Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music
View of the campus from Broadway
MottoLatin: Macte virtute sic itur ad astra
Motto in English
Those who excel, thus reach the stars
TypePrivate music conservatory
Established1917
PresidentJames Gandre
ProvostJoyce Griggs
Academic staff
352
Students1,115[1]
Undergraduates508
Postgraduates607
Location, ,
United States

40°48′44″N 73°57′41″W / 40.81222°N 73.96139°W / 40.81222; -73.96139
CampusUrban, 1 acre (0.40 ha)
ColorsMaroon and black
MascotManny the polar bear
Websitemsmnyc.edu

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in musical theatre.[2]

Founded in 1917, the school is located on Claremont Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City, adjacent to Broadway and West 122nd Street (Seminary Row). The MSM campus was originally the home to The Institute of Musical Art (which later became Juilliard) until Juilliard moved to the Lincoln Center area of Midtown Manhattan. The property was originally owned by the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum until The Institute of Musical Art purchased it in 1910.[3] The campus of Columbia University is close by, where it has been since 1895. Many of the students live in the school's residence hall, Andersen Hall.

  1. ^ "Manhattan School of Music". College Navigator. National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Manhattan School of Music Announces New Degree Program in Musical Theatre". 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Historical Significance, Historic Morningside Heights". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2013.