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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.
Events
Events
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2 8:00 PM Next Level Comedy Showcase Featuring Marc Jaffe @ BOP STOP Next Level Comedy Showcase Featuring Marc Jaffe @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
02
Next Level Comedy Showcase is presented by the Cleveland Comedy Festival and features up & coming comedians focusing... |
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4 8:00 PM Tri-C Jazz Fest Soundworks @ BOP STOP Tri-C Jazz Fest Soundworks @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
04
SoundWorks was founded by Tri-C JazzFest in 2009 as a working collective of Northeast Ohio musicians to showcase their s... |
5 4:00 PM Almeda Trio Farewell Celebration Concert Almeda Trio Farewell Celebration Concert 4:00 PM
Mar
05
The Almeda Trio is wrapping up its eighth season as ensemble-in-residence at The Music Settlement with a farewell concer... 8:00 PM Rachel Brown and The Beatnik Playboys @ BOP STOP Rachel Brown and The Beatnik Playboys @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
05
Rachel Brown and the Beatnik Playboys are a delicious musical anachronism – Americana music of today that seems li... |
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6 1:30 PM Musical Mix and Mingle No.4 1:30 PM
Mar
06
A fun chamber music play-in day, open to adult string and wind players and pianists who play and read at intermediate l... 8:00 PM Ed Michaels and Marty Witczak: The Music of Getz/Barron @ BOP STOP Ed Michaels and Marty Witczak: The Music of Getz/Barron @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
06
The saxophone / piano duo of Ed Michaels and Marty Witczak got its start in the early 1990's when the two musicians met ... |
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10 7:30 PM Moustache Yourself @ BOP STOP 7:30 PM
Mar
10
Moustache Yourself is a gypsy jazz band based out of Akron, Ohio. Band members (all of whom bear moustaches, a staple in... |
11 9:30 AM Parent Visit 9:30 AM
Mar
11
Prospective EC parents are invited to tour the building and observe the program in action. 7:00 PM Hingetown Hoedown Kickoff Concert @ BOP STOP Hingetown Hoedown Kickoff Concert @ BOP STOP 7:00 PM
Mar
11
The Second Annual Hingetown Hoedown is coming this Fall to bring folk, bluegrass & newgrass music back to Ohio City'... |
12 3:00 PM Voice Master Class with J.R.Fralick Voice Master Class with J.R.Fralick 3:00 PM
Mar
12
Selected voice students perform in a vocal workshop with a guest master teacher. 8:00 PM Gaetano Letizia’s 65th Jazz/Funk Birthday Bash @ BOP STOP Gaetano Letizia’s 65th Jazz/Funk Birthday Bash @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
12
Please join us as we present an evening of jazz, funk, and blues with the Gaetano Letizia Quartet. The band performs ori... |
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15 3:15 PM Fire Drill in Early Childhood, Kulas, and Burke Fire Drill in Early Childhood, Kulas, and Burke 3:15 PM
Mar
15
Fire drill for emergency preparedness 9:00 PM Outlab: Experiments In Improvised Music @ BOP STOP Outlab: Experiments In Improvised Music @ BOP STOP 9:00 PM
Mar
15
OutLab: Experiments in Improvised Music is a monthly laboratory for spontaneous interactive musical exploration. Musicia... |
16 8:00 PM New Music Ensemble from GVSU @ BOP STOP New Music Ensemble from GVSU @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
16
Program Description: Music in their Words The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University will present newly co... |
17 5:30 PM Agents of Ingenuity Podcast @ BOP STOP Agents of Ingenuity Podcast @ BOP STOP 5:30 PM
Mar
17
Ingenuity Cleveland reprises its partnership with BOP STOP for its spring Agents of Ingenuity live conversation series. ... 8:00 PM Heavyweights Brass Band @ BOP STOP Heavyweights Brass Band @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
17
Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids' Mamma Yamma, recording with the leg... |
18 6:00 AM Ealy Childhood Conference Day (spring) Ealy Childhood Conference Day (spring) 6:00 AM
Mar
18
No Students on this day ( Kindergarten/Day School/Preschool). Parents and teachers meet to discuss the progress and grow... 3:00 PM 2016-17 VoIce, Guitar, and Percussion Scholarship Auditions today 2016-17 VoIce, Guitar, and Percussion Scholarship Auditions today 3:00 PM
Mar
18
Voice Scholarsip Auditions- will be held in Glick Recital hall 3-7:30pm./ Guitar Auditions in Faculty Lounge 4:30-6pm,/ ... 8:00 PM Cleveland Brassworks and Blue Lunch @ BOP STOP Cleveland Brassworks and Blue Lunch @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
