2021-2022 Course Catalog (last updated August 25, 2021) 130 CLAREMONT AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10027 | MSMNYC.EDU Although every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information in this Manhattan School of Music is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Catalog, students and others who use the Catalog should note laws, rules, policies, Colleges and Schools, the New York State Board of Regents, and the Bureau for and procedures change from time to time and these changes may alter the information Veterans Education. contained in this publication. Furthermore, the School reserves its right, to revise, supplement, or rescind any policies, procedures or portion thereof as described in the All programs listed in Departments by Major are approved for the training of Catalog as it deems appropriate, at the School’s sole discretion and without notice. The veterans and other eligible persons by the Bureau for Veterans Education. 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To find the crime statistics go to https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=manhattan+school+of+music&s=all&id=192712#crime or contact Luis Plaza, Director of Facilities and Campus Safety, at 917-493-4448. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Course Catalog Policy 4 Professional Studies Certificate Program 79 History of the School 5 Dual Degree Program 83 Academic Calendar 7 Doctor of Musical Arts 85 Office of Student Accounts 9 Artist Diploma 90 Tuition and Fees Course Descriptions Office of the Registrar 11 Brass 91 Collaborative Piano 91 Registration Procedures Composition 91 Academic Regulations Conducting 93 Degree Programs and Curriculum 27 Contemporary Performance 94 Doctoral Program 96 Departments by Major Guitar 97 Brass 30 Harp 98 Collaborative Piano 33 Humanities 98 Composition 35 English as a Second Language 103 Conducting 38 Entreprenuership 103 Contemporary Performance 40 Jazz 104 Guitar 42 Music History 110 Harp 44 Musical Theatre Curriculum 114 Jazz Arts 46 Orchestral Performance 119 Musical Theatre 51 Organ 119 Orchestral Performance 53 Percussion 119 Organ 56 Performance 120 Percussion 58 Piano 122 Piano 60 Strings 125 Strings 63 Musical Theory/Aural Skills 125 Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program 68 Skill Studies 129 Voice 71 Voice, Opera and Related Studies 130 Woodwinds 75 Woodwinds 133 Table of Contents 3 COURSE CATALOG POLICY This Course Catalog Policy serves procedures for their particular including the conversion of some to familiarize all undergraduate, degree or certification programs. or all coursework or business to graduate, and doctoral students remote instruction or remote with Manhattan School of In addition, the entire campus operations; (2) modifying, Music’s academic policies and community must recognize postponing, or temporarily procedures as of September 1, that the current COVID-19 eliminating academic course 2021. A department or program pandemic is likely to continue offerings, program requirements, may adopt more specific policies to challenge the operations, as clinical assignments or or procedures applicable to the well as the health and safety, experiential learning, access to particular program of study. of our community. The School facilities, student activities, and Together, the policies and publicizes its current plans other services; (3) postponing or procedures set forth in this and expectations on the MSM adjusting extracurricular activities Catalog and in program-specific website. All students must and offerings; (4) changing or policies constitute your resource comply with these guidelines, and adjusting semester schedules, guides regarding the academic may include completing a daily examination schedules, teaching requirements of the School. health questionnaire as part of and academic counseling our shared responsibility to help assignments, and grading The policies and procedures protect the health and safety protocols; and (5) otherwise in this Catalog are subject to of the community. If, following changing or adjusting academic modification, revision, and a campus judicial hearing, a operations and student activities updates at the discretion of student is found to have violated when such modifications are the School or the program in these campus safety protocols, deemed to be in the best interests question, to comply with evolving a sanction up to and including of the students and the health accreditation standards and best suspension or dismissal may be and safety of the greater campus practices in the best interests imposed, without refund. community. Any changes to the of the MSM community. These learning environment for this policies and procedures do not Manhattan School of Music reserves the right to change academic year (2021-2022) will not constitute a contract, do not result in a reduction of tuition reflect binding commitments or alter its programs, services, methods of delivering course and fees because instruction, by MSM, and may not be relied academic credit, and non- upon as such. Manhattan School content, schedules, safety guidelines, and operations to academic services will nonetheless of Music will notify students be provided to students, whether when policies or procedures are respond to the evolving needs of the campus community. These in-person, remotely, or in a revised, but students also have hybrid environment. a responsibility to stay current changes may include: (1) adjusting on the applicable policies and the method of delivering course content, curricula, or services, Return to Table of Contents 4 Course Catalog Policy MISSION AND HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL performers, composers and the immigrant communities of MISSION teachers, and imaginative, New York City. By re-establishing Manhattan School of Music is effective contributors to the the musical communities that deeply committed to excellence arts and society. had existed in these immigrants’ in education, performance, and home countries, Schenck hoped creative activity; to the humanity to further the nascent cause of of the School’s environment; HISTORY American music. To that end, the to preparing all our students From its beginnings as a small School developed its resources to to find their success; and to community music school to educate the complete musician. the cultural enrichment of the its current incarnation as a top larger community. A premier conservatory, Manhattan School By 1928, enrollment at the School international conservatory, of Music has upheld a tradition had reached 400 students. Under MSM inspires and empowers of excellence in music education. additional artistic guidance from highly talented individuals The School was founded in 1917 Pablo Casals, Harold Bauer, and to realize their potential. We by pianist and philanthropist Fritz Kreisler, the Neighborhood take full advantage of New Janet D. Schenck. Then called the Music School erected a new York’s abundant learning and Neighborhood Music School, it building and, in 1938, changed performance opportunities, was located on Manhattan’s Upper its name to Manhattan School preparing our students to be East Side and tasked with bringing of Music. In the space of twenty accomplished and passionate high-quality musical training to years, the school had built a Return to Table of Contents History of the School 55 national reputation. By 1943, the 1976; Gideon W. Waldrop was Program and, in 2010, the School offered the Bachelor’s appointed in 1986; and Peter innovative Center for Music degree; advanced degree C. Simon in 1989. Entrepreneurship, as well as the programs soon followed. addition of the Solomon Gadles Marta Casals Istomin, former Mikowsky Recital Hall, a new In 1956, Dr. Schenck retired director of the Kennedy Center state-of-the-art recital space. and John Brownlee, noted for the Performing Arts, served Metropolitan Opera baritone, as president of the School from Under the current leadership was appointed director, a title 1992 until 2005. Her tenure saw of Dr. James Gandre, who later revised to president. the construction of the G. Chris assumed the presidency in President Brownlee initiated and SungEun Andersen Residence May 2013, Manhattan School the idea of relocating the School Hall, which opened in 2001. In of Music continues to uphold to the Morningside Heights addition to student housing, the mission that Janet Schenck neighborhood; his death occurred Andersen is home to the William began over 90 years ago. Now only months before his efforts R. and Irene D. Miller Recital home to 950 students from over were realized. In 1969, George Hall and the Alan M. and Joan 40 countries, the School is a Schick, Metropolitan Opera Taub Ades