manhattan new music project

What manhattan new music project does

Manhattan New Music Project (MNMP) is a New York City-based non-profit arts education organization founded in 1990 by composer Paul Nash. It delivers performing arts education and contemporary music programming through in-school and after-school residencies in New York City public schools across all five boroughs, serving underserved youth, students with autism and other disabilities, and classroom teachers. Core programs include Arts in Education Residencies (over 30 programs spanning music, dance, theater, visual arts, and multimedia), Professional Development workshops for teachers and arts specialists, the Everyday Arts for Special Education (EASE) program (delivered in partnership with NYC District 75), Performance Programs, and a Music & Computers residency using Macintosh computers with GarageBand.

The organization's most distinctive technical asset is Music Cre8tor, an interactive music composition device built on adapted Nintendo Wii motion controllers that allows up to four users — including children with disabilities — to manipulate pitch, timbre, tempo, and dynamics, record compositions, and edit sound playback files. MNMP's core methodology is the EASE framework, a teacher professional development model validated by 15+ years of research and a third-party evaluator, and which underpins the organization's only known third-party-validated outcome data.

MNMP operates as a grant-funded non-profit with revenue derived from foundation and government grants, individual donations, ticket sales, and contributions. The EASE program was funded by a $4.6 million U.S. Department of Education i3 grant (ranked 4th of 49 winners from 1,700 applicants) with a $500,000 National Philanthropic Trust match and a $134,000 New York Community Trust grant, and was scoped to serve 40,795 students. Since August 2011, Nancy Kleaver has served as Executive Director, and in 2013 MNMP became a wholly owned subsidiary of Urban Arts Partnership, with operations integrated into UAP's 21 Howard Street, 5th Floor headquarters.

Name

manhattan new music project

Legal name

Manhattan New Music Project

Website

https://mnmp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Manhattan New Music Project is a New York City non-profit founded in 1990 that delivers performing arts residencies, teacher professional development, and the EASE special education program in NYC public schools; it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Urban Arts Partnership in 2013.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Production & Composition (Songwriting, Recording, DJing) (EDAMAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education / Intervention & Differentiated Instruction Content Development (EDAGAKAO), Accessible Media Production (Alt Formats, Captioning, Audio Description) (EDALAGAC)

Keywords

• Arts education residencies
• Special education arts
• Professional development workshops
• Contemporary music performance
• Youth arts programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Manhattan New Music Project (MNMP) provides in-school and after-school arts education residencies in New York City public schools across all five boroughs, covering music, dance, theater, visual arts, and multimedia. The organization also delivers professional development for teachers, runs the EASE (Everyday Arts for Special Education) program for students with disabilities in partnership with NYC District 75, hosts contemporary music performances, and operates the Music Cre8tor — a proprietary interactive music composition device built around Wii motion controllers for accessibility.

Product overview

Manhattan New Music Project (MNMP) is a non-profit performing arts and arts education organization that provides a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offerings include Arts in Education Residency Programs serving NYC public schools, Professional Development for teachers, and the Everyday Arts for Special Education (EASE) program. MNMP also offers a proprietary interactive music composition tool called Music Cre8tor that uses Wii motion controllers for accessibility. Performance programs showcase new music through concerts and student showcases. The organization operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Urban Arts Partnership following a 2013 strategic alliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EASE (Everyday Arts for Special Education): Professional development program designed to improve student achievement in communication, socialization, academic learning, and arts proficiency through integrated arts-based approaches
• Music Cre8tor

Products and services

• Arts in Education Residency Programs In-school and after-school residencies providing arts education in NYC public schools across all five boroughs. Students compose their own music, choreograph dances, and write theatrical scenes under the guidance of professional teaching artists.
• Professional Development Programs Professional development workshops for classroom teachers and arts specialists in New York City, including the EASE Summer Institute training in the EASE methodology.
• Everyday Arts for Special Education (EASE) A professional development program designed to improve student achievement in communication, socialization, academic learning, and arts proficiency through integrated arts-based approaches for special education students. Developed in partnership with NYC District 75.
• Music Cre8tor Interactive music composition device using Nintendo Wii controllers adapted for motion sensor technology, allowing users to create musical landscapes by manipulating pitch, timbre, tempo and dynamics. Up to four people can play and interact, record creations, and edit sound playback files.
• Performance Programs Live performance events featuring new music compositions, including concerts, multimedia presentations, and student showcases such as the ArtsBowl.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Urban Arts PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013MNMP entered into a strategic alliance with Urban Arts Partnership, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. This allows continued delivery of EASE program and other arts residencies more efficiently. Both organizations integrated operations and MNMP staff moved into UAP's headquarters.
• NYC District 75coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASE (Everyday Arts for Special Education) program partnership with NYC's special education district. Received $4.6 million i3 grant together for developing arts programs for special education students.
• New York Writers CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Listen Up! project commissioning and premiering 10 original pieces of music inspired by poetry from NYWC's free creative writing workshops.
• Austrian Cultural Forum New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presented 'The Emancipation of Re:Sonance' - five concerts focusing on Austrian composers and re-interpretation of their works.
• Bank Street College of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted 'Reach Them to Teach Them: Autism and the Arts' forum - one-day event exploring benefits of arts instruction for students on the autism spectrum.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

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Direct peers

• Urban Arts Partnership: Urban Arts Partnership is MNMP's parent organization following the 2013 strategic alliance, providing arts-in-education programming across NYC public schools. Directly comparable mission, target student population, and program delivery model.
• Education Through Music: NYC-based non-profit that provides music education to students in under-resourced schools, partnering with the NYC DOE. Directly comparable music residency model, target population (underserved NYC public school students), and funding model (foundation + government grants).
• Harmony Program: NYC non-profit providing free instrument instruction to students in underserved communities. Comparable music education focus, NYC public school delivery, and non-profit funding model.
• VH1 Save The Music Foundation: National non-profit focused on restoring music education in K-12 public schools. Directly comparable mission of placing music programs in underserved public schools, with a foundation/fundraising-driven model.
• Little Kids Rock: Non-profit providing free music lessons and instruments to public school students in underserved communities. Comparable target population, music education focus, and reliance on foundation + corporate funding.
• Berklee City Music Network: Non-profit network of community music programs serving underserved youth, anchored by Berklee College of Music. Comparable music education mission, target population, and network-based program delivery model.
• Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation: Non-profit supporting music education in under-funded K-12 schools through instrument donations and program grants. Comparable mission of bringing music education to underserved public school students.

Emerging players

• Music for Autism: Non-profit producing interactive concerts specifically designed for individuals with autism and their families. Strong overlap with MNMP's EASE program focus on autism and arts engagement, though focused on live performances rather than residencies.

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Hall — Weill Music Institute: Education arm of Carnegie Hall providing free music-education programs to NYC schools and national audiences. Larger incumbent with broader portfolio including concerts, curricula, and teacher professional development — overlapping with MNMP's music education and teacher training offerings.
• Lincoln Center Education: Education division of Lincoln Center delivering arts programs and performances to NYC schools. Larger incumbent offering comparable arts residencies and professional development across multiple disciplines including music, theater, and dance.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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