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The Brooklyn Music School is a community school for the performing arts, founded in 1912 as the Brooklyn Music School Settlement. It owns and operates an historic four-story building in Fort Greene  neighborhood. It has 24 classrooms, three dance studios, and a professional 266-seat  Spanish-style theater. The Brooklyn Music School is a long-standing member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.

The school's  population is representative of immigrant families,  African Americans, Hispanics and American-European groups. The school provides financial aid.

Its programs span the borough of Brooklyn and include the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Red Hook, East New York and Brownsville.  These off-site programs serve at-risk youth in neighborhoods where such enrichment opportunities are simply unaffordable and therefore are scarce at best.  All students receive quality instruction from a faculty consisting of more than 20 professional artist-educators.  More than 2,000 children and adults participate annually in our programs and activities

In addition, BMS faculty and guest artists present a series of public performances in the theater.  The programs attract a diverse audience of students and their families as well as other Brooklyn residents who appreciate the access to excellent performers, friendly atmosphere and reasonable ticket prices.  For BMS students, a series of year-end recitals, as well as numerous mid-year performances, are presented annually.

• Landmark Status
• Directions: Subway: Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Steret Station: 2, 3, 4, 5, D, B, N, Q, R
  Long Island Railroad Flatbush Terminal
  A, C to Fulton Street

• Space Rental: Theater

Get involved with Brooklyn Music School

• Donations through NYCharities.org
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