Founded in 1984, CPM is the school that has revolutionized the Italian educational culture in the field of contemporary popular music. Thanks to its ability to interpret the needs of the present, it is today one of the most important music schools in Italy and in Europe. Since 2016 it is also Institute of Higher Education, authorized by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) for the issuance of the First Level Academic Diploma in Popular Music. It is also member of AEC - Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen. Thanks to its ability to interpret the needs of the present, it is today one of the most important music schools in Italy and in Europe.