Vancouver Academy of Music is a private non-profit institution founded in 1969 that offers music education to students at all stages.
Founded in 1969, the Vancouver Academy of Music (VAM) is a non-profit institution. The college is dedicated to providing high quality music education in an inclusive and encouraging environment. It describes itself as a community-founded institution with global reach.
The college's programs range from Early Childhood to Adult Learning, serving students from aficionados to emerging professionals. It is guided by a distinguished faculty. Its vision is to stand amongst leading institutions recognized for fostering innovative music education experiences.
The college is housed in a spacious facility minutes away from downtown, in a traffic-calmed location near Vanier Park. Its facilities include teaching studios, large classrooms, a library, and two performance halls, including Koerner Recital Hall (KRH) and Mary Olson Hall (MOH). The college mounts more than 50 public concerts each year, and its flagship VAM Symphony Orchestra series performs at the Orpheum Theatre and West Vancouver's Kay Meek Arts Centre.
Students can be admitted through private teacher pairing, arranged via the Registrar using an online enrolment form.