Sydney Conservatorium of Music — Local services in Sydney

🧶Rating: 5/5 💎The Layout: The library is on the second floor, but when you walk into the building you’ll be on the third. When you walk in and look to the left you’ll see a counter for asking questions, and if you continue going straight you’ll notice a little section for games and knitting.

After passing the knitting and games section you’ll see a few shelves and a lot of tables to sit at. Some tables are to the right edge of the library and they’re a bit more isolated. The tables and chairs are kind of sorted out into mini cubicles and some of them have a charger and some don’t. There’s a downstairs and they have a good amount of seats and seats with cushions. There’s also more of a book section downstairs than there is upstairs.

🎲My experience: I was randomly looking up libraries near me on google maps and this place popped up, and I was looking for reviews to see if it was good to go to or not and I only saw 3 reviews and they barely had any pictures so I thought that I could do a review.

While I was taking pictures and videos, I came across a knitting section where they literally had everything you needed for knitting and I immediately stopped taking pictures and sat down and started knitting lol but before that, when I first saw the knitting section, I was quite surprised and in awe, because no other libraries that I’ve been to before had a knitting section.

I came at about 2pm-3pm until about 7pm mainly because it was raining, but also because it was very quiet and I had things to do. When I walked into the library there were about 11 people; most people were using their computers and 2 other people were playing in the games section. I did think that this library may not be exactly the best reading library, but a good one to study or work on your computer at.

📐Likes: I thought the building’s shape was very cool; it looked very similar to a castle. I liked how there weren’t that many people and due to that it was quite peaceful. One interesting thing, and a thing that I liked too, was that the next morning I went early to the library, and the librarian there was walking up to where I was sitting, and she had a platter of bananas, apples,...

Free or gold-coin donation lunch-time concerts of excellent quality from young musicians before they become musical professionals - sometimes $10 evening concerts - classical, early music or jazz - Google it and enjoy!

[16 April 2025 update] I totally loved today’s lunchtime concert with a big band jazz Orchestra 18 piece fantastic playing brilliant solos totally worth what I paid - I think a five dollar donation for a couple we put in. You don’t actually need to … totally love it - brilliant stuff for effectively free.

Mask wearing still required as of 19/5/22.

Wed-Thur lunchbreak concert audiences tends to comprise many old folks perhaps bussed in from aged care homes - they usually don't disturb

I've only walked out of one lunchtime concert of ‘contemporary music’ - a 4 piece rock and roll band with amps and drum kit - okay 2 of each sex but the sound was Awful! Way too loud (100db can damage hearing) in a voice-suitable echo chamber, all mid range moaning, just muddy sound, and lazy ‘I don’t really care’ singing - even instrumental balance was bad - as a musician it offended me on many levels. They were no Sex Pistols. We walked out after the second tune - the third sounded more punchy and syncopated - but too late for us - we were already out the door.

So maybe every fifth concert I might not enjoy most of it - last time was 3 weird experimental pieces that didn't float my boat - and one string quartet that was a balm to my nerves - either way the price is right and we like to come to this on a nice free day and lunch afterwards at Malay Chinese if it's...

"The Con". For a building that had gone through different lives, as Governor Macquarie's first Sydney residence to its demise with only the Stables left. It's a tribute to Colonial Gothic Picturesque style. The original Conservatorium High School commenced in 1919. It's an easy stroll to the Royal Botanic Garden, Circular Quay and the Sydney Opera House. There's street parking or public transportation nearby. Great place to check for their seasonal programs when students do public performance. An atmosphere of sheer delight and excitement and elegance all roll into one...