Settlement Music School
Mervin Toussaint currently serves as a Teacher and Branch Coordinator at Settlement Music School, where responsibilities include guiding families in programming and overseeing student billing. Mervin has extensive experience as a private instructor, offering saxophone and music theory lessons since January 2017. Previous roles include Teaching Assistant at The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, and Teaching Artist Residencies at the Center for Creative Works and the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership. Mervin also contributed to the University of the Arts as a Jazz History Teaching Assistant. Mervin holds a Master's degree in Jazz Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Instrumental Performance - Saxophone, both from the University of the Arts.
Settlement Music School
With five branches, online courses, and 50 partnerships throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, students of all ages and backgrounds can learn to play different instruments, take group classes in jazz or dance, explore music theory, experience creative arts therapy, and so much more. By providing more than $2.6 million in financial aid each year, we make certain that these options are available to everyone.