The Music Settlement
Afi-Odelia Scruggs currently serves as the Head of The Creative Aging Department at The Music Settlement in Cleveland, leading initiatives for life-long learners aged 55 and older through music and movement programs. With nearly 20 years of experience as a bassist, keyboardist, and singer-songwriter, Afi-Odelia has performed at various churches in Cleveland. A seasoned freelance journalist since 2004, Afi-Odelia has written for prestigious publications such as The Guardian and The Washington Post and produced audio segments for nationally broadcasted shows. Afi-Odelia also contributed as a Teaching Artist for over a decade with Roots Of American Music, developing curriculum to educate students on traditional American music genres. Additional media experience includes working as a contract reporter for ideastream, where Afi-Odelia produced news segments and conducted interviews. Afi-Odelia holds a B.A. in Russian from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics from Brown University, along with a certificate in Video Editing from Cuyahoga Community College.
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Inspired by music's remarkable ability to bring people together, The Music Settlement, (TMS) is a community music school in Cleveland, Ohio. TMS was founded in 1912 by Almeda Adams, as part of the Settlement Movement. She set out to connect immigrants new to our city with people from all walks of life to celebrate and share experiences through our Center for Music, Center for Early Childhood and Center for Music Therapy and the BOP STOP performance venue. Delighted to be a part of Cleveland's robust arts and culture community, we take great pride in inspiring the promise and potential within each of the individuals we serve.