Manhattan School of Music
| Manhattan School of Music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the School’s environment; to preparing all our students to find their success; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. A premier international conservatory, MSM inspires and empowers highly talented individuals to realize their potential. We take full advantage of New York’s abundant learning and performance opportunities, preparing our students to be accomplished and passionate performers, composers and teachers, and imaginative, effective contributors to the arts and society. |
Programs
| Jazz Arts | As one of the first conservatories in the U.S. to acknowledge the prime importance of jazz as an art form, Manhattan School of Music’s programs of study for jazz arts majors are designed to develop skilled performers, composers, arrangers, and jazz educators in preparation for careers in jazz music. |
| Musical Theatre | Manhattan School of Music’s prestigious Musical Theatre Program is the only stand-alone conservatory program in New York City. Our program attracts professional artist-teacher faculty and guest artists many of whom who have created and performed in some of Broadway’s greatest shows such as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Chicago, and countless others. Students receive comprehensive training in musical theatre culminating in a fully-accredited Bachelor’s degree. |
| Orchestral Performance | Inaugurated in 1991, the MSM Graduate Program in Orchestral Performance is the first accredited degree program of its kind in the United States. Chaired by Glenn Dicterow, the former concertmaster of the NY Philharmonic, the program produces polished musicians of the highest artistic caliber, who are prepared intensively in the orchestral repertoire for careers as symphonic players. |
| Contemporary Performance | The Contemporary Performance Program (CPP) is an advanced graduate program dedicated to preparing musicians to thrive as artists working on the forefront of contemporary classical music. |
| Classical Programs | |
| Instrumental, Vocal | |
| Piano | |
| Voice | |
| Classical, Opera Theater | |
| Composition | |
| Conducting | |
| Choral, Orchestral | |
| Strings & Harp | |
| Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp | |
| Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program | |
| Viola, Violin | |
| Woodwinds | |
| Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone | |
| Brass | |
| Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba | |
| Percussion | |
| Organ | |
| Guitar | |
| Graduate Program in Orchestral Performance | |
Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, French Horn, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Viola, Violin |
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