Gifts in kind for services and capital items will also be pursued. For services, we will be looking for assistance in accounting, legal expertise, marketing, insurance, etc.. For capital items we are looking for musical instruments (pianos, percussion instruments, stringed instruments, winds, brass, keyboards, etc.), office equipment (chairs, desks, computers, fax machines, copiers, etc.), teaching needs (white boards, music recording and playback systems, video recording and playback systems, chairs, desks, etc.).

Tuition will also provide a large part of our budget resources. Over the first five year period (2002-2007), it is forecasted that the portion of the General Operations budget covered by tuition will grow from 20% to 80%. We plan to develop an endowment to secure the conservatory's future.

Faculty & Friends Concert Series: The Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission

Acquisition of a 9 foot concert grand piano: The Dresher Foundation

Master Class and Concert Collaboration: Harford County Piano Teachers Association

MCM Faculty Outreach-Scott Jones: The Highland School

MCM Faculty Outreach-Jennifer Haney: St. Margaret's School

MCM Faculty Outreach-George Carroll: The John Carroll School

MCM Faculty & Students: The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra

Our Partnerships aim to:

Coordinate student performances for concerts, festivals, and competitions throughout the state and for business and government functions.

Partner with libraries, museums, and nursing homes where students perform as part of the Community Performance Program.

Partner with the Home School Coordinators to create programming specifically for home schooled children.

Initiate programs with other education providers including public and private schools, private studios, other conservatories, and schools in the arts where exchanges (both faculty and student) can take place.

Through partnerships like these, Maryland Conservatory of Music will assume a role in coordinating and facilitating joint musical activities throughout the region.