• Mannes Prep Online Courses are designed for national and international pre-professional music students who are planning on applying to music schools for college. Students are eligible if they live outside a commutable distance to New York City and are entering Grades 8-12 for the 2026-2027 academic year.

    Apply Here. Applications open on March 9, 2026. The priority deadline for online classes is May 15, 2026.

    Curriculum Overview

    Each course meets for 14 contact hours per semester and is held synchronously on Zoom. Courses are taught in English.

    Each semester includes two techniques of music courses and a performance-oriented course. Music theory and ear training courses are intensive courses, and prepare students for the AP Music Theory Exam over the course of four semesters. The project-based performance courses (performance skills, college auditions and arts supplements, recital preparation) involve deep student participation throughout the semester and culminate in final performance products. 

    SEMESTER I: Fall 2026

    • Music Theory I
    • Aural Skills I
    • Performance Skills I (memorization, sight reading, ensemble skills, stage presence, practicing strategies)

    Students enrolled in Fall 2026 online courses will be offered the opportunity to audition for two  Fall virtual masterclass opportunities with Mannes College Faculty Members.

    SEMESTER II: Spring

    • Music Theory II
    • Aural Skills II
    • Performance Skills II (memorization, sight reading, ensemble skills, stage presence, practicing strategies)

    Year 1 final performance product/project: 2 full works performed from memory and recorded, will receive graded faculty feedback. Students who have completed year I of all coursework and are High School Juniors or Seniors are eligible for a pre-screening waiver for Mannes School of Music.

    SEMESTER III: Fall

    • Music Theory III
    • Aural Skills III
    • College Auditions and Arts Supplements

    SEMESTER IV: Spring 

    • Music Theory IV
    • Aural Skills IV
    • Recital Preparation (choosing a program, researching/preparing program notes, performance preparations)

    Year 2 final performance product/project: Complete a senior recital (at least 30 minutes of music). Recorded to receive graded faculty feedback. 

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  • Contact Mannes Prep

    55 West 13th Street
    New York, NY 10011
    646.909.3855
    [email protected]

    Caroline Sonett-Assor, Director of Mannes Prep: [email protected]

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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.