18
Tonight we have a fun double bill programmed! We have Cleveland Brassworks performing with Blue Lunch. Cleveland Brassw... |
19 12:00 PM Centennial Strings Ensemble Open House Centennial Strings Ensemble Open House 12:00 PM
Mar
19
Instruments: All String instruments, Concert instruments, and Bb instruments are welcome! Where: Glick Recital Hall, B... 8:00 PM Megan Elk Presents: "Torched: Songs of Triumph and Regret" @ BOP STOP Megan Elk Presents: "Torched: Songs of Triumph and Regret" @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
19
Critically acclaimed Cleveland cabaret artist, Megan Elk, weaves well-loved standards, pop hits, show tunes, and origina... |
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20 3:00 PM Suzuki Recital @ BOP STOP 3:00 PM
Mar
20
Please join us for a FREE concert and recital featuring The Music Settlement's Suzuki piano and string students. Come ex... |
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22 1:00 AM SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions) SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions) 1:00 AM
Mar
22
The Center for Music & the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement will be closed for Spring Break from Tue... 7:30 PM Spirit of the Groove: Jazz and Gospel @ BOP STOP Spirit of the Groove: Jazz and Gospel @ BOP STOP 7:30 PM
Mar
22
Spirit in the Groove: Jazz & Gospel Featuring Ernie Krivda & The Fat Tuesday Big Band and FunkyardX Hosted by D... |
23 1:00 AM SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions) SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions) 1:00 AM
Mar
23
The Center for Music & the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement will be closed for Spring Break from Tue... |
24 1:00 AM SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions) SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions) 1:00 AM
Mar
24
The Center for Music & the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement will be closed for Spring Break from Tue... 8:00 PM Krish Mohan @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
24
When you’re born in India and immigrate to the U.S, it can be hard to find a place to fit in. Using his quirky att... |
25 8:00 PM Tribute to Woody Shaw featuring Glenn Holmes Quartet and Mike Wade @ BOP STOP Tribute to Woody Shaw featuring Glenn Holmes Quartet and Mike Wade @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
25
The Glenn Holmes Quintet honors the music of Woody Shaw. You do not want to miss this one! Glenn Holmes, BassA native o... |
26 1:00 AM SPRING BREAK (Campus Closed) 1:00 AM
Mar
26
Campus is closed today for Spring Break. No classes, lessons, or sessions. Activities will resume on Monday, March 28. 8:00 PM DTC Organ Trio: Dan Wilson, Dave Throckmorton, Cliff Barnes @ BOP STOP DTC Organ Trio: Dan Wilson, Dave Throckmorton, Cliff Barnes @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
26
Influenced by guitar greats such as George Benson, Russell Malone, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Antonio Carlos Jobim and... |
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28 1:00 AM Campus Re-Opens, courses resume Campus Re-Opens, courses resume 1:00 AM
Mar
28
Welcome back & happy Dyngus Day! 3:30 PM 2016-17 String Scholarship Auditions held today 2016-17 String Scholarship Auditions held today 3:30 PM
Mar
28
String Scholarship Awards are given toward private lesson tuition for the 2016-17 schoolyear. Students are judged on art... |
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30 8:00 PM Chris Pitsiokos Quartet with Sopko/Tomino @ BOP STOP Chris Pitsiokos Quartet with Sopko/Tomino @ BOP STOP 8:00 PM
Mar
30
Chris Pitsiokos is an exciting young saxophonist, composer, and improviser from New York City. His music combines the in... |
31 7:00 PM Fred Hersch Trio (7pm Show) @ BOP STOP Fred Hersch Trio (7pm Show) @ BOP STOP 7:00 PM
Mar
31
This posting is for the 7pm show. We will be re-seating the room for the 9:30pm show. Proclaimed by Vanity Fair “... 9:30 PM Fred Hersch Trio (9:30pm Show) @ BOP STOP Fred Hersch Trio (9:30pm Show) @ BOP STOP 9:30 PM
Mar
31
Proclaimed by Vanity Fair “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade,” Fred Hersc... | ||
Mar
01
Music Instruction
Suzuki: Scholarship Auditions / Achievement Days
Tuesday, March 01
Music Instruction
Mar
02
BOP STOP
Next Level Comedy Showcase Featuring Marc Jaffe @ BOP STOP
Wednesday, March 02
BOP STOP
Next Level Comedy Showcase is presented by the Cleveland Comedy Festival and features up & coming comedians focusing on T.V. clean material, with a special guest headliner. This showcase occurs...
