California Music Lessons

How can just a few notes of music send shivers down your spine? This article explores the science behind spooky music! https://www.kennedy-center.org//your-brain-on-music-chill/

Tired of hearing Monster Mash? NPR has a few alternative suggestions for this Halloween season https://www.npr.org//the-good-listener-wheres-all-the-grea

This October, try your hand at creating a spooky radio play! https://www.kennedy-center.org//creating-a-spooky-radio-p/

We'd love to see you at our next virtual recital, taking place on Halloween! Details and registration here: https://www.californiamusiclessons.com/events/spooky-recital

In the spirit of Halloween, for this week's Music History Corner, we're learning about the "Wilhelm scream", used in hundreds of Hollywood films! https://www.kennedy-center.org//sound-design-and-the-wilh/

Learn how to "hear" a painting through the artwork of Romare Bearden https://www.kennedy-center.org//romare-bearden---empress-/

This week's Music History Corner takes you on a tour across Europe in this exploration of legendary composers and the birth of the orchestra. https://www.kennedy-center.org//music/ypc/a-world-of-music/

"Like language, music is a system of symbols and rules that communicates specific ideas. Music can also communicate emotions, and even tell stories." https://www.kennedy-center.org//connectio/language--music/

Welcome back to Music History Corner! This week, we're taking a look at television theme songs over the years https://www.kennedy-center.org//so/television-theme-songs/

For this week's Music History Corner, discover a rich library of protest songs hidden on the B-Sides of '60s records https://www.kennedy-center.org//civil-rights-on-the-b-side/

"I'm learning more each day how imperative it is to hold on to your hobbies and passions. Those are the things that give your life color. The house chores can wait." https://www.yahoo.com//learning-piano-best-decision-ve-205

We'd love to see you at our next virtual recital! Check out the link below for all the details, and feel free to reach out with any questions about performing. https://www.californiamusiclessons.com/e/mad-hatter-recital

This week's Music History Corner explores the roots of the blues! "The story of the blues travels from the coasts of Africa, through the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, across the hills of Appalachia, to the streets of Chicago and beyond. The roots of blues can be found in slave songs, spirituals, and field hollers of the American South; its sound can be heard in early rock-and-roll, and in today's alternative and hip hop landscapes." https://www.kennedy-center.org//media-and-interactives/med

Welcome back to Music History Corner! This week, learn about the cultural impact of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" https://www.kennedy-center.org//billie-holiday--strange-f/