Conservatório Brasileiro de Música

What Conservatório Brasileiro de Música does

Conservatório Brasileiro de Música (CBM), legally structured as Sociedade Civil Conservatório Brasileiro de Música (CNPJ 33.113.663/0001-71), is a private Brazilian higher-education institution that has operated continuously since 1936. The institution has held Centro Universitário status since 2002 and trades under multiple brand variants including CBM, CBM-UniCBE, UniCBE, and Centro Universitário Brasileiro de Educação. It is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro across multiple units (Bangu, Centro/Castelo, Santa Cruz) and is part of the CBM-CEU group.

CBM's product portfolio centers on four 4-year undergraduate programs — Licenciatura em Música (Nota 5 from MEC), Bacharelado em Música, Bacharelado em Musicoterapia (Brazil's first such program, established 1972), and Bacharelado em Composição — complemented by graduate offerings (Mestrado em Musicologia, Etnomusicologia e Educação Musical), the Escola de Aplicação (Tijuca, 1973) for younger learners, and the Clínica Social de Musicoterapia Ronaldo Millecco (2002), which provides community services and supervised clinical internships. The institution also operates the José Maria Neves Research Center, publishes the Pesquisa & Música journal, and runs Editora CBM.

The business model is tuition-driven: students enroll directly via the institutional website portal, WhatsApp ((21) 96814-8013), email, or in-person at the Central de Matrículas. A formal student referral program ("Quem Indica, Amigo É") pays 50% of the enrollment fee per successful referral via PIX. Notable alumni include Villa-Lobos, Claudio Santoro, Arthur Kampela, and João Carlos Assis Brasil, and the faculty is described as nationally and internationally renowned. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Conservatório Brasileiro de Música

Legal name

Sociedade Civil Conservatório Brasileiro de Música

Website

https://cbmmusica.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Conservatório Brasileiro de Música is a private Rio de Janeiro–based university center, founded in 1936, offering 4-year undergraduate degrees in Music, Music Therapy, and Composition, along with graduate programs, a music therapy clinic, and continuing music education for individual students.

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Product category

Higher Education / Music Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Conservatories & Music Colleges (EDAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Therapy (Educational/Developmental Programs) (EDAMANAK), Music Schools & Conservatory Prep (Pre-College) (EDAMANAE)

Keywords

• Music education
• Music therapy training
• Undergraduate music programs
• Higher education institutions
• Music composition degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition from undergraduate programs: Revenue from undergraduate degree programs including Bachelor of Music (Bacharelado em Música), Bachelor's in Music Therapy (Bacharelado em Musicoterapia), Bachelor's in Composition (Bacharelado em Composição), and Bachelor's/Licensure in Music (Licenciatura em Música). Programs span 4 years with semesters billed annually or per term.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Conservatório Brasileiro de Música (CBM) is a private higher education institution (Centro Universitário) in Rio de Janeiro that delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in music, including a Bachelor's in Music (Licenciatura and Bacharelado), Bachelor's in Music Therapy, Bachelor's in Composition, and Master's programs in Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Musical Education. It also operates a Social Music Therapy Clinic (Clínica Social de Musicoterapia Ronaldo Millecco) that provides community therapeutic services and supervised clinical internships for music therapy students.

Product overview

Conservatório Brasileiro de Música (CBM-UNICBE) is a university center offering a comprehensive portfolio of music education programs and services. The institution provides undergraduate degrees (Licenciatura and Bacharelado) in Music, Music Therapy, and Composition, alongside graduate programs (Master's in Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Music Education). The portfolio includes a Social Music Therapy Clinic offering community services and supervised internships. The UniCBE digital platform provides student portal access, while the 'Quem Indica, Amigo É' referral program incentivizes student recruitment. The institution was founded in 1936 and operates from its Rio de Janeiro campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciatura em Música A 4-year undergraduate degree in Music Education that prepares students to teach music in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education in public and private schools, and to coordinate music education practice in schools and social projects. Delivered in-person.
• Bacharelado em Musicoterapia A 4-year Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy that trains professionals to promote health, rehabilitation, and human development through music, integrating musical, scientific, and clinical knowledge. Delivered in-person.
• Bacharelado em Composição A 4-year Bachelor's degree in Composition that trains composers and arrangers for Western music in styles and genres of the 20th and 21st centuries, including music for phonographic and audiovisual markets, concerts, and multimedia.
• Bacharelado em Música A 4-year Bachelor's degree in Music aligned with current legislation for initial teacher training curriculum structure.
• Mestrado em Musicologia, Etnomusicologia e Educação Musical Master's programs established in 1983 covering Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Music Education for postgraduate students.
• Clínica Social de Musicoterapia Ronaldo Millecco A social music therapy clinic providing community outreach services for individuals with mental health, intellectual disabilities, depression, and anxiety disorders, offering supervised clinical internships for undergraduate and graduate Music Therapy students.

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KoellreutterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1940Partnership established in 1940s with composer Koellreutter for creation of 'Música Nova' course, representing innovative approach to music education aligned with contemporary musical trends.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Escola de Música da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ): UFRJ's Escola de Música is a premier Brazilian public music school in Rio de Janeiro. Both institutions serve overlapping student populations in Rio and compete for the same talent pool, particularly in classical music and composition.
• Escola de Música da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG): Major Brazilian public music school offering undergraduate and graduate programs in music performance, composition, and musicology. Comparable academic scope and target audience to CBM.
• Departamento de Música da Universidade de São Paulo (USP): USP's music department provides higher education in music with strong research output. Serves as a comparable academic music institution at the tertiary level in Brazil.
• Conservatório de Tatuí: One of Latin America's largest music schools, offering broad-based music education in São Paulo state. Competes with CBM in music teacher training, performance, and instrumental instruction across Brazil.
• Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO): UNIRIO offers music and music therapy programs in Rio de Janeiro, directly competing with CBM for local students. Comparable academic offerings across performance, education, and therapy tracks.
• Conservatório Dramático e Musical de São Paulo: One of Brazil's oldest music conservatories offering undergraduate and extension programs. Operates in a similar traditional music education model with comparable portfolio of instruments and classical training.

Broad incumbents

• Juilliard School: Premier US conservatory for music performance and composition. A global benchmark for conservatory-style music education with comparable focus on classical training and professional development.
• Royal College of Music: International conservatory in London offering undergraduate and postgraduate music education. Comparable heritage, conservatory-style training model, and prestige positioning in the music education market.
• Berklee College of Music: World-leading private music college offering undergraduate and graduate programs. While US-based and broader in scope, it is a benchmark for premium music education and competes for international students considering CBM.
• New England Conservatory: Historic US conservatory offering undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education in music. Comparable long-standing brand, conservatory format, and institutional reputation to CBM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cbm.musica
• Xx.com/higor02reis
• Facebookfacebook.com/CBM.CEU

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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