Honoring Lucia Luminate
In the heart of Brooklyn, among a vibrant blend of cultures, we take great pride in honoring Lucia, our incredible Sound Therapist, during Hispanic Heritage Month.
In the heart of Brooklyn, among a vibrant blend of cultures, we take great pride in honoring Lucia, our incredible Sound Therapist, during Hispanic Heritage Month. Lucia is a first-generation Mexican American Brooklynite who uses the scientific and spiritual properties of sound, adaptive leadership practices, and human-centered design to assist leaders and change-makers in healing from trauma, transforming limiting beliefs, and gaining mental clarity.
Lucia, who graduated from NYU's Music Education and Voice program, began her professional career working in social enterprise and nonprofits. She has worked for organizations such as Teach For America, FreeWill and DonorsChoose.org. In 2019, Lucia enrolled at the Maha Rose Sound School Levels 1 & 2 where she rediscovered the therapeutic benefits of sound, science, and music. These tools provided her with the opportunity to delve deeper into her true self and values. She is now sharing these tools with our sound bath participants.
““I started to use singing bowls and tuning forks in my daily morning meditations, giving sound baths to friends, and taking time to intentionally rewire old subconscious thoughts and habits while connecting deeper with God, and to my delight, it worked, really well.””
As a Sound Therapist and Leadership Coach, Lucia seamlessly blends the scientific and spiritual properties of sound. Her mission is to foster systemic change by developing adaptive leaders who want to change the world.Her philosophy is clear: to change the world, one needs to first undergo inner transformation.
Lucia is one of BMS's many sound bath practitioners, where participants can immerse themselves in sound and meditation. Participants are treated to relaxing sounds from resonant instruments as well as meditation to help them align their bodies and minds. At BMS, we believe that a healthy arts community improves the borough's overall mental and physical well-being while also fostering strong community connections. With these sound baths, our intention is to ensure that our actions and programming reflect our beliefs.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor Lucia for her work in sound healing. Thank you for sharing your story and contributing to our community!
Love is Love
June is an important month historically for the LBGTQ+ community!
““We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.” ”
June is an important month historically for the LBGTQ+ community. The 1960s were trying times in America, during this time same sex relationships were considered illegal. Members of the LGBT community found safe havens within gay bars and clubs because they were able to express their love openly. That is until gay bars and clubs were targeted by the NY State Liquor Authority who had the power to shut down the establishments.
June 28, 1969, is the day that the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village. It was reported that police aggressively removed employees and patrons from Stonewall Inn. The raid incited six days of protest outside of the Stonewall Inn and in surrounding neighborhoods. Historically the Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement.
This month we honor the history, stand in solidarity, and celebrate the LBGTQ+ community with another 365 series that features organizations whose mission, causes, and vision advocate for, represent and support the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender + Queer (and Questioning) community. Make sure to follow #BMSBrooklyn365 to see how we celebrate the heritage months year-round. And in this month’s Backstage: Celebrating Queer Icons Anika highlights historical icons from the 1900s.
At Brooklyn Music School we believe in the ideal of America, that all people are created equal and in turn should be celebrated and honored year-round. We hope that one day contributions made by cultures who have been pushed out of the margins will be celebrated as part of America’s rich and beautifully diverse, rainbow history, until that time we hope you join us as we celebrate Pride not only this month, but 365!
You can read more about the Stonewall Riots and Gay Right here.
HerStory
We hope you joins us as we celebrate Women not only this month but 365!
Celebrating Herstory 365
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
From a month of love and excellence, to a month of herstory!
The first celebration that inspired Women’s History Month, was from a week-long event recognizing the cultural and historical contributions made by women and was organized by the Sonoma, CA school district in 1978. Several schools and hundreds of students participated in an essay contest titled “Real Woman”. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the week of March 8th as Women’s History Week and 6 years after, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress to expand the week to the Month of March. International Women’s Day which is global movement is also celebrated this month and originally took place on March 8, 1911.
This month’s Backstage spotlights a select group of pioneer women within the music industry. The women selected were true trailblazers and we believe their contributions deserve to be celebrated 365. And make sure to connect with us on on twitter and instagram throughout the month we will highlight beautiful words of wisdom from various women in music, performing arts and wellness industries .
At Brooklyn Music School we believe in the ideal of America, that all people are created equal and in turn should be celebrated and honored year-round. We hope that one day contributions made by cultures who have been pushed outside of the margins will be celebrated as a part of America’s rich and beautifully diverse Herstory, until that time we hope you joins us as we celebrate Women not only this month but 365!
You can read more about Women’s History here.
Love and Excellence
We believe in the ideal of America, that all people are created equal and in turn should be celebrated and honored year-round, please join us this month as we kick off - Celebrate 365!
Love & Excellence
“History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.”
Black History Month is an annual celebration that honors Black people’s contribution to American History. Also, referred to as African American History Month, the month was inspired by American historian Carter G. Woodson. Woodson was a scholar who opened the field of Black studies throughout colleges across the US. In 1926 he established what we refer to today as Black History Month – he is often referred to as the father of Black History you can read more about Carter G. Woodson here. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976 to acknowledge all of the contributions that Black people made to building and contributing to American culture and history.
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At Brooklyn Music School we believe in the ideal of America, that all people are created equal and in turn should be celebrated and honored year-round, and we practice this ideal through our programming, events, fundraisers and partnerships. This month please join us as we celebrate love and excellence. We kick off the month on Monday, February 6th with a 4 part Music Monday series, that highlights 4 amazing musicians and how they express love through music. As we highlight specific lyrics, we also hope that this small series also inspires a more mindful approach to listening to music.
Saturday February 18th is the Annual Songs from the Heart Concert. Please join us for this historical event featuring our faculty and students as they perform a playlist of songs that express the complexities and layers of love.
We hope that one day contributions made by cultures who have been pushed outside of the margins will be celebrated as a part of America’s rich and beautifully diverse history, until that time we hope you joins us as we celebrate love and excellence not only this month but 365!
You can read more about Black History’s History here.