Royal Conservatory Branches Out Beyond Classical

Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music has long set the standards for music instruction, helping educate generatations of young classical musicians. Now the RCM is widening its focus, offering world music as part of its curriculum. “The Conservatory is supposed to be the institution of Canadian national music, and we’ve caught up to the reality that there are huge numbers of people living in this country who were not raised in the Western classical-music tradition. We have to reflect the diversity.”