired and informed by the experience of music.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><br \/>The Washington Conservatory is dedicated to creating a vital, inclusive, expansive musical listening and learning environment, serving the musical needs of people of all ages and diverse ethnic, racial, cultural and economic backgrounds in Montgomery County. Through providing free music classes within communities of children of immigrant and underserved families of color, through presenting free concerts for people of all ages and income levels, and through the process of hiring outstanding musicians and dedicated educators to teach in-person and online music lessons, classes, ensembles, and camps, WCM is a transforming arts organization committed to reflecting the core values of gender and racial equality.<\/p><p><br \/><em>(Adopted 2020: WCM Board of Directors Executive Committee)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f9de3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63f9de3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ec941e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ec941e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb498c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb498c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington Conservatory of Music provides exceptional musical learning and listening experiences for our students and community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23832e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"f23832e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position-left elementor-animation- jeg_module___69eede4e39583\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper 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