New Music School Opens In Fremont

California Conservatory of Music has opened its first Fremont location, adding a third Bay Area campus after years operating in Sunnyvale and Redwood City. The school’s Fremont page says the site is now open and enrolling students of all ages for piano, guitar, violin and voice lessons. The company says the new campus extends a business that has served Bay Area families for more than 15 years, with Fremont joining its existing locations. The Fremont address listed on the school’s website is 3890 Mowry Ave., Suite 200, in central Fremont. ### Which school opened in Fremont, and where is it? The California Conservatory of Music identifies the Fremont site as its newest location and says it is now accepting students. The school lists the campus at 3890 Mowry Ave., Suite 200, Fremont, CA 94538, with a Fremont phone number of 510-903-7598. The conservatory says Fremont is its first location in the city and that its other Bay Area campuses are in Sunnyvale and Redwood City. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) Its main site says the organization has provided music lessons in the region for more than 15 years, while another page says the business has provided music education to the Bay Area since 2011. ### What classes does the Fremont campus say it offers? The Fremont campus page says students can enroll in one-on-one piano, guitar, violin and voice lessons. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) The school says those lessons are available for all ages and levels, from beginners to more advanced students preparing for recitals, exams and auditions. Group instruction is also part of the offering. The conservatory’s group-classes page lists guitar group class and violin group class, and its promotional pages say students can join supplementary group and ensemble classes in addition to private instruction. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) ### Who runs the conservatory? Robert Miller and Christopher Mallett are listed by the school as the owners and operators of California Conservatory of Music. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) A Fremont open-house page says both are musicians and says the conservatory has provided Bay Area music education since 2011. The school’s history page, as summarized in search results, says the business was founded in May 2011 in Santa Clara as the California Conservatory of Guitar before expanding. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) That page ties the school’s origins to Miller and Mallett’s training and to support from families connected to an earlier music program. ### What does the school mean when it says it keeps students motivated? The conservatory says motivation is built into its curriculum through regular goals and rewards. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) A page on consistent practice says students can take part in practice challenges, and another promotional page says students work toward milestones including monthly practice goals, advancing to new books and performing in biannual recitals. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) The school also says performance is part of the program. Its Fremont open-house and free-trial pages say students are invited to perform at the school, join group and ensemble classes, and take part in community-facing music activities. Those pages cite recent student appearances at the Omni Foundation Concert Series in San Francisco and the Guitar Foundation of America’s convention in Los Angeles. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) ### What can Fremont families do next if they want to enroll? The Fremont campus page says families can sign up for a free trial lesson, and the conservatory’s general trial page describes that offer as a free 15-minute introductory lesson before weekly enrollment. The school says the trial is meant to let students meet a teacher, see the school and discuss registration with staff. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) A Fremont open-house page also advertises a standing promotion for new students at that campus: $100 off the first month of lessons plus a free trial lesson. The school says interested families can reserve a spot or request more information through its online contact forms for the Fremont location. (thecaliforniaconservatory.com) (thecaliforniaconservatory.com)