Mannes College The New School for Music

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School Says - General Information
A small, distinguished conservatory in the heart of New York City, Mannes College The New School for Music features faculty who are members of New York City's most prominent and internationally known ensembles. Students receive rigorous professional training as members of a friendly, supportive community dedicated to the highest artistic achievement.

School Says - Student Body
There are many opportunities for students to become involved at both Mannes and the main campuses of The New School. At Mannes College of Music, the Dean's Student Advisory Council and the Office of Student Activities welcome student involvement. Also, many New School committees have seats available to interested students. The New School also has active student organizations dedicated to issues and activities of interest to undergraduate and graduate students as well as other extracurricular activities. Students are encouraged to form new organizations as well.

School Says - Academics
Mannes is one of seven academic divisions of The New School. Its musical strengths are therefore linked to a university known for its progressive outlook and deep commitment to the arts. Mannes students may take advantage of a complete range of course offerings at The New School, and Mannes's position within the university provides academic and cultural resources that are unobtainable at most independent colleges of music. Within the music profession, Mannes is especially noted for its intensive training. All students take rigorous and extensive courses in theory, ear training, harmony, analysis, and counterpoint. Mannes's pioneering curriculum in these areas is heavily influenced by Heinrich Schenker's analytic approach and is now being emulated by many music schools throughout the world.

School Says - Admissions
All entering undergraduate students must be high school graduates and are required to pass live entrance auditions in their major fields of study. Placement tests in theory, ear training, dictation and piano (for particular majors) are also required. Application deadlines are December 1 for March auditions and April 1 for our Late May auditions. To find out more information about application materials and audition requirments please visit http://www.mannes.edu.

School Says - Campus Life
Mannes College of Music, a division of New School University, is a degree-granting classical music conservatory with majors in all orchestral instruments, voice and opera, piano, vocal accompanying, guitar, conducting, composition, and theory. Scholarships are available. Distinguished by a world-class faculty and an internationally acclaimed curriculum, Mannes's small classes allow for personalized attention. Mannes's location is particularly well-suited for both students and musicians. Manhattan's Upper West Side is one of the most vibrant areas of the city's major musical and other cultural activities. Within blocks of the College are Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (home to the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and other world-renowned orchestras and opera and ballet companies) and the Museum of Natural History as well as recreational centers such as Central Park and Riverside Park. Easily accessible by public transportation of every kind, the College is also near restaurants of many cuisines and price ranges.

School Says - Cost Aid
Academic year 2009-10: Tuition: $32,860 Fees: $740 Room and Board: $15,260 Other fees may apply.The New School Office of Student Financial Services (SFS) provides a comprehensive program of financial assistance and financing options. We are committed to making all reasonable effort to removing need as a barrier to matriculation and to applying need analysis and awarding policies equitably across the university. Our primary role is to identify possible sources of assistance and financing options for students and their families so that admitted students can enroll and continuing students can successfully complete their course of study. Institutional Funds The New School has established significant funding for institutional scholarships, fellowships, grants and stipends. Graduate students and undergraduate students enrolling in Jazz or Mannes are not required to file an application to be considered for institutional funds as these awards are based on merit. Lang College students, Parsons undergraduate students, and The New School for General Studies undergraduate students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or the on-line International Scholarship Application to be considered for institutional funding. Supplemental Sources of Assistance To supplement the institutional aid program, The New School participates in the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Family Education Loan (including Stafford and PLUS) and Federal Work-Study programs. By filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), eligibility for these programs is determined automatically by a financial aid officer. To be considered for federal financial assistance you must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. International students are not eligible for federal assistance but may be eligible to borrow through private credit-based education loan programs. Applying for Federal Aid Programs Federal Aid Eligible students should complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at www.fafsa.ed.gov ( http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ ). Our school code is 002780. You can either sign your application using a Personal Identification Number (a PIN can be obtained at www.pin.ed.gov ( http://www.pin.ed.gov/ )) if you have one, or by printing out a confirmation page and mailing it to the processing center. It will take approximately 3-4 weeks for processing so please complete the application as soon as possible. It is essential that you review the processed Student Aid Report once you receive it and confirm that all the entered information is correct.

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