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Music Instruction 
Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.
Early Childhood 
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy 
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
Bop Stop 
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
IDEA Committee
IDEA Committee
The IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) Committee exists at TMS to ensure continuing progress is made toward our unique equity and diversity initiatives. We understand this work is a lifelong learning journey, and we are committed to learning together.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA)
TMS IDEA NorthStar
The Music Settlement will be a model organization with respect to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA), as reflected in our activities, our board members, staff, faculty, volunteers, students, and clients. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive community arts and education organization that serves the entire Cleveland community, where all are welcomed regardless of background, culture, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical abilities, skill and ability to pay. Through our efforts, we will be a truly inclusive, equitable, and welcoming organization that brings innovative ideas and approaches to fulfilling our mission.
Our IDEA Committee consists of TMS Faculty, Staff, and Board Members.
- Rachel Bernstein
- Ella Lee Davis
- John Gibbon
- Ellie Glorioso
- Tamar Gray
- Karen Heitlinger
- Chris Jenkins
- Paul Kirk
- Kathi Koenig (Co-Chair)
- Callista Koh
- Sydney Miller
- Eva Mondragon
- René Polin
- Geri Presti
- Obie Shelton (Co-Chair)
- Cynthia Szafraniec
The IDEA Committee works with TMS Board, staff and faculty to:
- Develop an annual action plan, setting priorities based on the strategic pillar of TMS’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Initiative
- Assist the TMS Board with incorporating equity and diversity into the organization’s strategic goals and objectives
- Participate in the design and implementation of the IDEA program
- Monitor the progress and process of the IDEA work