Belmont Music Studio

We are spring cleaning at BMS. We now have new carpet in the front and steam cleaned the carpet in the back. We are inspired to play! Are you interested in learning how to play guitar, piano or sing? Or are you interested in band? We teach families who want to play together. We teach everything from clarinet and sax to cello and banjo! We also do tot lessons, which is a great way to explore several instruments to see which instrument the student gravitates towards. Check out our website for more information. BelmontMusicLessons.com

The studio is looking better than ever! 😎 Come in and find your inner harmony with us here at Belmont Music Studio. BelmontMusicLessons.com

We had such a good time performing these last three Fridays in a row. It was nice to see some familiar faces on 2nd st. and really fun to play at each little restaurant. The very first Friday I had my daughter‘s Nora and Ava help me sing, which was well received! Everyone ate them up! The second Friday, we had Jim Stutz and the Likely Stories which included Daniel Carpenter on accordion and mandolin and Robert on banjo. This last Friday we had the Belmont Shorebirds with Larry Maxson on vocals & guitar, Pilar Alvarez on vocals & guitar and Lisa Hancock on vocals & bass. It really made my year complete to hear everyone make so much progress. It’s amazing to see everybody walk up their own personal musical ladders and collectively as a group.



If you’re interested in taking music lessons or getting on our schedule, visit our website: BelmontMusicLessons.com

The Shorebirds had fun singing Christmas music in Belmont Shore last night!🎶🎄🎁

Thank you for having us ❤️

Can you guess what album cover we were going for here? Swipe for the second pic. 😆

We had such a great time performing holiday classics up and down 2nd St. Big thank you to Belmont Shore Business Association for inviting us along with the Second Owl for inviting us in to perform at their cozy little Thai kitchen. It was really fun to see customers along the way stop and watch us perform. We’re looking forward to performing again next Friday night with the Belmont Shorebirds.

I had a great time singing Holiday classics with my daughters. I’m so proud of my girls for coming to sing with me. It takes practice, strength, courage, memorization, reading & etc. We sing these through the years to get an ear on them and I’m super excited to work with many students on these classics as well. 🎄

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Most parents think music is “extra.” Something nice if you have time. A hobby if your child shows talent. But neuroscience says otherwise: music is not enrichment. It’s brain engineering. Just one year of lessons can boost a child’s IQ by 7 points. That’s the same leap as moving from average to gifted. And it doesn’t stop at test scores. Here’s what happens inside the brain: ➡️ The prefrontal cortex (focus and self-control) strengthens with every practice session. ➡️ The corpus callosum, the bridge between left and right brain, thickens, building faster communication across hemispheres. ➡️ Neural pathways for rhythm wire directly into language processing, improving reading and speech. Dr. Glenn Schellenberg’s research proves it: music rewires architecture in ways tutoring never can. Think of it this way: tutoring fills a bookshelf. Music builds the library. That’s why musical kids often read better, solve problems more creatively, and adapt faster. The best part? You don’t need a grand piano or years of conservatory training. Lullabies, clapping games, family sing-alongs. All of these spark the same brain-boosting effects. Music isn’t decoration for learning. It is learning. Joyful, powerful, and permanent. The instrument in your home isn’t for gathering dust. It’s for gathering potential. Follow @readysetparent to parent smarter, not harder.

Belmont Music Studios is one of several storefronts on 2nd street, hosting artists for the LB Soundbrowse Heard.

It’s a little cool and a bit rainy but people are showing up to support the arts. 🎶

The exhibition is open from 6:00-9:00 PM
Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA 90803
Free & Open to the Public

Experience intersections of art and commerce at LBsoundbrowse in Belmont Shore, where occupied and empty storefronts, along with mixed-use spaces, become sites for chance encounters and auditory serendipity. Step away from algorithm-driven fast-tracking and immerse yourself in the leisurely analog experience of sound browsing.

Heard
Silence, bent to listen
In an environment where noise has become an accepted intrusion, “Heard” reclaims unstrained listening. A sound art intervention, “Heard” critiques the commercial soundscape’s temptations, to carnival bark, decibel duel, and to drown out voices just inches apart.

Through the interplay of aural & oral modes, where spoken words, ambient lull, historic loops, and intentional silence converge, “Heard” asks “At what inaudible decibel does memory din? What emerges when silence bends to listen back?”

An experiment to both provoke and enhance, this lowercase sound experience resists self-enchanted noise making & searing ear’branding.