- Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division
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The Precollege Division at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music is designed for gifted young students of age 5-18. It takes place on Saturdays and the students have access to world class faculty and newly renovated facilities.
Academics
ASCAP and Manhattan School of Music summer campers participate in daily symphonic band rehearsals. Since 1999, the two institutions have partnered with to offer a free music camp for students who attend New York City's public schools.
The Precollege Division has approxiametly 400 students and 130 full-time faculty members.
Admission is primarily based on competitive auditions within the students' proposed major. If accepted, the student is entitled to a full day of music classes. Classes occur on most Saturdays during the school year, with the exception of holiday or vacation weekends, with students generally commuting from New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.
Private lessons, the core of the program, are augmented by required courses in music theory and ear training and elective courses: such as conducting, piano literature, composition, piano ensembles, and chamber music. Non-pianists are expected to participate in an orchestra. A major in Jazz was added in 2003 and is complemented by jazz theory, ear training, and analysis study. There are also various choruses and an opera workshop for talented singers. Faculty are primarily drawn from college faculty, but all are active performers and teachers. Joanne Polk has been the dean of the Precollege Division since 2002. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degree from The Juilliard School and her Doctoral degree from Manhattan School of Music. There is a highly competitive concerto competition held each year. The winners of each age group will get the opportunity to perform with one of the precollege orchestras.
Precollege students have full access to all of the resources of the school, including the Peter Jay Sharp Library and the Evelyn Sharp Performance Library, which contain over 19,000 cds, 2000 dvds, and 49,000 scores.[citation needed] There are performances open to the public every week, including recitals, senior recitals, performance showcases, chamber music concerts, master classes, orchestra concerts, chorus concerts, and faculty concerts.
Notable faculty
External links
Categories:- Education in Manhattan
- Music schools in New York
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