Yale School of Music

Yale School of Music
TypePrivate
Established1894[1]
Parent institution
Yale University
DeanJosé García-León
Location
New Haven
,
Connecticut
,
U.S.
Websitemusic.yale.edu

Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM[2]) is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a Certificate in Performance, and an artist diploma.[3]

Yale is the only Ivy League school with a separate school of music; the university also has a separate Department of Music in the Division of Humanities of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The School of Music originated in 1855 with a gift of $5,000 from Joseph Battell and conferred its first degrees in 1894; it has a separate endowment, and as a result of a 2005 gift waives tuition and gives students maintenance grants.[1][4]

José García-León, formerly dean of academic affairs and assessment at Juilliard, succeeded Robert Blocker as dean of the Yale School of Music in fall 2023.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "History and Mission of the School of Music". Bulletin of Yale University. 2023–2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "About YSM | Yale School of Music". music.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. ^ "Yale School of Music: Academics". Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  4. ^ Akbar Ahmed (April 10, 2012). "Music School profits from free tuition". Yale Daily News.
  5. ^ Christopher Arnott (June 14, 2023). "Esteemed pianist José García-León named new dean of Yale School of Music". Hartford Courant.
  6. ^ Tobias Liu (September 11, 2023). "José García-León appointed dean of the School of Music". Yale Daily News.