Programs

Strings & Harp

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A program that develops skilled performers, familiar with solo, ensemble, and orchestral literature; taught by seasoned professionals.

Degrees Offered

  • Bachelor of Music (BM)
  • Master of Music (MM)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Other Studies

  • Professional Studies Certificate (PS) – one year
  • Professional Performance Diploma (PPD) – two year
  • Artist Diploma (AD)

String Majors

  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Double Bass
  • Harp

  

Audition & Prescreening Information

Procedures By Instrument Type

Handbook for Current Students

Strings Department Handbook

Plan of Study & Course Descriptions

Plan of Study: Strings & Harp
MSM Academic Catalog

Strings & Harp Department Chair

Nicholas Mann
nmann@msmnyc.edu

Success Stories

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  • May 14, 2025 Strings
    Alumni
    Alumnus Itamar Zorman (AD ’10) is appointed Associate Professor of Music in Violin at The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington.
  • May 8, 2025 Strings
    Faculty
    MSM faculty member Jessica Meyer receives commission from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
  • Apr 29, 2025 Strings
    Faculty
    MSM violin faculty member Lucie Robert named president of the jury of the Bogotá International Violin Competition

“Since entering MSM as a five-year-old Precollege student to present as a college senior, MSM continues to enrich my study of classical cello, and my journey in life.”

Cello (BM '17)

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