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Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
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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.
Keyboard Explorers
Ages: 4 - 6
Session Length: 15 Weeks
Skill Level: Beginner
Join us for an engaging music class, featuring keyboard instruction and much more!
This class serves as an introduction to the piano and learning about pattern, form, note names, and rhythm in music. Students will listen, play, vocalize, and more. Curriculum repeats both semesters. Many students continue taking this class for several sessions for ongoing skill development.
Students enrolled in full-day preschool and / or kindergarten at The Music Settlement's Ohio City campus can be walked over to the Wednesday class. Kindergarten students will dismiss for the day from class. Preschool students can be dismissed for the day from class or returned to their classroom to finish the normal school day.
Registration for the 2026 - 2027 school year will open on June 1, 2026.
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| Session | Day | Time | Campus | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2026 - January 21, 2027 Sep 24, 2026 - Jan 21, 2027 | Thursday | 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Ohio City | $235 | |
| September 26, 2026 - January 23, 2027 Sep 26, 2026 - Jan 23, 2027 | Saturday | 9:45am - 10:15am | University Circle | $235 | |
| September 26, 2026 - January 23, 2027 Sep 26, 2026 - Jan 23, 2027 | Saturday | 10:30am - 11:00am | University Circle | $235 | |
| February 04, 2027 - May 20, 2027 Feb 04, 2027 - May 20, 2027 | Thursday | 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Ohio City | $235 | |
| February 06, 2027 - May 22, 2027 Feb 06, 2027 - May 22, 2027 | Saturday | 9:45am - 10:15am | University Circle | $235 | |
| February 06, 2027 - May 22, 2027 Feb 06, 2027 - May 22, 2027 | Saturday | 10:30am - 11:00am | University Circle | $235 |
Faculty
Joseph Mook
Instructor, Piano, Keyboard Explorers, Group Youth Piano
Joseph Mook is a private music teacher in the greater Cleveland area, teaching children, teens, and adults, piano, violin, trumpet, and other musical instruments, as well as to love and enjoy music. He additionally is the worship team leader at his church, Gateway Church Downtown, where he plays key... Expand
Joseph Mook is a private music teacher in the greater Cleveland area, teaching children, teens, and adults, piano, violin, trumpet, and other musical instruments, as well as to love and enjoy music. He additionally is the worship team leader at his church, Gateway Church Downtown, where he plays keyboard, directs the church band in rehearsals, and leads the congregation in worship on Sundays.
Joseph has played violin in several community orchestras, most recently with Symphony West Orchestra. He occasionally performs for gigs at weddings and accompanies other musicians on piano. Joseph also has been enjoying being the keyboardist for a local rock cover band, Hero II, which performs mostly rock from the 70s-today in smaller venues around town. He's picked up many different performance styles and music tech knowledge just from his short time with Hero II.
Additionally, Joseph has been asked by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs (OFMC) to help adjudicate solo piano entries for their Junior Music Festivals since 2020, giving students honest feedback and insight in how they performed and how to grow as musicians.
He gained his Bachelor’s of Music Education from The Ohio State University in 2012, cum laude and with Honors, where he studied his principal instrument of piano under Dr. Steven Glaser primarily, but also with Drs. Rina Shimizu-Grow and Ryan Behan. During his free time, he enjoys basking in the cultural opportunities of University Circle in Cleveland, and especially hearing a pitch-perfect concert by the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra.