Detroit Institute of Musical Arts
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The Detroit Institute of Musical Arts (DIMA) was a music conservatory in Detroit, Michigan that was actively providing higher education in music from 1914 to 1970.
History
The Detroit Institute of Musical Arts was founded by several Michigan based musicians and teachers. It opened its doors in the Autumn of 1914.
The school granted its own degrees up until 1945 when it began awarding diplomas through the University of Detroit (UD). The school resumed granting its own degrees in the late 1950s when its association with the UD ended. In 1957 the school relocated to new facilities at 200 E. Kirby at the corner of John R and Kirby.
In 1970 the school merged with the Detroit Music Settlement School to form the Detroit Community Music School. That school in turn became a part of the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in 1984, but was later passed off by the CCS to Marygrove College in 2000 to become the Institute of Music and Dance.[1]
Graduating Classes
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Notable alumni
- Kenneth Louis Cox II
- James Jelasic
- Ken Kersey
- Betty Louise Lumby
- Freda Payne
- Dorothy Geneva Styles
- Larry Teal
- Dino Valle
- Earl Williams
- Yusef Lateef (did not graduate)
Notable faculty
References
- ^ "Institute of Music and Dance to Become Part of Marygrove College". PR Newswire. November 16, 1999. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2023.