New Student Application Process
Interested students should complete the Mannes Prep Online Application and
pay the nonrefundable application fee of $75. New students are
admitted to Mannes Prep after an interview process, submission of a placement video, and completion of an online music
theory placement test. Our fall 2021 Open House Weekend dates, as well as all placement video requirements, are listed below; The application deadline for our Fall 2021 Open House Weekend has been extended to May 1, 2021.
Open House Weekend
Fall 2021 Interviews
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Saturday, May 22 — Strings, Guitar, Piano, and Program for the Very Young
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Sunday, May 23 — Voice, Winds, Brass, Percussion, and Composition
Placement Video Information
Length
- Placement videos should be a maximum of ten minutes.
- Shorter videos are welcome.
- Please excerpt your pieces if they are longer than ten minutes — choose sections that best represent your playing to assist us in your placement.
- Internal cuts within pieces are recommended.
Content
- Applicants will receive a Placement Video Submission form after submitting their application.
- Beginners with no prior experience on any instrument are not required to submit a placement video.
- Instrumentalists should prepare a placement video containing two contrasting pieces and a major or minor scale of their choosing. Accompanists are neither required nor provided.
- Vocalists should prepare a placement video containing a vocalise of their choosing and two contrasting songs, one of which should be in English. Accompanists are neither required nor provided.
- Composers should submit two scores of pieces they have written recently. Recordings are welcome but not required.
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Percussionists
should prepare a placement video containing repertoire excerpts for any instruments you play including repertoire for snare drum, mallet instruments, and timpani. Beginners and younger students should demonstrate what they can play on any of the above instruments.
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Jazz drummers and drum set students should prepare a placement video that includes different styles and tempos, such as swing, jazz ballad (brushes),
bossa nova and funk, in addition to preparing a rudimental snare solo of theirchoice. Beginners and younger students should demonstrate what they can play on
any of these instruments.
- All applicants take a music theory placement test to determine which theory class is best for them.
- For young students who have not previously studied music, the interview process is a chance for the faculty and students to get to know one another and determine the right fit.
- Cost-of-attendance information is available on the Mannes Prep Tuition & Fees Sheet.
- Financial aid is available. Click here to submit your 2021-2022 Financial Aid application, due May 1.
Continuing Students Renewal Process
Returning students must renew by May 1 to ensure a place for the following year. Renewal instructions are emailed to families by the Prep office, and the process music must be completed and the nonrefundable tuition deposit paid by May 1. Course schedules
are emailed to continuing students shortly before the start of classes.
For more information about the admission or renewal process, please email us at mannesprep@newschool.edu.