American Institute of Applied Music

The American Institute of Applied Music was a music school based in New York City. The Institute was incorporated in 1900 as an (merger) of the following educational institutions:

Kate Sara Chittenden founded both the Metropolitan College of Music and the Synthetic Piano School. She served as Dean and head of the piano department at the founding Metropolitan College in 1892, and continued in both capacities at the American Institute until 1933.

The school aimed for systematic thoroughness, with emphasis upon pedagogical method, largely with reference to those expecting to teach. The average enrollment was about 350 per year. The Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians published in 1920 stated that more than 1000 teachers had received certificates. The Institute was located at 212 West 59th Street.

The National Association of Schools of Music, at its fifth annual meeting in 1928, accepted the Institute's application for membership.

New York's thirty-eighth University Convocation assembled June 25, 1900, in Albany and, among other things, granted a provisional charter to the American Institute of Applied Music, authorizing the issued of $15,000 capital stock. The University of the State of New York represents colleges, academies and other institutions subject to the visitation of the Board of Regents.

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