A statement from the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums says NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes' Office has conveyed to their president, Anita Bellman, that the NSW Liberal/National Government will make no commitment to enhanced funding for the 17 Regional Music Conservatoriums across NSW in this election campaign.

"Our numerous requests dating back to October 2018 to meet directly with Minister Stokes to discuss our submission for increased funding for Regional Conservatoriums were denied,"Ms Bellman said. 

"Disappointingly, Minister Stokes is the only Minister for Education who has refused to meet with Regional Conservatoriums.

"I received a call from the Minister's office explaining that, despite all the hard work we had done in cooperation with the Department and Minister's office, the Berejiklian-lead Coalition will not be making an announcement on Conservatorium funding.

Goulburn Regional Conservatorium director Paul Scott Williams said he was concerned about this situation, saying the conservatorium has not had a funding rise since 2006. 

"The committee that runs all conservatoriums had been working with all sides of parliament in the lead up to the election," Mr Scott-Williams said. 

"They were all presented with a lobby document last October, in which it was laid out to both sides what the current situation is - that we haven't had any kind of significant funding rise since 2006 and there has been incredible growth across the network.

"Across 17 conservatoriums, we have more than 30,000 enrollments and we employ 3000 people - apart from visiting artists and musicians. 

"We are saying that regional conservatoriums are a success story and in Goulburn it is very real for us and we are working well above our funding level - the amount we are funded is dependent upon the number of hours per annum we deliver music education and in Goulburn we are running at over 4000 hours per annum over."

"We are trying to be bi-partisan, but we have nothing from the LNP - they are giving us nothing to work with and they are missing an opportunity." 

Mr Scott-Williams said the NSW Labor Party made a comprehensive Arts and Cultural Policy announcement on January 20.

Under this announcement, a Daley Labor Government will invest $100 million in the Regional and Cultural Fund, which will double the size of the fund from $100 million to $200 million.

At the time, Labor candidate for Goulburn Dr Ursula Stephens also announced Labor would invest $40 million to create a Regional Conservatorium Fund. 

"Labor recognises the importance of regional conservatoriums in rural and regional NSW. Labor also acknowledges the work of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums and its role supporting music education and performance in regional communities," Dr Stephens said at the time. 

"Regional conservatoriums have been in existence since the late-1970s, growing from modest beginnings in Bathurst to a network of 17 conservatoriums serving most regional centres in NSW.

"A Daley Labor Government will establish a $40 million Regional Conservatorium Fund to support and expand the outstanding work already being done by regional conservatoriums. Labor's investment will help more children from rural and regional NSW receive the benefits of musical education."