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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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Stories

Stories

Music Is Ageless

by Lynette Janke I started playing the flute when I was in fourth grade, but my band director told me he needed a cello player at...

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Singing Through Life

by Michael Goler I am a new member of the board for The Music Settlement, and I’m also a past student here. I took guitar lessons,...

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Connecting Generations Through Music

by Arthur Kane For over fifty years I have been teaching at The Music Settlement. By giving me the opportunity to teach and perform, TMS has...

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Music Is a Blessing

by HuiYing Stradiot When I was four years old, my mom heard about a demonstration that The Music Settlement was hosting—all the teachers would come and...

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Bass Student for Life

by Marios Kallergis I am a freshman at Shaker Heights High School. I want to thank you for your generous support of music education at The...

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Music Has Opened Many Doors

by Sophia Wang Since I was six years old, the violin has been a formative mentor, helping me develop fundamental skills while teaching me the rewarding...

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HOPE for the Future

by Kimberly Mansi Thank you for the opportunity to study Flute under the direction of Linda White here at The Music Settlement. I am extremely humbled...

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Never Underestimate the Power of Music

by Ida Mercer I’m a retired cello faculty member at The Music Settlement, and I’m also a Music Settlement parent of four children who took numerous...

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Music Brings Us Together

by John Williams I have several relationships to The Music Settlement. I am one of the two architectural firm that’s working on this project right now,...

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Deep Love for Piano

by Leen Akran I am currently in my twelfth year of piano lessons at The Music Settlement, and each year I have seen myself grow musically....

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Under the Bridge

by René Polin I’m a member of the Board of Directors here at The Music Settlement, and music is important to me in that I’ve had...

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A Safe Space for Making Music

by Chris Mahon I am a student at the Music Settlement and am in several different ensembles here. I started out with music when I was...

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The Path of Music

by Obie Shelton When I was a boy and attending the Cleveland Public Schools, my music teacher saw that my brothers and I were gifted in...

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Nurturing and Safe Environment

by Alexandra Wiebe I took violin and voice lessons with Kim Lauritsen from age 8 to 16. I performed my first masterclass at The Music Settlement!...

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A Family of Six at TMS

by Tina Stradiot When our 22 year old daughter, HuiYing, was 5 we attended the Suzuki introduction where she heard Miss Rachel Bernstein play her...

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