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Music

Learning to play an instrument or sing inspires confidence, encourages persistence and responsibility, and ignites creativity. That’s why we provide instruction for all skill levels, starting with children as young as six months and continuing into adulthood.

Our individual instruments:
Piano, Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, Voice, Guitar

Settlement Music School harp student Kintan Silvany (left)
Settlement Story April 24, 2018
Kintan Embraces the PMAY Artist Experience

Kintan Silvany, a student at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch, is one of 25 Settlement students taking part in the inaugural cohort of Artists

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Saaya Spearman
Alumni March 17, 2018
Saaya Spearman

“Everything that I’ve learned here at Settlement is something I want to take with me throughout life.”

Settlement Music School Annual Meeting on June 4, 2014.
Alumni February 17, 2018
Libby Harwitz

“Settlement provides students with gifts that become increasingly meaningful with age and time…as a lifelong SMS beneficiary, I am eternally grateful.”

Advanced Study students perform at the 2017 Advanced Study Concert.
News June 20, 2017
Settlement Music School Supported by $500,000 Advancement Grant from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Described by the Center as multiyear investments designed to support bold initiatives led by exemplary arts and culture organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region, the Advancement grant will allow Settlement to engage with 21st century music learners in visionary new ways.