Manhattan School of Music

Located on Manhattan's Upper West Side near Columbia University, the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private conservatory dedicated to classical music, jazz, and musical theater education. The institution operates from a historic campus centered around its main building, which houses performance venues including the Neidorff-Karpati Hall and the Miller Recital Hall. Founded in 1917 as the Neighborhood Music School, MSM has established itself as a selective conservatory, offering programs from undergraduate through doctoral levels. The conservatory is recognized for its instrumental performance, vocal arts, and conducting programs, with notable strengths in jazz studies and contemporary music. Students reside in the school's Andersen Hall, a residential tower adjacent to the main academic building, providing housing for the majority of undergraduate students in the heart of Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood.