Welcome to
Third Street
Transforming lives with music and dance for over 130 years!
The nation's longest-running community music school, provides music and dance instruction to more than 6,000 students each year. Founded in 1894 by Emilie Wagner with the mission to provide world-class quality arts education to immigrants in the Lower East Side during the Settlement Movement.
Third Street is a place for everyone to achieve their dream or begin a new one!
Our Mission
Third Street Music School Settlement provides high-quality music and dance education through on-site, public-school and community programs, as well as an arts-infused preschool, to New Yorkers of all ages, regardless of background, artistic ability or economic circumstance. Our programs are taught by exceptional faculty in an environment that nurtures individual achievement and creativity, affording students the opportunity to reach their full musical potential while developing a life-long love of the arts.
Music and Dance School
For over 125 years Third Street has been a place that fosters growth, creativity, and individual expression. Our exceptional faculty and nurturing environment allows students to build self-confidence that contributes to students’ development both as artists and individuals.
Whether you have been playing an instrument for many years, or want to begin your artistic journey today, Third Street is the place to find the courage to start and create no matter where you are on your artistic journey.
Third Street Preschool and Early Education
The mission of Third Street Preschool is to deepen young children’s curiosity about their world and to equip them with the tools to explore it. Preschoolers are encouraged to grow as creative thinkers and smart problem solvers, as risk takers with ever-changing interests, as imaginative playmates, and as caring classmates.
Partners Program
Third Street Partners provides tailored, group music and dance instruction to over 3,000 students in more than 30 public schools throughout New York City. Third Street’s broad array of programs give schools and organizations numerous options, ensuring that the arts are an integral part of each child’s education.
General Information
Building Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-9:00pm
Saturday: 8:30am-5:30pm
Sunday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Third Street Programs
Giving
Contact
Society of the Third Street
Music School Settlement
is a registered 501(c)(3)
EIN 13-5596825
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