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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.
Intro to Music Lessons
Ages: 6 - 10
Session Length: 9 Weeks
Do you have a young one interested in music lessons? Here is the place to start!
This 9-week class creates a relaxed environment where students receive exposure to a variety of instruments including percussion, keyboard, brass, winds, and strings. This class is designed to help families decide what instruments their children are most interested in for musical study, and will also prepare students to enter private or small group instruction.
New students who complete this course will receive a certificate for 10% off of private lessons during our regular school year.
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| Session | Day | Time | Campus | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2022 - December 17, 2022 Oct 15, 2022 - Dec 17, 2022 | Saturday | 10:00am - 10:45am | University Circle | $130 | Enroll |
| March 25, 2023 - May 27, 2023 Mar 25, 2023 - May 27, 2023 | Saturday | 10:00am - 10:45am | University Circle | $130 | Enroll |
Faculty
Marsha Kincade
Instructor, Oboe, Bassoon, Outreach
Marsha Croskey Kincade is an oboist and music educator. She has taught private lessons for over a decade and has also coached middle school and high school double reed sectionals. Marsha is the principal oboe of the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra and also performs yearly with Winds of the Mountai... Expand
Marsha Croskey Kincade is an oboist and music educator. She has taught private lessons for over a decade and has also coached middle school and high school double reed sectionals. Marsha is the principal oboe of the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra and also performs yearly with Winds of the Mountain Empire in Big Stone Gap, VA. Her primary teachers are Tedrow Perkins, Jacqueline Leclair, and Lynne Mangan.
Throughout her career, she has taught in a variety of classroom settings in Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia schools. This includes teaching elementary general music, elementary strings, and elementary, middle, and high school band. At The Music Settlement, Marsha serves as an instructor for private lessons and Music Safari Camp. She also serves as the director for Magnifi-Pops, a pop orchestra outreach program at Magnificat High School.
Along with her work at The Music Settlement, she is also the music and band teacher at Our Lady of Angels School. Marsha has also served as an instructor for Single Reed Pedagogy and Double Reed and Flute Pedagogy at Case Western Reserve University.
Along with teaching, she has presented sessions at professional development conferences and presented research at state and national level conferences. She is a member of the Ohio Music Education Association, The National Association for Music Education, the International Double Reed Society, and the National Band Association.
Education
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve UniversityM.M., Comprehensive Music Education, Bowling Green State University
B.M., Instrumental Music Education, Youngstown State University Close