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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
Music tells our stories.
It’s more than sound waves in the air.
Music has the power to change us.
It creates a language of the heart, giving voice to our experiences and connecting people across time, distance, and differences.
The Music Settlement
Sharing music. Changing lives.
Creating stories.
Our story began with a mission to provide equitable access to music for all, regardless of income or background, age or ability. And this has driven everything we've done for over 110 years.
This is what we love to do.
Music transforms lives. It has the power to open possibilities. To heal and awaken. To rewrite our stories.
The stories music enables us to tell, to hear, to understand — they have the power to transform us.
“The Music Settlement gives the gift of music to students—of all ages—through lessons and performances. Lives are enriched as students and audiences experience the joys of learning and sharing music.”
—Sally Miller, Center for Music student
“They are each committed to their students. We are forever grateful to The Music Settlement for their kindness, generosity, and promoting growth.”
—Suzuki parent
“In times when we really thought there was no possible way we could continue, you have been so gracious and giving.”
—Tina Stradiot, parent
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.