Study at The Glenn Gould School
The Glenn Gould School (GGS) is The Royal Conservatory of Music's internationally recognized centre for professional training in music performance offering undergraduate, post-bachelor and post-graduate programs. Located in the heart of Toronto, one of the safest and most culturally diverse cities in the world, the GGS experience includes:
- 50% more one-on-one studio time with internationally known faculty,
- A nurturing learning environment with a purposefully small student body capped at 130,
- Exciting performance opportunities in exceptional facilities, including the acclaimed Koerner Hall, and
- Generous scholarship support with 70% of students receiving full scholarships.
Applications for the 2026-27 academic year for the Bachelor of Music, Performance (Honours)*, Artist Diploma Program, and The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program) open on October 1st 2025. The deadline to apply is December 15th 2025.
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The GGS difference includes inspiring faculty, outstanding facilities, more private instruction time, robust career development, and many performance opportunities.
GGS offers degrees and diplomas for three levels of study – undergraduate, post-bachelor, post-graduate – in piano, voice, and orchestral instruments.
GGS faculty, renowned performing artists in their own right, share a deep commitment to nurturing and inspiring their students.
Extraordinary performance spaces and numerous practice studios give GGS students an edge when it comes to preparing for a professional career.
GGS students benefit from approximately 100 performance opportunities, and as well as over 125 master classes, each year.
With a cap of only 130 supportive peers, students will also learn and live in Toronto - one of the safest and most culturally diverse cities in the world.
Our graduates often find work within a year of graduation and have gone on to successful careers as concert and recording artists.
We offer generous scholarship support - read more about that, as well as admission information, here.
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*This institution has been granted a consent by the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security to offer the program for a seven-year term starting December 2, 2024. Prospective students are responsible for satisfying themselves that the program and the degree will be appropriate to their needs (e.g. acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies or other educational institutions.)