The Royal Conservatory of Music building at 273 Bloor Street West in Toronto, in the left background is the Royal Ontario Museum. Both buildings are presently under major reconstruction.

The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) is a music school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that is noted throughout the country. It was founded by Edward Fisher in 1886 as the Toronto Conservatory of Music. In 1947, King George VI awarded the conservatory its Royal charter. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 387 KB)Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 387 KB)Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM (rhyming with Tom), is a major museum for world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Edward Fisher Edward Fisher (11 January 1848 – 31 May 1913) was a Canadian conductor, teacher, organist, and founder and first musical director of the Toronto Conservatory of Music. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... A music school or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ...

The conservatory was affiliated with the University of Toronto until 1991, at which time it became a wholly-independent institution. Its home, (originally called McMaster Hall, now called Ihnatowycz Hall), was the original home of McMaster University, now located in Hamilton, Ontario. The conservatory has currently embarked on a major expansion that will see the construction of the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, which includes a new 1,140-seat concert hall, scheduled to open in 2007. The expansion has resulted in the temporary relocation of the music school to the former location of Toronto District School Board's Ursula Franklin Academy, located in the Dufferin and Bloor West area, at 90 Croatia Street. The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Ursula Franklin Academy (UFA) is a high school located in the High Park area of Toronto, Canada. ... Dufferin Street is a north-south route in Toronto and York Region. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

The Royal Conservatory produces the most popular and comprehensive teaching method in Canada, encompassing strict guidelines for ten grade levels. The ARCT diploma for Teachers or Performers is the culmination of all the grades which is also recognized worldwide. Comprehensive theory and history co-requisites are required to obtain a certificate. Many Canadian provinces recognize completion of higher levels of the curriculum, awarding students high school credits upon successful completion. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Curriculum has many different conceptions. ...

The Royal Conservatory operates with five key divisions:

• The Glenn Gould School is an internationally recognized centre for professional training in classical music performance.
• The RCM Community School, the oldest division of The Royal Conservatory, is one of the largest community-based music schools in North America. It offers classes and lessons for people of all ages and levels of ability, in a wide range of musical traditions.
• Learning Through the Arts is an acclaimed educational initiative that helps public school teachers motivate their students but using the arts to deliver core curriculum.
• The Young Artists Performance Academy offers high-level performance training to talented classical musicians ages 9 to 18.
• RCM Examinations sets and supports standards in music examinations that have made it one of the most highly regarded organizations of its kind in the world.
• The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, founded in 1904, is the oldest and largest print-music publisher in Canada. Its publications are distributed in more than 25 countries.

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Notable teachers and students

The RCM's notable teachers have included Healey Willan, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Alberto Guerrero, Boyd Neel (Dean of the Conservatory from 1953 to 1971), Lorand Fenyves, Boris Berlin and Nicholas Goldschmidt. Healey Willan, CC (October 12, 1880 - February 16, 1968) was a Canadian organist and composer. ... Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan (August 18, 1893 – May 6, 1973) was an internationally renouned Canadian orchestrial conductor and composer. ... Alberto Guerrero (standing) with his student Glenn Gould, 1945 Alberto Guerrero (6 February 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a Chilean–Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher, perhaps now best remembered as a mentor of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. ... Louis Boyd Neel (July 19, 1905 - September 30, 1981) was an English (and later Canadian) conductor and academic. ... Nicholas Goldschmidt (December 6, 1908 - February 8, 2004) was a Canadian conductor, administrator, teacher, performer, music festival entrepreneur and artistic director. ...

Many who attended the RCM classes and lessons or who took RCM music exams have gone on to success inside and out of the music industry. Two students starred together in the same TV show, Paradise Falls. Past students include: Cast of Paradise Falls Paradise Falls was a weekly soap opera shown nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. ...

• Howard Cable - Composer of wind ensemble/concert band repertoire.
• Aline Chrétien - Wife of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien,
• Adrienne Clarkson - Governor General of Canada (1999-2005)
• Bruce Cockburn - Folk/rock guitarist and singer/songwriter, who was inducted in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
• Naida Cole - Pianist who performed with Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestras, and others.
• David Foster - Grammy winning musician, producer, and composer
• Glenn Gould - Pianist who famously gave up live performances.
• Robert Goulet - Mainly known as a singer. Also an actor.
• Lawrence Gowan -Styx Keyboardist
• Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister
• Ian O. Ihnatowycz - President, CEO and CIO, Acuity Funds Ltd.
• Norman Jewison - Film director, known for In the Heat of the Night and others.
• Eli Kassner - Founder of the Guitar Society of Toronto, world-renowned guitar teacher
• Lois Marshall - Soprano who is a holder of the Order of Canada
• Kim Schraner - Leading actress on CBC Television's Spynet. Previously on Paradise Falls.
• Paul Shaffer - Band leader on The Late Show with David Letterman
• Mitchell Sharp - Former Minister of Finance (Canada)
• Teresa Stratas - Operatic soprano who joined the Metropolitan Opera
• Cherilee Taylor - Actress on Showcase soap opera Paradise Falls
• Jon Vickers - Tenor with the Metropolitan Opera
• Greg Wells - Record producer, composer, and multi-instrumenatlist with Rufus Wainwright, P!nk, Natasha Bedingfield, and others.
• Rafael Villanueva, Associate Director, Dominican National Symphonic Orchestra
• Tutu Robinson,World-renowned pianist

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Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman. ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Mitchell William Sharp,PC,CC (May 11, 1911–March 19, 2004), a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. ... The Minister of Finance is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet of Canada. ... Teresa Stratas (b. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Cherilee Taylor is a TV and movie actress who has been a series regular on the Canadian soap opera Paradise Falls. ... 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See also

• List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
• List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto

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External links

• The Royal Conservatory of Music
• The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music
• Location of the RCM with photos and links to web sites related to the area

Coordinates: 43.65789° N 79.437737° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...