All About The Music Junction    Private and group music lessons for ages 4 to adult A friendly, warm, welcoming staff bringing excellence in service Accredited teachers with varying, specialized degrees in music 4 private, sound-treated, spacious teaching rooms 4 authentic, upright, acoustic, tuned pianos for learning & playing 2 electric pianos with headphones for practicing in the lobby Lesson times available 7 days a week Spacious, comfortable lobby with comfy seats for wa

If you’ve thought about taking lessons, you probably fall into one of three categories. It may seem strange that something that comes as...

The hilarious classical comedy duo Igudesman and Joo perform a barely distinguishable version of Ticket to Ride in the guise of a silly soprano aria.  Hyung-ki Joo gives a wonderful performance as both the soprano voice and piano accompanist. Interested in lessons?   Learn more!   | Questions?   Contact us Music Junction offers private one-on-one music lessons with talented and caring music teachers at our music school in Burbank, CA. Study your choice of piano, voice, guita

As music opportunities in the schools systems dwindle, parents are taking matters into their own hands for their children’s music...

A piano goes where no piano has gone before!  This is a beautiful piece performed by pianist/songwriter John Schmidt.  How did they transport that grand piano to the middle of nowhere?  That’s part of their specialty.  The Piano Guys are a group of “guys” who put together beautiful videos like this one and live performances.  “What do you get when you mix up a marketing genius that does video, a studio engineer that writes music, a pianist that had a successful solo career,

This is a neat performance by Glen Kotche demonstrating how anything can become an instrument – even the kitchen sink.  Delta Faucet says “To demonstrate the precise control of Touch2O Technology, Delta Faucet developed a custom “drum kit” along with the Chicago-based percussionist and composer Glenn Kotche, best known for his involvement in the band Wilco. In this 30-second TV commercial, Glenn “plays” the touch faucets to re-create one of the most popular songs of the 1960

This comedy duo from Great Britain combines their incredible concert musician skills with a sense of humor, creating an amazing and impressive routine that makes classical music more accessible to audiences while entertaining the heck out of them.  This video is just an exceptional, amazing performance that personally makes me (Charissa) so happy!  Please make sure to watch it to the end because each segment gets bigger and more ridiculous.  Just when you think they can’t t

This is an amazing video featuring a virtual choir made of prerecorded homemade videos from 3,746 people in 73 countries of the same song.  It’s a 3,746-person choir in this 3rd installment by Eric Whitacre (the 4th video features over 8,000).  Composer Eric Whitacre’s idea for a Virtual Choir featuring voices from all over the world began when a fan recorded herself singing one of his songs and shared it on YouTube. “Eric was deeply moved by the spirit of her performance

NPR recently did a story on the saxophone trio , S.O.S., noting them as “underappreciated.” The English trio S.O.S. — saxophonists John...

The New York Times reports on a study showing that children who took music lessons at a young age had advanced development in their...

Every year the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in West Hollywood presents over one hundred concerts featuring leading...

This song from Israel-based artist Kutiman is called “ Give It Up ” and includes more than 20 different clips from amateur artists playing the bassoon, piano and cello as well as featuring an acapella singer.  In his official YouTube page, Kutiman cites his sources and it’s worth clicking on the original works just to see how much effort goes into creating an original piece of music.  The music is also a worthwhile listen! Kutiman first became famous for pioneering this type

Artist Neil Harbisson was born completely color blind.  “To me, the sky is always gray, flowers are always gray, and television is still in black and white.”  But these days a device attached to his head turns color into audible frequencies.  Instead of seeing a world in grayscale, Harbisson can hear a symphony of color — and yes, even listen to faces and paintings.  Now even the way Neil dresses is affected by this device.  “Today I’m dressed in C major, so it’s quite a happ

We like when science and music collide, especially when it makes us rethink the meaning of sound. News site Vice published a video story on an artist who ditches the violin and piano and finds her instruments in nature. She also proudly proclaims: “I want to make a mouth for plants.” For this artist, her garden is her symphony! Mileece, a Los Angeles-based artist and environmental designer who goes by one name, attaches electrodes to hearty plant leaves and conducts their bi

Most of us bemoan the state of music instruction at public schools and some of us are compelled to write a letter to the editor or speak...

Los Angeles was recently introduced to French concert pianist Hélène Grimaud, when she graced the Hollywood Bowl stage in early August with two nights of piano music.  As an amazing pianist, and an activist, “she could be called a Renaissance woman for our times.  Hélène Grimaud is not just a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life. She is a woman with multiple talents that extend far beyond the instrum

All performers grapple with the anxieties of stage fright.  This is a Ted Talk tale of how one musician, Joe Kowan, found a remedy for his. Joe Kowan is a Boston-based musician and graphic designer who has been struggling with stage fright since he first started writing songs at age 27. Despite his adorably expressed fears, he charms audiences with his own style of quirky folk and acoustic hip-hop, by turns poignant, salacious and comical. In 2009 he released the gangsta’ ar

About 20 members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) arranged a flash mob inside Ikea on Jan. 12, 2016 to promote their new Neighborhood Concert Series in Canton. Shoppers gathered around, many taking photos and videos with their smartphones, as the DSO brightened up the wintery day with Beethoven’s “ Ode to Jöy.” Gabrielle Poshadlo, DSO Communications and Public Relations Manager said the idea came while brainstorming ways to promote the new Canton concert series.   “We

In this TED talk Ryan Holladay of Bluebrain tells us why he is experimenting with what he describes as “location-aware music,” a project that he created with his brother, Hays.  Location-aware compositions are special albums composed specifically for a particular place – in this case, Central Park – and each track on the album is synced with the listeners locations within the area.  Remarkably those outside of Central Park can not access this album – the music is only availa

They have sung their songs dancing on treadmills, while testing elaborate Rube Goldberg contraptions and off-roading in a car. And in their video for the song “ The Writing’s on the Wall ”, OK Go wants to make you question reality. Equipped with only a handheld camera, the group, along with 50 video assistants, created 28 different optical illusions on its first video for the group’s EP, Hungry Ghosts. The video appears to be shot in one continuous take and shows illusions th