Mar
03
Music Instruction
Student Recital #11
Free and open to the public
Thursday, March 03
Music Instruction
Mar
04
BOP STOP
Tri-C Jazz Fest Soundworks @ BOP STOP
Friday, March 04
BOP STOP
SoundWorks was founded by Tri-C JazzFest in 2009 as a working collective of Northeast Ohio musicians to showcase their skills as composers, arrangers and performers. The group, led by Chris...
Mar
05
Music Instruction
Almeda Trio Farewell Celebration Concert
Free and open to the public
Saturday, March 05
Music Instruction
The Almeda Trio is wrapping up its eighth season as ensemble-in-residence at The Music Settlement with a farewell concert on Saturday, March 5th at 4 pm. The Trio, comprised of...
Mar
05
BOP STOP
Rachel Brown and The Beatnik Playboys @ BOP STOP
Saturday, March 05
BOP STOP
Rachel Brown and the Beatnik Playboys are a delicious musical anachronism – Americana music of today that seems like it could have come from a time when milk came in...
Mar
06
Music Instruction
Musical Mix and Mingle No.4
Fourth in a series of Sunday afternoon Chamber Music play-Ins
Sunday, March 06
Music Instruction
A fun chamber music play-in day, open to adult string and wind players and pianists who play and read at intermediate level or above. Registration one month prior to...
Mar
06
BOP STOP
Ed Michaels and Marty Witczak: The Music of Getz/Barron @ BOP STOP
Sunday, March 06
BOP STOP
The saxophone / piano duo of Ed Michaels and Marty Witczak got its start in the early 1990's when the two musicians met at Lakeland Community College where Ed directs...
Mar
09
Music Instruction
Department Heads meeting #7
Center for Music
Wednesday, March 09
Music Instruction
Mar
10
BOP STOP
Moustache Yourself @ BOP STOP
Thursday, March 10
BOP STOP
Moustache Yourself is a gypsy jazz band based out of Akron, Ohio. Band members (all of whom bear moustaches, a staple in the gypsy jazz lifestyle) Jeremy Jones (guitar), Brent...
Mar
11
Early Childhood
Parent Visit
Friday, March 11
Early Childhood
Prospective EC parents are invited to tour the building and observe the program in action.
Mar
11
BOP STOP
Hingetown Hoedown Kickoff Concert @ BOP STOP
Friday, March 11
BOP STOP
The Second Annual Hingetown Hoedown is coming this Fall to bring folk, bluegrass & newgrass music back to Ohio City's Hingetown Neighborhood, and we're throwing a concert to raise money...
Mar
12
Music Instruction
Voice Master Class with J.R.Fralick
Free and open to the public
Saturday, March 12
Music Instruction
Selected voice students perform in a vocal workshop with a guest master teacher.
