ESL + Music

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.

Fall 2024, Spring 2025 & Summer 2025 Semesters

In the fall 2024, spring 2025, and summer 2025 semesters, the format of the ESL+ program will be fully in person in NYC. Classes will take place Monday through Thursday at the New School campus. The fall 2024 Welcome Workshop takes place on September 5 and 6. The fall semester runs from September 9 to December 3. The spring 2025 Welcome Workshop will take place on January 23 and 24. The spring semester will run from January 27 to April 28. The summer 2025 Welcome Workshop will take place on June 12 and 13. The summer semester will run from June 16 to August 12, 2025.