Manhattan School of Music is one of the world's premier music conservatories for classical music, jazz, and musical theatre, offering degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our 1,000 students from across the United States and globe study with our faculty of world-renowned performer educators, make their home in a welcoming collegiate neighborhood, and have access to unrivaled musical, learning, and professional opportunities in a global cultural capital. MSM graduates go on to build successful careers as performers, educators, arts administrators, and professionals in a wide range of non-musical fields.
As one of the first conservatories in the U.S. to acknowledge the prime importance of jazz as an art form, Manhattan School of Music’s programs of study for jazz arts majors are designed to develop skilled performers, composers, arrangers, and jazz educators in preparation for careers in jazz music. Systematic and rigorous conservatory training, combined with a myriad of performance and networking opportunities in New York City, make this program one of the richest of its kind for young jazz musicians.