Third Street Music School Settlement

Music and dance instruction(see schedule o)as the nation's longest-running community Music School, Third Street provides high quality Music and dance instruction to students of all ages, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. the majority of Third Street's programs serve children in grades pre-k through 12th-grade with weekly after-school and weekend instruction in 22+ instruments and voice; group and ensemble classes; several dance disciplines; Music theory, composition, and production; and performance training. Third Street also offers early childhood programs including a licensed preschool and classes in Music and movement; as well as adult programs such as flexible Music lessons, free daytime access to practice studios, dance classes, and ensemble/performance activities, including new horizons bands for older adults. In 2021-22, Third Street served 6,000+ students, including 1,706 in our Music & dance School's weekday, after School, and weekend programs, and 4,284 students in our public-school and community partnerships program. Third Street's overall student population reflects the ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of nyc: 23% hispanic, 22% caucasian, 22% asian, 16% african, and 7% mixed race. To ensure equitable access, Third Street provided need-based financial aid and highly-subsidized programming to over 80% of its students.in 2021-22, Third Street also legally completed its acquisition iso, one of the city's most prominent youth orchestra programs and a longtime partner of Third Street. Our combined program, now known as iso at Third Street, expands access access to advanced Music instruction for 200+ orchestra students from across the five boroughs. Students enjoy professional-level performance opportunities at Third Street and celebrated venues, such as alice tully hall and carnegie hall.

Community concerts(see schedule o)in 2021-22, Third Street presented over 250 free public performances, enriching the community through the shared language of the arts. Highlights included our annual Music in abe lebewohl park outdoor concert series, our livesounds concert series with performances by Third Street faculty, and dozens of student performances including our annual all orchestras concert, stowe c. phelps honors concert, nyc symphonic band concert, piano honors showcase, barbara e. field chamber Music concert, and string 'stravaganza. the year culminated in a special iso at Third Street concert at alice tully hall.

Third Street partners, School & community partnerships (see schedule o)established over 60 years ago, Third Street partners is a School and community partnership program that reaches thousands of students in pre-k through 12th grade across the five boroughs. In 2021-2022, Third Street partners served 4,284 students in 30 public schools and hundreds more through programs in public housing and underserved communities. Through these partnerships, Third Street provides teaching artist residencies in nyc public schools to provide students with skill-based, sequential instruction that ranges from Music and movement, to african percussion, to group violin, and rock band. Committed to serving under-resourced populations, about 75% of students engaged in Third Street partners are living at or below the poverty line. For many of these students, Third Street's programs are their first exposure to arts education.at Third Street, we believe that Music and dance are essential core subjects to a child's education. We offer schools a customizable arts education program that is sustainable and tailored to each unique group of students served. By working closely with a School's administration, Third Street designs a program that fills a gap in the academic curriculum. All programs provide students with a foundational knowledge of musicianship, including instrumental skills, rhythm, pitch, Music theory and vocabulary, and a basic set of repertoire. Programs are typically year-round for 28-32 weeks, beginning in september through june and culminating with performance opportunities. Further, students are invited to participate in the Music & dance School's bridge-to-the-arts access program partners@3rd, which offers students the opportunity to participate in a year of free small group instruction in an instrument of their choice at Third Street's headquarters.