The first branch to open in 1993, the Ramallah Conservatory has played an important role in the cultural life of the twin cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh and in Palestine as a whole. It was originally situated on the top floor of the three-story building of the Birzeit University Board of Trustees.  In 2014 the Ramallah Branch moved to its purpose-built premises, on a piece of land donated by the Municipality of Ramallah.

The Jerusalem Society for Music Education and Research - The National Conservatory of Music is working in Jerualem   since1996 in the premises of the YWCA of Jerusalem. After several years, it relocated to the first floor of the old Regent Hotel building in Azzahra Street. The NCM moved to its new permanent home in the renovated historic Shihabi building on the same street in summer 2012. The NCM has 400 students enrolled for the academic year 2023-2024.