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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 child-centered, full, 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 but aren't sure where to start? Then this class is for you!
This 9-week online 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.
Register
| Session | Day | Time | Campus | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2022 - April 09, 2022 Feb 12, 2022 - Apr 09, 2022 | Saturday | 10:00am - 10:45am | University Circle | $130 | Enroll |
Faculty
Marsha Kincade
Instructor, Oboe, Bassoon, Outreach
Marsha Croskey Kincade is a music educator and doctoral student in music education at Case Western Reserve University. She has taught private lessons for over ten years and coached oboe students at several middle and high schools in Ohio. Her primary teachers are Tedrow Perkins, Jacqueline Leclair, ... Expand
Marsha Croskey Kincade is a music educator and doctoral student in music education at Case Western Reserve University. She has taught private lessons for over ten years and coached oboe students at several middle and high schools in Ohio. Her primary teachers are Tedrow Perkins, Jacqueline Leclair, and Lynne Mangan.
Along with teaching private lessons and coaching sectionals, Marsha has also taught elementary, middle, and high school instrumental music in Maryland and Virginia public schools. At Case Western Reserve University, she has served as the instructor for woodwind pedagogy courses and also worked extensively with the Case University Circle Symphony Orchestra and the Case Camerata Chamber Orchestra as a graduate assistant.
Marsha performs with Winds of the Mountain Empire and also the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra. At The Music Settlement, Marsha teaches private lessons and serves as the director for Chamber Camp and Music Safari Camp. She also teaches Introduction to Music Lessons and serves as the instructor for Magnifi-Pops, a pop orchestra at Magnificat High School.
Education
Doctoral student, Case Western Reserve UniversityMM, Comprehensive Music Education, Bowling Green State University
BM, Instrumental Music Education, Youngstown State University Close