Maryland Conservatory of Music
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The Maryland Conservatory of Music (MCM) is a music school
founded by Duke Thompson, DMA, who has performed and taught in Canada
, The United States and Japan
over the past 20 years. It is currently located in Bel Air, Maryland
on the campus of John Carroll High School (though it is not affiliated), and it is a nonprofit organization
with the mission of offering quality music training to both children and adults.
Music school
The term music school refers to an educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music.Different terms refer to this concept such as school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department or conservatory.Music instruction can be provided...
founded by Duke Thompson, DMA, who has performed and taught in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, The United States and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
over the past 20 years. It is currently located in Bel Air, Maryland
Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
The town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2000 census the population of the town was 10,080. In 2009 the town's estimated population was 10,368...
on the campus of John Carroll High School (though it is not affiliated), and it is a nonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
with the mission of offering quality music training to both children and adults.