Settlement Music School provides children and adults with the highest quality individual and group instruction in music, dance and the related arts. One of the oldest and largest community music schools in the United States. A place where challenges await, bonds are made and lives are shaped. Open to all, loved by many. Settlement Music School's mission is to provide the highest quality instruction in music and the related arts to children and adults, regardless of age, background, ability or economic circumstances. Settlement's broad range of programs, taught by highly credentialed and dedicated faculty, help students achieve artistic, educational and social goals.