Settlement Music School

It is with deep sadness that we share with you the passing of one of our Willow Grove Branch alumni, Nathan Mann. From 2017-2020, Nathan was the cellist in our Gray Charitable Trust Advanced Study Piano Trio coached by Sandra Carlock. Our hearts go out to Nathan’s family as well as his teachers and the members of his trio, with whom he had developed a close friendship. Photo courtesy of Sandra Carlock with Nathan Mann (center), Vibha Janakiraman (left), and Immanuel Mykyta-Chomsky (right). Details on Nathan’s memorial can be found here: tinyurl.com/yyhbtssm

Jazz Philadelphia's Virtual Summit is here! Don't miss Settlement faculty member Tony Miceli - Vibes and Director of Education Karin Orenstein's presentation on taking music education online tomorrow, 10/10 at 12:45 p.m. ET.

Congratulations to Philly Music Fest on a fantastic virtual festival! With your help, the event raised $40,000 to donate to local music education organizations including Settlement. Thank you all for supporting local artists and local arts education.

Robby Cruz explains clave and how it has influenced jazz in this episode of Settlement 101. Sign up for lessons and classes at Settlement today to learn from an awesome teacher like Robby: settlementmusic.org/get-started/

Faculty member Tony Miceli and our jazz program received a shoutout in a recent NPR and WRTI article highlighting several of the region's top jazz educators.

The PMAY Artists' Initiative is accepting applications to join the program this fall! The deadline to apply is October 18, 2020. To learn more about the program, please join us for one of our upcoming online info sessions: Sep 29, 2020 6 p.m. ET https://tinyurl.com/yxvwpz7n... Oct 2, 2020 5 p.m. ET https://tinyurl.com/yxpe4tn9

Meet Amanda Hill, one of our awesome dance instructors, and learn the first five positions any ballet dancer should know in this episode of Settlement 101.

From the Top's Virtual Concert featuring The Tabby Sister Duo and hosted by Peter Dugan Piano is tonight, Wednesday, September 23rd at 8PM (ET)! Now professional musicians, Genevieve and Sabrina Tabby tour around the world as soloists and as members of the string quartet, ATLYS. The concert will feature a lively mix of classical and folk music. Genevieve Tabby, Sabrina Tabby, and Peter Dugan are all #SettlementAlumni!

Olivia Hughart, composer, saxophonist, founder of Key of She Jazz, and one of our #SettlementAlumni, was featured on Jazz Philadelphia's Hometown Heroes!

Don't miss this week's Philly Music Fest 2020 LIVEstream! Remember, a gift to Philly Music Fest helps support local artists and local arts education organizations like Settlement.

Get ready for a year of music, creativity, and fun in Children's Music Workshop! Learn more: tinyurl.com/y3lloext

Sing along with faculty members like Emily Dawson this year in Children's Music Workshop! Learn more: tinyurl.com/y3lloext

Registration for band, choir, and orchestra at our Music Education Pathways partnership schools is open! See our participating schools and register online: tinyurl.com/y2mv7mtv

The cello can play many styles of music. In this Settlement 101, Peter Oswald shows us how to play fiddle styles on the cello.