Settlement Music School

Help us congratulate our Community Engagement Manager Marcus Bryant (Rated Art) on his latest single release! Click below for a short preview or head to Apple Music, Spotify, or Tidal to hear the full track.

Decade by decade, Gavin McCauley takes us through the history of the drumset and drumming styles in this episode of Settlement 101. Sign up today to learn all these styles and more with a teacher like Gavin: settlementmusic.org/get-started/

We are excited to share that Settlement is featured in a new book on innovation, Eat, Sleep, Innovate, which is available now from Harvard Business Review Press! The book introduces a timely new approach for building and sustaining a thriving culture of innovationin the face of a pandemic and beyond. Order your copy today to learn more about our School's journey to better understand our audiences, ask the right questions, and respond thoughtfully to help us continue to provide accessible, creative arts education for all: https://www.innosight.com/insight/eat-sleep-innovate/

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