Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

View of the campus from Broadway
Motto	Latin: Macte virtute sic itur ad astra
Motto in English	Those who excel, thus reach the stars
Type	Private music conservatory
Established	1917
President	James Gandre
Provost	Joyce Griggs
Academic staff	352
Students	1,115[1]
Undergraduates	508
Postgraduates	607
Location	New York City , New York , United States 40°48′44″N 73°57′41″W / 40.81222°N 73.96139°W / 40.81222; -73.96139
Campus	Urban, 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Colors	Maroon and black
Mascot	Manny the polar bear
Website	msmnyc.edu

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in musical theatre.^[2]

Founded in 1917, the school is located on Claremont Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City, adjacent to Broadway and West 122nd Street (Seminary Row). The MSM campus was originally the home to The Institute of Musical Art (which later became Juilliard) until Juilliard moved to the Lincoln Center area of Midtown Manhattan. The property was originally owned by the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum until The Institute of Musical Art purchased it in 1910.^[3] The campus of Columbia University is close by, where it has been since 1895. Many of the students live in the school's residence hall, Andersen Hall.