 Greenwich House Music School was started in 1905 by the Greenwich House founder, Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, as a place for immigrant children to learn music after school, and has grown into a community music, art and dance school for both children and adults.Today, approximately 40 faculty members teach a range of instruments including piano, strings, guitar, harp, percussion, woodwinds, brass and Suzuki Violin.In addition to music, the school teaches early childhood classes in music and art, as well as ballet for children 3.5–18 years of age.