YES I AGREE. I’m a student at Msm and this should happen
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Julien Thomas
6 years ago
Do the right thing MSM
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Adam Sisler
6 years ago
I wholeheartedly agree. I believe that all the MSM faculty is doing their utmost best to make it as valuable a transition to online as can be. And yet, the mentioned points above hold true: there is a larger than smaller portion of what is being paid for that we can neither utlilize nor experience, and therefore many opportunities of monetary inclusion(particularly readings and recordings) are no longer factored into my payment. I think a refund for seniors and a credit toward the underclassman would also be a viable alternative. The pandemic events has changed most if not all of our lives significantly on a financial and circumstantial level to varying degrees as well, and in my opinion it would be humane of MSM to reflect and respond to this.
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Spencer Chapman
6 years ago
I am signing this petition because I know in spite of the unprecedented circumstances faced by everyone as a result of COVID19, I am not getting the use of facilities, in person resources, performances, & other items that are necessary & required for a world-class conservatory education at the graduate level. Let me begin by stating that I appreciate all the tireless efforts of faculty, staff, and those in leadership positions at Manhattan School of Music in response to this worldwide pandemic. However, I would also like to state that the majority of my performance degree education value does not come from academic instruction. Rather, it comes with in person interactions, collaborations, and the environment that is cultivated by hundreds of like minded students actively pursuing and cultivating their own success. In short, the true value of a MSM degree is not in what one sees on a paper schedule or transcript. It is the synergy between rising artists, and the close personal contact with some of the world's finest musicians. It is in the concerts & rehearsals that lead up to them. It is the experience of waking up everyday and sitting down in an orchestra in which everyone expects and demands the highest level of artistry one can bring to the table.
I urge your consideration in this very important matter.
Respectfully,
Spencer Chapman
MM: Classical Trombone (ex. 2020)
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Bobby leaks
6 years ago
I want my money
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Amber Kiara
6 years ago
Frankly it's not the fault of the student body that the school itself has proven to be, time and time again, faulty in their own management of funds. Students with financial needs have been denied while lounges in basements have been spruced up for donors who never contributed. We are already suffering from this lost time in the quality of our art, the quality of our education, and the quality of life-we should not have to worry about our ability to live and sustain on top of that. The school has had to break its promise to us for the good of public health; the school should give us back our funds for the good of our personal futures.
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vittorio stropoli
6 years ago
all of this is facts! tell em to bring me my money
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Ben Lieberman
6 years ago
While I’m sure we all appreciate all that the MSM faculty and administration has been doing to keep our education going as best as they can, given circumstances out of anybody’s control, this does not change the fact that the students of MSM paid a lot of money for a semester in which we were not able to learn and experience what our money should have bought us.
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Abdulrahman Amer
6 years ago
This is important and can help us rechannel those funds to our education while at home ie. Investing in projects, lessons, and online courses. Most classes do not meet anymore.
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Filip Vizitiu
6 years ago
We’re not getting the services we agreed to and paid for—it is not fair to charge us the full tuition costs.
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Rico Jones
6 years ago
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All online lessons from any professional musician are usually discounted. The same should be said for our classes and for a private lessons. Furthermore we will not be able to use any of the facilities or resources on MSM’s campus for the remainder of the semester. Additionally, there will be no performances for any students at MSM. With this in mind I believe that it is more than logical to refund students For the resources they shall not be receiving.
Please make it right?
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YES I AGREE. I’m a student at Msm and this should happen
Do the right thing MSM
I wholeheartedly agree. I believe that all the MSM faculty is doing their utmost best to make it as valuable a transition to online as can be. And yet, the mentioned points above hold true: there is a larger than smaller portion of what is being paid for that we can neither utlilize nor experience, and therefore many opportunities of monetary inclusion(particularly readings and recordings) are no longer factored into my payment. I think a refund for seniors and a credit toward the underclassman would also be a viable alternative. The pandemic events has changed most if not all of our lives significantly on a financial and circumstantial level to varying degrees as well, and in my opinion it would be humane of MSM to reflect and respond to this.
I am signing this petition because I know in spite of the unprecedented circumstances faced by everyone as a result of COVID19, I am not getting the use of facilities, in person resources, performances, & other items that are necessary & required for a world-class conservatory education at the graduate level. Let me begin by stating that I appreciate all the tireless efforts of faculty, staff, and those in leadership positions at Manhattan School of Music in response to this worldwide pandemic. However, I would also like to state that the majority of my performance degree education value does not come from academic instruction. Rather, it comes with in person interactions, collaborations, and the environment that is cultivated by hundreds of like minded students actively pursuing and cultivating their own success. In short, the true value of a MSM degree is not in what one sees on a paper schedule or transcript. It is the synergy between rising artists, and the close personal contact with some of the world's finest musicians. It is in the concerts & rehearsals that lead up to them. It is the experience of waking up everyday and sitting down in an orchestra in which everyone expects and demands the highest level of artistry one can bring to the table. I urge your consideration in this very important matter. Respectfully, Spencer Chapman MM: Classical Trombone (ex. 2020)
I want my money
Frankly it's not the fault of the student body that the school itself has proven to be, time and time again, faulty in their own management of funds. Students with financial needs have been denied while lounges in basements have been spruced up for donors who never contributed. We are already suffering from this lost time in the quality of our art, the quality of our education, and the quality of life-we should not have to worry about our ability to live and sustain on top of that. The school has had to break its promise to us for the good of public health; the school should give us back our funds for the good of our personal futures.
all of this is facts! tell em to bring me my money
While I’m sure we all appreciate all that the MSM faculty and administration has been doing to keep our education going as best as they can, given circumstances out of anybody’s control, this does not change the fact that the students of MSM paid a lot of money for a semester in which we were not able to learn and experience what our money should have bought us.
This is important and can help us rechannel those funds to our education while at home ie. Investing in projects, lessons, and online courses. Most classes do not meet anymore.
We’re not getting the services we agreed to and paid for—it is not fair to charge us the full tuition costs.
All online lessons from any professional musician are usually discounted. The same should be said for our classes and for a private lessons. Furthermore we will not be able to use any of the facilities or resources on MSM’s campus for the remainder of the semester. Additionally, there will be no performances for any students at MSM. With this in mind I believe that it is more than logical to refund students For the resources they shall not be receiving.