The Detroit Institute of Musical Arts (DIMA) was a music conservatory in Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

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 that was actively providing higher education in music from 1914-1970.

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

College for Creative Studies

College for Creative Studies is an art education institution in the United States and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. It is a private, fully accredited, four-year college located in Detroit, Michigan...

 (CCS) in 1984, but was later passed off by the CCS to Marygrove College

Marygrove College

Marygrove College is an independent, Catholic, liberal arts college located in Detroit, Michigan. The college is sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.-History:...

 in 2000.

Notable alumni

• Kenneth Louis Cox II
• James Jelasic
• Ken Kersey
  Ken Kersey
  Ken Kersey was a Canadian jazz pianist who spent most of his life working in the United States....
  
  
• Betty Louise Lumby
• Freda Payne
  Freda Payne
  Freda Charcilia Payne Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in...
  
  
• Larry Teal
  Larry Teal
  Larry Teal is considered by many to be the father of American Saxophone.Teal earned a Bachelors degree in Pre-Dentistry from the University of Michigan. While studying there he began playing in jazz bands as a saxophonist...
  
  
• Dino Valle
• Earl Williams

Notable faculty

• Elio Gennari
• Necia Desiree Harkless
• William Howland
  William Howland (musician)
  William A. Howland was an American operatic bass, voice teacher, composer, conductor and university administrator. He was the head of the music department at the University of Michigan from 1900-1914...