[1] In 1921, the first Polish private music school has been created in Bydgoszcz, led by Leon Jaworski, a conductor educated in Regensburg.

It received in 1936 a license from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Enlightenment, but had to cease its operations with the outbreak of World War II.

[1] Educators came partly from Poznań, but most came from other universities abroad (Leipzig, Weimar, Berlin, Saint Petersburg, Geneva, Hamburg).

In 1932, the school established the Collegium Musicum, composed of teachers, to play like a symphony orchestra with choir.

[4] During World War II, the school building was confiscated by Nazis authorities: they opened in 1941 a Municipal School of Music (German: Musikschule der Stadt Bromberg),[2] directed by German organist Georg Juedeke.

Despite the efforts of Bydgoszcz teachers to restore the higher Music school (third course), this level of teaching was established in 1947 in Gdańsk.

During the 23 years of existence of Bydgoszcz Music School, 400 students have been graduated, among whom Janusz Stanecki, Krzysztof Herdzin, Eleonora Harendarska and Alicja Weber.

[9] Directors of the Music Schools group have been Zdzisław Starniewski (1975–1984), Wacław Kłaput (1984–1990) and Ewa Stąporek-Pospiech since 1990.

[4] To celebrate this patron, an International Competition for Young Pianists "Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam" has been organized since 1993 every other year.

A school Orchestra appeared in April 1939 at the Municipal Conservatory of Music, led before World War II by Zdzislaw Jahnke and Alfons Rezler, and after 1945 by Wacław Splewiński and Feliks Rybicki.

The orchestra takes an active part in the musical life of the region and the country, including tours (Germany, Finland).

It performs regularly on the stage of the Pomeranian Philharmonic, in particular for school ceremonies, and charity concerts in coordination with cultural institutions of the city.