Washington Conservatory of Music is a nationally accredited, nonprofit community music school serving children, teens, and adults in the Washington, D.C. metro area, through individual lessons on all instruments and voice, group classes, camps, and ensembles taught by highly-credentialed educators and professional musicians. Teaching is in-person and online. WCM also provides free professional concerts for the community and the Tapestry Music Project, an outreach music program for underserved children.
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Washington Conservatory of Music is dedicated to fostering the joy of music and guiding students of all ages and skill levels to reach their personal musical potential. WCM 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.
Open to amateur adult musicians of all levels, the WCM Community Orchestra provides participants the opportunity to learn and perform both traditional and lesser-known orchestral literature with like-minded avid adult musicians in a friendly professional atmosphere. The orchestra performs three public concerts each year.
Reviews (3)
Jolie Blanchard Brown
Jun 19, 2021
I'm an adult piano student at Washington Conservatory of Music where I receive superior instruction from Ms. Dionne Laufman. She makes learning fun! During the COVID-19 pandemic the lessons are being taught virtually. We haven't missed a beat! I like studying at WCM where I feel part of the music community. In addition to providing individual and class instruction on a variety of instruments (and voice), WCM offers public concerts, student recitals, and master classes. WCM is a great place to study music.
Diana Rumrill
Apr 11, 2021
Carol Henry
Feb 04, 2021
I started at WCM in 2016 as an adult piano student with Dionne Laufman. I had played the piano for several years as a child in Trinidad (my home country), but I had stopped as an adult. After several decades, I decided to resume piano and found WCM where I enrolled. It has been a very enlightening AND fun learning experience, and I am sorely disappointed that the pandemic has interrupted my personal lessons with a great piano teacher whom I love!
The whole point of taking lessons on any instrument is to improve one's playing and technique in order to draw the most beautiful sound out of the instrument. I learned the basics as a child, but at WCM I entered a whole new world of learning with Ms Laufman. She was able to zero in on my faults and show me exactly what to do to correct them (the hallmark of a good teacher!).
She taught me about color, and nuance, and touch, and posture, and technique, and so many other things that can transform music from plain and boring to beautiful and enchanting. After 4 years with Dionne, I can actually hear the tremendous improvement in my piano-playing and I am delighted with my progress! It is worth every penny I have spent. Others who have heard me play over the years have also remarked on it.
I know that this is testament to the commitment and competence of my dear piano teacher at WCM. And from what I have seen, ALL the teachers at WCM are of this caliber! I would recommend WCM highly to anyone who is thinking about taking lessons on any instrument. In addition to the wide exposure and performance opportunities it provides in this culture-rich metropolitan area, the school is well-organized, well-run, and full of highly competent teachers who obviously love what they do!
The whole point of taking lessons on any instrument is to improve one's playing and technique in order to draw the most beautiful sound out of the instrument. I learned the basics as a child, but at WCM I entered a whole new world of learning with Ms Laufman. She was able to zero in on my faults and show me exactly what to do to correct them (the hallmark of a good teacher!).
She taught me about color, and nuance, and touch, and posture, and technique, and so many other things that can transform music from plain and boring to beautiful and enchanting. After 4 years with Dionne, I can actually hear the tremendous improvement in my piano-playing and I am delighted with my progress! It is worth every penny I have spent. Others who have heard me play over the years have also remarked on it.
I know that this is testament to the commitment and competence of my dear piano teacher at WCM. And from what I have seen, ALL the teachers at WCM are of this caliber! I would recommend WCM highly to anyone who is thinking about taking lessons on any instrument. In addition to the wide exposure and performance opportunities it provides in this culture-rich metropolitan area, the school is well-organized, well-run, and full of highly competent teachers who obviously love what they do!
