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Music Instruction Music Instruction

Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.

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Early Childhood 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!

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Music Therapy Music Therapy

Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.

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BOP STOP 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.

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Early Childhood

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At The Music Settlement, our Early Childhood programs provide a nurturing environment designed to spark curiosity and foster development in children ages 3-6. With offerings including our half-day Preschool, year-round Day School, and full-day Kindergarten, we offer a rich, diverse curriculum that blends music, storytelling, cooking, art, drama, science, and other sensory experiences to engage children in meaningful ways.

Our Early Childhood programs are designed to support children’s growth in every area: socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically. We create a foundation for lifelong learning through hands-on, interactive activities that encourage collaboration, exploration, and discovery.

Why Choose The Music Settlement’s Early Childhood Programs?

  • Gold Award from Ohio’s Step Up to Quality rating program
  • Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) site for Cuyahoga County’s Invest in Children initiative
  • Partner of Cleveland’s PRE4CLE initiative
  • Licensed provider for Ohio Department of Children & Youth (ODCY)

Awards and Recognitions

  • PRE4CLE Innovation in Education Award, 2024
  • NEO-Parent’s Best Daycare/Childcare Award, 2023

Let your child thrive in a supportive, creative, and engaging environment at The Music Settlement!

The Music Settlement’s arts-infused curriculum fosters brain and social development, builds confidence, encourages creative expression, and promotes play

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"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."
– Fred Rogers

Applications for the 2025 - 2026 school year are now open!

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Center For Early Childhood Prospective Parents Guidebook

Center For Early Childhood Prospective Parents Guidebook

Learn more about The Music Settlement's Early Childhood programs!

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As a former teacher in Early Childhood at CMSS (Cleveland Music School Settlement), I am grateful for the curriculum CMSS provides and the leadership of Sylvia Easley for so many years.

Constance Dieterich, Former Teacher

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