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Third Street on NBC New York

For National Music in Our Schools Month, Third Street Music School Settlement was featured in a live studio segment on NBC New York. Executive Director Valerie Lewis discussed how Third Street, currently celebrating its 120th anniversary, brings music instruction into 24 schools throughout New York City. Don’t miss student Hale Sheffield performing one of her original songs at the end of the segment!

PKPR Client: Third Street Music School Settlement


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.

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