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| Third Street Music School Settlement | |
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 Third Street Music School building. | |
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235 E. 11th Street New York City ,New York | |
| Coordinates | 40°43′52″N73°59′13″W / 40.731°N 73.987°W /40.731; -73.987 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1894 |
| Executive Director | Valerie Lewis |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.thirdstreetmusicschool.org |
Third Street Music School Settlement is the longest-running community music school in the United States. Founded in 1894, it is at 235 East 11th Street,New York City. Third Street has three main programs: a music & dance school,[1] a music-infused Preschool,[2] and a Partners program. It also works withNew York City Department of Education on trainingPre-K teachers in music education.
Third Street Music School settlement offers classes for ages 3 and up, with a range of classes in dance, music and ensemble.
Opening in 1976, Third Street Preschool[3] provides music-enriched learning with a focus on experiential play. They offer care for children from 1–5 years of age.[4]
Third Street Partners Program[5] provides music and dance instruction to over 25 New York Citypublic schools.
Third Street Music School is the longest-running community music school in the United States, and was founded in New York City in 1894 by Emilie Wagner, a 27-year-old graduate ofGoucher College. Wagner's goal was to "help poor children of theLower East Side with music to provide a source of spiritual and cultural nourishment, inspire achievement in its young students, and serve as a universal language for the community’s Jewish, Irish, Italian, Russian, Greek and Hungarian immigrants."[6] Its roots can be traced to theRivington Street Settlement established during the late 19th-centurysettlement house movement. Wagner began teaching violin and piano to 10 students under the auspices of College Settlement of New York in the basement ofMariner's Temple. As she added students, the Music School moved toRivington Street. Third Street Music School Settlement became an official entity in 1903[6] and was renamed Music School Settlement, with 13 volunteer faculty and 140 students, and 200 on the waitlist. Board president Helen Mansfield persuaded the organization in 1905, to invest in two small brownstones at 53–55 East Third Street. By 1915, Ms. Wagner's vision had inspired similar music school settlements in thirty American cities. The school moved to its current location, on East 11th Street, in 1974.[7]
LE VITA, David Nahon, born 2nd June, 1906 Musicologist. Appointments include: Musicologist Brooklyn Museum;... Head of Piano Dept., Music School Settlement, New York
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