Knightlizard Music

"It is important that our students understand that protest and social change are functions of music, and have been since our country’s inception. Music has existed as part of efforts to gain or exercise the freedom that the constitution has said are owed to all reaching far back into American history."

https://decolonizingthemusicroom.com/songs-%26-stories/f/thoughts-on-the-fourth-of-july

If you're looking for Sonoma County local indigenous musicians to support today, my students and I are really taken with Sky Road Webb's Miwok Music Project and there's an easy "donate" button on the page:

Miwok Music Project The Miwok Music Project explores the influence of music created by the indigenous people of Northern California through community singing, language instruction, song recording and documentation, and...

You are invited to an Uncaged Musicians Halloween Party!

WHO? All Uncaged Musicians Students and friends and family! No prior musical experience necessary. All ages welcome!

WHAT? A Halloween Party on Zoom! Teacher Elizabeth Erickson and her Uncaged Musicians students will share music and stories. All musicians in attendance can share a favorite Halloween-y extended technique/sound effect. Everyone is encouraged but not required to share costumes, pets, pumpkins, favorite decorations, and/or Halloween jokes! Everything must be appropriate for all ages (we will have toddlers and preschoolers in attendance). Ask ahead of time if you are unsure!

WHEN? Tuesday October 27th, 2:45-4:15pm PST (Students -- this is in place of our usual large group Tuesday classes: Story Club, Musicianship, and Proseminar. Older students please try come at 2:45 if possible rather than your usual start time! If you will be attending and need to arrive late or leave early due to prior commitments let me know and I will plan accordingly.)

WEAR? Costumes are optional but encouraged! Costumes can be on humans, willing pets (keep it safe), and/or musical instruments, cases, music stands, dolls, skeletons...

WHERE? On Zoom! (Students -- make a flashing neon sign in your calendars to help you remember this is NOT your usual login info!)

Zoom link, meeting ID, and passcode have been sent to students via email and posted in our private Uncaged Musicians group; students, please share Halloween Party Zoom info privately with your friends and family.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

(Thanks to one of our studio parents for sending this video)

I Can't Breathe: Cellist Performs Dido's Lament for Black Lives Matter Protest NYC Cellist Yves Dharamraj performs a five-cello arrangement of "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas as a protest f...