Mannes private lessons for graduate students enrolled in the MM degree program (Instrumental Performance, Piano, Voice, Composition, Orchestral Conducting). Students enrolled in the placeholder will be administratively enrolled in their individual faculty studios.

Students receive one-hour private lessons for 28 of the 30 weeks in the academic year. Those majoring in instruments or voice are required to pass an examination in their major field before a faculty jury toward the end of the second semester each year. Jury requirements are available on the Mannes website.