Mar
12
BOP STOP
Gaetano Letizia’s 65th Jazz/Funk Birthday Bash @ BOP STOP
Saturday, March 12
BOP STOP
Please join us as we present an evening of jazz, funk, and blues with the Gaetano Letizia Quartet. The band performs original music and covers. Gaetano has studied with Pat Martino,...
Mar
15
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
Fire Drill in Early Childhood, Kulas, and Burke
Tuesday, March 15
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
Fire drill for emergency preparedness
Mar
15
BOP STOP
Outlab: Experiments In Improvised Music @ BOP STOP
Tuesday, March 15 to Monday, January 18, 2016
BOP STOP
OutLab: Experiments in Improvised Music is a monthly laboratory for spontaneous interactive musical exploration. Musicians with open ears are invited to bring instruments, or any sound making device (drum kit...
Mar
16
BOP STOP
New Music Ensemble from GVSU @ BOP STOP
Wednesday, March 16
BOP STOP
Program Description: Music in their Words The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University will present newly commissioned music from Sarah Kirkland Snider, Gyan Riley, Todd Reynolds, Anna Clyne, Michael...
Mar
17
BOP STOP
Agents of Ingenuity Podcast @ BOP STOP
Thursday, March 17
BOP STOP
Ingenuity Cleveland reprises its partnership with BOP STOP for its spring Agents of Ingenuity live conversation series. Premiering March 17 with special guests Heavyweights and Matt Bott, Artistic Director of...
Mar
17
BOP STOP
Heavyweights Brass Band @ BOP STOP
Thursday, March 17
BOP STOP
Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids' Mamma Yamma, recording with the legendary Giovanni Hidalgo or being championed by influential DJ and tastemaker...
Mar
18
Early Childhood
Ealy Childhood Conference Day (spring)
Friday, March 18
Early Childhood
No Students on this day ( Kindergarten/Day School/Preschool). Parents and teachers meet to discuss the progress and growth of the school year.
Mar
18
Early Childhood
Parent/Teacher Conferences (Preschool, Kindergarten, And Day School Closed)
Friday, March 18
Early Childhood
Mar
18
Music Instruction
2016-17 VoIce, Guitar, and Percussion Scholarship Auditions today
call for audition requirements 421-5906 ext 109. Application deadline 2/15
Friday, March 18
Music Instruction
Voice Scholarsip Auditions- will be held in Glick Recital hall 3-7:30pm./ Guitar Auditions in Faculty Lounge 4:30-6pm,/ Percsussion Auditions in Bldg.E Percussion Studio 4-6 pm. Students are judged on technique,...
Mar
18
BOP STOP
Cleveland Brassworks and Blue Lunch @ BOP STOP
Friday, March 18
BOP STOP
Tonight we have a fun double bill programmed! We have Cleveland Brassworks performing with Blue Lunch. Cleveland Brassworks is a classic brass quintet with a not-so-classic twist. Take a bunch of...
Mar
19
Music Instruction
Centennial Strings Ensemble Open House
play with the ensemble -- bring your instrument!
Saturday, March 19
Music Instruction
Instruments: All String instruments, Concert instruments, and Bb instruments are welcome! Where: Glick Recital Hall, Burke Mansion Come experience this free to the public open house and play with the ensemble!...
Mar
19
Music Instruction
Student recital #12
Free and open to the public
Saturday, March 19
Music Instruction
Mar
19
BOP STOP
Megan Elk Presents: "Torched: Songs of Triumph and Regret" @ BOP STOP
Saturday, March 19
BOP STOP
Critically acclaimed Cleveland cabaret artist, Megan Elk, weaves well-loved standards, pop hits, show tunes, and original songs into an honest and intimate personal narrative of adversity and near success. Featuring...
Mar
20
BOP STOP
Suzuki Recital @ BOP STOP
Sunday, March 20
BOP STOP
Please join us for a FREE concert and recital featuring The Music Settlement's Suzuki piano and string students. Come experience classical music in an intimate, beautiful venue!
Mar
21
Early Childhood
Spring Break (Preschool & Kindergarten Closed)
Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25, 2016
Early Childhood
Mar
22
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions)
Tuesday, March 22
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
The Center for Music & the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement will be closed for Spring Break from Tuesday, March 22nd through Saturday, March 26. Classes, lessons,...
