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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.
Music Tells Our Stories
Music Tells Our Stories
The Music Settlement improves lives through music.
For all ages. From every background. Regardless of income. The Music Settlement shares music, creates stories, and changes lives.
The Music Settlement is the leading organization in Northeast Ohio for promoting music accessibility.
We step in where there are needs for music instruction and participation.
Our financial aid and scholarship programs provide access to music instruction to hundreds of families every year.
When I got sick, my kids were going through so much. There was so much upheaval. But The Music Settlement gave them continuity, gave them community, gave them support. The people here were lifesavers.
Johanna Henz,
Parent
Our music therapy program delivers innovative, research-based music experiences that have helped thousands of people and positively impacted the well-being of many communities in Northeast Ohio.
Music kept my daughter alive. For years it was her only respite for mental health, and it's where she found her people.
Samantha Macke,
Parent
I had been suffering from mental illness for a very long time. But music has helped me stay focused, to have hope. Before The Music Settlement, I was not able to do anything. I just sat at home crying. But now I have hope. I'm up. I'm able. I have confidence that I'm able to sing. I think that's a beautiful thing.
Maureen Mbu,
Student & Scholarship Recipient
The Music Settlement was one of the first organizations in Northeast Ohio to offer dedicated programming for lifelong learners.
I'm 75. My involvement with music keeps the old head thinking, thinking, working, solving problems. I don't want any rusty cogs up there.
Lynette Janke,
Student for life
Our Early Childhood program establishes a strong foundation for continuous learning through arts-infused, hands-on activities that encourage collaboration, exploration, and discovery.
Each of us has a story to tell — how music shaped us, changed our life’s path, or simply helped us through a difficult time. These stories connect us, across distances, generations, and differences.
We invite you to share your music story with us, adding it to our Music Story Catalog.