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Mannes School of Music

Internationally recognized for musical and pedagogical excellence, Mannes holds a reputation as one of the most progressive schools of its kind, thanks to a curriculum that teaches students what they need to know, understand, and be able to do as 21st-century musicians.
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School of Drama

At the School of Drama, we combine rigorous training with creative experimentation. Learn to express yourself authentically and confront pressing societal issues through the making of theater, film, and emerging media.
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School of Jazz and Contemporary Music

This center for progressive, inventive artists offers a distinctive artist-as-mentor approach to learning. Work one-on-one with the world's leading contemporary and jazz musicians to develop your identity as an artist.
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Arts Management and Entrepreneurship (MA)

The MA Arts Management and Entrepreneurship program is designed specifically for practicing performing artists. Students acquire skills that enable them to reinvent existing cultural organizations or launch their own arts-related enterprises while mastering their craft.
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Performer-Composer (MM)

The Performer-Composer Master of Music (MM) program was created for instrumentalists and vocalists who make work as performers, composers, and improvisers in a range of settings and genres. Students engage in holistic experimentation and create original modes of expression that consider the past, present and future of musical artistry.
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ESL + Music

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The ESL + Music program helps students develop their English language skills before they begin a degree at Mannes, the School of Jazz, or the Performer-Composer program. Students study music with members of the faculty while improving their English language skills in order to qualify for degree programs.
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Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy

The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.