Mar
22
Early Childhood
EC Spring Break
No ArtSNPlay
Tuesday, March 22 to Thursday, March 24, 2016
Early Childhood
Mar
22
BOP STOP
Spirit of the Groove: Jazz and Gospel @ BOP STOP
Tuesday, March 22
BOP STOP
Spirit in the Groove: Jazz & Gospel Featuring Ernie Krivda & The Fat Tuesday Big Band and FunkyardX Hosted by Dominick Farinacci & Johnny Parker Cleveland is home to some of the...
Mar
23
Music Instruction Music Therapy
SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions)
Wednesday, March 23
Music Instruction Music Therapy
The Center for Music & the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement will be closed for Spring Break from Tuesday, March 22nd through Saturday, March 26. Classes, lessons,...
Mar
24
Music Instruction Music Therapy
SPRING BREAK (No lessons/sessions)
Thursday, March 24
Music Instruction Music Therapy
The Center for Music & the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement will be closed for Spring Break from Tuesday, March 22nd through Saturday, March 26. Classes, lessons,...
Mar
24
Early Childhood
ArtSNPlay Spring Break
Thursday, March 24
Early Childhood
Mar
24
BOP STOP
Krish Mohan @ BOP STOP
Thursday, March 24
BOP STOP
When you’re born in India and immigrate to the U.S, it can be hard to find a place to fit in. Using his quirky attitude and intelligent comedy, Comedian Krish...
Mar
25
Early Childhood
Spring Break (Day School Closed)
Friday, March 25
Early Childhood
Mar
25
BOP STOP
Tribute to Woody Shaw featuring Glenn Holmes Quartet and Mike Wade @ BOP STOP
Friday, March 25
BOP STOP
The Glenn Holmes Quintet honors the music of Woody Shaw. You do not want to miss this one! Glenn Holmes, BassA native of Cleveland, Glenn Holmes is a bass player, and...
Mar
26
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
SPRING BREAK (Campus Closed)
Saturday, March 26
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
Campus is closed today for Spring Break. No classes, lessons, or sessions. Activities will resume on Monday, March 28.
Mar
26
BOP STOP
DTC Organ Trio: Dan Wilson, Dave Throckmorton, Cliff Barnes @ BOP STOP
Saturday, March 26
BOP STOP
Influenced by guitar greats such as George Benson, Russell Malone, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Bosco, Akron-local guitarist Dan Wilson has traveled the world with his...
Mar
28
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
Campus Re-Opens, courses resume
Monday, March 28 to Sunday, March 27, 2016
Music Instruction Early Childhood Music Therapy
Welcome back & happy Dyngus Day!
Mar
28
Music Instruction
2016-17 String Scholarship Auditions held today
call for information 421-5809 ext 109. Application deadline Feb.15, 2016
Monday, March 28
Music Instruction
String Scholarship Awards are given toward private lesson tuition for the 2016-17 schoolyear. Students are judged on articulation, bowing, note and rhythmic accuracy, technique, tone quality, scales, dynamics, tempo, phrasing...
Mar
30
BOP STOP
Chris Pitsiokos Quartet with Sopko/Tomino @ BOP STOP
Wednesday, March 30
BOP STOP
Chris Pitsiokos is an exciting young saxophonist, composer, and improviser from New York City. His music combines the intensity and immediacy of no wave and noise with the lyricism and...
Mar
31
BOP STOP
Fred Hersch Trio (7pm Show) @ BOP STOP
Thursday, March 31
BOP STOP
This posting is for the 7pm show. We will be re-seating the room for the 9:30pm show. Proclaimed by Vanity Fair “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last...
Mar
31
BOP STOP
Fred Hersch Trio (9:30pm Show) @ BOP STOP
Thursday, March 31
BOP STOP
Proclaimed by Vanity Fair “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade,” Fred Hersch balances his internationally recognized instrumental and composing skills with significant achievements as a...