Third Street Music School Settlement

Third Street Music School Settlement
Third Street Music School Settlement
	Third Street Music School building.
Address
	235 E. 11th Street; New York City, New York
Coordinates	40°43′52″N 73°59′13″W / 40.731°N 73.987°W
Information
Type	Private
Established	1894
Executive Director	Valerie Lewis
Campus	Urban
Information	212-777-3240
Website	http://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,

Pre-K

teachers in music education.

Programs

Music and Dance School

Third Street Music School settlement offers classes for ages 3 and up, with a range of classes in dance, music and ensemble.

Preschool

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]

Partners Program

Third Street Partners Program^[5] provides music and dance instruction to over 25 New York City public schools.

History

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 of

settlement house movement. Wagner began teaching violin and piano to 10 students under the auspices of College Settlement of New York in the basement of Mariner's Temple. As she added students, the Music School moved to Rivington 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 33–35 East Third Street. By 1915, Ms. Wagner's vision had inspired similar music school settlements in thirty American cities. Third Street moved to its current location, on East 11th street, in 1974.