ESL + Music

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Prepare for Your Mannes Degree with ESL + Music

The ESL + Music program is designed to help students develop their English language skills before beginning a degree or diploma program at Mannes. Students study music with members of the Mannes faculty while improving their English language skills in order to qualify for degree programs. Visit the Center for English Language Studies website for more information about its programs and resources. 

Program Features

• Private music lessons with a Mannes faculty member
• Intensive English language study—speaking and listening, grammar, reading, and academic writing
  
• F1 student visa eligibility based on full-time student status

The ESL + Music program fulfills the English language proficiency requirement for beginning study at Mannes. Most students take one or two semesters of ESL + Music before beginning their degree. 

ESL + Music students are eligible to live in university housing and have access to other services and academic resources at The New School, including health services, an email account, practice rooms, library and computing services, tutoring, and free admission to Mannes concerts and recitals and other university events.

Upcoming Start & End Dates 

• The spring 2025 semester will run from January 27 to April 28. The spring 2025 Welcome Workshop will take place on January 23 and 24.
• The summer 2025 term will run from June 16 to August 12. The summer 2025 Welcome Workshop will take place on June 12 and 13.
• The fall 2025 semester will run from September 10 to December 4. The fall 2025 Welcome Workshop will take place on Sept 8 and 9.