Founded in 1894, Third Street Music School Settlement is the nation’s oldest community music school. Instrumental in helping to establish community arts education in the United States, it has been changing lives and its community by providing access to world-class music and dance instruction to students of all ages and backgrounds, regardless of ability or economic circumstances. Today its East Village location and in-school programs serve nearly 5,000 students, with more than 75 percent benefiting from need-based financial aid, merit-based scholarships, and free or low-cost instruction.
Third Street Music School Settlement in the News
Third Street profiled by WPIX-TV
Third Street Music School Settlement was profiled in this week’s “It’s a ‘G’ Thing” segment on WPIX-TV
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Meet’s NYC’s real School of Rock
With the musical School of Rock opening on Broadway last night, we invited to am New York to meet New York City’s very own kid rock ‘n’ roll bands.
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For National Music in Our Schools Month, Third Street Music School Settlement was featured in a live studio segment on NBC New York.
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Third Street in Metro New York
In today’s Metro New York, the staff at Third Street Music School Settlement shares their best tips on how parents can make practicing music fun.
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NYC Institutions Celebrate 120th Anniversaries
Two New York City institutions and neighbors celebrated their 120th anniversaries with caroling by Third Street students.
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